SPORTING KANSAS CITY v REAL SALT LAKE (July 30, Livestrong Sporting Park Stadium, 7:30 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS
2011 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home
GP 21 7
W-L-T 6-6-9 3-0-4
PTS 27 13
GF 29 10
GA 28 6
Real on road
19 7
9-4-6 2-2-3
33 9
27 5
14 4
1 Nielsen
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD
7
ALL-TIME (13 meetings): Sporting 5 wins, 18 goals … Real 4 wins, 18 goals … Ties 3
25
5
Cyrus
Besler
Sinovic
55
15
Julio Cesar
Espinoza
10 Jeferson
23 Kamara
LAST YEAR (MLS) 5/29: RSL 4, KC 1 (Espindola 31; Saborio 34; Russell 84; Grabavoy 90 - Wolff 42) 8/7: KC 1, RSL 1 (Kamara 21 - Findley 33)
99 Bravo
17 Sapong
UPCOMING MATCHES REAL SPORTING Sat. Aug. 6 New York Sat. Aug. 6 Seattle Sat. Aug. 13 at Toronto FC Wed. Aug. 17 Portland Sat. Aug. 20 at Houston Sun. Aug. 21 D.C. United Sat. Aug. 27 at Chivas USA Sat. Aug. 27 FC Dallas
15
7
Saborio
Espindola
77 Williams
8
10
Johnson
Alvarez
5
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM F 27 63
GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL
Beckerman
17
REAL
SPORTING
A 28 68
Wingert
A 14 122
16 8 3 0
9 2 3 0
11 4 4 1 4 1 2 0
4 3 1 0 3 1 2 0
9 15 3
3 7 4
TYPE OF PLAY
15 4 3 2 2 1 1 1
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
13 4 3 0 2 2 4 0
DISTANCE
4 20 5
(W-L-T) KC RSL
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
3 18 7
RECORD LEAD 5-0-1 4-1-1
AT HALFTIME TIED TRAIL 1-4-3 0-2-5 5-1-3 0-2-2
Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
Schuler
2 1 2 1 1 0 0
(1) (1) (8) (6) (0) (7) (7)
WLTLLLLLTTTWWTWWTTTWT WWWWLWTTLWLTTTWTWWL
REAL SALT LAKE 1 Tim Melia (GK) 2 Tony Beltran (DF) 3 Robbie Russell (DF) 4 Jamison Olave (DF) 5 Kyle Beckerman (MF) 6 Nat Borchers (DF) 7 Fabian Espindola (FW) 8 Will Johnson (MF) 10 Arturo Alvarez (MF) 11 Javier Morales (MF) 12 Jean Alexandre (MF) 13 Chris Agorsor (FW) 15 Alvaro Saborio (FW) 17 Chris Wingert (DF) 18 Nick Rimando (GK) 20 Ned Grabavoy (MF) 21 Luis Gil (MF) 22 Nelson Gonzalez (MF) 23 Paulo Junior (FW) 24 Kyle Reynish (GK) 25 Donny Toia (FW) 26 Collen Warner (MF) 27 Cody Arnoux (FW) 28 Chris Schuler (DF) 30 Rauwshan McKenzie (DF) 77 Andy Williams (MF)
DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): KC: Aurelien Collin … RSL: Kyle Beckerman INTERNATIONAL DUTY none
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 5-1-1 1-5-5 9-1-1 0-3-2
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Real Salt Lake
Borchers
Russell
REFEREE: Hilario Grajeda. SAR (bench): Chris Strickland; JAR (opposite): Peter Manikowski; 4th: Tyler Ploeger INJURY REPORTS KC - OUT: DF Korede Aiyegbusi (concussion); MF Davy Arnaud (sports hernia surgery); DF Aurelien Collin (lower back fracture); MF Craig Rocastle (R knee sprain); MF Konrad Warzycha (R knee surgery) … RSL - OUT: MF Javier Morales (L ankle fracture); DF Jamison Olave (L knee MCL strain); MF Nelson Gonzalez (broken R foot); GK Kyle Reynish (concussion); DOUBTFUL: FW Paulo Jr. (L hamstring strain); MF Ned Grabavoy (L hamstring strain); QUESTIONABLE: DF Tony Beltran (L calf strain); PROBABLE: FW Fabian Espindola (L hamstring strain), FW Alvaro Saborio (R knee swelling)
THE LAST TIME SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 7/23/2011 KC 4, TOR 7/02/2011 KC 2, POR 10/09/2010 KC 1, SEA 5/21/2011 KC 0, SEA 7/30/2011 KC 1, NE 6/22/2011 KC 0, PHI 6/22/2011 KC 0, PHI
28
Rimando
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
13 8 6 1
3
6 18
HOW SCORED
16 10 3 0
16
Myers
AT KC (6 meetings): Sporting 3 wins, 9 goals … Real 1 win, 7 goals … Ties 2
F 29 65
ROSTERS 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) 10 Jeferson (MF) 11 Soony Saad (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) 25 Daneil Cyrus (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)
REAL SALT LAKE Date Score (Gms since) 7/23/2011 RSL 4, SJ 4/09/2011 RSL 2, NE 7/30/2011 RSL 0, CLB 6/08/2011 RSL 1, CLB 7/04/2011 RSL 3, NE 7/23/2011 RSL 4, SJ 7/30/2011 RSL 0, CLB
0 0 2 2 3 0 2
(1) (5) (0) (2) (3) (1) (0)
TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 6 Bravo A: 4 Sapong/Zusi SHT: 50 Kamara SOG: 17 Bravo FC: 26 Espinoza FS: 28 Sapong OF: 20 Bravo C: 7 Collin E: 1 5 players tied REAL G: 6 Espindola A: 5 Beckerman SHT: 30 Espindola/Saborio SOG: 16 Espindola FC: 24 Beckerman FS: 30 Grabavoy OF: 20 Espindola/Saborio C: 4 Beckerman/Johnson E: 1 3 players tied
GOALSCORING GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 KC 21 6 7 4 RSL 19 5 7 3
RECORD 3 2 2
4+ 2 2
TOT AVG 29 1.38 27 1.42
GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 KC 21 4 11 2 3 RSL 19 10 5 3 1
4+ 1 0
TOT AVG 28 1.33 14 0.74
GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 29 3 3 8 4 7 4 RSL 27 3 2 5 5 4 8 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 28 4 2 7 5 4 6 RSL 14 3 3 0 0 3 5