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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. PHILADELPHIA UNION CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 2 p.m. CT (FS-KC; PHL 17)

Sunday, March 10, 2019 (Week 1, MLS Game #21)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas DF 6-2 165 04/21/1992 Budapest, Hungary 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Botond Barath 3 Abdul Rwatubyaye DF 6-1 175 10/23/1996 Kigali, Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Andreu Fontas DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 1 1 0 0 258 252 3 18 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 1 1 0 0 68 68 4 6 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 170 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 1 1 0 1 31 25 10 11 MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 1 1 0 0 253 213 28 63 8 Graham Zusi 9 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 1 1 1 0 59 35 13 10 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 0 0 0 0 32 19 3 3 11 Kelyn Rowe MF 5-8 150 12/02/1991 Federal Way, WA 1 0 0 0 207 160 29 40 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 1 1 0 0 64 44 13 7 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 13 DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 1 1 0 0 209 198 1 11 15 Seth Sinovic 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 185 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 17 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 1 1 0 0 223 203 8 32 Eric Dick GK 6-5 205 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-10 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 0 0 0 0 105 47 12 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 1 0 0 0 52 38 14 9 21 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 1 1 0 0 21 19 7 2 22 Rodney Wallace DF 6-0 165 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 203 160 24 29 23 Tyler Freeman FW 5-10 150 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-8 155 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 26 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 1 1 0 0 122 121 0 0 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 0 0 0 0 86 62 5 4 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W133 L100 T82

PHILADELPHIA UNION 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 194 09/02/1998 Wayne, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Matt Freese 2 Warren Creavalle MF 5-11 167 08/14/1990 Brooklyn, NY 0 0 0 0 140 81 5 6 DF 6-6 183 08/25/1995 London, England 1 1 0 0 48 46 3 1 3 Jack Elliott 4 Mark McKenzie DF 6-0 191 02/25/1999 Bronx, NY 0 0 0 0 19 18 0 0 6 Haris Medunjanin MF 6-3 186 03/08/1985 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1 1 0 0 65 64 4 19 7 David Accam FW 5-8 156 09/28/1990 Accra, Ghana 1 0 0 0 102 79 34 15 MF 6-4 178 03/03/1997 Bantama, Ghana 0 0 0 0 24 11 0 0 8 Derrick Jones 9 Fafa Picault FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 New York, NY 1 1 0 0 58 48 17 8 Marco Fabian MF 5-7 143 07/21/1989 Guadalajara, Mexico 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 10 11 Alejandro Bedoya MF 5-11 163 04/29/1987 Englewood, NJ 1 1 0 0 72 70 6 10 Olivier Mbaizo DF 5-11 156 08/15/1997 Douala, Cameroon 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15 17 Sergio Santos FW 6-0 187 09/04/1994 Belo Horizonte, Brazil 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 Andre Blake GK 6-2 173 11/21/1990 Mary Pen, Jamaica 1 1 0 0 99 99 0 0 19 Cory Burke FW 6-3 183 12/28/1991 Kingston, Jamaica 1 1 0 0 30 16 10 1 Anthony Fontana MF 5-10 163 10/14/1999 Newark, DE 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 21 22 Brenden Aaronson MF 5-9 144 10/22/2000 Medford, NJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kacper Przybylko FW 6-4 195 03/25/1993 Bielefeld, Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 25 Ilsinho MF 5-10 195 10/12/1985 Sao Paulo, Brazil 1 1 0 0 76 48 14 9 Auston Trusty DF 6-3 187 08/12/1998 Media, PA 1 1 0 0 35 35 1 1 26 27 Kai Wagner DF 6-0 172 02/15/1997 Geislingen an der Steige, Germany 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Raymon Gaddis DF 5-9 143 01/13/1990 Indianapolis, IN 1 1 0 0 173 163 0 8 28 31 Carlos Miguel Coronel GK 6-2 215 12/29/1996 Corumba, Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Matt Real DF 6-0 163 07/10/1999 Drexel Hill, PA 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 33 Fabinho DF 5-7 163 03/16/1985 Ariquemes, Brazil 0 0 0 0 121 110 2 15 Jamiro Monteiro MF 5-8 137 11/23/1993 Rotterdam, Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 78 Aurelien Collin DF 6-2 194 03/08/1986 Enghien-les-Bains, France 0 0 0 0 176 164 13 5 HEAD COACH : Jim Curtin

06/23/1979 W54 L65 T36

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. PHILADELPHIA UNION Sunday, March 10, 2019; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 2 p.m. CT REFEREES

2019 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 1 0-1-0 0 1 2 at home 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 Union on road

REFEREE: Chris Penso. AR1 (bench): Nick Uranga; AR2 (opposite): Brian Poeschel; 4th: Rosendo Mendoza; VAR: Hilario Grajeda; AVAR: Eric Weisbrod TEAM NEWS

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

SUSPENDED: KC: Roger Espinoza (through March 10) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 5 wins, 18 goals … Union 6 wins, 22 goals … Ties 5

DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

AT KC: Sporting 3 wins, 11 goals … Union 2 wins, 9 goals … Ties 3 LAST YEAR (MLS): 9/23: PHI 2, KC 0 (Simpson 71, 89)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES LOS ANGELES FC 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 Scoring Summary: KC--Nemeth 1 (Russell 1) 16 LFC--Rossi 1 (Atuesta 1) 47 LFC--Diomande 1 (Harvey 1) 94+

UPCOMING MATCHES UNION SPORTING Sun. Mar. 17 at Atlanta Sun. Mar. 17 at Colorado Sat. Mar. 23 Columbus Sat. Mar. 30 Montreal Sat. Mar. 30 at FC Cincinnati Sun. Apr. 7 at FC Cincinnati Sat. Apr. 6 FC Dallas Sun. Apr. 14 Red Bulls

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Andreu Fontas (Botond Barath 69), Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Roger Espinoza (Ejected 84), Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Gutierrez (Kelyn Rowe 62), Johnny Russell, Krisztian Nemeth, Gerso Fernandes (Daniel Salloi 73).

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM UNION

SPORTING

F 1 90

A 2 45

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 1 90

A 3 30

1 0 0 0

3 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0

0 3 0

HOW SCORED

1 0 0 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

2 0 0 0

TYPE OF PLAY

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

0 1 0

0 2 0

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

PHILADELPHIA UNION 1 TORONTO FC 3 Scoring Summary: TOR--Bradley 1 (Auro Jr. 1, DeLeon 1) 48+ TOR--Bradley 2 (unassisted) 62 PHI--Fabian 1 (penalty kick) 73 TOR--DeLeon 1 (Osorio 1) 94+ PHILADELPHIA UNION--Andre Blake, Raymon Gaddis (Sergio Santos 68), Jack Elliott, Auston Trusty, Kai Wagner, Ilsinho (David Accam 74), Haris Medunjanin, Marco Fabian, Alejandro Bedoya, Cory Burke, Fafa Picault.

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC PHI

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 10/28/2018 KC 2, LFC 1 10/21/2018 KC 3, DAL 0 7/28/2018 KC 2, DAL 3 3/03/2019 KC 1, LFC 2 10/06/2018 KC 1, LA 1 10/21/2018 KC 3, DAL 0 9/23/2018 KC 0, PHI 2

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC L Union L

(0) (1) (6) (0) (4) (2) (6)

PHILADELPHIA UNION Date Score (Gms since) 10/06/2018 PHI 5, MIN 1 9/19/2018 PHI 1, SEA 0 3/02/2019 PHI 1, TOR 3 10/28/2018 PHI 1, NYC 3 9/29/2018 PHI 0, CLB 0 9/29/2018 PHI 0, CLB 0 10/21/2018 PHI 0, NYR 1

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

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 1 Nemeth A: 1 Russell SHT: 3 Nemeth/Zusi SOG: 2 Nemeth FC: 5 Espinoza FS: 3 Espinoza OF: 1 Fernandes C: 1 6 players tied E: 1 Espinoza UNION G: 1 Fabian A: 0 SHT: 7 Fabian SOG: 3 Fabian FC: 4 Santos FS: 4 Picault OF: 1 3 players tied C: 1 Picault/Santos E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.00 PHI 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.00 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.00 PHI 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.00 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 PHI 3 0 0 1 0 1 1

2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (0-1-0, 0 pts.) UNF 9 7 4 2 20 21 12 8 6 11 5 17 15 29

POS F F D D F M F M M M D M D G

PLAYER Krisztian Nemeth Johnny Russell Andreu Fontas Botond Barath Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Ilie Sanchez Kelyn Rowe Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic Tim Melia Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

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

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

MIN 90 90 68 22 17 62 73 90 90 28 90 84 90 90

G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

1 1

90 90

GP 1 1 1

GS 1 1 1

MIN SHTS 90 6 90 6 90 5

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

SHT 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0

SOG 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

FC 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 5 1 0

FS 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0

OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

2 1

14 11

6 5

11 17

17 11

4 1

7 0

3 6

0 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

SV 4 4 4

GA 2 2 1

GAA 2 2 1

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0

W 0 0 1

L 1 1 0

T 0 0 0

SO 0 0 0

2019 PHILADELPHIA UNION STATISTICS (0-1-0, 0 pts.) UNF 10 11 18 26 19 7 9 6 25 3 27 28 17

POS M M G D F F F M M D D D F

PLAYER Marco Fabian Alejandro Bedoya Andre Blake Auston Trusty Cory Burke David Accam Fafa Picault Haris Medunjanin Ilsinho Jack Elliott Kai Wagner Raymon Gaddis Sergio Santos Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

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

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

MIN 90 90 90 90 90 16 90 90 74 90 90 68 22

G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

1 1

90 90

GS 1 1 1

MIN SHTS 90 5 90 5 90 4

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

SHT 7 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1

SOG 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

FC 0 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4

FS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 0

OFF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

CK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

3 0

8 17

5 4

14 16

16 14

1 3

1 8

2 2

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Marco Fabian 1-1 PHILADELPHIA UNION GOALKEEPING UNF 18

POS G

GOALKEEPER Andre Blake Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 1 1

SV 2 2 2

GA 3 3 1

GAA 3 3 1

PG 0 0 1

PA 1 1 1

W 0 0 1

L 1 1 0

T 0 0 0

SO 0 0 0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun.

Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr.

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

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

Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.

July July July July July

Sun. Aug. Sat. Aug. Wed. Aug. Sat. Thu. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.

Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct.

OPPONENT RESULT 3 at Los Angeles L 1-2 FC 10 Philadelphia 17 at Colorado 30 Montreal 7 at FC Cincinnati 14 New York Red Bulls 20 at San Jose 27 New England 5 Atlanta 12 at D.C. United 18 Vancouver 26 Seattle 29 Los Angeles 1 at Houston 7 at Toronto FC 23 at Columbus 29 at Real Salt Lake 3 Los Angeles FC 6 Chicago 13 at Vancouver 20 FC Dallas 26 at New York City FC 4 at Seattle 10 Real Salt Lake 14 at Orlando City SC 17 San Jose 22 Minnesota 31 Houston 7 at Portland 15 at Los Angeles 21 Colorado 25 at Minnesota 29 Portland 6 at FC Dallas

ATT 22099

W-L-T 0-1-0

POS PTS NOTES: 12 0 KC: Nemeth (16); LFC: Rossi (47) Diomande (94+)

PHILADELPHIA UNION 2019 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

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

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

Wed. June Sat. June Wed. July Sat. July Sat. July Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun.

July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep.

Wed. Sep. Sun. Sep. Sun. Oct.

OPPONENT RESULT 2 Toronto FC L 1-3 10 at Sporting KC 17 at Atlanta 23 Columbus 30 at FC Cincinnati 6 FC Dallas 13 at Los Angeles 20 Montreal 27 at Vancouver 1 FC Cincinnati 4 New England 11 at Toronto FC 18 Seattle 25 Portland 29 Colorado 2 at Minnesota 8 New York Red Bulls 26 at New England 29 at New York City FC 3 at Orlando City SC 6 Orlando City SC 13 at Real Salt Lake 20 Chicago 27 at Montreal 4 at D.C. United 11 Houston 17 at Chicago 24 D.C. United 31 Atlanta 14 Los Angeles FC 22 at New York Red Bulls 25 at San Jose 29 at Columbus 6 New York City FC

ATT 16498

W-L-T 0-1-0

POS PTS NOTES: 9 0 PHI: Fabian (73); TOR: Bradley (48+,62) DeLeon (94+)

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 1 Krisztian Nemeth Assists 1 Johnny Russell Shots 3 Krisztian Nemeth Shots on Goal 2 Krisztian Nemeth Fouls Committed 5 Roger Espinoza Fouls Suffered 3 Roger Espinoza Offside 1 Gerso Fernandes Saves 4 Tim Melia Shots Faced 6 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 2 Tim Melia

Goals 1 03/03/2019 vs Assists 1 03/03/2019 vs Shots 11 03/03/2019 vs Shots on Goal 5 03/03/2019 vs Fouls Committed 17 03/03/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 11 03/03/2019 vs Corner Kicks 0 03/03/2019 vs Offside 1 03/03/2019 vs Saves 4 03/03/2019 vs Shots Faced 6 03/03/2019 vs Goals Allowed 2 03/03/2019 vs

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

UNION INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 1 Marco Fabian Assists 0 25 times Shots 7 Marco Fabian Shots on Goal 3 Marco Fabian Fouls Committed 4 Sergio Santos Fouls Suffered 4 Fafa Picault Offside 1 Ilsinho 1 Cory Burke 1 Sergio Santos Saves 2 Andre Blake Shots Faced 5 Andre Blake Goals Allowed 3 Andre Blake

Goals 1 03/02/2019 at Assists 0 03/02/2019 at Shots 17 03/02/2019 at Shots on Goal 4 03/02/2019 at Fouls Committed 16 03/02/2019 at Fouls Suffered 14 03/02/2019 at Corner Kicks 8 03/02/2019 at Offside 3 03/02/2019 at Saves 2 03/02/2019 at Shots Faced 5 03/02/2019 at Goals Allowed 3 03/02/2019 at

03/02/2019 at TOR

L 1-3

03/02/2019 at TOR

L 1-3

03/02/2019 at TOR

L 1-3

03/02/2019 at TOR

L 1-3

03/02/2019 at TOR

L 1-3

03/02/2019 at TOR

L 1-3

03/02/2019 at TOR 03/02/2019 at TOR 03/02/2019 at TOR

L 1-3 L 1-3 L 1-3

03/02/2019 at TOR

L 1-3

03/02/2019 at TOR

L 1-3

03/02/2019 at TOR

L 1-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019) Shots 11 03/03/2019 vs Shots on Goal 5 03/03/2019 vs Fouls Committed 17 03/03/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 11 03/03/2019 vs Corner Kicks 0 03/03/2019 vs Offside 1 03/03/2019 vs Saves 4 03/03/2019 vs Shots Faced 6 03/03/2019 vs

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019)

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

Shots 17 03/02/2019 at Shots on Goal 4 03/02/2019 at Fouls Committed 16 03/02/2019 at Fouls Suffered 14 03/02/2019 at Corner Kicks 8 03/02/2019 at Offside 3 03/02/2019 at Saves 2 03/02/2019 at Shots Faced 5 03/02/2019 at

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

TOR

L 1-3

HEAD-TO-HEAD

UNION VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

Sporting KC 5 wins, 18 goals Union 6 wins, 22 goals 5 ties 6/10/2010 9/4/2010 6/22/2011 9/23/2011 6/23/2012 10/24/2012 3/2/2013 9/27/2013 10/26/2013 5/14/2014 8/1/2014 10/18/2014 4/5/2015 8/27/2016 7/6/2017 9/23/2018

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

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

(CA) (PP) (PP) (SP) (PP) (SP) (PP) (SP) (PP) (SP) (SP) (PP) (SP) (PP) (SP) (PP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 5 100 32 90 14 33

2 13 106 38 99 15 44

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Union Tot 18 206 70 189 29 77

1 8 91 35 105 21 29

2 14 101 41 117 18 30

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 22 192 76 222 39 59

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC PHI

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

1 2

3 4

5 2

2 6

6 6

0 0

18 22

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Jim Curtin Peter Vermes

vs. KC vs. PHI

3-1-2 5-6-5

(1.83 pts./game) (1.25 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

4 3 26 9 14 21 4 2 2 26 10

Sporting KC Graham Zusi Kei Kamara Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Aurelien Collin Benny Feilhaber Jimmy Nielsen Kronberg/Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen

3 2 20 8 24 18 4 3 2 30 11

Union Le Toux/McInerney 4 times Sebastien Le Toux Sebastien Le Toux Amobi Okugo Michael Farfan Zac MacMath Zac MacMath Zac MacMath Zac MacMath Zac MacMath

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sporting KC 18 players tied 4 players tied Dom Dwyer (09/27/13) Dom Dwyer (04/05/15) 4 players tied Graham Zusi (10/26/13)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

1 2 7 4 4 6

Shutouts Saves

1 Jimmy Nielsen (twice) 7 Jimmy Nielsen (06/22/11) 4 Jimmy Nielsen (06/23/12)

Goals Allowed

Union McInerney/Simpson Maidana/Bedoya Carlos Ruiz (06/22/11) Barnetta/Simpson 5 players tied Michael Farfan (10/24/12) 1 5 players tied 6 John McCarthy (twice) 2 2 7 4 4 6

3 MacMath/Mbolhi

W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

Streak (started)

Philadelphia Union W-L-T

Streak (started)

0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1 Ls 1 Ls 1 Ws

(03/03/2019) (09/23/2018) (10/17/2018)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

3 Ws (08/11/2018) 1 Ls (10/21/2018) 8 Ls (04/13/2018)

0-0-0 0-1-0

1 Ws 1 Ls

(10/17/2018) (03/03/2019)

0-1-0 0-0-0

3 Ls (10/21/2018) 3 Ws (09/19/2018)

0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2 Ls 1 Ls 3 Ws 4 Ws 5 Ws

(06/30/2018) (03/03/2019) (08/11/2018) (03/17/2018) (03/10/2018)

0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1 2 1 4 4

Ls Ls Ws Ws Ws

(10/21/2018) (10/28/2018) (09/23/2018) (04/28/2018) (05/19/2018)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

6 Ws 2 Ws 2 Ls 3 Ls 1 Ls

(08/04/2018) (10/17/2018) (09/23/2018) (07/14/2018) (07/04/2018)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

1 1 1 4 2

Ts Ls Ts Ls Ls

(09/29/2018) (10/21/2018) (09/01/2018) (07/21/2018) (06/30/2018)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNION (5-6-5) PLAYER

MIN

Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Kei Kamara Davy Arnaud Lawrence Olum CJ Sapong Jalil Anibaba Claudio Bieler Omar Bravo Krisztian Nemeth Jacob Peterson Oriol Rosell Diego Rubio Matt Besler Benny Feilhaber Ryan Smith Teal Bunbury Antonio Dovale Roger Espinoza Chance Myers Paulo Nagamura Daniel Salloi Team totals Opponent totals

11 7 5 3 5 7 1 3 2 2 9 5 2 10 8 2 5 2 6 8 4 2 16 16

11 6 5 3 3 3 1 2 2 1 5 4 1 9 8 2 4 1 6 8 4 1 16 16

990 521 450 270 303 375 90 185 152 116 494 384 81 868 684 143 295 74 526 719 303 100 1440 1440

4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 22

2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 20

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

21 26 17 2 2 8 1 5 1 5 10 4 3 1 6 3 11 2 5 4 4 5 206 192

1 9 2 1 2 1 16 16

90 810 180 90 180 90 1440 1440

7 36 7 8 13 5 76 70

6 26 3 6 9 4 54 50

1.00 1.11 1.50 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.38 1.12

0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1

Andy Gruenebaum Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Alec Kann Eric Kronberg Luis Marin Team totals Opponent totals

UNION CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (6-5-5) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Sebastien Le Toux Jack McInerney Roland Alberg Brian Brown Antoine Hoppenot Jay Simpson Cristian Maidana Lionard Pajoy Fernando Aristeguieta Tranquillo Barnetta Conor Casey Danny Cruz Pedro Ribeiro Alejandro Bedoya Michael Farfan Raymon Gaddis Fabinho Keon Daniel Justin Mapp Danny Mwanga Jeff Parke Fafa Picault Auston Trusty Andrew Wenger Sheanon Williams Team totals Opponent totals

10 8 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 6 1 2 6 10 6 4 2 2 3 2 1 4 7 16 16

7 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 6 0 1 6 10 6 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 7 16 16

689 329 54 90 137 91 178 90 90 90 232 441 21 125 540 900 528 221 160 133 270 116 90 293 623 1440 1440

3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 18

1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 20

20 14 6 2 4 5 6 2 4 5 6 9 2 2 12 0 1 4 4 4 1 0 0 9 5 192 206

Andre Blake Faryd Mondragon John McCarthy Zac MacMath Chris Seitz Rais Mbolhi Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 2 9 2 1 16 16

MIN SHTS 90 90 180 810 180 90 1440 1440

2 0 13 42 7 6 70 76

GAA

2 0 12 30 4 2 50 54

0.00 0.00 0.50 1.22 1.50 3.00 1.12 1.38

0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNION (5-6-5)

CURRENT UNION VS. SPORTING KC (6-5-5)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Graham Zusi Kelyn Rowe Erik Hurtado Krisztian Nemeth Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Daniel Salloi Gianluca Busio Yohan Croizet Gerso Fernandes Felipe Gutierrez Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Johnny Russell Ilie Sanchez Seth Sinovic Rodney Wallace Team totals Opponent totals

11 16 4 2 10 6 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 13 7 16 16

11 11 3 1 9 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 2 12 5 16 16

990 1027 241 116 868 526 100 5 18 90 90 225 180 72 180 1125 458 1440 1440

4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 22

2 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20

21 22 2 5 1 5 5 0 0 4 2 5 0 1 1 5 7 206 192

David Accam Alejandro Bedoya Raymon Gaddis Fabinho Fafa Picault Auston Trusty Andre Blake Aurelien Collin Warren Creavalle Jack Elliott Derrick Jones Olivier Mbaizo Mark McKenzie Haris Medunjanin Ilsinho Team totals Opponent totals

4 2 10 6 2 1 1 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 16 16

3 1 10 6 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 16 16

304 125 900 528 116 90 90 90 404 90 180 85 90 90 61 1440 1440

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 18

0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20

8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 192 206

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

2 16 16

180 1440 1440

7 76 70

3 1.50 54 1.38 50 1.12

1 2 1

2 0.00 50 1.12 54 1.38

0 1 2

GOALKEEPER

Andre Blake Team totals Opponent totals

1 16 16

MIN SHTS 90 1440 1440

2 70 76

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. PHILADELPHIA UNION

2019 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sunday, March 10, 2019 Kickoff: 2:00 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 2 Sporting Kansas City 0-1-0, 0 points (0-0-0 home; 0-1-0 away) T-10 in MLS Western Conference Philadelphia Union 0-1-0, 0 points (0-1-0 home; 0-0-0 away) T-9 in MLS Eastern Conference

0-1-0 (0 pts.) 1 T-10th in West 1 1.00 1 2 2.00 -1 11 (5) 45.5% 17 11 6 1

English TV: FOX Sports KC English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1480 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Chris Penso Nick Uranga Brian Poeschel Rosendo Mendoza Chico Grajeda

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 29 75 94

Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID MID FWD MID DEF DEF MID GK FWD FWD MID DEF FWD DEF GK MID MID

Name Adrian Zendejas Botond Barath Abdul Rwatubyaye Andreu Fontas Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Yohan Croizet Kelyn Rowe Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Rodney Wallace Tyler Freeman Jaylin Lindsey Tim Melia Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal Jimmy Medranda

Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas BOH-tond BORE-ath GWAH-too-BYAH-yay ahn-DRAY-oo BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh

PHILADELPHIA UNION

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

0-1-0 (0 pts.) 1 T-9th in East 1 1.00 0 3 3.00 -2 17 (4) 23.5% 16 14 2 0

2019 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

gram ZOO-see KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth CRAH-zay KELL-in JER-soh jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh sin-OH-vick

her-TAH-doh shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay MEE-lia wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL muh-DRAHN-dah

Krisztian Nemeth Johnny Russell Nemeth, Zusi Krisztian Nemeth N/A N/A Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Six Players Roger Espinoza

1 GOALS 1 ASSISTS 3 SHOTS 2 SHOTS ON GOAL 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS 0 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 5 FOULS COMMITTED 3 FOULS SUFFERED 1 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 90 Tim Melia 2.00 N/A 0 N/A 0 Tim Melia 4

2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

PHILADELPHIA UNION

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

1 Marco Fabian 0 N/A 7 Marco Fabian 3 Marco Fabian 0 N/A 0 N/A 4 Sergio Santos 4 Fafa Picault 1 Picault, Santos 0 N/A 90 Andre Blake 3.00 Andre Blake 0 N/A 0 N/A 2 Andre Blake

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

Eastern Conference 1. Toronto FC 2. D.C. United 3. Montreal Impact 4. New York City FC 5. Orlando City SC 6. Columbus Crew SC 7. New England Revolution 8. New York Red Bulls 9. Chicago Fire 10. Philadelphia Union 11. Atlanta United FC 12. FC Cincinnati

Pts 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

W L T 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

GD +2 +2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -2 -2 -3

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

Western Conference 1. Seattle Sounders FC 2. Minnesota United FC 3. LA Galaxy 4. Los Angeles FC 5. Colorado Rapids 6. Portland Timbers 7. FC Dallas 8. Houston Dynamo 9. Real Salt Lake 10. Sporting Kansas City 11. San Jose Earthquakes 12. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Pts 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

W L T 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

GD +3 +1 +1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1

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

PETER VERMES 11th season 133-100-82 11th season (.552) 133-100-82 (.552)

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

JIM CURTIN 6th season 54-65-36 (.465) 6th season 54-65-36 (.465)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Friday, March 8 QUESTIONABLE: • Andreu Fontas (Hip Injury) OUT: • Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 10, 2019 vs. Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvPHI: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvPHI: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City returns to MLS action this weekend when the side takes on the Philadelphia Union in the club’s MLS home opener at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday afternoon. Sporting KC and Philadelphia both dropped their season openers over the past weekend and will be looking to put their first points of the 2019 season on the board. In 2018, Sporting KC fell to a 2-0 defeat at Talen Energy Stadium in the only meeting between the two sides on Sept. 23. Following a goalless first half, English striker Jay Simpson scored a second-half brace to condemn Sporting to their final regular-season defeat of the season, as the side went 3-0-2 following that defeat to finish out the campaign. Sporting KC last hosted the Union on July 6, 2017, playing to a 1-1 draw at Children’s Mercy Park. Diego Rubio scored his first goal after returning from a torn ACL early in the second half, before Benny Feilhaber brought down former teammate C.J. Sapong in the area. Roland Alberg stepped up to convert the spot kick in the 69th minute to tie the game up. Sporting KC is 3-2-2 all-time at home against Philadelphia, but has won just one of their last seven meetings with the Union - a dramatic 3-2 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on April 5, 2015 when Jalil Anibaba and Krisztian nemeth each scored in stoppage time to erase a one-goal deficit. #SKCvPHI: Recent Meetings (PHI leads 6-5-5 in regular season) Date

09/23/2018 07/06/2017 08/27/2016 04/05/2015 10/18/2014 08/01/2014

Score

KC 0 at PHI 2 KC 1 vs PHI 1 KC 0 at PHI 2 KC 3 vs PHI 2 KC 1 at PHI 2 KC 1 vs PHI 1

Sporting KC Team Notes • Manager Peter Vermes fielded the same starting lineup in Sporting’s first three matches of 2019 before making eight changes in Wednesday’s 2-1 Champions League loss at Independiente. • Sporting were 10-0-0 during the 2018 regular season when leading at halftime, but surrendered a 1-0 halftime lead in their 2-1 loss at LAFC last Sunday • The 94th-minute goal conceded by Sporting in the LAFC defeat was the latest goal in Week 1 of the 2019 MLS season. • Sporting went 10-2-5 in regular-season home games last season, outscoring opponents 34-17. Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Krisztian Nemeth has scored in each of his three competitive appearances this season, leading the team with three goals. • Defender Matt Besler and midfielder Ilie Sanchez are the only players to play every minute of Sporting’s first four competitive matches this season. Philadelphia Union Team Notes • Philadelphia set a club record in 2018 with 15 regular-season wins, advancing to the MLS Cup Playoffs for the third time in their 10-year history. • The Union’s six regular-season away wins last year (6-8-3) were third-most in the Eastern Conference. • Last year the Union lost the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final for the third time in five seasons, falling 3-0 to the Houston Dynamo. • The Union have lost four straight MLS matches dating back to last October (including playoffs).

Result Details L T L W L T

Simpson scores second-half brace to sink Sporting KC Rubio opens the scoring before Alberg penalty kick Alberg & Barnetta score as Medranda & Espinoza are sent off Anibaba and Nemeth score in stoppage time to claim victory Brown and Ribeiro tally either side of Dwyer strike Zusi and Brown trade second half goals

Philadelphia Union Player Notes • Forwards Fafa Picault and Cory Burke were tied for the Union lead with 10 regular-season goals last year. • Three of Philadelphia’s top six players in minutes last season are no longer with the club, namely midfielder Borek Dockal, defender Keegan Rosenberry and former Sporting forward C.J. Sapong. Last year Dockal led MLS in assists (18), Rosenberry led the league in interceptions (95) and Sapong placed sixth in duels won (223). • Mexican international midfielder Marco Fabian scored on his Union debut in last Saturday’s 3-1 home loss to Toronto FC.

#SKCvPHI: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC defender Graham Zusi leads the team with four goals and two assists against the Philadelphia Union. He scored his first in a 2-0 win on June 10, 2010 before adding a goal and two assists in a 3-1 road victory on March 2, 2013. He added the opener in a 2-1 road win on Oct. 26, 2013 and again notched the opening goal in a 1-1 home draw on Aug. 1, 2014. • Forward Krisztian Nemeth has scored once against Philadelphia, netting a dramatic game-winning goal in stoppage time of a 3-2 home win on April 5, 2015. • Defender Matt Besler has two assists against the Philadelphia Union, the first on Graham Zusi’s goal on Oct. 26, 2013 before adding another on Krisztian Nemeth’s game-winner on April 5, 2015. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist against Philadelphia, setting up Jalil Anibaba’s goal in the 3-2 home win on April 5, 2015. • Forward Daniel Salloi has recorded one assist versus the Union, coming in the 1-1 home draw on July 6, 2017. • Midfielder Kelyn Rowe has two goals and four assists against Philadelphia, all coming with the New England Revolution. Rowe bagged a brace in a 5-1 Revolution victory on Aug. 25, 2013, and also recorded single-assists in games in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017. • Forward Erik Hurtado has a goal and two assists all-time against the Union. He had a goal and an assist 3-3 road draw for the Vancouver Whitecaps on June 7, 2014 before tallying a game-winning assist for the Whitecaps in a 3-2 road win on June 25, 2016. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 0-1-1 against the Union, with a 1.50 goals against average.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Newcomers Erik Hurtado and Rodney Wallace could make their MLS debuts for Sporting KC. • Defender Graham Zusi is two appearances shy of reaching 300 in all competitions for Sporting KC.

#SKCvPHI: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Philadelphia Defender Aurelien Collin played for Sporting KC from 2011-2014, winning the 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup - where he was named MLS Cup MVP. In all competitions, Collin made 133 appearances, tallying 16 goals and four assists. • Defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi have both been teammates of Union midfielder Alejandro Bedoya on the U.S. Men’s National Team. • Defender Jaylin Lindsey has played with Philadelphia’s Mark McKenzie on the U.S. Under-18 National Team in the past.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES DAY OF FIRSTS

After a whirlwind 18-day period that saw Sporting Kansas City travel just under 10,000 miles, the side finally returns home this weekend when the side takes on the Philadelphia Union at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday at 2 p.m. CT. The game marks the club’s MLS home opener, having already played one home match in the Concacaf Champions League against Toluca FC in the Round of 16 on February 21.

While Sporting KC fell to Club Atletico Independiente on Wednesday night by a 2-1 scoreline in the Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals First Leg, the club did experience a variety of firsts on the night. Firstly, defender Rodney Wallace made his debut for the club with his start at left back. Wallace joined the club as a free agent following two seasons with New York City FC. Additionally, fellow newcomers Botond Barath, Kelyn Rowe and Erik Hurtado all made their first starts for the club, having debuted in previous matches off the bench earlier this season.

Sporting are 13-3-7 all-time in MLS home openers, including a 2-1-5 record at Children’s Mercy Park since the stadium opened in the middle of 2011. The only loss in a home opener at Children’s Mercy Park came in 2018, when Sporting KC fell to a 2-0 defeat against New York City FC on March 4, 2018. Sporting’s only other home-opening defeats in MLS play came in 1999 (Chicago Fire) and 2009 (Toronto FC).

Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas, Academy products Gianluca Busio and Jaylin Lindsey, and midfielder Yohan Croizet all made their first appearances of the 2019 campaign as well.

Sporting KC has enjoyed a strong home record over the past few seasons. In 2018, Sporting went 10-2-5 at Children’s Mercy Park in the regular season, and 12-3-5 in all competitions when you include one U.S. Open Cup match and two games in the MLS Cup Playoffs. In 2017, the side went 10-1-6 at home in the regular season and saw a 24-game home unbeaten streak come to an end that dated back to mid-2016. Overall, since moving into Children’s Mercy Park, Sporting KC has a 98-30-43 record in all competitions at home.

By taking on a Panamanian side for the first time, Sporting KC also added to their tally of countries of opponents faced outside the U.S. and Canada, with Independiente and Panama marking the eighth nation that Sporting KC has faced in competitive international competition, going along with Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Trinidad & Tobago, Ecuador, Honduras and Peru.

SPORTING KC HOSTS FAN APPRECIATION MATCH

Sporting KC will now face a Philadelphia Union side that dropped their own home opener last Saturday with a 3-1 defeat against Toronto FC at Talen Energy Stadium. Sporting last hosted the Union in 2017, playing to a 1-1 draw following Diego Rubio’s stunning strike for the home side and Roland Alberg’s penalty kick for the visitors following Benny Feilhaber’s foul on former Sporting KC striker C.J. Sapong. The Union took last season’s clash at Talen Energy Stadium by a 2-0 scoreline following Jay Simpson’s second-half brace.

In a reverse of a typical season, Sporting Kansas City is opening its MLS slate in 2019 with Fan Appreciation Match. Features on the day include prize giveaways, gift cards, social media giveaways, free popcorn, a fan-curated playlist, free fan photos and magnetic schedule giveaways. All supporters in attendance are encouraged to download or update the new Sporting KC App, available for free on the App Store and Google Play, and participate in the Digital Trivia Game during halftime of Sunday’s match. Follow the easy steps in the graphic to the right to play along.

UNCIVIL UNION

Sporting Kansas City is set to take on the Philadelphia Union for the 17th time in the MLS regular season this Sunday at Children’s Mercy Park in the side’s MLS home opener. Sporting KC is 5-6-5 all-time against Philadelphia since the Union joined MLS as an expansion team in 2010.

This trivia contest will see literally every participant walk away from the stadium with a prize. Among the stellar grand prizes are VIP experiences, Sporting tailgate equipment, yeti coolers, team-signed memorabilia, gift cards, Sporting-branded longboards and much more. In addition, all supporters who buy a new Sporting KC primary jersey (including those who have placed pre-orders on SportingStyle.com) will receive a $20 SportingStyle gift card as part of their purchase.

In the only meeting between the cross-conference foes in 2018, Sporting KC fell to a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Talen Energy Stadium behind Jay Simpson’s second-half double on Sept. 23, 2018. That loss marked the last regular-season defeat of the season for Sporting, who closed out the 2018 campaign with a 3-0-2 record over their final five matches.

ILIE SCORES CRUCIAL GOAL FROM THE SPOT

When Ilie Sanchez smashed home a second-half penalty kick in the 2-1 loss to Club Atletico Independiente in the Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals First Leg, it put Sporting Kansas City in a promising position to advance during next week’s decisive Second Leg at Children’s Mercy Park.

In their most recent visit to Children’s Mercy Park, the Union snuck away with a point following a 1-1 draw on July 6, 2017. Diego Rubio’s stunner gave Sporting an early second-half lead, but Roland Alberg converted a penalty kick after former Sporting KC forward C.J. Sapong was brought down by Benny Feilhaber in the area.

Across both international competition and the MLS Cup Playoffs, Sporting is 7-3 in twolegged series when they score at least one away goal. The first losing instance came when Kansas City suffered an insurmountable 6-1 first-leg loss at Morelia in the 2002 Concacaf Champions’ Cup. The second such loss resulted from a 2-1 road defeat to Deportivo Saprissa following a scoreless first leg at home in 2005. The third occurred in the 2014 Champions League Quarterfinals when Cruz Azul claimed a 5-1 home win in the second leg to prevail 5-2 on aggregate.

Sporting KC has only beaten the Union once in their last seven tries - an epic 3-2 home victory on April 5, 2015, when Jalil Anibaba and Krisztian Nemeth both scored in stoppage time to reverse a one-goal deficit and give Sporting all three points on a dramatic night at Children’s Mercy Park.

CONGESTION CHARGE

Getting even deeper into the stat: Sporting is 6-1 in two-legged series in which they grab an away goal in the first leg. Aforementioned Morelia delivered the only such defeat, leaving Kansas City too much to overcome with their five-goal triumph on Mexican soil in 2002.

While racking up the travel miles, Sporting Kansas City has also been racking up the miles on the legs of its squad in the early part of the 2019 season. Starting with the February 21 match against Toluca in the Concacaf Champions League Round of 16, the side has already played four games in the space of 13 days, and will have played seven in the space of 24 days following next weekend’s road match against the Colorado Rapids.

Sporting KC knows a 1-0 victory, or any victory by multiple goals will see the side advance to the Champions League Semifinals to face Monterrey or Atlanta United.

Sporting KC rolled out an unchanged lineup in the first three games of the season: both legs against Toluca in the Champions League and the MLS opener against LAFC at Banc of California Stadium. Heading into the Champions League Quarterfinals First Leg against Panamanian side Independiente, Peter Vermes made eight changes to his team, giving starts to goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas, defenders Jaylin Lindsey, Botond Barath and Rodney Wallace, midfielders Kelyn Rowe and Yohan Croizet, and forwards Erik Hurtado and Daniel Salloi.

KC KICKS OFF FINAL PHASE OF 2026 WORLD CUP BIDDING

On Thursday, the Kansas City 2026 FIFA World Cup™ Bid Executive Committee officially kicked off the final phase of bidding to be named one of 10 United States host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, the world’s largest single sport event.

When Sporting KC faced Toluca, Los Angeles FC and Independiente all on the road in the space of a week, it marked the third time in club history that the side has played three road games in the space of a week, and first time ever with three road games in a week with at least one outside of the country.

Kansas City is one of 17 U.S. cities currently in contention to be named a Host City, a decision that is targeted to be made in late 2020. Each U.S. Host City anticipates hosting between 5-7 matches, which is estimated to generate up to $620 million in incremental economic activity according to a 2018 study done by leading global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group. A powerhouse group of Kansas City leaders have united to form the KC 2026 Bid Executive Committee.

In the current seven-game stretch, Sporting KC will have played in all four continental U.S. time zones: Central Time: Feb. 21 vs. Toluca, Feb. 28 at Toluca, March 10 vs. Philadelphia, March 14 vs. Independiente. Pacific Time: March 3 at LAFC. Eastern Time: March 6 at Independiente. Mountain Time: March 17 at Colorado Rapids.

The KC 2026 Bid Executive Committee consists of 11 prominent Kansas City figures, including Sporting KC Principal Owner Cliff Illig and President & CEO Jake Reid, along with Kansas City Chiefs Chairman & CEO Clark Hunt, while veteran sports executive David Ficklin has been named Executive Director of the KC 2026 Bid.

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 10, 2019 vs. Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

GLOBE TROTTING

2026 WORLD CUP HEADING TO NORTH AMERICA

As Sporting Kansas City finally returns home from Panama after taking on Club Atletico Independiente in the Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals on Wednesday, the club wrapped up an unprecedented road trip that saw the side play in three countries and cover nearly 10,000 air miles in an 18-day span.

The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. Kansas City is one of 23 Candidate Host Cities in the United Bid. The vote, which occurred a day before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, also marks the first time three nations have been selected to co-host a FIFA World Cup and the first time the FIFA World Cup will be played in North America in 32 years. The United Bid offers FIFA and its 211 Member Associations unity, certainty, and opportunity as they prepare to host the largest FIFA World Cup in history.

During that stretch, Sporting spent just four full days in Kansas City and played four competitive matches in three different times zones, three of which took place away from home, each in a different country. The wild travel schedule amounted to six separate flights and approximately 9,760 miles. Date Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 27 March 1 March 4 March 7

Flight Phoenix to KC KC to Albuquerque Albuquerque to Toluca Toluca to LA LA to Panama City Panama City to KC

Note End of preseason Training camp #TOLvSKC #LAFCvSKC #CAIvSKC Return home

Distance 1,040 miles 720 miles 1,170 miles 1,530 miles 3,010 miles 2,290 miles

Running Total 1,040 miles 1,760 miles 2,930 miles 4,460 miles 7,470 miles 9,760 miles

With the FIFA Congress decision to award the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to the federations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the three nations will jointly manage preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup until FIFA establishes their operations to manage the competition. Among other decisions, FIFA will make the final selection of host cities for the 2026 competition from the 23 candidates proposed in the United Bid. Each of the United Bid’s 23 proposed stadiums are fully built, occupied and operational, ensuring long-term use following the 2026 World Cup. The United Bid has 150 existing world-class training facilities, millions of hotel rooms, and advanced infrastructure. The United Bid is expected to generate more than $14 billion in revenue and $11 billion in profits for FIFA, which will be shared with the 211 FIFA Member Associations, helping further develop and expand the game of football across the globe.

Sporting have played three away games in a seven-day period just twice previously, in 1999 and 2006. Neither road trip required SKC to leave the country, let alone do it twice.

RECORD-SETTING 2018

Sporting Kansas City enjoyed a historic 2018 season that saw the club set new records in multiple attacking categories. Most notably, the club shattered the franchise’s all-time goalscoring record by tallying 65 goals in 34 games, eclipsing the 61 goals the then Kansas City Wizards tallied in their inaugural season in 1996.

PLAYOFF STREAK REACHES EIGHT SEASONS

In 2018, Sporting KC continued its impressive streak of postseason appearances, becoming just the sixth club in MLS history to make at least eight straight trips to the MLS Cup Playoffs, while Manager Peter Vermes is now just the third coach to lead the same team to eight straight playoff appearances.

As well as their overall goalscoring exploits, Sporting Kansas City also set new club records in five other offensive categories: Road Goals (31), Goal Difference (+25), Assists (69), Shots (583) and Corner Kicks (206).

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) Seattle Sounders FC 10 (2009-2018) *active New York Red Bulls 9 (2010-2018) *active Sporting KC 8 (2011-2018) *active LA Galaxy 8 (2009-2016) NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014)

Peter Vermes’ side also found multiple goals in 25 of the club’s 40 matches in all competitions last season and was only shutout seven times. Sporting KC finished the regular season as the fourth highest scoring team in MLS with 65 goals, while the side scored 79 goals when including the MLS Cup Playoffs and U.S. Open Cup play. Sporting had 16 different goalscorers last year in MLS play - which was tied for the second highest number of goalscorers across a single squad this season. In 2018, SKC found goals from Daniel Salloi (14), Johnny Russell (10), Diego Rubio (10), Felipe Gutierrez (7), Gerso Fernandes (6), Ilie Sanchez (5), Ike Opara (3), Yohan Croizet (3), Roger Espinoza (3), Khiry Shelton (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1), Krisztian Nemeth (1) and Gianluca Busio (1). The 6-0 triumph over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 20, 2018 tied club records for largest margin of victory and most goals scored in a competitive match. Sporting KC finished the year with 65 goals in 34 regular-season matches, having scored 40 in all of 2017. The last time Sporting KC hit six goals in an MLS match was on June 20, 1999.

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Peter Vermes Sporting KC 8 2011-2018 (active) Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Sigi Schmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015 LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013

VERMES ENTERS 11th SEASON

VERMES VERBATIM

Entering his 11th season at the helm of Sporting KC, manager Peter Vermes looks to achieve more hardware and guide his side to yet another postseason appearance in 2019. The task begins with the Concacaf Champions League, which began at the end of February, before MLS play begins in March and U.S. Open Cup action starts later in the year.

See below for comments from Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes following the 2-1 defeat against Club Atletico Independiente in the Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals First Leg on Wednesday, March 6. Thoughts on how the team played: “I thought that we gave the ball away too much in the game which led to a lot of counters for them. I would sum it up by saying that that’s the number one thing – I just really think that we gave the ball away way, way too much tonight. That would be my biggest thing.”

Vermes is the longest tenured coach that is currently coaching a team in Major League Soccer, having been in charge of Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been at the helm at D.C. United. Vermes became the longest tenured coach in MLS when then LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena took the USMNT job in late 2016.

On dealing with Independiente’s counter-attacking quality: “We did not move well off the ball. It was between the guy who had the ball and one other player and the rest of the guys weren’t moving to the ball. So what happened is we weren’t fast enough with the ball, we were too slow, and all those things caused us to lose the ball in really bad places – we were opened up – we just kept losing the ball.”

Vermes has guided Sporting KC to four titles under his watch, winning three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups in 2012, 2015 and 2017, and the MLS Cup in 2013. His trophy haul ranks as the second highest among active MLS coaches - only trailing Toronto FC’s Greg Vanney’s five championships. On a local level, Vermes’ 11 years with SKC is the second longest tenure by a head coach in the history of major KC professional sports behind Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Hank Stram, who was Chiefs head coach from 1963-1974.

On knowing that a good result at home in the Second Leg would see the side advance: “It was good to get the away goal and keep the scoreline the way we did, so now we have to obviously do the business at home and that’s Champions League. That’s just the way it is. Based on the fact that I don’t that we played all that well, it leaves us in a better position than not having scored here.”

Vermes has compiled a 167-118-94 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-6-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 133 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks fifth all-time and second among active coaches in MLS, trailing Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley.

On any miscommunication around the goals conceded: “It’s not a communication thing, it’s a simple concept. If a guy kicks off the back line, you step on the player. It’s what you do, you don’t have to win the ball but you also don’t give him the space to turn and run at you, and we did that.”

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 10, 2019 vs. Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Philadelphia Union: 5-5-4 Home games: 3-2-2 (10 GF, 8 GA) Road games: 2-3-2 (7 GF, 11 GA) Date 06/10/2010 09/04/2010 06/22/2011 09/23/2011 06/23/2012 10/24/2012 03/02/2013 09/27/2013 10/26/2013 05/14/2014 08/01/2014 10/18/2014 04/05/2015 08/27/2016 07/06/2017 09/23/2018

Score KC 2 vs PHI 0 KC 1 at PHI 1 KC 0 at PHI 0 KC 1 vs PHI 1 KC 0 at PHI 4 KC 2 vs PHI 1 KC 3 at PHI 1 KC 0 vs PHI 1 KC 2 at PHI 1 KC 1 vs PHI 2 KC 1 vs PHI 1 KC 1 at PHI 2 KC 3 vs PHI 2 KC 0 at PHI 2 KC 1 vs PHI 1 KC 0 at PHI 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T PPL Park T PPL Park T Livestrong Sporting Park L PPL Park W Livestrong Sporting Park W PPL Park L Sporting Park W PPL Park L Sporting Park T Sporting Park L PPL Park W Sporting Park L Talen Energy Stadium T Children’s Mercy Park L Talen Energy Stadium

PHILADELPHIA UNION

4 3 26 9 14 21

Graham Zusi Kei Kamara Dom Dwyer Dwyer, Zusi Aurelien Collin Benny Feilhaber

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

4 2 2 26 10

Jimmy Nielsen Kronberg, Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Le Toux, McInerney 3 Four Players 2 Sebastien Le Toux 20 Sebastien Le Toux 8 Amobi Okugo 24 Michael Farfan 18 Zac MacMath 4 Zac MacMath 3 Zac MacMath 2 Zac MacMath 30 Zac MacMath 11

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 2 7 4 4 6

PHILADELPHIA UNION

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

18 Players Four Players Dom Dwyer (9/27/13) Dom Dwyer (4/5/15) Four Players Graham Zusi (10/26/13)

McInerney, Simpson Bedoya, Maidana (6/22/11) Carlos Ruiz Barnetta, Simpson Five Players (10/24/12) Michael Farfan

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

7 Jimmy Nielsen (6/22/11) 4 Jimmy Nielsen (6/23/12)

(twice) John

McCarthy MacMath, Mbolhi

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT Total 5 13 0 18 100 106 0 206 32 38 0 70 90 99 0 189 14 15 0 29 33 43 0 76

PHILADELPHIA UNION Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 8 14 0 22 Shots 91 101 0 192 Shots on Goal 35 41 0 76 Fouls 105 117 0 222 Offsides 21 18 0 39 Corner Kicks 29 29 0 58

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC PHI

123

1-15

2 1

16-30

31-45

3 5

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,510

CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 144 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 136 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 8 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 144 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

176

0 2

105.6 5

46-60

5 2

61-75

2 6

76-90

6 6

0 0

Total

18 22

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

305

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 176 matches played at the stadium

2 2 7 4 4 6 6 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 10, 2019 vs. Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Tyler Freeman (Signed as Homegrown Player - Oct. 2, 2018)

Kharlton Belmar (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Rodney Wallace (Signed as Free Agent - Dec. 14, 2018)

Amer Didic (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Erik Hurtado (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)

Brad Evans (Option Declined/Retired - Nov. 30, 2018)

Botond Barath (Signing - Dec. 18, 2018)

Cristian Lobato (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Kelyn Rowe (Trade - Dec. 18, 2018)

Colton Storm (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Abdul Rwatubyaye (Signing - Feb. 5, 2018)

Diego Rubio (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018) Ike Opara (Trade - Jan. 28, 2019)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 2: IN Sporting KC signs F Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown player from the Sporting KC Academy. Nov. 30: OUT Sporting KC declines options for D Amer Didic, D Brad Evans, D Colton Storm, M Cristian Lobato and F Kharlton Belmar. Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC signs D Rodney Wallace as a free agent. Dec. 14: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires F Erik Hurtado from Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) in exchange for the clubâ€™s natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and natural first-riund pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. Dec. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Botond Barath, most recently at Budapest Honved FC (Hungary). Dec. 18: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires M Kelyn Rowe and $300,000 in allocation money from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for F Diego Rubio. Jan. 28: OUT Sporting KC acquires up to $1,000,000 in allocation money from Minnesota United FC (MLS) in exchange for D Ike Opara. Feb. 5: IN Sporting KC acquires D Abdul Rwatubyaye from Rayon Sports FC (Rwanda).

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)

Signings

2011

Trades

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2013

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

2015

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)

2016

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

2017 2018

2019

Swope Park Rangers

Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

Yohan Croizet (12/15/17) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

Krisztian Nemeth (8/6/18)

Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Wan Kuzain (4/13/18)

Rodney Wallace (12/14/18) Botond Barath (12/18/18) Abdul Rwatubyaye (2/5/19)

Erik Hurtado (12/14/18) Kelyn Rowe (12/18/18)

Tyler Freeman (1/1/19)

Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 10, 2019 vs. Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

DEPORTIVO TOLUCA

CCL

3-0

Nemeth, Gerso, Ilie

Thursday, February 28

at Deportivo Toluca

CCL

2-0

Gerso, Nemeth

Sunday, March 3

at Los Angeles FC

MLS

1-2

Nemeth

Wednesday, March 6

at Club Atletico Independiente

CCL

1-2

Ilie

SUNDAY, MARCH 10

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS