SPORTING KANSAS CITY v COLUMBUS CREW (Sept. 28, Livestrong Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS
2011 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home
GP 30 15
W-L-T 10-9-11 7-2-6
PTS 41 27
GF 44 25
GA 38 15
Crew on road
30 14
11-11-8 3-8-3
41 12
35 10
38 21
ROSTERS
1 Nielsen
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD
7
ALL-TIME (42 meetings): Sporting 17 wins (2 shootout), 62 goals … Crew 20 wins (0 shootout), 71 goals … Ties 5
55
5
Julio Cesar
Besler
16
Myers
AT KC (19 meetings): Sporting 9 wins (1 shootout), 30 goals … Crew 8 wins (0 shootout), 33 goals … Ties 2
Sinovic
15
8
Espinoza
Zusi
10 Jeferson
23 Kamara
2011 (MLS) 4/16: CLB 1, KC 0 (Rogers 53)
99 Bravo
9 Bunbury
10
UPCOMING MATCHES CREW SPORTING Sun. Oct. 2 D.C. United Sat. Oct. 1 at San Jose Sat. Oct. 15 at New England Sat. Oct. 15 New York Sat. Oct. 22 at Chicago Sat. Oct. 22 at D.C. United
Mendoza
31
18
17
Rogers
Ekpo
Gardner
5
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM
O’Rourke
SPORTING
CREW
F 44 63
F 35 77
A 38 71
15 16 4 0
23 6 8 1
17 4 2 1 9 1 0 1
17 8 5 3 2 0 2 1
4 24 7
9 25 4
A 38 73
GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL
29
21
Francis
TYPE OF PLAY
23 6 4 4 3 1 2 1
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
18 7 3 0 2 3 5 0
DISTANCE
10 27 7
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
4 26 8
(W-L-T) KC CLB
RECORD LEAD 9-2-1 3-0-0
AT HALFTIME TIED TRAIL 1-5-4 0-2-6 6-8-3 2-3-5
Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
Marshall
REFEREE: Hilario Grajeda. SAR (bench): Bill Dittmar; JAR (opposite): Paul Scott; 4th: Chris Penso INJURY REPORTS KC - OUT: DF Daneil Cyrus (L foot fracture); MF Konrad Warzycha (R knee surgery); QUESTIONABLE: MF Birahim Diop (lower back strain); MF Luke Sassano (R knee sprain) … CLB - OUT: DF Ben Sippola (R hamstring strain), MF Tony Tchani (R knee surgery); DOUBTFUL: DF Rich Balchan (L oblique strain); MF Corey Veeder (L adductor strain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Eddie Gaven (R lower leg contusion); DF Chad Marshall (L hip flexor strain); PROBABLE: FW Emilio Renteria (concussion); GK Andy Gruenebaum (R thumb fracture); MF Bernardo Anor (L ankle sprain) DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): KC: Graham Zusi … CLB: Kevin Burns, Dejan Rusmir INTERNATIONAL DUTY none
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 9-3-2 1-6-6 8-0-0 3-11-5
0 1 3 1 1 0 1
(1) (2) (3) (0) (0) (2) (1)
COLUMBUS CREW Date Score (Gms since) 8/20/2011 CLB 2, PHI 1 7/30/2011 CLB 2, RSL 0 9/24/2011 CLB 0, LA 1 9/17/2011 CLB 0, PHI 1 9/14/2011 CLB 2, HOU 2 7/30/2011 CLB 2, RSL 0 9/24/2011 CLB 0, LA 1
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Crew
Miranda
1
THE LAST TIME SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 9/10/2011 KC 3, HOU 7/02/2011 KC 2, POR 8/27/2011 KC 2, DAL 9/17/2011 KC 0, RSL 9/23/2011 KC 1, PHI 9/10/2011 KC 3, HOU 9/17/2011 KC 0, RSL
14
Hesmer
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
18 10 9 1
26 James
HOW SCORED
25 15 4 0
11 Duka
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(3) (3) (0) (0) (2) (8) (0)
TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 9 Bravo A: 6 Zusi SHT: 71 Kamara SOG: 23 Sapong FC: 43 Espinoza FS: 43 Espinoza OF: 27 Bravo C: 9 Collin E: 2 Bravo CREW G: 11 Mendoza A: 6 Rogers SHT: 58 Mendoza SOG: 28 Mendoza FC: 50 James FS: 54 Gaven OF: 26 Mendoza C: 7 James E: 1 Ekpo/Iro
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) 12 Konrad Warzycha (MF) 13 Lawrence Olum (DF) 14 Kevin Ellis (DF) 15 Roger Espinoza (DF) 16 Seth Sinovic (DF) 17 C.J. Sapong (FW) 18 Eric Kronberg (GK) 19 Peterson Joseph (MF) 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) COLUMBUS CREW 1 William Hesmer (GK) 2 Rich Balchan (DF) 5 Danny O’Rourke (MF) 6 Tony Tchani (MF) 7 Bernardo Anor (FW) 9 Justin Meram (FW) 10 Andres Mendoza (FW) 11 Dilly Duka (MF) 12 Eddie Gaven (MF) 14 Chad Marshall (DF) 15 Kevin Burns (MF) 16 Eric Gehrig (MF) 17 Emmanuel Ekpo (MF) 18 Robbie Rogers (MF) 19 Cole Grossman (MF) 20 Emilio Renteria (FW) 21 Sebastian Miranda (DF) 22 Dejan Rusmir (MF) 23 Korey Veeder (DF) 24 Ben Sippola (DF) 25 Alex Riggs (GK 26 Julius James (DF) 27 Aaron Horton (FW) 28 Santiago Prim (MF) 29 Shaun Francis (DF) 30 Andy Gruenebaum (GK) 31 Josh Gardner (MF) 32 Tommy Heinemann (FW) 33 Jeff Cunningham (FW)
GOALSCORING GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 KC 30 7 10 7 CLB 30 11 7 9
RECORD 3 4 2
4+ 2 1
TOT AVG 44 1.47 35 1.17
GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 KC 30 7 14 4 4 CLB 30 9 13 3 3
4+ 1 2
TOT AVG 38 1.27 38 1.27
GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 44 4 8 10 5 11 6 CLB 35 3 2 2 11 6 11 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 38 4 3 7 6 7 11 CLB 38 6 3 8 7 6 8