Game Notes: Sporting KC v. Colorado Rapids by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v COLORADO RAPIDS (July 6, Livestrong Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2011 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home

GP 16 3

W-L-T 5-6-5 2-0-1

PTS 20 7

GF 21 3

GA 22 1

Rapids on road

18 9

5-5-8 3-3-3

23 12

19 8

21 12

ROSTERS

1 Nielsen

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (48 meetings): Sporting 20 wins (1 shootout), 82 goals … Rapids 17 wins (3 shootout), 64 goals … Ties 11

Collin

Besler

Myers

AT KC (23 meetings): Sporting 16 wins (0 shootout), 52 goals… Rapids 3 wins (1 shootout), 23 goals… Ties 4

Harrington

Julio Cesar

Espinoza

8 Zusi

88 Stojcev

2011 (MLS): 5/28: COL 1, KC 1 (Casey 13 - Smith 76)

99 Bravo

17 Sapong

UPCOMING MATCHES RAPIDS SPORTING Sat. July 9 Vancouver Sat. July 9 Chivas USA Sat. July 16 at Seattle Sat. July 16 at Houston Wed. July 20 New York Sat. July 23 Toronto FC Sat. July 23 New England Sat. July 30 New England

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM F 21 69

A 22 65

F 19 85

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

Smith

Mullan

A 21 77

11 4 4 0

13 8 0 0

8 3 0 3 1 2 2 0

13 3 1 0 1 1 1 1

3 13 3

5 9 7

TYPE OF PLAY

11 3 2 0 2 1 1 1

10 3 3 0 2 1 3 0

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

2 15 4

3 15 4

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC COL

RECORD LEAD 4-0-1 3-0-2

AT HALFTIME TIED TRAIL 1-4-3 0-2-1 2-1-5 0-4-1

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

Mastroeni

Wynne

Marshall

Kimura

REFEREE: Niko Bratsis. SAR (bench): Craig Lowry; JAR (opposite): Kermit Quisenberry; 4th: Abbey Okulaja INJURY REPORTS SPORTING KANSAS CITY - OUT: FW Konrad Warzycha (R knee surgery); MF Craig Rocastle (R knee sprain); MF Davy Arnaud (sports hernia); DF Seth Sinovic (R hamstring strain) … COLORADO RAPIDS - DOUBTFUL: FW Macoumba Kandji (L knee ACL tear); PROBABLE: GK Matt Pickens (R groin strain); MF Joseph Nane (R shoulder strain); FW Omar Cummings (R ankle sprain) DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: COL:Quincy Amarikwa (through July 6) WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): COL: Pablo Mastroeni

1 1 2 1 0 0 0

(0) (0) (4) (5) (2) (2) (2)

WLTLLLLLTTTWWTWW WWWLLLTWTTTTTTWLLT

COLORADO RAPIDS 2 Danny Earls (DF) 3 Drew Moor (DF) 4 Jeff Larentowicz (MF) 5 Joseph Nane (MF) 6 Anthony Wallace (DF) 7 Josh Janniere (MF) 8 Eddie Ababio (DF) 9 Conor Casey (FW) 10 Macoumba Kandji (FW) 11 Brian Mullan (MF) 12 Quincy Amarikwa (FW) 13 Steven Emory (MF) 14 Omar Cummings (FW) 15 Wells Thompson (MF) 16 Ross LaBauex (MF) 17 Ian Joyce (GK) 18 Matt Pickens (GK) 19 Andre Akpan (FW) 20 Jamie Smith (MF) 21 Caleb Folan (FW) 22 Marvell Wynne (DF) 23 Sanna Nyassi (MF) 25 Pablo Mastroeni (MF) 26 Mike Holody (DF) 27 Kosuke Kimura (DF) 28 Davy Armstrong (MF) 29 Scott Palguta (DF) 31 Steward Ceus (GK) 34 Tyrone Marshall (DF)

INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 4-1-1 1-5-1 4-1-4 1-4-1

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

Larentowicz

THE LAST TIME SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 6/25/2011 KC 2, VAN 7/02/2011 KC 2, POR 10/09/2010 KC 1, SEA 5/21/2011 KC 0, SEA 6/22/2011 KC 0, PHI 6/22/2011 KC 0, PHI 6/22/2011 KC 0, PHI

Pickens

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

12 4 5 1

Moor

HOW SCORED

13 7 1 0

14 Cummings

RAPIDS

SPORTING

21 Folan

SPORTING KC 1 Jimmy Nielsen (GK) 2 Michael Harrington (DF) 3 Korede Aiyegbusi (DF) 4 Craig Rocastle (MF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Shavar Thomas (DF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Teal Bunbury (FW) 11 Ryan Smith (MF) 12 Konrad Warzycha (MF) 14 Kevin Ellis (DF) 15 Roger Espinoza (DF) 16 Seth Sinovic (DF) 17 C.J. Sapong (FW) 18 Eric Kronberg (GK) 20 Birahim Diop (FW) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Davy Arnaud (MF) 23 Kei Kamara (FW) 24 Scott Lorenz (DF) 27 Stephane Auvray (MF) 32 Luke Sassano (MF) 55 Julio Cesar (DF) 78 Aurelien Collin (DF) 88 Milos Stojcev (MF) 99 Omar Bravo (FW)

COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 4/03/2011 COL 4, DC 6/11/2011 COL 1, POR 6/18/2011 COL 1, LA 6/26/2011 COL 1, CLB 7/03/2011 COL 0, HOU 7/03/2011 COL 0, HOU 7/03/2011 COL 0, HOU

1 0 3 4 0 0 0

(7) (1) (1) (0) (0) (0) (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 3 4 players tied A: 3 Sapong/Zusi SHT: 31 Kamara SOG: 11 Bunbury FC: 16 Collin FS: 20 Sapong OF: 15 Bravo C: 6 Collin E: 1 5 players tied RAPIDS G: 4 Casey A: 2 3 players tied SHT: 22 Smith SOG: 11 Smith FC: 21 Larentowicz FS: 21 Moor OF: 10 Casey C: 4 Mastroeni E: 1 4 players tied

GOALSCORING GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 KC 16 6 3 4 COL 18 6 8 2

RECORD 3 2 1

4+ 1 1

TOT AVG 21 1.31 19 1.06

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 KC 16 4 7 1 3 COL 18 5 9 1 2

4+ 1 1

TOT AVG 22 1.38 21 1.17

GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 21 3 2 6 4 5 1 COL 19 3 4 3 1 4 4 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 22 3 1 5 4 3 6 COL 21 1 5 4 3 5 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v COLORADO RAPIDS (July 6, Livestrong Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT - MLS Game 161)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 27 32 55 78 88 99

Player Jimmy Nielsen Michael Harrington Korede Aiyegbusi Craig Rocastle Matt Besler Shavar Thomas Chance Myers Graham Zusi Teal Bunbury Ryan Smith Konrad Warzycha Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic C.J. Sapong Eric Kronberg Birahim Diop Jon Kempin Davy Arnaud Kei Kamara Scott Lorenz Stephane Auvray Luke Sassano Julio Cesar Aurelien Collin Milos Stojcev Omar Bravo

Pos GK DF DF MF DF DF DF MF FW MF FW DF MF DF FW GK FW GK MF FW DF MF DF DF DF MF FW

Ht 6-3 6-0 5-5 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-9 6-1 5-9 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-8 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-9 5-7

Wt 200 170 155 170 170 205 165 160 175 150 190 160 160 170 185 210 180 170 165 186 173 150 170 170 169 165 150

HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

Birthdate 08/06/1977 01/24/1986 07/15/1988 08/17/1981 02/11/1987 01/29/1981 12/07/1987 08/18/1986 02/27/1990 11/10/1986 02/14/1989 06/30/1991 10/25/1986 01/28/1987 12/27/1988 06/07/1983 02/07/1979 04/08/1993 06/22/1980 09/01/1984 07/23/1987 09/04/1981 10/14/1985 11/18/1978 03/08/1986 01/19/1987 03/04/1980

Birthplace Aalborg, Denmark Greenville, NC London, England London, England Kansas City, MO Hannah Town, Jamaica Thousand Oaks, CA Orlando, FL Hamilton, Ontario, Canada London, England Zabrze, Poland Kansas City, MO Puerto Cortes, Honduras Kansas City, MO Manassas, VA Santa Rosa, CA Thies, Senegal Overland Park, KS Nederland, TX Kenema, Sierra Leone Barrington, IL Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Orinda, CA Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil Enghien-les-Bains, France Belgrade, Yugoslavia Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico

2011 GP GS G 13 13 0 12 10 0 2 1 0 6 5 0 14 14 1 3 0 0 12 9 0 14 9 2 14 9 3 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 5 5 0 16 11 3 4 3 0 11 6 0 0 0 0 15 14 0 13 9 3 1 1 0 6 3 0 6 5 1 10 8 1 11 11 2 10 9 0 10 10 3

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

11/21/1966

CAREER GP GS G 42 42 0 127 113 5 7 2 0 29 23 0 54 50 1 170 158 3 43 22 0 46 18 3 40 22 8 32 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 52 1 25 23 0 16 11 3 5 4 0 29 16 5 0 0 0 233 211 43 128 90 28 1 1 0 27 24 0 44 30 1 10 8 1 11 11 2 10 9 0 10 10 3

A 0 13 0 3 1 1 1 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 3 0 2 0 34 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 2

W19 L25 T13

COLORADO RAPIDS No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 34

Player Danny Earls Drew Moor Jeff Larentowicz Joseph Nane Anthony Wallace Josh Janniere Eddie Ababio Conor Casey Macoumba Kandji Brian Mullan Quincy Amarikwa Steven Emory Omar Cummings Wells Thompson Ross LaBauex Ian Joyce Matt Pickens Andre Akpan Jamie Smith Caleb Folan Marvell Wynne Sanna Nyassi Pablo Mastroeni Mike Holody Kosuke Kimura Davy Armstrong Scott Palguta Steward Ceus Tyrone Marshall HEAD COACH : Gary Smith

Pos DF DF MF MF DF MF DF FW FW MF FW MF FW MF MF GK GK FW MF FW DF MF MF DF DF MF DF GK DF

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

Wt 160 165 175 185 160 160 170 190 175 155 180 170 165 155 150 200 200 190 164 178 171 145 170 206 155 150 190 205 195

Birthdate 04/22/1989 01/15/1984 08/05/1983 03/12/1987 01/26/1989 11/04/1992 01/01/1988 07/25/1981 08/02/1985 04/23/1978 10/29/1987 08/31/1989 07/13/1982 11/25/1983 12/05/1988 07/12/1985 04/05/1982 12/09/1987 11/20/1980 10/26/1982 05/08/1986 01/31/1989 08/29/1976 03/30/1987 05/14/1984 11/03/1991 08/23/1982 03/26/1987 11/12/1974 12/03/1968

Birthplace Wicklow, Ireland Dallas, TX Pasadena, CA Mbalmayo, Cameroon Brooklyn, NY Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Kumasi, Ghana Dover, NH Dakar, Senegal Mineola, NY Bakersfield, CA Fort Collins, CO Old Harbor, Jamaica Winston-Salem, NC Chicago, IL Kinnelon, NJ Washington, MO Grand Prairie, TX Alexandria, Scotland Leeds, England Pittsburgh, PA Bwiam, Gambia Mendoza, Argentina Clarkston, MI Kobe, Japan Aurora, CO Toms River, NJ West Haverstraw, NY Kingston, Jamaica

2011 GP GS G 1 1 0 18 18 2 18 18 3 3 1 0 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 4 0 0 0 8 7 0 15 5 1 0 0 0 10 7 2 15 9 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 9 5 1 15 14 3 12 9 2 13 12 0 11 5 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 14 13 0

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

CAREER GP GS G 19 16 0 179 167 11 159 150 16 14 9 0 31 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 85 46 48 34 6 265 239 26 53 8 3 0 0 0 104 80 32 113 58 4 12 3 0 1 1 0 106 104 0 10 5 1 41 33 4 12 9 2 136 129 2 49 21 2 302 292 6 4 0 1 89 81 2 0 0 0 44 28 1 0 0 0 308 273 16 W32 L27 T29

A 0 2 11 0 2 0 0 13 10 48 3 0 20 3 0 0 0 0 11 2 13 4 24 0 5 0 0 0 20

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs COLORADO RAPIDS LIVESTRONG SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 7:30 p.m. CT (KSMO; Altitude) July 6, 2011 (WEEK 17; MLS Game 161) Sporting Kansas City put their long undefeated streak on the line when they play host to the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday evening at Livestrong Sporting Park. SKC are unbeaten in eight league games – and 10 in all competitions – after a 2-1 win at Portland last weekend. The Rapids have won just once in their last 10 league games after another home draw, this time a scoreless result with Houston on Sunday evening. REFEREE: Niko Bratsis. SAR (bench): Craig Lowry; JAR (opposite): Kermit Quisenberry; 4th: Abbey Okulaja MLS Career: 4 games; FC/gm: 25.0; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 0; pens: 0 INJURY REPORT: SPORTING KANSAS CITY – OUT: FW Konrad Warzycha (R knee surgery); MF Craig Rocastle (R knee sprain); MF Davy Arnaud (sports hernia); DF Seth Sinovic (R hamstring strain) … COLORADO RAPIDS – DOUBTFUL: FW Macoumba Kandji (L knee ACL tear); PROBABLE: GK Matt Pickens (R groin strain); MF Joseph Nane (R shoulder strain); FW Omar Cummings (R ankle sprain) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none SUSPENDED: COL:Quincy Amarikwa (through July 6) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: COL: Pablo Mastroeni SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Omar Bravo, Julio Cesar, Aurelien Collin … COL: Conor Casey, Jeff Larentowicz, Tyrone Marshall, Drew Moor, Anthony Wallace HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (48 meetings): Sporting 20 wins (1 shootout), 82 goals … Rapids 17 wins (3 shootout), 64 goals … Ties 11 AT KC (23 meetings): Sporting 16 wins (0 shootout), 52 goals… Rapids 3 wins (1 shootout), 23 goals… Ties 4  Ryan Smith’s 75th-minute goal canceled out a first-half Conor Casey strike as the teams played to a 1-1 draw in their first meeting, May 28 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.  Colorado has not at Kansas City since 2002. In their 10 league games since, Kansas City has defeated the Rapids seven times (with three draws). However, the Rapids have eliminated Kansas City on their home ground twice in that stretch in the U.S. Open Cup, 2008 and 2010.  Kansas City has not won at Colorado since 2004. The Rapids have won four of the seven meetings at home since, the teams playing to 1-1 draws two years in a row now.  Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. COL: P4 W1 L0 D3 … Gary Smith v KC: P6 W2 L1 D3 LAST MEETING (MLS): 5/28: COL 1, KC 1 (Casey 13 – Smith 76)  The Rapids took the lead in the 13th minute as Conor Casey latched onto a poor back pass from Sporting KC defender Aurelien Collin, rounded goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen and slid the ball toward goal. Sporting defender Matt Besler nearly cleared it off the line but only drove it into the net.  But Sporting found the equalizer with a quarter-hour to play. Ryan Smith was freed on the left side of the Rapids penalty area by Teal Bunbury and finished well into the top right corner past goalkeeper Matt Pickens.  COLORADO RAPIDS (4-1-4-1): Matt Pickens - Kosuke Kimura, Marvell Wynne, Tyrone Marshall, Drew Moor Pablo Mastroeni - Sanna Nyassi (Joseph Nane 46 / Andre Akpan 57), Ross LaBauex (Caleb Folan 73), Jeff Larentowicz, Wells Thompson - Conor Casey.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-4-1): Jimmy Nielsen - Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic (Ryan Smith 46) - Craig Rocastle - Chance Myers, Graham Zusi, Davy Arnaud, Omar Bravo (Birahim Diop 85) - C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 54). SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City stretched their league unbeaten run to eight games, winning for a third consecutive match in a 2-1 win at the Portland Timbers on Saturday evening at Jeld-Wen Field. Sporting have 20 points from 16 matches on the season, moving into a tie for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. LAST MATCH  Sporting KC took the lead with two goals in a four-minute span. In the 15th minute, Omar Bravo found Sapong with a forward pass and Sapong rounded Mamadou Danso before firing a shot past Troy Perkins from the top of the box.

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Then four minutes later, Matt Besler launched in a long throw-in that Sapong flicked on, finding Aurelien Collin near the top of the six-yard box. The big French center back guiding a glancing header just inside the right post for the 2-0 lead.  The Timbers pulled a goal in stunning fashion just before halftime. Darlington Nagbe controlled a corner that had been punched out by Sporting goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen, juggled it twice with his right foot and then sent a looping volley inside the left-hand post.  SKC manager Peter Vermes made one change to the team that took a 2-1 victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Livestrong Sporting Park. Michael Harrington came in at left back for Seth Sinovic.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-3-2): Jimmy Nielsen - Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Michael Harrington - Julio Cesar - Milos Stojcev (Kei Kamara 72), Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza - C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 93+), Omar Bravo (Birahim Diop 82). TEAM NEWS  Just two weeks ago, Sporting Kansas City were at the foot of the Eastern Conference table. With a pair of victories in two home games against Western clubs this week, and the right combination of other results, they could be a point out of first by the end of Week 17.  "It was mainly just getting that game in at home, finally getting a good win under our belts and reiterating to ourselves that we're capable of doing a lot of damage. We knew it at the beginning of the season but no one else did,” said rookie CJ Sapong.  Sapong was involved in multiple goals for the first time in his career, with a goal and an assist. He has two goals and two assists in his past five games.  “C.J. (Sapong) did a good job at turning it, one thing that's very good in his game as a young guy,” said Vermes. “As a forward he plays very well with his back to the goal and his turn was fantastic. He had a lot of composure to slip that ball into the back of the net."  The 10-game trip to start the season ended with a pair of draws to lead into the opener of their new stadium; since opening Livestrong Sporting Park, Sporting have won two of their three road contests with a draw.  “We’ve had some good results on the road this year,” Vermes said, “but I think this takes the cake so far. The crowd was amazing. It was a very difficult environment for us to play in.”  The game against Colorado kicks off the payback for the 10-game road trip to start the season. Ten of Sporting next 11 league games are at Livestrong Sporting Park – the only road trip the July 16 visit to Houston. When they return, they will not face a road game again until Sept. 17.  “During the 10-game stretch that we had on the road, we thought we were playing well but things just weren't going our way, so it's tough, when you don't get results, to keep your head up and to say, ‘Keep going, it's going to be OK.’ For some reason right now things are clicking and we're very confident," said Matt Besler. COLORADO RAPIDS The Colorado Rapids remained winless at home since April, playing to a scoreless draw with the Houston Dynamo on Sunday evening at at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids have 23 points from 18 games, sitting in fifth place in the Western Conference. LAST MATCH  Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall was credited with seven saves on the night, many of the spectacular variety. Matt Pickens was not called upon to make a save.  The closest either team came to scoring was in the 10th minute when Colorado's Jamie Smith headed against the post after an inch-perfect cross from Brian Mullan.  Rapids head coach Gary Smith made three changes to the team that lost 4-1 to the Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium. Marvell Wynne came into the back four for Scott Palguta, and Caleb Folan and Omar Cummings were an all-new strike pair in place of Conor Casey and Quincy Amarikwa.  COLORADO RAPIDS (4-4-2): Matt Pickens - Kosuke Kimura, Marvell Wynne, Tyrone Marshall, Drew Moor Brian Mullan (Wells Thompson 78), Pablo Mastroeni, Jeff Larentowicz, Jamie Smith - Caleb Folan, Omar Cummings (Quincy Amarikwa 78 [sent off 93+]). TEAM NEWS  The Colorado Rapids have not won at Dick’s Sporting Goods park since April 3, their home winless streak extended to six games in the scoreless draw.  “For me it was probably the best home display that lacked a goal for a good, good period of time,” said Rapids head coach Gary Smith. “… In the main, I thought the display was pretty dominant. We controlled good periods, there was some nice pressure.”  Omar Cummings made his first start since May 4 in the scoreless draw with Houston, but was without his usual running partner in Conor Casey, suspended for the game. Casey has scored in four of his last five appearances.

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“Omar’s pace up front, I think against maybe more average center backs, would’ve caused even more problems,” said Gary Smith. “I thought [Jermaine] Taylor and [André] Hainault played very well, and Taylor made two or three probably game-saving challenges back there.” Casey and Cummings have still started only game together – the season-opening victory against Portland. “We have three or four guys capable of scoring 10 goals in a season, as proven in the past, and we have other guys that when there’s that struggle, can carry the load and put some balls in the net,” said defender Drew Moor. “It’s just about quality in the final third, and decisions, and just putting the responsibility on your shoulders every once in a while." Marvell Wynne also made his first start after missing four consecutive matches to a hamstring strain. “Omar and Marvell’s inclusion, you can see at either end of the field makes such a big difference. Marvell’s pace at the back completely demoralizes forwards to chase the ball down,” Gary Smith said.

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2011 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (5-6-5, 20 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER 17 F C.J. Sapong 99 F Omar Bravo 9 F Teal Bunbury 23 F Kei Kamara 8 M Graham Zusi 78 D Aurelien Collin 5 D Matt Besler 55 D Julio Cesar 32 D Luke Sassano 11 M Ryan Smith 88 M Milos Stojcev 22 M Davy Arnaud 20 F Birahim Diop 15 M Roger Espinoza 3 D Korede Aiyegbusi 27 M Stephane Auvray 2 D Michael Harrington 18 G Eric Kronberg 24 D Scott Lorenz 7 D Chance Myers 1 G Jimmy Nielsen 4 M Craig Rocastle 16 D Seth Sinovic (TOT) 16 D Seth Sinovic (KC) 6 D Shavar Thomas 14 D Kevin Ellis 21 G Jon Kempin 12 F Konrad Warzycha Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 16 10 14 13 14 11 14 10 6 6 10 15 11 9 2 6 12 4 1 12 13 6 5 5 3 0 0 0

GS 11 10 9 9 9 11 14 8 5 2 9 14 6 9 1 3 10 3 1 9 13 5 5 5 0 0 0 0

MIN 1017 779 799 826 864 976 1260 734 434 294 689 1221 540 777 93 325 932 292 84 864 1147 306 405 405 35 0 0 0

16 16

1440 1440

G 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 22

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

SHT 25 22 24 31 13 4 3 2 2 9 16 21 4 6 0 5 1 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOG 8 9 11 8 5 3 1 1 2 3 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 15 15 15 14 11 16 12 9 1 0 9 14 11 13 1 4 10 0 3 15 1 6 4 4 2 0 0 0

FS 20 12 8 19 16 10 7 3 4 4 8 18 3 15 0 5 10 0 0 7 3 7 3 3 1 0 0 0

OFF 1 15 11 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 17 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 3 1 1 1 6 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

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

18 22

199 207

67 77

201 203

202 201

35 34

66 72

31 33

5 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Aurelien Collin 2, C.J. Sapong 1, Julio Cesar 1, Omar Bravo 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 3, C.J. Sapong 2, Kei Kamara 1, Omar Bravo 1, Matt Besler 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kei Kamara 1-1, Omar Bravo 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN 1 G Jimmy Nielsen 13 13 1147 18 G Eric Kronberg 4 3 292 Team totals 16 16 1440 Opponent totals 16 16 1440

SHTS 61 16 77 67

SV 44 11 55 47

GA 17 5 22 21

GAA 1.33 1.54 1.38 1.31

PG 1 1 2 2

PA 2 1 3 2

W 4 1 5 6

L 5 1 6 5

* = Played with other teams in 2011. Only Sporting Kansas City statistics listed here.

T 4 1 5 5

SO 2 1 4 6

2011 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (5-5-8, 23 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER 9 F Conor Casey 20 M Jamie Smith 4 M Jeff Larentowicz 21 F Caleb Folan 14 F Omar Cummings 3 D Drew Moor 12 F Quincy Amarikwa 19 F Andre Akpan 29 D Scott Palguta 25 M Pablo Mastroeni 23 M Sanna Nyassi 6 D Anthony Wallace 2 D Danny Earls 27 D Kosuke Kimura 16 M Ross LaBauex 34 D Tyrone Marshall 11 M Brian Mullan 5 M Joseph Nane 18 G Matt Pickens 15 M Wells Thompson 22 D Marvell Wynne 8 D Eddie Ababio 28 M Davy Armstrong 31 G Steward Ceus 13 M Steven Emory 26 D Mike Holody 7 M Josh Janniere 17 G Ian Joyce 10 F Macoumba Kandji Team totals Opponent totals

GP 11 15 18 12 10 18 15 9 5 16 11 9 1 18 7 14 8 3 18 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18

GS 8 14 18 9 7 18 5 5 4 16 5 8 1 18 2 13 7 1 18 9 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18

MIN 591 1210 1620 769 674 1620 510 470 373 1371 444 717 90 1607 174 1173 533 121 1620 879 1090 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1620 1620

G 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 21

A 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 19

SHT 11 22 18 20 15 13 16 14 2 6 12 4 1 7 1 4 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 178 186

SOG 7 11 7 9 6 3 4 5 1 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 58

FC 18 8 21 11 5 10 14 8 2 17 7 7 0 11 4 13 14 2 0 18 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 199 236

FS 9 18 20 16 10 21 15 8 1 20 7 5 0 9 5 9 7 1 3 20 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 236 199

OFF 10 0 0 7 5 1 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 70

CK 0 47 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 68

C 3 0 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 23

E 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jamie Smith 1, Scott Palguta 1, Drew Moor 1, Omar Cummings 1, Quincy Amarikwa 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Caleb Folan 2, Anthony Wallace 1, Jamie Smith 1, Conor Casey 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Jeff Larentowicz 0-1, Conor Casey 1-1 COLORADO RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP 18 G Matt Pickens 18 Team totals 18 Opponent totals 18

GS 18 18 18

MIN 1620 1620 1620

SHTS 58 58 65

SV 38 38 46

GA 21 21 19

GAA 1.17 1.17 1.06

PG 1 1 1

PA 1 1 2

W 5 5 5

* = Played with other teams in 2011. Only Colorado Rapids statistics listed here.

L 5 5 5

T 8 8 8

SO 5 5 6

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2011 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT 19 at Chivas USA 26 at Chicago

RESULT W 3-2 L 2-3

ATT. 18,122 12,157

Sat. Apr.

2 at Vancouver

T 3-3

20,518

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

7,695 11,414 20,636 19,763 36,098 16,439 19,962 19,925 10,450 18,467 18,127 18,467 18,627

Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sun. Fri. Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sat. Mon. Sat. Sat. Fri. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat.

Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May June June June June June June July July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct.

16 23 30 14 21 28 4 9 12 17 22 25 2 6 9 16 23 30 3 6 17 21 27 5 10 17 23 28 1 15 22

at Columbus at New England at New York at Los Angeles at Seattle at Colorado at Toronto FC Chicago at FC Dallas San Jose at Philadelphia Vancouver at Portland Colorado Chivas USA at Houston Toronto FC New England Real Salt Lake Seattle Portland D.C. United FC Dallas Los Angeles Houston at Real Salt Lake Philadelphia Columbus at San Jose New York at D.C. United

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

W-L-T POS. PTS GOALS: 1-0-0 T1 3 KC: Sapong (2) Bravo (45,74); CHV: Conrad (56) Zemanski (84) 1-1-0 T5 3 KC: Besler (51) Bunbury (72); CHI: Chaves (34) Puerari (40) Pappa (60) 1-1-1 T4 4 KC: Bunbury (45,58) Kamara (62); VAN: Harris (73) Camilo (90,90) 1-2-1 T8 4 CLB: Rogers (53) 1-3-1 9 4 KC: Kamara (14,69); NE: Perovic (12) Joseph (72) Lekic (83) 1-4-1 9 4 NY: Rodgers (22) 1-5-1 9 4 KC: own goal (39);LA: Donovan (44,46) Angel (64) Beckham (87) 1-6-1 9 4 SEA: Parke (90) 1-6-2 9 5 KC: Smith (75); COL: Casey (13) 1-6-3 0 6 1-6-4 9 7 2-6-4 9 10 KC: Zusi (28,55) Collin (49) Sassano (78); DAL: Shea (32) 3-6-4 9 13 KC: Sapong (31) 3-6-5 0 14 4-6-5 6 17 KC: Bravo (33) Santos (40); VAN: Camilo (15) 5-6-5 4 20 KC: Sapong (15) Collin (19); POR: Nagbe (45)

COLORADO RAPIDS 2011 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT 19 Portland

RESULT W 3-1

ATT. 17,139

Sat. Mar. Sun. Apr.

26 at Chivas USA 3 D.C. United

W 1-0 W 4-1

13,027 9,857

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

Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May May June June June June

8 13 22 30 4 7 14 22 25 28 4 11 18 26

at FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake Seattle Chicago at Houston at New England at D.C. United Toronto FC at New York Sporting KC Philadelphia at Portland Los Angeles at Columbus

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

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

12,261 15,513 14,185 11,789 13,206 11,755 12,499 13,598 18,081 16,439 12,779 18,627 18,277 10,771

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

July July July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct.

3 6 9 16 20 23 29 5 13 20 27 9 17 24 1 14 22

Houston at Sporting KC Vancouver at Seattle New York New England at Philadelphia Columbus at San Jose Chivas USA at Chicago at Los Angeles at Toronto FC San Jose FC Dallas Real Salt Lake at Vancouver

T 0-0

18,203

W-L-T POS. PTS GOALS: 1-0-0 T1 3 COL: Larentowicz (8) Cummings (29) Smith (30); POR: Cooper (80) 2-0-0 T1 6 COL: Amarikwa (32) 3-0-0 1 9 COL: Folan (38,81) Smith (71) Cummings (90); DC: Quaranta (70) 3-1-0 1 9 DAL: Ihemelu (26) Ferreira (40,46) 3-2-0 T2 9 RSL: Espindola (90) 3-3-0 T3 9 SEA: Montero (19) 3-3-1 T4 10 COL: Akpan (49); CHI: Pappa (43) 4-3-1 2 13 COL: Smith (74) Palguta (84); HOU: Clark (71) 4-3-2 3 14 4-3-3 4 15 COL: Moor (23); DC: Pontius (62) 4-3-4 6 16 4-3-5 0 17 COL: Larentowicz (27,32); NY: Henry (29) Rodgers (33) 4-3-6 4 18 COL: Casey (13); KC: Smith (75) 4-3-7 5 19 COL: Casey (63); PHI: Mwanga (66) 5-3-7 T3 22 COL: Moor (90) 5-4-7 T4 22 COL: Casey (64); LA: own goal (25) Juninho (42) Barrett (80) 5-5-7 5 22 COL: Casey (5); CLB: Gaven (12) Mendoza (18,48) Heinemann (57) 5-5-8 5 23

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2011)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2011)

TEAM LOW GAMES (2011)

Goals 4 06/12/2011

DAL

W 4-1

Shots 7 05/21/2011

SEA

L 0-1

Assists 4 04/02/2011 4 06/12/2011

at at

VAN DAL

T 3-3 W 4-1

Shots on Goal 0 06/22/2011

PHI

T 0-0

Fouls Committed 5 06/09/2011 vs. CHI

T 0-0

Fouls Suffered 7 07/02/2011 at

POR

W 2-1

Corner Kicks 1 05/14/2011

L 1-4

Offside 0 05/21/2011 0 06/12/2011 0 07/02/2011

at at at

SEA DAL POR

L 0-1 W 4-1 W 2-1

Saves 0 04/23/2011 0 06/12/2011

at at

NE DAL

L 2-3 W 4-1

Shots Faced 1 06/12/2011

DAL

W 4-1

Goals 2 Omar Bravo 2 Teal Bunbury 2 Kei Kamara 2 Graham Zusi

03/19/2011 04/02/2011 04/23/2011 06/12/2011

at at at at

CHV VAN NE DAL

W T L W

Assists 2 Kei Kamara 2 Milos Stojcev

03/19/2011 04/02/2011

at at

CHV VAN

W 3-2 T 3-3

Shots 20 06/25/2011

W 3-2

Shots on Goal 7 04/02/2011

W 3-2 W 4-1

Fouls Committed 18 04/16/2011 at 18 04/23/2011 at

L 2-3

Shots 6 Omar Bravo Shots on Goal 3 Omar Bravo 3 Graham Zusi

03/19/2011

03/19/2011 06/12/2011

at at

CHV

CHV DAL

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

Fouls Committed 6 Aurelien Collin

04/23/2011

L 2-3

Fouls Suffered 17 04/23/2011

Fouls Suffered 5 Kei Kamara

06/22/2011

PHI

T 0-0

Corner Kicks 10 04/23/2011

Offside 3 Teal Bunbury 3 Omar Bravo 3 Omar Bravo Saves 7 Jimmy Nielsen Shots Faced 10 Eric Kronberg Goals Allowed 4 Eric Kronberg

04/02/2011 06/04/2011 06/17/2011

06/22/2011

05/14/2011

at VAN at TOR vs. SJ

PHI

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

T 0-0

L 1-4

COLORADO RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2011) Goals 2 Caleb Folan 2 Jeff Larentowicz

04/03/2011 05/25/2011

vs. DC at NY

W 4-1 T 2-2

Assists 1 12 times

Shots on Goal 3 Jeff Larentowicz 3 Caleb Folan Fouls Committed 5 Wells Thompson Fouls Suffered 5 Caleb Folan Offside 3 Quincy Amarikwa 3 Conor Casey

05/07/2011

04/22/2011

06/04/2011 06/11/2011

at at

NY POR

vs. SEA

vs. PHI at POR

T 2-2 W 1-0

T 0-0

L 0-1

T 1-1 W 1-0

Saves 4 Matt Pickens 4 Matt Pickens 4 Matt Pickens

04/08/2011 05/25/2011 06/11/2011

at at at

DAL NY POR

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

Shots Faced 7 Matt Pickens 7 Matt Pickens

04/08/2011 06/26/2011

at at

DAL CLB

L 0-3 L 1-4

Goals Allowed 4 Matt Pickens

06/26/2011

CLB

VAN

T 3-3

CLB NE

L 0-1 L 2-3

at TOR vs. SJ

T 0-0 W 1-0

Saves 7 06/09/2011 7 06/22/2011

vs. CHI at PHI

T 0-0 T 0-0

Shots Faced 10 05/14/2011 Goals Allowed 4 05/14/2011

L 1-4

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2011)

TEAM LOW GAMES (2011)

Goals 4 04/03/2011

vs. DC

W 4-1

Shots 6 06/26/2011

CLB

L 1-4

Assists 5 04/03/2011

vs. DC

W 4-1

Shots on Goal 0 04/08/2011

DAL

L 0-3

T 2-2

Fouls Committed 3 07/03/2011 vs. HOU

T 0-0

T 2-2

Fouls Suffered 6 05/28/2011 vs. KC

T 1-1

DAL

L 0-3

Corner Kicks 1 04/08/2011

DAL

L 0-3

vs. CHI

T 1-1

Offside 0 04/22/2011 0 05/28/2011 0 06/26/2011

vs. SEA vs. KC at CLB

L 0-1 T 1-1 L 1-4

Saves 0 03/19/2011 0 07/03/2011

vs. POR vs. HOU

W 3-1 T 0-0

Shots Faced 0 07/03/2011

vs. HOU

T 0-0

Shots on Goal 10 05/25/2011 05/25/2011 06/11/2011

W 2-1

Offside 5 06/04/2011 5 06/17/2011

Shots 16 05/25/2011

Shots 4 7 times

vs. VAN

Fouls Committed 16 04/08/2011 at Fouls Suffered 20 04/30/2011

Corner Kicks 7 03/19/2011 7 06/18/2011 7 07/03/2011

vs. POR vs. LA vs. HOU

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

Offside 6 06/04/2011

vs. PHI

T 1-1

Saves 4 04/08/2011 4 05/25/2011 4 06/11/2011

at at at

DAL NY POR

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

Shots Faced 7 04/08/2011 7 06/26/2011

at at

DAL CLB

L 0-3 L 1-4

Goals Allowed 4 06/26/2011

CLB

L 1-4

2011 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. COLORADO RAPIDS (0-0-1) UNF 11 9 22 5 99 78 20 2 7 1 4 17 16 8

POS PLAYER MID Ryan Smith FWD Teal Bunbury MID Davy Arnaud DEF Matt Besler FWD Omar Bravo DEF Aurelien Collin FWD Birahim Diop DEF Michael Harrington DEF Chance Myers GK Jimmy Nielsen MID Craig Rocastle FWD C.J. Sapong DEF*Seth Sinovic MID Graham Zusi ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

GS 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

MIN 45 36 90 90 85 90 5 90 90 90 90 54 45 90

G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 4 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

SOG 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

FC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0

FS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2

OFF 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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

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

CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1

90 90

1 1

1 0

14 7

3 2

6 11

11 6

4 0

2 4

2 3

0 0

GP 1

GS 1

MIN 90

SHTS 2

SV 1

GA 1

GAA 1.00

PG 0

PA 0

W 0

L 0

T 1

1 1

90 90

2 3

1 2

1 1

1.00 1.00

0 0

1 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF POS GOALKEEPER 1 GK Jimmy Nielsen ----------Team totals Opponent totals

SO O'TIME 0 0-0-0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0

2011 COLORADO RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-0-1) UNF 9 19 21 27 16 4 34 25 3 5 23 18 15 22

POS FWD FWD FWD DEF MID MID DEF MID DEF MID MID GK MID DEF

PLAYER Conor Casey Andre Akpan Caleb Folan Kosuke Kimura Ross LaBauex Jeff Larentowicz Tyrone Marshall Pablo Mastroeni Drew Moor Joseph Nane Sanna Nyassi Matt Pickens Wells Thompson Marvell Wynne ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

GS 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1

MIN 90 33 17 90 73 90 90 90 90 12 45 90 90 90

G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

SHT 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOG 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0

FS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0

OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0

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

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

CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1

90 90

1 1

0 1

7 14

2 3

11 6

6 11

0 4

4 2

3 2

0 0

GP 1

GS 1

MIN 90

SHTS 3

SV 2

GA 1

GAA 1.00

PG 0

PA 0

W 0

L 0

T 1

1 1

90 90

3 2

2 1

1 1

1.00 1.00

0 0

1 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF POS GOALKEEPER 18 GK Matt Pickens ----------Team totals Opponent totals

SO O'TIME 0 0-0-0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0

COLORADO RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

Sporting 20 wins, 82 goals Rapids 17 wins, 64 goals Ties 11 04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996

KC 3 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 4 vs KC

0 0 0 2

(KC) (D) (KC) (D)

06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997

KC KC KC KC

COL COL COL COL

3 0 1 2

KC SOW (D) (KC) (D) (KC)

05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998

COL 2 vs KC KC 4 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 3 vs KC

1 1 1 2

(D) (KC) (KC) (D)

04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999

COL COL COL COL

1 1 0 0

04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000

KC 3 vs COL KC 5 at COL KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC

0 0 1 1 (OT)

(KC) (D) (KC) (D)

07/18/2001 08/12/2001 08/19/2001

COL 0 vs KC 0 (OT) COL 2 vs KC 2 (OT) KC 3 vs COL 2

(D) (D) (KC)

03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002

KC 1 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC

1 (OT) 0 1 1 (OT)

07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003

COL 3 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL

05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Sporting KC 1 2 OT Tot. 30 52 0 82 285 376 7 668 129 171 3 303 310 303 12 625 78 76 0 154 106 121 3 230

1 27 275 105 340 71 132

Rapids 2 OT 37 0 336 9 124 2 369 8 60 2 132 8

Tot. 64 620 231 717 133 272

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: 3 1 2 5

at vs at vs

1 2 0 0

vs at vs at

KC KC KC KC

KC COL

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 4 12 14 20 9 23 8 10 9 12 8 17

OT 0 0

Total 82 64

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:

COL SOW (D) (KC) COL SOW (D) COL SOW (KC)

Peter Vermes vs. COL Gary Smith vs. KC

1-0-3 (1.50 pts./game) 2-1-3 (1.50 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

9 16 83 35 34 47

Sporting KC Klein/Preki Preki Preki Preki McKeon/Zavagnin Kerry Zavagnin

8 7 53 29 34 36

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

(KC) (D) (KC) (D)

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

7 5 6 65 18

Tony Tony Tony Tony Tony

3 5 3 44 17

4 players tied Cannon/Hahnemann Scott Garlick Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann

2 2 (OT) 0 2

(D) (KC) (D) (KC)

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:

0 0 1 0

(KC) (D) (D) (KC)

04/02/2005 07/04/2005

KC 3 vs COL 2 COL 2 vs KC 1

(KC) (D)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

2 3 9 4 7 7

07/08/2006 09/09/2006

COL 1 vs KC 0 KC 4 vs COL 1

(D) (KC)

Saves Goals Allowed

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

05/19/2007 07/22/2007

COL 1 vs KC 1 KC 2 vs COL 2

(DS) (KC)

04/05/2008 08/16/2008

KC 3 vs COL 2 COL 2 vs KC 1

(CA) (DS)

03/28/2009 09/26/2009

COL 2 vs KC 1 KC 0 vs COL 0

(DS) (CA)

04/10/2010 07/17/2010

KC 1 vs COL 0 COL 1 vs KC 1

(CA) (DS)

05/28/2011 COL 1 vs KC 1 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS 10/04/1997 COL 3 at KC 0 10/08/1997 COL 3 vs KC 2

(DS)

09/16/2000 09/20/2000 09/24/2000

(KC) (D) (KC)

KC 1 vs COL 0 COL 0 vs KC 0 (OT) KC 3 vs COL 2

11/04/2003 COL 1 vs KC 11/08/2003 KC 2 vs COL U.S. OPEN CUP 09/15/1996 COL 3 at KC 08/06/2003 COL 3 vs KC 06/04/2008 COL 2 at KC 04/13/2010 COL 2 at KC

1 0

Sporting KC 8 players tied Preki (10/4/03) Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) 9 players tied Chris Henderson (8/26/00) 3 players tied

2 2 8 5 7 6

Rapids 7 players tied 4 players tied Mark Chung (9/14/02) John Spencer (8/22/03) Chris Martinez (8/2/00) Henderson/Beckerman

9 4 players tied 5 Grafer/Kramer

2011 W-L-T BREAKDOWNS:

At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Scored Allowed Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 or more Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

(KC) (D)

(D) (KC)

2 (KC, 2 (X8, 2 COL SOW (Y7, 1 (Y9,

Meola Meola Meola Meola Meola

QF) 4R) Q3) Q2)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY W-L-T Streak (started)

COLORADO RAPIDS W-L-T Streak (started)

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

3 Ws (6/17/2011) 1 Ts (6/22/2011) 1 Ts (5/28/2011)

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

2 Ts (5/14/2011) 1 Ts (7/3/2011) 2 Ls (6/18/2011)

4-1-1 1-5-1

3 Ws (6/12/2011) 1 Ws (6/25/2011)

4-1-4 1-4-1

1 Ls (6/26/2011) 1 Ls (6/18/2011)

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

3 1 2 1 30

Ts Ws Ws Ts Ws

(6/4/2011) (6/17/2011) (6/25/2011) (4/2/2011) (5/2/1996)

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

3 2 1 11 14

Ts Ls Ts Ws Ws

(5/7/2011) (6/18/2011) (5/25/2011) (8/16/2007) (9/16/1998)

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

1 3 1 1 20

Ts Ws Ws Ls Ls

(6/22/2011) (6/12/2011) (3/19/2011) (4/23/2011) (5/5/1996)

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

1 3 3 18 1

Ts Ts Ts Ls Ls

(7/3/2011) (5/14/2011) (10/9/2010) (4/22/2007) (6/26/2011)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY CAREER STATISTICS VS. COLORADO RAPIDS (20-17-11)

CURRENT SPORTING KANSAS CITY PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. COLORADO RAPIDS (20-17-11)

PLAYER Preki Chris Klein Vitalis Takawira Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Jimmy Conrad Frank Klopas Gary Glasgow Matt McKeon Francisco Gomez Eddie Johnson Miklos Molnar Roy Lassiter Scott Sealy Paul Wright Mark Chung Kerry Zavagnin Chris Henderson Brian Johnson Chris Brown Jack Jewsbury Igor Simutenkov Ryan Smith Ryan Tinsley Stephen Armstrong Alex Bunbury 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 Sasha Victorine Teal Bunbury Peter Byaruhanga Eric Eichmann Diego Gutierrez Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi Ryan Pore Craig Rocastle Scott Uderitz

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

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

MIN 2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 1579 492 486 1563 508 244 158 319 225 483 1080 2399 730 342 833 1052 385 196 684 433 287 789 270 23 360 1338 267 83 432 774 281 217 491 140 45 102 1257 1580 730 112 161 352

G 9 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 16 3 3 7 2 3 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

SHT 83 43 32 38 37 20 12 15 11 26 18 6 7 3 6 10 34 10 11 1 12 17 7 8 2 7 8 1 10 1 6 5 3 4 5 10 1 2 10 5 0 2 10 0 0 1 0 1

Team totals Opponent totals

48 48

4380 4380

82 64

82 65

668 620

GOALKEEPER Garth Lagerwey Jimmy Nielsen Chris Snitko Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi Kevin Hartman Mike Ammann Pat Harrington David Winner ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 2 3 2 17 8 6 9 2 1

MIN 135 270 100 1580 730 540 800 135 90

SHTS 7 6 5 85 44 31 46 5 2

SV 5 4 4 65 31 22 29 1 0

GAA 0.67 0.67 0.90 1.03 1.36 1.50 1.91 2.00 2.00

PG 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 1

48 48

4380 4380

231 303

161 211

1.32 1.68

9 6

PLAYER Davy Arnaud Kei Kamara Ryan Smith Michael Harrington Teal Bunbury Craig Rocastle Stephane Auvray Matt Besler Omar Bravo Aurelien Collin Birahim Diop Roger Espinoza Chance Myers Jimmy Nielsen C.J. Sapong Luke Sassano Seth Sinovic Shavar Thomas Graham Zusi Team totals Opponent totals

GP 18 11 3 9 3 3 2 4 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 16 3 48 48

GS 15 11 2 9 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 3 14 2 48 48

GOALKEEPER Jimmy Nielsen ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3

MIN 270

48 48

4380 4380

MIN 1442 870 196 789 140 161 180 273 85 90 5 201 110 270 54 146 199 1173 151 4380 4380

G 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 64

A 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 65

SHT 37 21 8 1 5 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 668 620

SHTS 6

SV 4

GAA 0.67

PG 0

231 303

161 211

1.32 1.68

9 6

COLORADO RAPIDS CAREER STATISTICS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (17-20-11)

CURRENT COLORADO RAPIDS PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (17-20-11)

PLAYER John Spencer Chris Henderson Mark Chung Wolde Harris Ross Paule Conor Casey Paul Bravo Marcelo Balboa Terry Cooke Steve Trittschuh Kyle Beckerman Sean Henderson Jovan Kirovski Shaun Bartlett Chris Carrieri Wes Hart Scott Benedetti Omar Cummings Zach Kingsley Alain Nkong Jose Burciaga Jr. Jordan Cila Jeff Cunningham John DiRaimondo Facundo Erpen Jean Harbor Clint Mathis David Patino Zizi Roberts Richard Sharpe Chris Martinez Adrian Paz Carlos Valderrama Colin Clark 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 Jacob Peterson Jamie Smith Roy Wegerle

GP 13 24 11 12 11 6 15 19 7 11 14 6 4 4 10 11 4 6 6 3 2 3 2 1 3 4 2 4 3 2 13 8 7 5 8 11 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 16 3 1 21 5 2 5

GS 12 21 10 7 10 6 14 19 5 11 9 5 4 4 9 9 4 5 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 4 1 4 2 0 11 7 7 5 3 10 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 14 3 0 20 3 0 3

MIN 1172 2006 959 663 935 538 1192 1732 515 990 913 428 296 325 774 778 347 456 291 159 179 154 127 90 270 324 96 338 212 15 954 599 670 375 317 914 456 910 40 270 850 270 344 260 1277 270 33 1811 218 73 213

G 8 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 4 7 2 2 3 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

SHT 53 32 30 18 18 17 33 35 10 14 14 4 8 7 17 6 4 12 4 4 3 4 7 2 2 9 2 9 9 2 3 11 4 5 3 4 8 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 2 0 11 7 0 4

Team totals Opponent totals

48 48

4380 4380

64 82

65 82

620 668

GOALKEEPER Ian Feuer Preston Burpo Matt Pickens Scott Garlick Dusty Hudock Joe Cannon Scott Vallow Bouna Coundoul Chris Woods David Kramer Marcus Hahnemann Adin Brown Paul Grafer ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 2 4 8 2 8 1 3 2 5 8 1 1

MIN 270 180 360 750 180 720 100 270 180 470 720 90 90

SHTS 12 9 20 45 16 54 5 14 18 25 64 10 11

SV 11 7 16 32 13 39 3 7 14 12 44 7 6

GAA 0.33 0.50 1.00 1.44 1.50 1.63 1.80 2.00 2.00 2.11 2.13 3.00 5.00

PG 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

48 48

4380 4380

303 231

211 161

1.68 1.32

6 9

PLAYER Brian Mullan Tyrone Marshall Conor Casey Omar Cummings Jeff Larentowicz Sanna Nyassi Marvell Wynne Pablo Mastroeni Jamie Smith Andre Akpan Quincy Amarikwa Danny Earls Caleb Folan Macoumba Kandji Kosuke Kimura Ross LaBauex Drew Moor Joseph Nane Scott Palguta Matt Pickens Wells Thompson Team totals Opponent totals

GP 22 27 6 6 12 3 13 26 2 1 2 1 1 2 6 1 10 2 2 7 7 48 48

GS 21 22 6 5 12 2 13 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 10 1 2 6 3 48 48

GOALKEEPER Matt Pickens ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 7

MIN 525

48 48

4380 4380

MIN 1915 2030 538 456 1080 138 1170 2271 73 33 59 46 17 149 532 73 900 85 134 525 350 4380 4380

G 4 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 82

A 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 82

SHT 29 14 17 12 9 3 1 13 0 4 1 0 1 6 1 0 3 2 1 0 2 620 668

SHTS 30

SV 22

GAA 1.20

PG 1

303 231

211 161

1.68 1.32

6 9

2011 MLS Match 17 // Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 7:30 p.m. CT

GAME NOTES SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

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No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 1 GK Jimmy Nielsen neel-sen 2 DEF Michael Harrington 3 DEF Korede Aiyegbusi co-red-eh eye-eh-BOO-see 4 MID Craig Rocastle ROW-castle 5 DEF Matt Besler BEEZ-ler 6 DEF Shavar Thomas 7 MID Chance Myers 8 MID Graham Zusi ZOO-see 9 FWD Teal Bunbury 11 MID Ryan Smith 12 DEF Konrad Warzycha Var-ZEE-hah 14 DEF Kevin Ellis 15 MID Roger Espinoza 16 DEF Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick 17 FWD C.J. Sapong sah-PONG 18 GK Eric Kronberg Krawn-berg 20 FWD Birahim Diop Bee-ra-heem Dee-op 21 GK Jon Kempin 22 MID Davy Arnaud ARE-no 23 FWD Kei Kamara kye kah-MAHR-ah 24 DEF Scott Lorenz 27 MID StĂŠphane Auvray OH-vray 32 DEF Luke Sassano sah-SAHN-noh 55 DEF Julio Cesar HOO-lee-o SEH-sahr 78 DEF Aurelien Collin au-REEL-ee-en 88 MID Milos Stojcev MEE-los STOY-chev 99 FWD Omar Bravo

MLS STANDINGS (AS OF 7/04/11)

Eastern Conf. GP 1. Philadelphia Union 17 2. New York Red Bulls 18 3. Columbus Crew 17 4. Sporting Kansas City 16 5. Houston Dynamo 18 6. D.C. United 16 7. Chicago Fire 18 8. Toronto FC 19 9. NE Revolution 17 Western Conf. GP 1. Los Angeles Galaxy 19 2. FC Dallas 18 3. Seattle Sounders FC 19 4. Real Salt Lake 15 5. Colorado Rapids 18 6. San Jose Earthquakes 16 7. Portland Timbers 16 8. Chivas USA 17 9. Vancouver Whitecaps 18

W L T P 7 4 6 27 5 3 10 25 6 5 6 24 5 6 5 20 4 6 8 20 4 5 7 19 2 4 12 18 3 7 9 18 3 8 6 15 W L T P 9 2 8 35 `9 4 4 34 8 4 7 31 7 3 5 26 5 5 8 23 5 5 6 21 5 8 3 18 4 7 6 18 2 8 8 14

Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado Rapids LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Kansas City, Kansas English TV: KSMO-TV Spanish TV: TWC Ch. 5

PETER VERMES 3rd season 19-25-14 3rd season 19-25-14

COACHES

GARY SMITH

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

4th season 32-27-30 4th season 32-27-30

TEAM STATS COLORADO RAPIDS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

5-6-5 (20 pts) 16 4th in East 21 1.31 22 1.38 -1 199 (67) 33.7% 201 202 31 5

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

5-5-8 (23 pts) 18 5th in West 19 1.06 21 1.17 -2 178 (65) 36.5% 199 236 34 4

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS COLORADO RAPIDS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Conor Casey 4 3 Four players tied GOALS Folan/Smith/Mastroeni 2 3 Zusi/Sapong ASSISTS Jamie Smith 22 31 Kei Kamara SHOTS Jamie Smith 11 11 Teal Bunbury SHOTS ON GOAL 2 Aurelien Collin GAME-WINNING GOALS Five players tied 1 Caleb Folan 2 3 Graham Zusi GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Drew Moor 21 20 C.J. Sapong FOULS SUFFERED Jeff Larentowicz 21 15 Omar Bravo FOULS COMMITTED Pablo Mastroeni 4 6 Aurelien Collin CAUTIONS Four players tied 1 1 Five players tied EJECTIONS 1.33 Jimmy Nielsen GOALS AGAINST AVG 4 Jimmy Nielsen WINS 2 Jimmy Nielsen SHUTOUTS 44 Jimmy Nielsen SAVES

Matt Pickens1.17 Troy Perkins 5 Troy Perkins 5 Troy Perkins 38

WHEN LAST THEY MET... Sporting Kansas City tied the Colorado Rapids 1-1 on May 28th, 2011 at Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. Colorado striker Conor Casey, the Rapids leading goal scorer in 2011, opened the scoring in the 13th minute as Casey capitalized on an errant backpass to put the defending MLS Cup champions ahead 1-0 early. But Sporting Kansas City winger Ryan Smith earned KC a point with his first goal of the 2011 season in the 75th minute on an assist from Teal Bunbury. The draw snapped a five-game losing streak for Sporting Kansas City and started the club’s current unbeaten run in their last eight MLS matches.

KANSAS CITY CONNECTIONS • Colorado GK Steward Ceus made his first ever Rapids appearance against Kansas City in a U.S. Open Cup qualifier last season, making two saves in the victory. • Colorado GK Matt Pickens attended Missouri State University in Springfield, MO from 2000-2003. Pickens finished second on the the Bears all-time goals against average chart (1.25) and fifth in saves (191). Prior to attending Missouri State, Pickens starred at St. Louis Community College at Meramac for one season. • Sporting Kansas City’s first-ever Designated Player Claudio Lopez (2008-2009) played for the Rapids last season. He now lives in the Denver area. • Sporting Kansas City defender Roger Espinoza grew up in Denver after moving from his native Honduras when he was 12 years old. The 2010 World Cup member attended Denver South H.S. and Regis Jesuit H.S. in Aurora, Colorado. • Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes played for the Colorado Rapids from 1997-1999 before coming to Kansas City for three seasons, beginning with the club’s MLS Cup championship year in 2000. Vermes appeared in 98 games for Colorado, tallying eight goals and 11 assists. • Sporting Kansas City assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin was drafted by the Colorado Rapids in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft but was traded to New York for current-Sporting Manager Peter Vermes prior to playing a game. • Sporting defender Shavar Thomas and Colorado striker Omar Cummings were each named to the Jamaica roster for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Thomas captained the Reggae Boyz in three games, but Cummings did not participate due to a sprained ankle.

LIVESTRONG SPORTING PARK Capacity: • 18,467 for soccer • 25,000 for concerts • Suites: 36 • Clubs: 5 • Field Club (Capacity: 400) • Members Club (Capacity: 2,000) • Shield Club (Capacity: 1,000) • Signature Suite • Executive Suite Playing Surface: • Natural grass with a SubAir™ under-soil heating and cooling system • Field dimensions: 75 yards x 120 yards Stadium Elements: • Dramatic canopy roof that covers every seating section • Height of first-row seats: West: 0”, North: 0”, East: 0” (Members Stand) or 8” (General), South: 3’-1” • Distance from touch line to first row: West: 19’-2”, North: 16’0”, East: 16’-0”, South: 19’-4” • Distance from touch line to farthest seat in stand: West: 103’4”, North: 47’-0”, East: 96’-5”, South: 81’-5” • Size of Stadium: 342,105 ft² • Size of Event Plaza: 124,000 ft² • Two Video Boards: • Main Board at South End: 2,016 square feet HD • North End Board: 550 square feet HD • Locker Rooms: 6 • Sporting Kansas City locker room • Visiting locker room • 4 auxiliary locker rooms • Concert Green Rooms: 4 • Broadcast Facilities: • 3 TV Commentary Booths • 4 Radio Commentary Booths • First MLS stadium fully lighted for HDTV • 326 HDTVs throughout all of its levels • Cost: $200 million plus • Construction Timeline: 16 months (February ‘10 - June ‘11) • Construction Manager: Turner Construction • Architect: Populous • Major Events: • July 20: Sporting KC vs. Newcastle United (EPL) • August 13: Farm Aid 2011, featuring Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp & Dave Matthews • August 19: Buzz Beach Ball 2011, featuring Incubus, Jane’s Addiction, Bush, Awolnation & more

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY HEADLINES SKC ON STREAK | Sporting Kansas City are unbeaten in their past eight MLS matches (4-0-4), the second longest active streak in MLS. After three consecutive draws -- at Colorado and Toronto, then home to Chicago -- Sporting posted victories in four of their past five MLS matches, with a 4-1 win at FC Dallas, 1-0 triumph at home over San Jose, 2-1 comeback win over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and most recently, a 2-1 triumph at the Portland Timbers on Saturday. The eight-game unbeaten run is the third longest in team history, behind a 12-game streak during the club’s MLS Cup championship season in 2000 and a nine-match streak in 2004 when the team returned to the championship game. HOME SWEET HOME | Sporting Kansas City is unbeaten at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park with a 3-0-1 record in all competition since its opening on June 9th. Wednesay’s match against the Rapids marks the beginning of a stretch that sees Sporting Kansas City play 11 of its next 12 MLS matches at home, and 13 of 14 when including the July 12th Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal and July 20th international friendly against Newcastle United FC. The homestretch comes after a record 10-game road trip to open the season, which amounted to the longest stretch of away games in MLS history, topping the Chicago Fire’s nine-game road trip to start the 2006 season. Kansas City is 62-126-55 (.368) all-time away from home, and has the most road wins among all Eastern Confence teams -- and tied for second-most in MLS -- with a 3-64 (0.385) record on the road in 2011. The Eastern Conference is 10-35-36 (.346) in away matches during the 2011 season, for an average of 0.81 points per game. ARNAUD OUT | Sporting Kansas City captain Davy Arnaud will

undergo sports hernia surgery on Wednesday in Los Angeles and is expected to miss up to six weeks while recovering. The veteran midfielder, 31, is in his 10th MLS season and is the longest tenured player on Sporting Kansas City’s roster. Sporting Kansas City Designated Player Omar Bravo also underwent sports hernia surgery earlier this season. DEFENSIVE DISPLAYS | After going the first nine games of the 2011 season without a shutout and giving up 17 goals in the first seven matches, Sporting Kansas City has four shutouts in their past seven games and have allowed only three goals over the stretch. Sporting Kansas City has not allowed an opponent to score multiple goals since May 14th. ZUSI SHINES | Sporting Kansas City midfielder Graham Zusi was named MLS Player of the Month for June. Zusi tallied two goals and three game-winning assists last month, and added another assist in Sporting Kansas City’s 3-0 victory in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup third round. Zusi’s three game-winning assist is secondmost in MLS this season.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

-- Sporting KC defender Matt Besler recorded his 50th regular season start of his MLS and Sporting KC career in the team’s 2-1 win on Saturday, fifth most among all current Sporting KC players. -- Sporting KC surpassed 43,000 regular season minutes played all-time on Saturday in their 475th regular season MLS match alltime. Sporting KC also surpassed 46,000 minutes played all-time, including postseason, on Saturday in their 507th all-time match, including postseason. -- Sporting Kansas City defender Roger Espinoza’s next appearance will be his 75th game played, including postseason, for KC in his MLS career, fourth most among all current Sporting KC players. -- Sporting Kansas City defender Shavar Thomas is 29 minutes shy of surpassing 7,500 regular season minutes played in his Sporting KC career, third most among all current Sporting KC players.

REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SCORING 1 2 TOTAL SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING 11 10 21 OPP. 9 13 22

SPORTING 105 90 195 OPP. 88 118 197

SOG 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING 33 29 62 OPP. 35 40 75

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL

CORNERS 1 2 TOTAL

SPORTING 96 104 200 OPP. 99 105 204

SPORTING 34 32 66 OPP. 29 43 72

SPORTING 18 17 35 OPP. 19 14 33

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL

PK 1 2 TOTAL

SPORTING 10 21 31 OPP. 12 21 33

SPORTING 1 1 2 OPP. 3 0 3

SPORTING 1 4 5 OPP. 0 0 0

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ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS Sporting Kansas City record: 20-17-11 Home games: 16-3-4 (52 GF, 23 GA) Road games: 4-14-7 (30 GF, 41 GA)

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS COLORADO RAPIDS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996

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

W L W L

Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium

06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997

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

SOW W W W

Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium

05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998

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

L W W L

Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium

04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999

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

SOL L SOL SOL

04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000

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

W W W T (2OT)

Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium

Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium

07/18/2001 KC 0 at COL 0 08/12/2001 KC 2 at COL 2 08/19/2001 KC 3 vs COL 2

T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium

03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002

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

T (2OT) L L T (2OT)

07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003

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

L Invesco Field at Mile High T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium

05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004

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

W W L W

04/02/2005 KC 3 vs COL 2 07/04/2005 KC 1 at COL 2

W L

07/08/2006 KC 0 at COL 1 09/09/2006 KC 4 vs COL 1

L W

05/19/2007 07/22/2007 04/05/2008 08/16/2008

KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 2

T T

KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2

W L

CommunityAmerica Ballpark Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

03/28/2009 KC 1 at COL 2 09/26/2009 KC 0 vs COL 0

L T

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park CommunityAmerica Ballpark

04/10/2010 KC 1 vs COL 0 07/17/2010 KC 1 at COL 1

W T

05/28/2011 KC 1 at COL 1

Arrowhead Stadium Invesco Field at Mile High Arrowhead Stadium Invesco Field at Mile High

Arrowhead Stadium Invesco Field at Mile High Invesco Field at Mile High Arrowhead Stadium

Arrowhead Stadium Invesco Field at Mile High Invesco Field at Mile High Arrowhead Stadium Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Arrowhead Stadium

CommunityAmerica Ballpark Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

ALL-TIME POST-SEASON RESULTS 10/04/1997 KC 0 vs COL 3 10/08/1997 KC 2 at COL 3

L L

Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium

09/16/2000 KC 1 vs COL 0 09/20/2000 KC 0 at COL 0 09/24/2000 KC 3 vs COL 2

W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium

11/04/2003 KC 1 at COL 1 11/08/2003 KC 2 vs COL 0

T W

Invesco Field at Mile High Arrowhead Stadium

John Spencer 8 Chris Henderson 7 John Spencer 53 John Spencer 29 Pablo Mastroeni 34 Chris Henderson 36

9 Klein/Preki GOALS 16 Preki ASSISTS 83 Preki SHOTS 35 Preki SHOTS ON GOAL 34 McKeon/Zavagnin FOULS COMMITTED 47 Kerry Zavagnin FOULS SUFFERED

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

7 Tony Meola 5 Tony Meola 6 Tony Meola 65 Tony Meola 18 Tony Meola

Four players tied 3 Cannon/Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS COLORADO RAPIDS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Seven players tied 2 GOALS Four players tied 2 ASSISTS (9/14/02) Mark Chung 8 SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL (8/22/03) John Spencer 5 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) FOULS COMMITTED (8/2/00) Chris Martinez 7 7 Three players tied FOULS SUFFERED Henderson/Beckerman 6 2 Eight players tied 3 Preki (10/4/03) 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) 4 Nine players tied

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

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Four players tied 9 Grafer/Kramer 5

ALL-TIME MATCHUP STATS Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 30 285 129 310 78 106

2 Overtime Total 52 0 82 376 7 668 171 3 303 303 12 625 76 0 154 121 3 230

COLORADO RAPIDS

1 27 275 105 340 71 132

2 Overtime Total 37 0 64 336 9 620 124 2 231 369 8 717 60 2 133 132 8 272

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total KC 4 COL 8

12 10

14 9

20 12

9 8

23 17

0 0

82 64

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY LEAGUE LEADERS (AS OF 07/04/11) ASSISTS GOALS . 1. 1. 1. 1. 5. 6. 6. 6. 9.

PLAYER TEAM GP G 1. Brad Davis HOU 18 9 2. David Beckham LA 14 7 2. Davide Chiumiento VAN 15 7 4. Jack Jewsbury POR 16 6 4. Sebastien Le Toux PHI 17 6 6. Kalif Alhassan POR 15 5 6. Andrew Jacobson DAL 16 5 8. Seven players tied with... 4

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS PLAYER TEAM GP GWA 1. David Beckham LA 14 4 2. Graham Zusi KC 14 3 2. Jack Jewsbury POR 16 3 2. Kalif Alhassan POR 15 3 2. Sebastien Le Toux PHI 17 3 6. 14 players tied with... 2

GOALKEEPER WINS

PLAYER TEAM GP W 1. Kevin Hartman DAL 18 10 2. Kasey Keller SEA 19 8 3. Faryd Mondragon PHI 17 7 4. Donovan Ricketts LA 12 6 4. William Hesmer CLB 17 6 4. Nick Rimando RSL 14 6 7. Jon Busch SJ 16 5 7. Matt Pickens COL 18 5 9. Dan Kennedy CHV 15 4 9. Tally Hall HOU 18 4 9. Jimmy Nielsen KC 13 4

SAVES

PLAYER TEAM GP SV 1. Stefan Frei TOR 19 70 2. Matt Reis NE 14 57 3. Kasey Keller SEA 19 54 4. Jon Busch SJ 16 53 4. Tally Hall HOU 18 53 6. Jimmy Nielsen KC 13 44 6. Kevin Hartman DAL 18 44 8. Dan Kennedy CHV 15 43 9. William Hesmer CLB 17 42 10. Nick Rimando RSL 14 41

GOALKEEPER SHUTOUTS PLAYER TEAM GP SHO 1. Kevin Hartman DAL 18 9 2. Nick Rimando RSL 14 7 3. Donovan Ricketts LA 12 6 3. Stefan Frei TOR 19 6 5. Kasey Keller SEA 19 5 5. William Hesmer CLB 15 5 5. Faryd Mondragon PHI 17 5 5. Matt Pickens COL 18 5 5. William Hesmer CLB 17 5 10. Three players tied with... 4

PLAYER TEAM GP Landon Donovan LA 11 Thierry Henry NY 13 Brek Shea DAL 17 Charlie Davies DC 14 Andres Mendoza CLB 14 Chris Wondolowski SJ 12 Eric Hassli VAN 13 Maicon Santos TOR 17 Eight players tied with...

G 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 5

GAME-WINNING GOALS PLAYER TEAM GP GWG 1. Brek Shea FCD 17 4 2. Andres Mendoza CLB 14 3 3. Aurelien Collin KC 11 2 2. 11 more players tied with... 2

HAT TRICKS PLAYER TEAM GP HT 1. Will Bruin HOU 17 1 1. Justin Braun CHV 16 1 1. Steven Lenhart SJ 11 1

MULTI-GOAL GAMES PLAYER TEAM GP G 1. Landon Donovan LA 11 2 1. Eric Hassli VAN 13 2 1. Andres Mendoza CLB 14 2 2. Teal Bunbury SKC 14 1 2. Omar Bravo SKC 10 1 2. Kei Kamara SKC 13 1 2. 25 more players tied with... 1

SHOTS ON GOAL PLAYER TEAM GP SOG 1. Fredy Montero SEA 16 19 1. Marco Pappa CHI 14 19 1. Will Bruin HOU 18 19 4. Chris Pontius DC 16 18 5. Chris Wondolowski SJ 12 17 5. Eddie Gaven CLB 17 17 7. Dominic Oduro CHI 17 16 8. Thierry Henry NY 13 15 8. Marvin Chavez DAL 18 15 8. Shalrie Joseph NE 16 15

SHOTS PLAYER TEAM GP SH 1. Fredy Montero SEA 16 50 2. Maicon Santos TOR 17 49 3. Marco Pappa CHI 14 44 4. Chris Wondolowski SJ 12 43 4. Will Bruin HOU 18 43 6. Brek Shea DAL 17 42 6. Chris Pontius DC 16 42 6. Nick LaBrocca CHV 17 42 9. Eddie Gaven CLB 17 41 7. Osvaldo Alonso SEA 18 38 9. Sebastien Le Toux PHI 17 38

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) VS CHIVAS USA (0-1-0) DATE: March 19, 2011 -- The Home Depot Center

2011 SCHEDULE Sat., March 19th Sat., March 26th Sat., April 2nd Wed., April 6th Sat., April 16th Sat., April 23rd Sat., April 30th Sat., May 14th Sat., May 21st Wed., May 25th Sat., May 28th Sat., June 4th Thurs., June 9th Sun., June 12th Fri., June 17th Wed., June 22nd Sat., June 25th Tues., June 28th Sat., July 2nd Wed., July 6th Sat., July 9th Tues., July 12th Sat. July 16th Wed., July 20th Sat., July 23rd Sat., July 30th Wed., August 3rd Sat., August 6th Wed., August 17th Sun., August 21st Sat., August 27th Mon., Sept. 5th Sat., Sept. 10th Sat., Sept. 17th Fri., Sept. 23rd Wed., Sept. 28th Sat., Oct. 1st Sat., Oct 15th Sat., Oct. 22nd

3-2 W @ Chivas USA Sapong, Bravo (2) 2-3 L @ Chicago FIre Besler, Bunbury 3-3 T @ Vancouver Bunbury (2), Kamara 1-0 W @ Houston* Sapong 0-1 L @ Columbus 2-3 L @ New England Kamara (2) 0-1 L @ New York 1-4 L @ Los Angeles Own Goal 0-1 L @ Seattle -5-0 W vs. NEW ENGLAND* Myers (2), Sapong (2), Collin 1-1 T @ Colorado Smith 0-0 T @ Toronto FC -0-0 T vs. CHICAGO FIRE -4-1 W @ FC Dallas Zusi (2), Collin, Sassano 1-0 W vs. SAN JOSE Sapong 0-0 T @ Philadelphia -2-1 W vs. VANCOUVER Bravo, Julio Cesar 3-0 W vs FIRE PDL* Bunbury, Stojcev, Kamara 2-1 W @ Portland Sapong, Collin 7:30pm vs. COLORADO KSMO 6:30pm vs. CHIVAS USA Galavision/KSMO 7:30pm vs. RICHMOND* 7:30pm @ Houston KSMO vs. NEWCASTLE UNITED** 7:30pm vs. TORONTO KSMO 7:30pm vs. NEW ENGLAND KSMO 7:30pm vs. SALT LAKE KSMO 7:30pm vs. SEATTLE KSMO 7:30pm vs. PORTLAND KSMO 6:00pm vs. DC UNITED Galavision/KSMO 7:30pm vs. DALLAS KSMO 7:30pm vs. LOS ANGELES FOX Soccer 3:00pm vs. HOUSTON TeleFutura/KSMO 8:00pm @ Salt Lake KSMO 7:30pm vs. PHILADELPHIA FOX Soccer 7:30pm vs. COLUMBUS KSMO 9:30pm @ San Jose KSMO 3:00pm vs. NEW YORK TeleFutura/KSMO 6:30pm @ DC United KSMO

*U.S. Open Cup **International Friendly SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-1-0) VS CHICAGO FIRE (1-1-0) DATE: March 26, 2011 -- Toyota Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chivas USA 0 2 2 Sporting Kansas City 2 1 3

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chicago Fire 2 1 3 Sporting Kansas City 0 2 2

Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 1 (unassisted) 2 KC--Bravo 1 (Kamara 1) 48+ CHV--Conrad 1 (unassisted) 56 KC--Bravo 2 (Kamara 2) 74 CHV--Zemanski 1 (LaBrocca 1) 84

Scoring Summary: CHI--Chaves 2 (penalty kick) 34 CHI--Puerari 1 (Vidiera 1, Pappa 1) 40 KC--Besler 1 (unassisted) 51 CHI--Pappa 1 (free kick) 60 KC--Bunbury 1 (unassisted) 72

Misconduct Summary: CHV: CAUTIONS: Conrad 27, Valentin 52 KC: CAUTIONS: Arnaud 23, Bravo 71

Misconduct Summary: CHI: CAUTIONS: Puerari 48 KC: CAUTIONS: Arnaud 58, Diop 88; EJECTIONS: Bravo 32

Stats Sporting Kansas City Chivas USA TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Bravo 6) 9 (Conrad 2, LaBrocca 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Bravo 3) 4 (4 tied with 1) FOULS: 12 (Bravo 4) 12 (Moreno 3) OFFSIDE: 2 2 CORNER KICKS: 4 8 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Thornton 2

Stats Sporting Kansas City Chicago Fire TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Auvray 2, Bunbury 2) 12 (Pappa 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Bunbury 2) 7 (3 tied with 2) FOULS: 17 (Lorenz 3, Sapong 3) 16 (Puerari 5) OFFSIDE: 1 4 CORNER KICKS: 6 4 SAVES: Nielsen 4 Johnson 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Luke Sassano (Chance Myers 72), Roger Espinoza, Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Kei Kamara, Milos Stojcev (Graham Zusi 89), Omar Bravo, Craig Rocastle (Stephane Auvray 20), Davy Arnaud, C.J. Sapong.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Roger Espinoza, Scott Lorenz (Birahim Diop 84), Matt Besler, Milos Stojcev, Omar Bravo (Ejected 32), Craig Rocastle (Teal Bunbury 46+), Davy Arnaud, C.J. Sapong.

CHIVAS USA--Zach Thornton, Heath Pearce, Ante Jazic (Victor Estupinan 86), Zarek Valentin, Jimmy Conrad, Ben Zemanski, Nick LaBrocca, Francisco Mendoza (Blair Gavin 62), Justin Braun, Marcos Mondaini (Tristan Bowen 70), Alejandro Moreno.

CHICAGO FIRE--Sean Johnson, Josip Mikulic, Gonzalo Segares, Cory Gibs, Jalil Anibaba, Patrick Nyarko (Dasan Robinson 93+), Marco Pappa, Logan Pause, Michael Vidiera, Diego Chaves (Dominic Oduro 90), Gaston Puerari (Orr Barouch 74).

Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, James Conlee 4th Official: Niko Bratsis. Attendance: 18,122. Temperature: 59 and Cloudy.

Referee: Jasen Anno Referee’s Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Frank Anderson 4th Official: Fotis Bazakos Attendance: 12,157 Temperature: 30 and Clear.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-1-1) VS VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC (1-1-1) DATE: April 2, 2011 -- Empire Field Goals by Period 1 Sporting Kansas City 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0

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Scoring Summary: KC--Bunbury 2 (Espinoza 1) 46+ KC--Bunbury 3 (Stojcev 1) 58 KC--Kamara 1 (Sapong 1, Stojcev 2) 62 VAN--Harris 2 (Khalfan 1, Camilo 1) 73 VAN--Camilo 1 (free kick) 92+ VAN--Camilo 2 (free kick) 93+

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-2-1) VS COLUMBUS CREW (2-1-2) DATE: April 16, 2011 -- Columbus Crew Stadium Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0 Columbus Crew 0 1 1 Scoring Summary: CLB--Rogers 2 (Duka 1, Burns 1) 53 Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Santos 50, Harrington 55, Thomas 76; EJECTIONS: Santos 72

Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Harrington 64, Diop 68, Bunbury 88 Stats Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC TOTAL SHOTS: 15 (Kamara 4) 19 (Camilo 9) SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Bunbury 2, Kamara 2) 9 (Camilo 4) FOULS: 16 (Diop 4) 8 (Camilo 3) OFFSIDE: 3 3 CORNER KICKS: 6 5 SAVES: Nielsen 6 Nolly 4 SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Roger Espinoza, Julio Cesar (Shavar Thomas 82), Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud (Stephane Auvray 76), Birahim Diop, Milos Stojcev (Craig Rocastle 90), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury, C.J. Sapong. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC-- Jay Nolly, Jonathan Leathers, Alain Rochat, Greg Janicki (Nizar Khalfan 63), Michael Boxall, Wes Knight (Davide Chiumiento 69), Blake Wagner, Gershon Koffie, Terry Dunfield, Camilo, Atiba Harris.

Stats Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Kamara 5) 15 (Rogers 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Kamara 1, Sapong 1) 4 (Duka 2) FOULS: 18 (Diop 3, Espinoza 3) 12 (James 3, Renteria 3) OFFSIDE: 1 4 CORNER KICKS: 3 6 SAVES: Nielsen 3 Hesmer 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Roger Espinoza, Julio Cesar (Ejected 72), Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud (Graham Zusi 71), Birahim Diop, Milos Stojcev (Shavar Thomas 75), Kei Kamara (Korede Aiyegbusi 87), Teal Bunbury, C.J. Sapong. COLUMBUS CREW-- William Hesmer, Sebastian Miranda, Rich Balchan, Chad Marshall, Julius James, Eddie Gaven, Emmanuel Ekpo (Dejan Rusmir 89), Robbie Rogers (Jeff Cunningham 77), Kevin Burns, Dilly Duka, Emilio Renteria (Tommy Heinemann 67) Referee: Juan Guzman Referee’s Assistants: Ian Anderson, Kevin Duliba 4th Official: Baldomero Toledo Attendance: 7,695 Temperature: 46 and raining

Referee: Silviu Petrescu Referee’s Assistants: Cameron Blair, Daniel Belleau 4th Official: Drew Fischer. Attendance: 20,518. Temperature: 50

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-3-1) VS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (2-2-3) DATE: April 23, 2011 -- Gillette Stadium Goals by Period Sporting Kansas City New England Revolution

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Scoring Summary: NE--Perovic 1 (Feilhaber 1) 12 KC--Kamara 2 (Bunbury 1) 14 KC--Kamara 3 (penalty kick) 69 NE--Joseph 3 (Mansally 1) 72 NE--Lekic 1 (Boggs 1) 83 Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 24, Besler 48, Harrington 54; EJECTIONS: Collin 76 NE: CAUTIONS: McCarthy 19, Perovic 42, Mansally 79, Lekic 84, Joseph 93+ Stats Sporting Kansas City New England Revolution TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Kamara 5) 12 (Lekic 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Kamara 2) 3 (3 tied with 1) FOULS: 18 (Collin 6) 17 (3 tied with 3) OFFSIDE: 1 2 CORNER KICKS: 10 3 SAVES: 0 Reis 3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Roger Espinoza, Aurelien Collin (Ejected 76), Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud, Birahim Diop, Milos Stojcev (Graham Zusi 58), Kei Kamara (Ryan Smith 87), Teal Bunbury (Shavar Thomas 78), C.J. Sapong NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION-- Matt Reis, Kevin Alston, Didier Domi, A.J. Soares, Franco Coria, Zak Boggs, Benny Feilhaber, Stephen McCarthy (Zack Schilawski 64), Marko Perovic (Kenny Mansally 60), Shalrie Joseph, Rajko Lekic Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Rob Fereday, James Conlee 4th Official: Mark Kadlecik Attendance: 11,414 Temperature: 54 and Overcast

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-4-1) VS NEW YORK RED BULLS (4-1-2) DATE: April 30, 2011 -- Red Bull Arena Goals by Period Sporting Kansas City New England Revolution

1 0 1

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Scoring Summary: NY--Rodgers 3 (De Rosario 3, Henry 3) 22 Misconduct Summary: NY: CAUTIONS: Rodgers 32, Tainio 42, Ballouchy 93+ Stats Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Kamara 4) 10 (Richards 2, Rodgers 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Arnaud 1, Kamara 1) 7 (7 tied with 1) FOULS: 9 (Bunbury 3) 15 (De Rosario 3, Tainio 3) OFFSIDE: 3 4 CORNER KICKS: 4 6 SAVES: Nielsen 6 Coundoul 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Korede Aiyegbusi, Julio Cesar, Aurelien Collin, Davy Arnaud, Stephane Auvray (Milos Stojcev 64), Graham Zusi, Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury, C.J. Sapong (Ryan Smith 56+). NEW YORK RED BULLS-- Bouna Coundoul, Jan Gunnar Solli, Roy Miller, Tim Ream, Rafael Marquez, Dane Richards, Teemu Tainio (Carl Robinson 56+), Dwayne De Rosario (Mehdi Ballouchy 80), Joel Lindpere, Thierry Henry, Luke Rodgers (Juan Agudelo 57+). Referee: Andrew Chapin Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Daniel Belleau 4th Official: Edvin Jurisevic. Attendance: 20,636. Temperature: 61 and Partly Cloudy.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-5-1) VS LA GALAXY (5-2-5) DATE: May 14, 2011 -- The Home Depot Center

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-6-1) VS SEATTLE SOUNDERS (4-3-5) DATE: May 21, 2011 -- Qwest Field

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Los Angeles Galaxy 1 3 4 Sporting Kansas City 1 0 1

Goals by Period Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City

Scoring Summary: KC--own goal (Gonzalez) 39 LA--Donovan 6 (penalty kick) 44 LA--Donovan 7 (Barrett 2) 46 LA--Angel 2 (Barrett 3) 64 LA--Beckham 1 (unassisted) 87

Scoring Summary: SEA--Parke 1 (Wahl 1) 93+

Misconduct Summary: LA: CAUTIONS: Gomes 80

Stats Sporting Kansas City Seattle Sounders TOTAL SHOTS: 7 (Arnaud 2) 12 (Fucito 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1) 2 (Fernandez/Parke 1) FOULS: 15 (Bunbury 5) 14 (4 tied with 2) OFFSIDE: 0 1 CORNER KICKS: 4 8 SAVES: Nielsen 1 Keller 3

Stats Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Bunbury 3) 13 (Barrett 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Bunbury 2) 10 (4 tied with 2) FOULS: 17 (Kamara 4) 11 (5 tied with 2) OFFSIDE: 2 3 CORNER KICKS: 1 4 SAVES: Kronberg 6 Saunders 3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Michael Harrington, Roger Espinoza (Chance Myers 57), Julio Cesar, Aurelien Collin, Davy Arnaud, Stephane Auvray, Milos Stojcev (Ryan Smith 65), Kei Kamara (C.J. Sapong 67), Teal Bunbury, Graham Zusi. LOS ANGELES GALAXY -- Josh Saunders, Sean Franklin, Todd Dunivant, Omar Gonzalez, A.J. DeLaGarza, Landon Donovan, Mike Magee, Juninho (Michael Stephens 85), David Beckham, Chad Barrett (Chris Birchall 81), Miguel Lopez (Juan Pablo Angel 61). Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Ian Anderson, Kevin Duliba 4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal. Attendance: 19,763. Temperature: 61 and Overcast.

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Misconduct Summary: SEA: CAUTIONS: Fernandez 44, Carrasco 51, Rosales 64, Alonso 84 KC: CAUTIONS: Smith 49

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Roger Espinoza, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Kei Kamara, Omar Bravo (Graham Zusi 76), Ryan Smith (Chance Myers 86), Davy Arnaud, Craig Rocastle, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 73). SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Kasey Keller, James Riley, Tyson Wahl, Jeff Parke, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Servando Carrasco (Nate Jaqua 55), Mauro Rosales (Mike Fucito 69), Osvaldo Alonso, Alvaro Fernandez, Roger Levesque, Fredy Montero (Patrick Ianni 95+). Referee: Geoff Gamble Referee’s Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Eric Proctor 4th Official: Drew Fischer. Attendance: 36,098. Temperature: 52 and Cloudy.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-6-2) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (4-3-6) DATE: May 28, 2011 -- Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-6-3) VS TORONTO FC (2-5-7) DATE: June 4, 2011 -- BMO Field

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Colorado Rapids 1 0 1 Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Toronto FC 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0

Scoring Summary: COL -- Casey 1 (unassisted) 13 KC -- Smith 1 (Bunbury 2) 75

Scoring Summary: None

Misconduct Summary: COL: CAUTIONS: LaBauex 45, Folan 83 KC: CAUTIONS: Harrington 41, Bravo 83 Stats Sporting Kansas City Colorado Rapids TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Bravo 5) 7 (Akpan 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1) 2 (Akpan/Casey 1) FOULS: 6 (Myers 4) 10 (Larentowicz/Mastroeni 2) OFFSIDE: 4 0 CORNER KICKS: 2 4 SAVES: Nielsen 1 Pickens 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Seth Sinovic (Ryan Smith 57+), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Chance Myers, Graham Zusi, Omar Bravo (Birahim Diop 85), Craig Rocastle, Davy Arnaud, C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 54).

Misconduct Summary: TOR: CAUTIONS: Tchani 68, Harden 69 KC: CAUTIONS: Bravo 39, Zusi 48+, Arnaud 68 Stats Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Arnaud/Bunbury 2) 10 (3 tied with 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Bunbury 2) 3 (3 tied with 1) FOULS: 16 (Zusi 4) 16 (Yourassowsky 4) OFFSIDE: 5 1 CORNER KICKS: 5 5 SAVES: Kronberg 3 Frei 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud, Craig Rocastle (Luke Sassano 60), Graham Zusi (Birahim Diop 85), Ryan Smith, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 88), Omar Bravo.

COLORADO RAPIDS--Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura, Drew Moor, Marvell Wynne, Tyrone Marshall, Ross LaBauex (Caleb Folan 73), Wells Thompson, Pablo Mastroeni, Jeff Larentowicz, Sanna Nyassi (Joseph Nane 56+, Andre Akpan 57), Conor Casey.

TORONTO FC -- Stefan Frei, Richard Eckersley (Dan Gargan 76), Danleigh Borman, Ty Harden, Nana Attakora (Doneil Henry 92+), Tony Tchani, Nathan Sturgis, Mikael Yourassowsky, Javier Martina, Maicon Santos, Joao Plata (Nick Soolsma 67).

Referee: Hilario Grajeda Referee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Ian Anderson 4th Official: Mark Declouet. Attendance: 16,439. Temperature: 52 and Cloudy.

Referee: Yader Reyes Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Peter Balciunas 4th Official: Abiodun Okulaja. Attendance: 19,962. Temperature: 62 and Overcast.

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CHICAGO FIRE (1-4-8) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-6-4) DATE: June 9, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

FC DALLAS (7-4-4) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (2-6-4) DATE: June 12, 2011 -- Pizza Hut Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chicago Fire 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chicago Fire 1 0 1 Sporting Kansas City 1 3 4

Scoring Summary: None

Scoring Summary: KC--Zusi 1 (Arnaud 1) 28 DAL--Shea 5 (Ihemelu 1) 32 KC--Collin 1 (Sapong 2, Zusi 1) 49 KC--Zusi 2 (free kick) 55 KC--Sassano 1 (Diop 1) 78

Misconduct Summary: CHI: CAUTIONS: Puerari 37, Nazarit 57 KC: CAUTIONS: Harrington 21, Collin 97+; EJECTIONS: Nielsen 67. Stats Sporting Kansas City Chicago Fire TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (3 tied with 3) 12 (Paladini 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (3 tied wtih 1) 4 (4 tied with 1) FOULS: 5 (Besler 2) 14 (Oduro 4) OFFSIDE: 2 3 CORNER KICKS: 5 2 SAVES: Nielsen 3, Kronberg 1 Johnson 4

Misconduct Summary: DAL: CAUTIONS: Loyd 48+, Ihemelu 56, Rodriguez 89 KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 21, Sinovic 34, Stojcev 39; EJECTIONS: Stojcev 56.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen (Ejected 67), Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud (Birahim Diop 85), Luke Sassano, Graham Zusi, Kei Kamara (C.J. Sapong 59), Teal Bunbury, Omar Bravo.

Stats Sporting Kansas City FC Dallas TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Zusi 3) 9 (Shea 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Zusi 3) 1 (Shea 1) FOULS: 9 (Stojcev 2) 16 (Ihemelu 4) OFFSIDE: 0 1 CORNER KICKS: 3 3 SAVES: None Hartman 2

CHICAGO FIRE--Sean Johnson, Bratislav Ristic, Gonzalo Segares, Cory Gibbs, Yamith Cuesta, Dominic Oduro, Gaston Puerari (Diego Chaves 71), Corben Bone (Patrick Nyarko 56), Daniel Paladini, Logan Pause, Cristian Nazarit (Orr Barouch 78).

SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Eric Kronberg, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi (Teal Bunbury 92+), Davy Arnaud (Kei Kamara 68), Milos Stojcev (Ejected 56), Luke Sassano, Birahim Diop (Julio Cesar 79), C.J. Sapong.

Referee: Michael Kennedy Referee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Brian Poeschel 4th Official: Mark Declouet. Attendance: 19,925. Temperature: 84 and Fair.

FC DALLAS--Kevin Hartman, Zach Loyd (Jackson Goncalves 56+), Jair Benitez (Ruben Luna 74), George John, Ugo Ihemelu, Eric Alexander (Milton Rodriguez 57+), Brek Shea, Andrew Jacobson, Daniel Hernandez, Marvin Chavez, Fabian Castillo.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (5-5-4) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (3-6-4) DATE: June 17, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park Goals by Period San Jose Earthquakes Sporting Kansas City

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Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 2 (Zusi 2) 31 Misconduct Summary: SJ: CAUTIONS: Corrales 42, Lenhart 50 KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 52, Sassano 54 Stats Sporting Kansas City San Jose Earthquakes TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Arnaud/Sapong 3) 15 (Stephenson 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1) 4 (Stephenson 2) FOULS: 9 (Arnaud/Collin 2) 10 (3 tied with 2) OFFSIDE: 5 1 CORNER KICKS: 4 4 SAVES: Nielsen 4 Busch 3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi (Kei Kamara 63), Davy Arnaud, Omar Bravo (Teal Bunbury 86), Birahim Diop, Luke Sassano (Julio Cesar 61), C.J. Sapong. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Jon Busch, Steven Beitashour, Bobby Convey, Jason Hernandez, Bobby Burling, Anthony Ampaipitakwong (Ellis McLoughlin 56+, Scott Sealy 89), Khari Stephenson, Ramiro Corrales, Sam Cronin (Simon Dawkins 57+), Brad Ring, Steven Lenhart. Referee: Paul Ward Referee’s Assistants: Darren Clark, Philippe Briere 4th Official: Tyler Ploeger. Attendance: 18,467. Temperature: 83 and Overcast.

Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Brian Poeschel 4th Official: Matthew Foerster. Attendance: 10,450. Temperature: 97 and Clear.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (3-6-5) VS PHILADELPHIA UNION (6-4-5) DATE: June 22, 2011 -- PPL Park Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Philadelphia Union 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0 Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: PHI: CAUTIONS: Paunovic 31 KC: CAUTIONS: Santos 29, Nielsen 93+ Stats Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Kamara 4) 26 (Ruiz 7) SHOTS ON GOAL: 0 7 (Ruiz 2) FOULS: 11 (3 tied with 2) 11 (5 tied with 2) OFFSIDE: 2 1 CORNER KICKS: 4 6 SAVES: Nielsen 7 None SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud, Luke Sassano, Omar Bravo (Michael Harrington 63), Birahim Diop (Stephane Auvray 72), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 56+). PHILADELPHIA UNION--Faryd Mondragon, Sheanon Williams, Jordan Harvey, Carlos Valdes, Danny Califf, Sebastien Le Toux, Veljko Paunovic (Amobi Okugo 66), Brian Carroll, Justin Mapp (Roger Torres 78), Jack McInerney (Keon Daniel 60), Carlos Ruiz. Referee: Terry Vaughn Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Jason Cullum 4th Official: Jose Carlos Rivero. Attendance: 18,127. Temperature: 72 and Partly Cloudy.

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VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC (2-7-8) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-6-5) DATE: June 25, 2011 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Goals by Period 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 Sporting Kansas City 2

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY (5-6-5) VS PORTLAND TIMBERS (5-8-3) DATE: July 2, 2011 -- Jeld-Wen Field Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Portland Timbers 1 0 1 Sporting Kansas City 2 0 2

Scoring Summary: VAN--Camilo 5 (Chiumiento 7) 15 KC--Bravo 3 (penalty kick) 33 KC--Julio Cesar 1 (Bravo 1, Zusi 3) 40

Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 3 (Bravo 2) 15 KC--Collin 2 (Besler 1, Sapong 3) 19 POR--Nagbe 1 45

Misconduct Summary: VAN: CAUTIONS: DeMerit 32, Duckett 84 KC: CAUTIONS: Kamara 89

Misconduct Summary: POR: CAUTIONS: Purdy 60, Jewsbury 64 KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 71, Nielsen 94+

Stats Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC TOTAL SHOTS: 20 (Sapong/Stojcev 4) 12 (Hassli 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Sapong 2) 3 (3 tied with 1) FOULS: 10 (Espinoza 3) 14 (Hassli 3) OFFSIDE: 4 1 CORNER KICKS: 3 2 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Cannon 6

Stats Sporting Kansas City Portland Timbers TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Stojcev 3) 11 (Nagbe 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (5 tied with 1) 3 (3 tied with 1) FOULS: 13 (Bravo 3) 7 (Jewsbury 3) OFFSIDE: 0 2 CORNER KICKS: 2 3 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Perkins 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Omar Bravo (Michael Harrington 85), Roger Espinoza, Julio Cesar, Milos Stojcev (Davy Arnaud 69), C.J. Sapong (Kei Kamara 81).

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Omar Bravo (Birahim Diop 82), Roger Espinoza, Julio Cesar, Milos Stojcev (Kei Kamara 72), C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 93+).

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC--Joe Cannon, Jonathan Leathers, Alain Rochat, Jay DeMerit (Bilal Duckett 56+), Michael Boxall, Shea Salinas, Davide Chiumiento (Russell Teibert 57+), Camilo, Terry Dunfield (Nizar Khalfan 77), Jeb Brovsky, Eric Hassli.

PORTLAND TIMBERS--Troy Perkins, Steve Purdy, Rodney Wallace, Mamadou Danso, Eric Brunner, Kalif Alhassan (Sal Zizzo 73), Darlington Nagbe (James Marcelin 78), Jack Jewsbury, Diego Chara, Eddie Johnson (Kenny Cooper 67), Jorge Perlaza

Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Colin Arblaster, Mike Rottersman 4th Official: Sorin Stoica. Attendance: 18,467. Temperature: 73 and Fair.

Referee: Hilario Grajeda Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Colin Arblaster 4th Official: Drew Fischer. Attendance: 18,627. Temperature: 65 and Fair.

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2011 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) VS HOUSTON DYNAMO (0-1-0) DATE: April 6, 2011 -- Aggie Soccer Stadium

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (2-0-0) VS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (1-1-0) DATE: May 25, 2011 -- Blue Valley District Activities Complex

Goals by Period 1 2 1OT 2OT Tot Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 0 0 1 0 1

Goals by Period New England Revolution Sporting Kansas City

Scoring Summary: KC-- C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury) 92

Scoring Summary: KC -- Chance Myers (Omar Bravo) 9 KC -- Chance Myers (unassisted) 19 KC -- C.J. Sapong (Seth Sinovic) 24 KC -- Aurelien Collin (Ryan Smith) 81 KC -- C.J. Sapong (unassisted) 88

Misconduct Summary: HOU: CAUTIONS: Sarkodie 5, Palmer 43, Chabala 65, Boswell 73 KC: CAUTIONS: Bravo 46+ Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:

Sporting Kansas City 13 (Kei Kamara 5) 5 (Kei Kamara 3) 18 (Kei Kamara 4) 5 (Teal Bunbury 3) 7 (Milos Stojcev 5) Kronberg 6

Houston Dynamo 16 (Cruz/Garey 4) 6 (Jason Garey 3) 14 (Palmer/Sarkodie 3) 1 (Cam Weaver 1) 5 (Clark/Cruz 2) Deric 4

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Michael Harrington, Matt Besler, Shavar Thomas, Roger Espinoza, Luke Sassano (Davy Arnaud 91), Craig Rocastle (Birahim Diop 76), Milos Stojcev, Kei Kamara, Omar Bravo (C.J. Sapong 46), Teal Bunbury HOUSTON DYNAMO -- Tyler Deric, Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Eddie Robinson (Jordan Graye 86), Mike Chabala, Danny Cruz, Alex Dixon, Lovel Palmer, Colin Clark (Corey Ashe 76), Cam Weaver (Will Bruin 83), Jason Garey Referee: Ismail Elfath Referee’s Assistants: Greg Boles, Marcel Theriot 4th Official: Luis Guardia Attendance: 2,383 Temperature: Sunny and 75 degrees

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Misconduct Summary: NE: CAUTIONS: Domi 20, Phelan 45, Koger 74 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:

Sporting Kansas City 11 (3 tied with 2) 8 (Myers/Sapong 2) 11 (Graham Zusi 5) 2 (Collin/Myers 1) 5 (Graham Zusi 4) Kronberg 3

New England Revolution 10 (Phelan/Schilawski 3) 3 (Zack Schilawski 2) 11 (Pat Phelan 3) 0 9 (Andrew Sousa 9) Shuttleworth 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Michael Harrington, Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, Seth Sinovic, Omar Bravo (Ryan Smith 58), Craig Rocastle (Birahim Diop 72), Chance Myers (Kei Kamara 79), Luke Sassano, Graham Zusi, C.J. Sapong NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION -- Bobby Shuttleworth (Tim Murray 72), Ryan Kinne, Franco Coria, Otto Loewy, Didier Domi, Michael Augustine (Diego Fagundez 70), Pat Phelan, Andrew Sousa, Sainey Nyassi (Zak Boggs 60), Zack Schilawski, Alan Koger Referee: Sorin Stoica Referee’s Assistants: Lance Mesman, Matthew Foerster 4th Official: Landis Wiley Attendance: 1,228 Temperature: Cloudy and 53 degrees

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) VS CHICAGO FIRE PDL (0-1-0) DATE: June 28, 2011 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Goals by Period Chicago FIre PDL Sporting Kansas City

1 0 1

2 0 2

Tot 0 3

Scoring Summary: KC -- Teal Bunbury (Luke Sassano) 3 KC -- Milos Stojcev (unassisted) 58 KC -- Kei Kamara (Graham Zusi) 59 Misconduct Summary: CHI: CAUTIONS: Raj 59 KC: CAUTIONS: Diop 87 Stats Sporting Kansas City Chicago Fire PDL TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Teal Bunbury 6) 5 (Harrison Petts 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Teal Bunbury 3) 1 (Callum Mallace 1) FOULS: 8 (Birahim Diop 4) 11 (Andrew Ribeiro 3) OFFSIDE: 0 4 CORNER KICKS: 3 1 SAVES: Kronberg 1 Meves 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Aurelien Collin (Matt Besler 83), Michael Harrington, Scott Lorenz, Shavar Thomas, Korede Aiyegbusi, Birahim Diop, Kei Kamara (Kevin Ellis 63), Luke Sassano (Graham Zusi 46), Milos Stojcev, Teal Bunbury CHICAGO FIRE PDL -- David Meves, Hunter Gorskie, Kevin Cope, Jonathan Raj, Tyler Polak, Jacob Bushue (Callum Mallace 46), Ian Christianson (Josey Portillo 72), Andrew Ribeiro, Chris Estridge, Harrison Petts (Brendan King 63), Paulo Vaz Referee: Landis Wiley Referee’s Assistants: Richard Ominsi, Jon Fremon 4th Official: Tom McColough Attendance: 4,487 Temperature: Cloudy and 81 degrees

Sporting Kansas City Game Notes | July 2, 2011 vs Colorado Rapids | www.SportingKC.com

ALL-TIME STATISTICS Korede Aiyegbusi

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

222

MLS - TOTAL

222

Davy Arnaud

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

233

211

19084

449

176

325

518

144

KC - Post Season

846

MLS - TOTAL

245

220

19930

459

182

346

542

103

144

Stephane Auvray

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

2006

MLS - TOTAL

2006

Matt Besler

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

4512

MLS - TOTAL

4512

Omar Bravo

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

779

MLS - TOTAL

779

Teal Bunbury

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

2240

MLS - TOTAL

2240

Julio Cesar

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

734

MLS - TOTAL

734

Aurelian Collin

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

976

MLS - TOTAL

976

Birahim Diop

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

1032

MLS - Reg. Season

1265

MLS - TOTAL

1265

Kevin Ellis

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

MLS - TOTAL

Roger Espinoza

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

4773

KC - Post Season

MLS - TOTAL

4851

Michael Harrington

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

127

113

10193

120

KC - Post Season

450

MLS - TOTAL

132

118

10643

123

100

Kei Kamara

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

3619

134

MLS - Reg. Season

128

8356

262

101

175

178

MLS - Post Season

MLS - TOTAL

130

8434

263

102

177

180

Scott Lorenz

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

MLS - TOTAL

Chance Myers

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

2278

MLS - TOTAL

2278

Craig Rocastle

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

1776

MLS - TOTAL

1776

C.J. Sapong

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

1017

MLS - TOTAL

1017

Luke Sassano

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

434

MLS - Reg. Season

2687

MLS - Post Season

341

MLS - TOTAL

3028

Seth Sinovic

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

405

MLS - Reg. Season

1985

MLS - TOTAL

1985

Ryan Smith

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

2398

MLS - TOTAL

2398

Milos Stojcev

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

689

MLS - TOTAL

689

Shavar Thomas

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

7471

112

MLS - Reg. Season

170

158

13807

206

MLS - Post Season

450

MLS - TOTAL

175

163

14257

216

Konrad Warzycha

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

MLS - TOTAL

Graham Zusi

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

KC - Reg. Season

1928

MLS Career - TOTAL

1928

GOALKEEPING STATISTICS

Jimmy Nielsen

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Reg. Season

3757

173

122

1.21

MLS Career - TOTAL

3757

173

122

1.21

Jon Kempin

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Reg. Season

N/A

MLS Career - TOTAL

N/A

Eric Kronberg

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Reg. Season

382

1.20

MLS Career - TOTAL

382

1.20

MINI BIOS

07/06/11 vs. Colorado Rapids

#3 | D | Korede Aiyegbusi Ht : 5-5 Wt. 155 DOB: 7/15/1988 Hometown: London, UK College: North Carolina State Acquired: ‘10 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#20) Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: April 30, 2011, KC at NY Fouls Suffered 1, June 10, 2010, KC vs. PHI Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

April 30, 2011, KC at NY N/A he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

#5 | D | Matt Besler Ht : 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, KS College: Notre Dame Acquired: ‘09 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

#22 | M/F | Davy Arnaud Ht : 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 6/22/1980 Hometown: Nederland, TX College: West Texas A&M Acquired: ‘02 MLS SuperDraft 5th Round (#50) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, July 3, 2004, KC vs. DAL Assists 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 20, 2007, KC at DAL Shots on Goal 4, June 26, 2010, KC vs. NY Shots 6, 3 times, last: June 26, 2010, KC vs. NY Fouls Committed 8, May 29, 2010, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 10, Oct. 14, 2006, KC at NY

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, March 26, 2011, KC at CHI Assists 1, July 2, 2011, KC at POR Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 3, Mar. 27, 2010, KC vs. DC Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL

Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

Last.. Appearance Goal

June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN Oct. 12, 2010, KC at CHI he starts 3-6-5 he scores 0-0-0

Record when:

#27 | M | Stéphane Auvray Ht : 5-8 Wt. 150 DOB: 9/4/1981 Hometown: Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Last Club: Nîmes Olympique (France) Acquired: Signed 1/21/10

July 2, 2011, KC at POR March 26, 2011, KC at CHI he starts 5-4-5 he scores 0-1-0 #99 | F | Omar Bravo Ht : 5-7 Wt. 150 DOB: 03/04/1980 Hometown: Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico College: NA Acquired: Signed as Designated Player 8/12/10

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Mar. 27, 2010, KC vs. DC Shots on Goal 0 Shots 2, 3 times, last: March 26, 2011, KC at CHI Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: Aug. 28, 2010, KC at LA Fouls Suffered 2, 6 times, last: May 14, 2011, KC at LA

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 2, March 19, 2011, KC at CHV Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 2, 2011, KC at POR Shots on Goal 3, March 19, 2011, KC at CHV Shots 6, March 19, 2011, KC at CHV Fouls Committed 4, March 19, 2011, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 3, June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN

Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

June 22, 2011, KC at PHI N/A he starts 0-3-0 he scores 0-0-0

July 2, 2011, KC at POR June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN he starts 4-2-4 he scores 2-0-0

#20 | M | Birahim Diop Ht : 6-3 Wt. 180 DOB: 2/7/1979 Hometown: Thies, Senegal Last Club: FC Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Acquired: Signed 3/17/10

#9 | F | Teal Bunbury Ht : 6-2 Wt. 175 DOB: 2/17/1990 Hometown: Prior Lake, MN College: Akron Acquired: ‘10 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#4) Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 2, April 2, 2011, KC at VAN Assists 1, 4 times, last: May 28, 2011, KC at COL Shots on Goal 4, Oct. 12, 2010, KC at CHI Shots 7, Oct. 2, 2010, KC at NY Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: May 21, 2011, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, KC at NE

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs. SJ Assists 1, 2 times, last: June 14, 2011, KC at DAL Shots on Goal 4, Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs SJ Shots 4, Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 28, 2010, KC at LA Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 25, 2010, KC vs DAL

Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

July 2, 2011, KC at POR April 2, 2011, KC at VAN he starts 0-5-4 he scores 0-1-1 #55 | D | Julio Cesar Ht : 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 11/18/1978 Hometown: Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil College: N/A Acquired: Signed as Discovery on 3/14/11

July 2, 2011, KC at POR Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs. SJ he starts 2-2-2 he scores 0-0-0 #14 | D | Kevin Ellis Ht : 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 06/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, MO College: Barton County CC Acquired: Signed as Home Grown on 2/18/11

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN Shots 1, 2 times, last: June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: June 22, 2011, KC at PHI Fouls Suffered 1, 4 times, last: June 22, 2011, KC at PHI

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0

Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

Last.. Appearance N/A Goal N/A Record when: he starts 0-0-0

July 2, 2011, KC at POR June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN he starts 3-3-2 he scores 1-0-0

he scores 0-0-0

#15 | M | Roger Espinoza Ht : 5-11 Wt. 160 DOB: 10/25/1986 Hometown: Aurora, CO College: Ohio State Acquired: ‘08 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)

#55 | D | Aurelien Collin Ht : 6-2 Wt. 169 DOB: 03/08/1986 Hometown: Enghien-les-Bains, France College: N/A Acquired: Signed as Discovery on 4/15/11 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: July 2, 2011, KC at POR Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: July 2, 2011, KC at POR Shots 2, July 2, 2011, KC at POR Fouls Committed 6, Apr. 23, 2011, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 3, May 14, 2011, KC at LA

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 17, 2008, KC at CLB Assists 1, 7 times, last: April 2, 2011, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 2, July 27, 2008, KC vs. CHI Shots 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 4, July 14, 2010, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 4, Apr. 12, 2008, KC vs. HOU

Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

July 2, 2011, KC at POR July 2, 2011, KC at POR he starts 4-4-3 he scores 2-0-0

July 2, 2011, KC at POR July 17, 2008 KC at CLB he starts 3-5-1 he scores 0-0-0

#2 | D | Michael Harrington Ht : 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/24/1986 Hometown: Greenville, NC College: North Carolina Acquired: ‘07 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#3) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 5, 2008, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, Sept. 22, 2010, KC vs HOU Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 2, 2010, KC at NY Shots 2, 5 times, last: Oct. 2, 2010, KC at NY Fouls Committed 6, July 11, 2009, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, July 14, 2007, KC vs. RSL Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

#18 | GK | Eric Kronberg Ht : 6-5 Wt. 210 DOB: 6/7/1983 Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA College: California Acquired: ‘06 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round (#40) Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, May 14, 2011, KC at LA Saves 6, May 14, 2011, KC at LA Last.. Appearance Shutout Record when:

June 14, 2011, KC at DAL June 4, 2011, KC at TOR he starts 1-1-1

July 2, 2011, KC at POR Oct 5, 2008 KC vs CHI he starts 1-5-4 he scores 0-0-0 #23 | F | Kei Kamara Ht : 6-3 Wt. 185 DOB: 9/1/1984 Hometown: Lawndale, CA College: Cal-State Dominguez Hills Acquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo 9/15/09

#24 | D | Scott Lorenz Ht : 6-0 Wt. 173 DOB: 07/23/1987 Hometown: Barrington, Illinois College: Wisconsin Acquired: SIgned 3/1/11 from NSC Minnesota

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Apr. 23, 2011, KC at NE Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 19, 2011, KC at CHV Shots on Goal 5, July 10, 2010, KC vs. CHV Shots 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2010, KC at NE Fouls Committed 5, 3 times, last: July 17, 2010, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 7, June 28, 2008, SJ at CHI

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 3, March 26, 2011, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 0

Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

July 2, 2011, KC at POR April 23, 2011, KC at NE he starts 1-5-3 he scores 0-1-1

#7 | M | Chance Myers Ht : 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 12/7/1987 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA College: UCLA Acquired: ‘08 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)

#21 | GK | Jon Kempin Ht : 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Juniors Acquired: Signed 8/31/10 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 0 Saves 0 Last.. Appearance N/A Shutout N/A Record when: he starts 0-0-0

March 26, 2011, KC at CHI N/A he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Sept. 5, 2009, KC at NE Shots on Goal 2, May 3, 2008, KC at CLB Shots 3, June 9, 2011, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 4, May 28, 2011, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 3, June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

July 2, 2011, KC at POR N/A he starts 4-1-4 he scores 0-0-0

#1 | GK | Jimmy Nielsen Ht : 6-3 Wt. 200 DOB: 8/6/1977 Hometown: Aalborg, Denmark Last Club: Vejle (Denmark) Acquired: Signed 2/15/10 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, May 29, 2010, KC at RSL Saves 7, 3 times, last: June 22, 2011, KC at PHI Last.. Appearance Shutout Record when:

July 2, 2011, KC at POR June 22, 2011, KC at PHI he starts 4-5-4

#32 | D | Luke Sassano Ht : 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/14/1985 Hometown: Orinda, California College: California Acquired: Trade with LA Galaxy on 12/15/10 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 14, 2011, KC at DAL Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 17, 2011, KC vs SJ Shots 3, April 27, 2008, NY vs SJ Fouls Committed 3, May 25, 2008, NY vs CHI Fouls Suffered 3, June 14, 2008, NY at DC Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

#4 | M | Craig Rocastle Ht : 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 8/17/1981 Hometown: London, UK Last Club: Forest Green Rovers (England) Acquired: Signed 3/15/10

June 22, 2011, KC at PHI June 14, 2011, KC at DAL he starts 3-0-2 he scores 1-0-0 #16 | D | Seth Sinovic Ht : 5-9 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/28/1987 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Acquired: Signed May 10, 2011

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs. SJ Shots on Goal 1, May 23, 2010, KC vs. CLB Shots 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 12, 2010, KC at CHI Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: May 21, 2011, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 4, Aug. 14, 2010, KC at SJ

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, April 17, 2010, NE at SJ Shots 3, April 17, 2010, NE at SJ Fouls Committed 2, 6 times, last: June 22, 2011, KC at PHI Fouls Suffered 3, April 20, 2010, NE vs. TOR

Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

June 4, 2011, KC at TOR N/A he starts 1-2-2 he scores 0-0-0 #17 | F | C.J. Sapong Ht : 6-2 Wt. 185 DOB: 12/27/1988 Hometown: Manassas, Virginia College: James Madison Acquired: 2011 MLS SuperDraft (1st Rd)

June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN N/A he starts 3-0-2 he scores 0-0-0 #11 | M/F | Ryan Smith Ht : 5-9 Wt. 150 DOB: 11/10/1986 Hometown: London, UK Last Club: Crystal Palace (England) Acquired: Signed 3/15/10

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 2, 2011, KC at POR Assists 1, 3 times, last: July 2, 2011, KC at POR Shots on Goal 2, June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN Shots 5, March 19, 2011, KC at CHV Fouls Committed 3, March 26, 2011, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: June 14, 2011, KC at DAL

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: May 28, 2011, KC at COL Assists 2, June 10, 2010, KC vs. PHI Shots on Goal 4, Mar. 27, 2010, KC vs. DC Shots 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 7, 2010, KC vs RSL Fouls Committed 3, May 23, 2010, KC vs. CLB Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 25, 2010, KC vs DAL

Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

July 2, 2011, KC at POR July 2, 2011, KC at POR he starts 5-4-2 he scores 3-0-0

June 4, 2011, KC at TOR May 28, 2011, KC at COL he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-1

#88 | M | Milos Stojcev Ht : 5-9 Wt. 162 DOB: 1/19/1987 Hometown: Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia College: N/A Acquired: Signed 3/16/2011

COACHING STAFF Peter Vermes Manager

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 2, April 2, 2011, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN Shots 4, June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 3, April 2, 2011, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: April 16, 2011, KC at CLB Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

Octavio Zambrano Assistant Coach

Zoran Savic Assistant Coach

July 2, 2011, KC at POR N/A he starts 4-4-1 he scores 0-0-0

Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach

#6 | D | Shavar Thomas Ht : 6-1 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/29/1981 Hometown: Hannah Town, Jamaica Last Club: Philadelphia Union (MLS) Acquired: Via trade 6/30/10)

John Pascarella Goalkeeping Coach

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 2, 2006, KC at LA Assists 1, Aug. 30, 2006, KC vs. NY Shots on Goal 1, 15 times, last: Sept. 4, 2010, KC at PHI Shots 2, 3 times, last: July 10, 2010, KC vs. CHV Fouls Committed 5, 3 times, last: Aug. 12, 2006, KC vs. CLB Fouls Suffered 2, 9 times, last: May 3, 2008, CHV at HOU Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

Mateus Manoel Fitness Coach

April 23, 2011, KC at NE Sept. 2, 2006, KC at LA he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 #12 | M | Konrad Warzycha Ht : 6-1 Wt. 190 DOB: 02/14/1989 Hometown: Dublin, Ohio College: Ohio State Acquired: 2011 MLS SuperDraft (3rd Rd)

#8 | M | Graham Zusi Ht : 5-10 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, FL College: Maryland Acquired: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, June 14, 2011, KC at DAL Assists 1, 4 times, last: June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN Shots on Goal 3, June 14, 2011, KC at DAL Shots 4, Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 4, June 4, 2011, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: June 14, 2011, KC at DAL

Last.. Appearance N/A Goal N/A Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Last.. Appearance Goal Record when:

he scores 0-0-0

July 2, 2011, KC at POR June 14, 2011, KC at DAL he starts 4-2-3 he scores 1-0-0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 16 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 27 32 55 78 88 99

Player

Jimmy Nielsen Michael Harrington Korede Aiyegbusi Craig Rocastle Matt Besler Shavar Thomas Chance Myers Graham Zusi Teal Bunbury Ryan Smith Konrad Warzycha Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Mike Jones Seth Sinovic C.J. Sapong Eric Kronberg Birahim Diop Jon Kempin Davy Arnaud Kei Kamara Scott Lorenz Stephane Auvray Luke Sassano Julio Cesar Aurelien Collin Milos Stojcev Omar Bravo

1 CHV 3-2 90G

20M 90D 17 1

5 NE 2-3 90G 90D

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NY LA SEA COL TOR CHI DAL SJ 0-1 1-4 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 4-1 1-0 90G 90G 90G 67G 90G 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

14 PHI 0-0 90G 27

64M 90M 18 30 90M 90M 61M 90M 90D 90D 11 29 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 26 65M 56M 76M 85M 90F 90F 86M 63M

15 VAN 2-1 90G 5

90M 90D 69M 85M

16 POR 2-1 90G 90D

90M 90D 72M 82M

90D 90D 90D 90D 90F 90F 45 81F 89F 90G 79M 90M 72M 8

90M 90M

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 85M 90M 89M 63M 90M 90M 88F 68F 1 4 45F 1 90F

45D 54F 2 31 90G 22 5 5 5

90M 90M 36 45

90M 90M 60M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 4 14 73F 86M

57D 90D

90D 12 33 32 90M 90F 78F 90F 90F 3 45 25

90M 90M 90M

90M 90M 76M 71M 90M 90F 90F 87F 87F 84D 70 69M 14 73D 90D 82D 72D 76D 89M 90F 89M 75M 58M 90F 32F

90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 85M 68M 90M 90M 21 90F 67F 90M 59F 22 27 90M 9

90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 45F 23 17 90G

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

2 3 4 CHI VAN CLB 2-3 3-3 0-1 90G 90G 90G 90D 90D 3 45M 1 90D 90D 90D 8 15 90D 21 19 45 90F 90F

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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CHV 2 CHI 3 VAN 3 CLB 1 NE 3 NY 1 LA 4 SEA 1 COL 1 TOR 0 CHI 0 DAL 1 SJ 0 PHI 0 VAN 1 POR 1

W L T L L L L L T T T W W T W W 14; Kamara 3 (penalty kick) 39

Kamara 2 (Bunbury 1) own goal (Gonzalez) 75

28; Collin 1 (Sapong 2, Zusi 1) 31

Smith 1 (Bunbury 2)

Zusi 1 (Arnaud 1) Sapong 2 (Zusi 2)

49; Zusi 2 (unassisted)

Bravo 3 (penalty kick) 33; Julio Cesar 1 (Bravo 1, Zusi 3) Sapong 3 (Bravo 2) 15; Collin 2 (Sapong 3, Besler 1) 19

55; Sassano 1 (Diop 1)

Sapong 1 (unassisted) 2; Bravo 1 (Kamara 1) 48+; Bravo 2 (Kamara 2) 74 Besler 1 (unassisted) 51; Bunbury 1 (unassisted) 72 Bunbury 2 (Espinoza 1) 46+; Bunbury 3 (Stojcev 1) 58; Kamara 1 (Sapong 1, Stojcev 2) 62

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 27 32 55 78 88 99

Player

KC 1 KC 5 KC 3

Jimmy Nielsen Michael Harrington Korede Aiyegbusi Craig Rocastle Matt Besler Shavar Thomas Chance Myers Graham Zusi Teal Bunbury Ryan Smith Konrad Warzycha Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic C.J. Sapong Eric Kronberg Birahim Diop Jon Kempin Davy Arnaud Kei Kamara Scott Lorenz Stephane Auvray Luke Sassano Julio Cesar Aurelien Collin Milos Stojcev Omar Bravo

U.S. OPEN CUP 1R 04/06/2011 2R 05/25/2011 R16 06/28/2011

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COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES—July 6, 2011 Colorado Rapids Media Contacts: David Lindholm m - 720.320.9302 e - dlindholm@dsgpark.com Rachel Sweeney o - 303.727.3508 e - rsweeney@dsgpark.com Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 6:30 pm (MT) Location: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Television: Altitude

Overall: 5-5-8 23 pts, 5th in West Home: 2-2-5 Away: 3-3-3 vs. West: 4-3-0 vs. East: 1-2-8 GF: 19 GA: 21 GD: -2 *as of 7/3/11

Overall: 5-6-5 20 pts, T-4th in East Home: 2-0-1 Away: 3-6-4 vs. West: 5-2-2 vs. East: 0-4-3 GF: 21 GA: 22 GD: -1 *as of 7/3/11

RAPIDS at SPORTING KC The Rapids are 17-20-11 (W-L-T) all-time against Sporting Kansas City (formerly the Kansas City Wizards), and 3-14-4 when playing on the road. This it the first time, however, that the Rapids will take on Sporting KC in their new stadium, LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.

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Wednesday’s matchup will be the Rapids’ second of three games played in seven days. They played Houston on Sunday, July 3 and take on Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday, July 9 at home.

Ivy League According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Andre Akpan (Harvard), Palguta (Cornell), and Jeff Larentowicz (Brown) were the first three teammates all from Ivy League colleges to start an MLS match together (5/4 vs. HOU). The three have combined for five goals in the 2011 season: Akpan (1), Palguta (1), and Larentowicz (3).

Goal Scorers The Rapids’ 19 goals this season have been scored by nine different players; in 2010, nine different Rapids players contributed to the 44 total goals. Six Rapids players have scored their first goal of The Rapids have not beaten Kansas City in two years. The last time the season in their first start of the season: Jeff Larentowicz (3/19 they won was March 28, 2009 at home, a 2-1 victory. This is the vs. POR), Omar Cummings (3/19 vs. POR), Jamie Smith (3/19 vs. second and final meeting between the two teams this season. On POR), Quincy Amarikwa (3/26 at CHV), Andre Akpan (4/30 vs. May 28, the Rapids tied KC 1-1 at home. CHI), and Scott Palguta (4/4 at HOU).

Gary Smith’s first game as Rapids head coach was August 16, 2008 against the Kansas City Wizards. The Rapids won 2-1. Mullan’s Return In the 4-1 loss to Columbus on June 26, midfielder Brian Mullan returned from his 10-game suspension for his tackle on Seattle’s Steve Zakuani. He started and played 68 minutes. On July 3, he played his first home match since the suspension and played the first 78 minutes, adding some spark to the Rapids attack from right midfield.

Season Streaks Until the 4-1 loss to Columbus on June 26, Colorado were unbeaten against Eastern Conference teams in the 2011 season, going 20-6. The defeat also snapped a Rapids record of five straight without a loss, a 2-0-3 record.

The Rapids have not repeated the same starting lineup yet this season. Twenty different players have started at least one match this season; Only four players have appeared in all 16 matches (Moor, Larentowicz, Pickens, and Kimura). All four have started every match, and three have played the full 90 minutes in every match (Kimura played 77 minutes in the June 4 draw with Philadel-

Casey is Colorado’s all-time leading goal scorer (46 goals in 99 games played), and has scored at least two goals against 13 of the 17 MLS teams (he has never scored against D.C. or Portland, he has never played against Vancouver, and has now scored once against the Union).

The Rapids set a team record going unbeaten in nine games (2-07) from April 30 to June 11. The LA Galaxy snapped the streak with Ironman Moor a 3-1 victory at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on June 18. PreviousDefender Drew Moor has played the full 90 minutes in 59 consecu- ly, the longest unbeaten streak was eight matches from April 25 to tive regular season matches (including games played for FC Dallas June 24, 2009. in 2009), the longest current streak in MLS. The Rapids tied six consecutive matches from May 7 to June 4, According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Moor has the second longwhich is the longest streak in a single MLS season and matched est run ever recorded by an MLS non-goalkeeper. The record of the all-time MLS record (San Jose recorded six ties over the conconsecutive complete games for a field player is 67, by Peter Verclusion of the 2004 season and the start of 2005). mes when he played for Colorado and Kansas City from 19982000. Scoring Machine Conor Casey, who missed the July 3 game due to suspension, Moor scored the game winner in the 1-0 win at Portland on June has scored four goals in five games making him the team’s leading 11, his second goal of the season. He scored his first goal of the goal scorer with four, despite missing six games due to injury. season in the 1-1 draw with D.C. United on May 14. Casey scored a penalty kick goal in the 1-1 tie against Philadelphia Lineup Changes Union on June 4, making him the Rapids’ all-time leading goal In the past five matches, four different players have started at left scorer on penalty kicks with 10 (he was previously tied with John back (Moor, Wynne, Earls, and Palguta). Spencer at nine).

Gary’s Army Gary Smith’s first game as Rapids head coach was August 16, 2008 against Kansas City Wizards, which the Rapids won 2-1. He has an overall record of 32-27-29 and 20-7-17 at home. Under Smith’s leadership, the Rapids have never lost at home when scoring first (20-0-8). They have also never lost more than two home games in a season. Injury Update Marvell Wynne returned to action after a hamstring strain in the 0-0 draw with Houston on July 3. Omar Cummings started the match and played 78 minutes. 300 Club Pablo Mastroeni reached a milestone in his career by playing his 300th career match and his 200th Rapids game on June 18 against LA —only seven other players have played 300 MLS matches and at least 200 with one team.

Forward Woes The forward position has been the most hit by injuries and suspensions this season. No forward has appeared every game. Andre Akpan is the only forward to not miss a game due to injury. Before being injured on May 4, Omar Cummings had played in seven games (starting six) with four different partners up top. The Rapids have also not had all five eligible forwards (Macoumba Kandji excluded while he recovers from ACL surgery) for a single match due to either injury or suspension. Dangerous Duo In the June 18 match against the Galaxy, Omar Cummings assisted Conor Casey’s goal in the 3-1 home loss. It was the first time they had played together since the 2011 season opener versus Portland Timbers on March 19. In the 2010 season, Casey and Cummings scored 27 of the team’s 44 goals, and they both scored in the same game six times. They also had a combined 9 assists, six of which led to the other’s goal.

On May 7, Tyrone Marshall became the 13th player in MLS history to play in 300 regular season matches. Three Rapids players rank in the top four for most all-time games started by active MLS players: #1 Pablo Mastroeni (291), #3 Tyrone Marshall (272), and #4 Brian Mullan (239). Shutouts Goalkeeper Matt Pickens has recorded 19 career shutouts for the Rapids (most recently the 0-0 draw with Houston Dynamo on July 3), and is currently in second place for Colorado’s all-time shutouts record. He needs eight more to catch the leader, Joe Cannon, who earned 25 all-time shutouts for the Rapids.

2011 MISCELLANEOUS STATS Quickest Goal: Casey, 4’ – 6/26 vs. CLB Quickest Goal Against: Gaven, 12’ – 6/26 vs. CLB Game Winning Goals after 75’: Palguta, 84’ - 5/4 at HOU; Moor, 90’ - 6/11 at POR Game Tying Goals after 75’: None Multi-Goal Games: Folan (2), 4/3 vs. DCU; Larentowicz (2), 5/25 at NYRB Hat Tricks: None Hat Tricks Against: None Own Goals For: None Own Goals Against: Moor, 25’ - 6/18 vs. LA Red Cards: Mullan, 3’ - 4/22 vs. SEA; Folan, 74’ - 6’18 vs. LA; Amarikwa, 90 - 7/3 vs. HOU Opp. Red Cards: None RAPIDS AWARD WINNERS MLS Player of the Month: None MLS Player of the Week: None MLS Goal of the Week: Nominee Week 1 – Smith vs. POR 3/19; Nominee Week 2 – Amarikwa at CHV 3/26; Nominee Week 3 – Folan vs. DCU 4/3; Nominee Week 7 – Akpan vs. CHI 4/30 MLS Save of the Week: Nominee Week 5 - Pickens vs. RSL 4/13, Nominee week 10 - Pickens vs. TOR; Nominee Week 13—Pickens at POR

RAPIDS NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS (as of 7/3) NAME COUNTRY CAPS GOALS Nyassi Gambia 4 0 Folan Ireland 7 0 Cummings Jamaica 23 7 Marshall Jamaica 70 5 Smith Scotland 2 0 Casey U.S.A. 19 2 Larentowicz U.S.A. 1 0 Mastroeni U.S.A. 65 0 Moor U.S.A. 5 0 Mullan U.S.A. 4 0 Wallace U.S.A. 1 0 Wynne U.S.A. 5 0

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2011 Colorado Rapids Goal Scorers 4 - Larentowicz: R, L, R 12 - Amarikwa: R 14 - Cummings: R, H 20 - Smith: R, H, F 21 - Folan: L, H 19 - Akpan: R 29 - Palguta: R 3 - Moor: L, R 9 - Casey: R, P, R, H Key L - Left Footed - 3 R - Right Footed - 10 H - Header - 4 F - Free Kick - 1 P - Penalty - 1

2011 CATEGORICAL RECORD Overall MLS Games Against Western Conference Against 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 On Fox Soccer Channel On TeleFutura/Galavision On ESPN On Altitude In March In April In May In June In July In August In September In October On a Wednesday On a Friday On a Saturday On a Sunday

Overall 5-5-8 4-4-0 1-1-8 0-3-3 2-2-4 1-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-3 3-2-4 0-0-1 0-2-0 0-1-0 4-1-4 1-4-1 2-0-2 3-1-5 0-4-1 1-2-0 1-0-0 0-0-1 4-3-7 2-0-0 1-3-1 1-0-5 1-2-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-1 0-2-0 3-1-5 1-1-2

Home 2-2-5 1-2-0 1-0-5 0-1-2 0-1-3 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-2 2-1-3 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-2-1 1-0-1 1-0-3 0-2-1 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-1 1-1-4 1-0-0 1-1-1 0-0-2 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-3 1-0-2

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

COLORADO RAPIDS NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Player Pos. Pronunciation Ht. 2 Danny Earls DEF 5-9 3 Drew Moor DEF 6-0 4 Jeff Larentowicz MID lah-REN-toe-wits 6-1 5 Joseph Nane MID Nah-ney 6-2 6 Anthony Wallace DEF 5-11 7 Josh Janniere MID jan-EER 5-7 8 Eddie Ababio DEF ah-BAH-bee-yo 5-10 9 Conor Casey FWD 6-1 10 Macoumba Kandji FWD mah-KOOM-ba KAHN-gee 6-4 11 Brian Mullan MID 5-7 12 Quincy Amarikwa FWD ah-MARE-ik-WA 5-9 13 Steven Emory MID 6-2 14 Omar Cummings FWD 5-10 15 Wells Thompson MID 5-10 16 Ross LaBauex MID la-BO 5-9 17 Ian Joyce GK 6-3 18 Matt Pickens GK 6-3 19 Andre Akpan FWD 6-0 20 Jamie Smith MID 5-8 21 Caleb Folan FWD FOE-len 6-2 22 Marvell Wynne DEF 5-9 23 Sanna Nyassi MID SAWN-nah ny-AH-see 5-8 25 Pablo Mastroeni MID MAHS-troh-eny 5-10 26 Mike Holody DEF HAH-lo-dee 6-3 27 Kosuke Kimura DEF KOSE-kay kih-MOO-rah 5-9 28 Davy Armstrong MID 5-10 29 Scott Palguta DEF pal-GOO-ta 6-2 31 Steward Ceus GK SAY-oos 6-6 34 Tyrone Marshall DEF 6-2 Head Coach: Gary Smith Assistant Coach: Steve Guppy Assistant Coach: Brett Jacobs Goalkeeper Coach: David Kramer Fitness Coach: John Ireland Wt. 160 165 175 185 160 160 170 190 175 155 180 170 165 155 150 200 200 190 164 178 171 145 170 206 155 150 190 205 195

Hometown College Dublin, Ireland Dallas, TX Indiana W. Chester, PA Brown Yaounde, Cam. Old Dominion St. Petersburg, FL South Florida Toronto, Can. Tampa, FL UNC Denver, CO Portland Dakar, Senegal GA Mil. Coll. Littleton, CO Creighton Bakersfield, CA UC-Davis Clarkston, MI Metro State Bodles Crescent Cincinnati Winston-Sal., NC Wake Forest Chicago, IL Virginia Kinnelon, NJ Seton Hall Wash., MO Missouri State Grand Prairie, TX Harvard Glasgow, Scot. Leeds, England Poway, CA UCLA Bwiam, Gambia Phoenix, AZ N.C. State Clarkston, MI Michigan Kanagawa, Jap. Western Ill. Aurora, CO Forked River, NJ Cornell Florida Int’l

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COLORADO RAPIDS TRANSACTIONS (as of 7/3/11) November 24, 2010 Re-acquired defender Anthony Wallace from Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money. November 24, 2010 Selected midfielder Sanna Nyassi from Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for an international roster slot. November 30, 2010 Re-signed defender Marvell Wynne to a new contract. November 30, 2010 Acquired midfielder Joseph Nane in a trade with Toronto FC for Colorado’s natural third round pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. January 3, 2011 Signed defender Tyrone Marshall; was the 16th pick in Stage 2 of the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Process. January 28, 2011 Re-signed forward Andre Akpan and midfielder Jamie Smith to new contracts. March 1, 2011 Signed midfielder Steven Emory and defender Mike Holody (unattached). March 16, 2011 Signed forward Caleb Folan (Hull City). March 29, 2011 Signed defender Danny Earls (unattached). March 29, 2011 Acquired midfielder Josh Janniere from Toronto FC in exchange for a 2013 3rd round Supplemental Draft pick. April 14, 2011 Signed defender Eddie Ababio (first round 2011 SuperDraft pick).

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EDDIE ABABIO, #8, Defender

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Last MLS Goal: Last MLS Assist:

Notes:  Signed on 4/14/11, made his first Rapids appearance in the Reserve’s 2-0 loss to RSL (4/14). Was selected by the Rapids in the first round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. ANDRE AKPAN, #19, Forward

Last MLS Goal: 04/30/11 vs. CHI Last MLS Assist:

Notes:  Made his first regular season start against the Chicago Fire.  Scored his first professional and the tying goal in a 1-1 draw with Chicago Fire (4/30). It ended a 319 minute scoreless streak and a three game losing streak for the Rapids .  Made his first professional start and scored the only Rapids goal in the 2-1 Open Cup play-in loss to Chicago Rapids (3/30). QUINCY AMARIKWA, #12, Forward

Last MLS Goal: 03/26/11 at CHV Last MLS Assist: 04/03/11 vs. DCU

Notes:  Scored game winner and his first goal of the season at Chivas USA (3/26). Nominated for MLS Goal of the Week: Week 2.  Returned from injury as a substitute in the 2-1 win over HOU on 5/4. Was injured on 4/13 in the 1-0 loss to RSL, shortly after coming on as a sub in the 64th minute. Missed three matches total. DAVY ARMSTRONG, #28, Midfielder

Last MLS Goal: Last MLS Assist:

Notes:  Scored in the Rapids reserve scrimmage, a 5-1 win, vs. University of Denver on 4/19. CONOR CASEY, #9, Forward

Last MLS Goal: 06/26/11 vs. CLB Last MLS Assist: 03/19/11 vs. POR

Notes:  Scored the only goal in a 3-1 home loss to LA on 6/18.  Scored a PK in a 1-1 draw against Philadelphia on 6/4 and surpassed John Spencer (9) to become the Rapids leading PK goal scorer with 10.  Scored his first goal of the season against Sporting KC (1-1 draw) on 5/28.  Notched an assist in the 3-1 win vs. Portland in the season opener (3/19).  Was injured in the 4-1 victory over DCU. He missed six matches and returned to action as a sub in the D.C. United match on 5/14.  All-time Rapids goal scoring leader with 42 goals. STEWARD CEUS, #31, Goalkeeper

GP: 0 GS: 0 GA: 0 GAA: 0.00 Last MLS Shutout:

Notes:  Played and started in all official reserve matches. OMAR CUMMINGS, #14, Forward

Last MLS Goal: 04/03/11 vs. DCU Last MLS Assist: 06/18/11 vs. LA

Notes:  Returned to action after missing seven games due to an ankle sprain suffered on 5/4 and assisted the only goal in a 3-1 loss to LA on 6/18, scored by Conor Casey.

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Scored in 3-1 win vs. Portland in season opener (3/19). Became the first MLS player to score in four consecutive season openers. Cummings scored 11 goals in 11 regular season games, dating from 8/28/10 to 4/3/11, including in four consecutive games in which he appeared. His goal vs. DCU (4/3) was his 32nd career goal, making him the third highest scorer in Rapids history. He assisted Akpan’s first professional goal in the 4/30 draw with CHI (1-1). Cummings played for Jamaica in a 2-0 loss to Venezuela on 3/25 and scored the game-winning goal vs. El Salvador in a 3-2 win on 3/29.

DANNY EARLS, #2, Defender

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Notes:  Started and played the full 90 on 7/3 vs. HOU (a 0-0 draw at home)  Made his first appearance and start of the season playing 90 minutes in the 3/30 U.S. Open Cup match vs. Chicago Fire. STEVEN EMORY, #13, Midfielder

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Notes:  Made his first professional appearance and start playing 79 minutes in the 3/30 U.S. Open Cup match vs. Chicago Fire.  Scored his first goal for the Rapids in a reserve match against CHI (5/1, 2-1 loss). CALEB FOLAN, #21, Forward

Last MLS Goal: 04/03/11 vs. DCU Last MLS Assist: 05/04/11 at HOU

Notes:  Re-injured his groin on 5/7 after just returning from injury, which caused him to miss the 4/30 match vs. CHI. He assisted Scott Palguta’s game winning goal in in the 2-1 victory over HOU on 5/4.  Made first start of MLS career at Chivas USA, playing 79 minutes (3/26).  Scored two goals, including his first career goal in MLS, in the 4-1 win over D.C. United (4/3). MIKE HOLODY, #26, Defender

Last MLS Goal: 09/12/09 at TOR Last MLS Assist:

Notes:  Made his first appearance and start of the season playing 90 minutes in the 3/30 U.S. Open Cup match vs. Chicago Fire.  Played and started in all three official reserve matches JOSH JANNIERE, #7, Midfielder

Last MLS Goal: Last MLS Assist:

Notes:  Made his first professional appearance playing 10 minutes in the 3/30 U.S. Open Cup match vs. Chicago Fire. IAN JOYCE, #17, Goalkeeper

GP: 1 GS: 1 GA: 0 GAA: 0.00 Last MLS Shutout: 08/28/10 vs. HOU

Notes:  Made his first appearance and start of the season playing 90 minutes in the 3/30 U.S. Open Cup match vs. Chicago Fire.  Played the second half against Chicago Fire reserves (5/1).

MACOUMBA KANDJI, #10, Forward

DREW MOOR, #3, Defender

Notes:  Out with torn ACL. Has been cleared for participation in training. *with his former team, New York Red Bulls

Notes:  Has played every minute of every game in defense this season.  On May 25, Moor became the second Rapids player ever to play in 50 consecutive complete games (Goalkeeper Joe Cannon is the only other player to do so for the Rapids, who played 55 straight.)  In 2010, Moor became only the third field player in MLS history to play every minute of every possible game (both regular season and playoffs). He has played the entirety of every regular season game since 8/6/09, through his trade to the Rapids on 8/31/09, totaling 56 games played. *with his former team, FC Dallas

Last MLS Goal: 04/03/10* Last MLS Assist: 09/29/10

KOSUKE KIMURA, #27, Defender

Last MLS Goal: 11/13/10 at SJ Last MLS Assist: 10/23/10 vs. RSL

Notes:  Has played every minute of every game in defense this season. ROSS LABAUEX, #16, Midfielder

Last MLS Goal: Last MLS Assist:

Notes:  Started two games this season (5/28 and 5/25). Made his first regular season appearance against CHV on 3/26  Graduated from the University of Virginia on May 21.  Played 90 minutes in the 3/30 U.S. Open Cup match vs. Chicago Fire. JEFF LARENTOWICZ, #4, Midfielder

Last MLS Goal: 05/25/11 at NYRB Last MLS Assist: 04/03/11 vs. DCU

Notes:  Scored a brace in the 2-3 tie at New York. It was his second multigoal match of his career, the first against FC Dallas on 10/9/10.  Scored in 3-1 win vs. Portland in season opener (3/19).  Has played every minute of every game in the midfield. TYRONE MARSHALL, #34, Defender

Last MLS Goal: 04/10/10 at RSL* Last MLS Assist: 05/15/10 at NYRB*

Notes:  Became the 13th player ever to play in 300th MLS regular season games on 5/7 against NE. Has currently played in 305 career games.  Made his first appearance and start of the season playing 90 minutes in the 3/30 U.S. Open Cup match vs. Chicago Fire.  Made his first regular season appearance for the Rapids on 4/8. It had been 12 years 272 days between appearances for the Rapids, the longest in MLS history. His first and only other appearance for the Rapids was 7/11/98 vs. New England Revolution (73rd minute substitution for Ross Paule), a 2-1 victory. He was traded to the Miami Fusion on 8/14/98 with Jason Boyce in exchange for David Vaudreuil.

* with his former team, Seattle Sounders FC PABLO MASTROENI, #25, Midfielder

Last MLS Goal: 10/28/10 at CLB Last MLS Assist: 05/25/11 at NYRB

Notes:  Pablo is the Rapids’ all-time leader in minutes played (16813), games played (199) and games started (193).  Mastroeni has played in 299 regular season games and is close to becoming the 14th player ever to play in 300 MLS matches.  He missed two games, a 3-0 loss to FC Dallas (4/8) and a 1-0 loss to RSL (4/13), due to injury.

Last MLS Goal: 05/14/11 at DC Last MLS Assist: 05/24/08 vs. RSL*

BRIAN MULLAN, #3, Defender

Last MLS Goal: 07/31/10 vs. NYRB* Last MLS Assist: 09/29/10 vs. PHI

Notes:  Scored the tying goal in a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City Reserves on 5/29.  Played in the first six matches of the season before being suspended for 10 games for receiving a red card in the 1-0 loss to SEA (4/22). He is eligible to play again on 6/26 against Columbus Crew. *with his former team, Houston Dynamo JOSEPH NANE, #5, Midfielder

Last MLS Goal: Last MLS Assist:

Notes:  Injured his right shoulder in the 5/28 draw against KC. Is currently listed as probable.  Made his first appearance and start of the season playing 90 minutes in the 3/30 U.S. Open Cup match vs. Chicago Fire.  Played the full 90 minutes versus FC Dallas in the 3-0 loss on 4/8. SANNA NYASSI, #23, Midfielder

Last MLS Goal: 10/09/10 at KC* Last MLS Assist: 04/03/11 vs. DCU

Notes:  Served the assisting cross to Caleb Folan’s second goal in the 4-1 win vs. D.C. United (4/3). *with his former club, Sporting KC (then Kansas City Wizards). SCOTT PALGUTA, #29, Defender

Last MLS Goal: 05/04/11 at HOU Last MLS Assist:

Notes:  Scored his first MLS goal, also a game-winner, in the 2-1 victory at Houston on 5/4. He earned his first start and playing time of the season in this match.  Made his first appearance and start of the season playing 90 minutes in the 3/30 U.S. Open Cup match vs. Chicago Fire. MATT PICKENS, #18, Goalkeeper

GP: 65 GS: 65 GA: 75 GAA: 1.15 (with the Rapids) Last MLS Shutout: 07/03/11 vs. HOU

Notes:  Has played every minute of every game in goal this season.  Earned his 19th career shutout versus Houston on July 3 in a 0-0 draw. He is second place on the Rapids’ all-time shutout record. He was previously tied with Bouna Condoul and needs seven more to catch the leader, Joe Cannon, who recorded 25 all-time shutouts.

JAMIE SMITH, #20, Midfielder

ANTHONY WALLACE, #6, Defender

Notes:  Scored his third goal of the season and the tying goal at HOU on 5/4. It was an unassisted goal off a free kick from 40 yards out.  Scored the game-winning goal in 4-1 win vs. D.C. United (4/3).  Registered first assist of the season at Chivas USA (3/26).  Scored in 3-1 win vs. Portland in season opener (3/19). Nominated for MLS Goal of the Week: Week 1.

Notes:  Has played in eight matches this season, starting seven and playing the full 90 minutes in six.  Assisted Jamie Smith’s goal in the 4-1 victory over D.C. United (4/3).

Last MLS Goal: 05/04/11 at HOU Last MLS Assist: 06/26/11 at CLB

WELLS THOMPSON, #15, Midfielder

Last MLS Goal: 09/29/10 vs. PHI Last MLS Assist: 09/26/09 vs. SEA*

Notes:  Made his first start of the season playing 90 minutes in the 3/30 U.S. Open Cup match vs. Chicago Fire. *with his former club, New England Revolution

Last MLS Goal: Last MLS Assist: 04/03/11 vs. DCU

MARVELL WYNNE, #22, Defender

Last MLS Goal: 10/11/08 at DAL* Last MLS Assist: 09/12/09 vs. COL*

Notes:  Reinjured his right hamstring in the 5/28 draw with Sporting Kansas City is out of action.  Missed the 4/30 match due to injury, and returned in the 2-1 win over HOU as an 80th minute sub and played all 90 against NE on 5/7.  Missed the 1-1 tie with CHI (4/30) due to injury of his right hamstring sustained during training in the week prior. *with his former club, Toronto FC

RAPIDS BIOS NOT IN THE MEDIA GUIDE EDDIE ABABIO - #8 5-10, 170, Defender Acquired: Signed on April 14, 2011. Ababio was selected by the Rapids in the first round (18th overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. He played for the University of North Carolina, and concluded his collegiate career appearing in 89 games for the Tar Heels scoring 13 goals and adding 12 assists. In 2005 played for the U.S. Under-17 National Team and helped the squad earn a spot in the 2005 U-17 World Cup in Costa Rica. DANNY EARLS - #2 5-9, 160, Defender Acquired: Signed on March 30, 2011 after being released by Seattle Sounders FC. Earls was a part of the Rapids’ championship squad in 2010, playing 18 games at left back. He was traded to the Seattle Sounders FC at the end of the season and was released by the Sounders last month. Previously, Earls spent two seasons with the USL-1 Rochester Rhinos. He gained significant experience while playing with English Premier League side Aston Villa’s Reserve squad from 2005-2008. Earls has also been capped as a member of the Republic of Ireland's U15, U16, U18 and U19 National Teams. CALEB FOLAN - #21 6-2, 178, Forward Acquired: Signed on March 16, 2011 Folan enters a new chapter in his career coming to Major League Soccer following 10 plus years of experience abroad. He has played with Leeds United, Rushden & Diamonds, Chesterfield and Wigan Athletic. In August 2007, Folan signed with English Football League Championship side Hull City, becoming the club’s first-ever £1 million signing. He played in 58 league matches for Hull City from 200711 and scored 12 goals for the Tigers. During the 2009/10 season, he also spent a loan stint with Middlesbrough. Folan has seven caps with the Republic of Ireland National Team, where despite being born in England he qualifies via his grandparents. He impressed the Rapids during a trial stint with the club during their 2011 preseason where he appeared in three games scoring the game-winner in a match against the LA Galaxy on February 16. JOSH JANNIERE - #7 5-8, 160, Midfield Acquired: Signed on March 30, 2011 in a trade with Toronto FC in exchange for a 2013 3rd Round Supplemental Draft Pick. Janniere joined the Toronto FC Youth Academy when he was 15 after playing for the Ontario Provincial Team. He played three seasons with the Senior Youth Academy side, traveled with the TFC first team during the 2010 preseason and spent the 2011 preseason with the Rapids.

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Player

Danny Earls Drew Moor Jeff Larentowicz Joseph Nane Anthony Wallace Josh Janniere Eddie Ababio Conor Casey Macoumba Kandji Brian Mullan Quincy Amarikwa Steven Emory Omar Cummings Wells Thompson Ross LaBauex Ian Joyce Matt Pickens Andre Akpan Jamie Smith Caleb Folan Marvell Wynne Sanna Nyassi Pablo Mastroeni Mike Holody Kosuke Kimura Davy Armstrong Scott Palguta Steward Ceus Tyrone Marshall 52F 3M 21

61F 25

85F 67F 67F 12

17 18 CLB HOU 1-4 0-0 90D 90D 90M 90M

78F 12

68M 78M 45F 12

90F 74F 75F 90F 29F

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 POR CHV DC DAL RSL SEA CHI HOU NE DC TOR NY KC PHI POR LA 3-1 1-0 4-1 0-3 0-1 0-1 1-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-3 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 19 12 90D 90D

61F 11 88M 89M 72M 45 29 69F 3 29 38

90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 45F 90M 90M 90M 90M 16 90F 74F 90F 90D 45M 90M 90M 90M 75M 90M

45 45 90M 90M 90M 90M 85M 22 78M 73M 15 90G 90G 90G 29 65F 33 45M 17 90D 90D 90D 45 90F 45F 90M 71M 90M

90F 63F 90F 90F 45F 90M 22 80M 73M 89M 23 1 5 1 90G 90G 60 75F 17 90M 30F 90D 90D 15 90M 90M

90F 2 21 1 90G 90G 90G 90F 69F 72M 90M 90M 90F 45 90D 10 18 89M 68M 90M 90M

90M 61F 90D 45M

90D 66D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

90D 90D

90D

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90D 90M 90D 90D 77D 90D 90D 90D 90D

90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 4 86M 90F 90D 21 90M 90M 90M 79F 87F 90D 90D 90D 13 18 77M 90M 90M

90M 6

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90D 90D 90D 63D 24 90D 90D

COLORADO RAPIDS

"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

Game Game Game Game #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18

log: #1 03/19/2011 #2 03/26/2011 #3 04/03/2011 04/08/2011 04/13/2011 04/22/2011 04/30/2011 05/04/2011 05/07/2011 05/14/2011 05/22/2011 05/25/2011 05/28/2011 06/04/2011 06/11/2011 06/18/2011 06/26/2011 07/03/2011

Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game

W W W

Akpan 1 (Cummings 1) Smith 3 (unassisted) Moor 1 (unassisted)

27; Larentowicz 3 (Mastroeni 2)

49 74; Palguta 1 (Folan 1) 23

Larentowicz 2 (unassisted) Casey 1 (unassisted) 13 Casey 2 (penalty kick) 63 Moor 2 (Folan 2) 92+ Casey 3 (unassisted) 64 Casey 4 (Smith 2) 5

Larentowicz 1 (unassisted) 8; Cummings 1 (Casey 1) 29; Smith 1 (unassisted) Amarikwa 1 (Smith 1) 31 Folan 1 (Larentowicz 1) 38; Smith 2 (Wallace 1) 71; Folan 2 (Nyassi 1) 81; Cummings 2 (Mastroeni 1, Amarikwa 1) 92+

COLORADO RAPIDS COL 3 vs POR 1 COL 1 at CHV 0 COL 4 vs DC 1 at at vs vs at at at vs at vs vs at vs at vs

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

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

DAL 3 RSL 1 SEA 1 CHI 1 HOU 1 NE 0 DC 1 TOR 0 NY 2 KC 1 PHI 1 POR 0 LA 3 CLB 4 HOU 0

COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL

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Player

Drew Moor Jeff Larentowicz Joseph Nane Anthony Wallace Josh Janniere Conor Casey Macoumba Kandji Brian Mullan Quincy Amarikwa Steven Emory Omar Cummings Wells Thompson Ross LaBauex Ian Joyce Matt Pickens Andre Akpan Jamie Smith Caleb Folan Marvell Wynne Sanna Nyassi Pablo Mastroeni Mike Holody Kosuke Kimura Davy Armstrong Scott Palguta Steward Ceus Tyrone Marshall

U.S. OPEN CUP 1R 03/30/2011

Akpan (Amarikwa) 47

COLORADO RAPIDS U.S. OPEN CUP 1R CHI 1-2

90M 14

90F 76M 90M 90D 90G 90F

90M 90D

90D 90D

COL 1 at CHI 2