Game Notes: Sporting KC at Colorado Rapids | March 24, 2018 by Sporting Kansas City

COLORADO RAPIDS vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City, Colo. 7 p.m. MT (Altitude; FS-KC)

Sat., March 24, 2018 (Week 4, MLS Game #33)

COLORADO RAPIDS 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 194 03/06/1979 North Brunswick, NJ 1 1 0 0 128 126 0 2 1 Tim Howard DF 5-7 172 10/08/1986 Las Cruces, NM 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 Edgar Castillo 3 Eric Miller DF 6-0 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN 0 0 0 0 86 77 0 2 4 Danny Wilson DF 6-2 174 12/27/1991 Livingston, Scotland 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 Tommy Smith DF 6-2 181 03/31/1990 Macclesfield, England 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 Stefan Aigner MF 6-0 160 08/20/1987 Munich, Germany 0 0 0 0 9 5 2 1 8 Johan Blomberg MF 5-10 143 06/14/1987 Lund, Sweden 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 Joe Mason FW 5-10 161 05/13/1991 Plymouth, England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 Shkelzen Gashi MF 6-0 165 07/15/1988 Zurich, Switzerland 0 0 0 0 43 37 11 5 12 Niki Jackson FW 6-1 175 08/25/1995 Vicksburg, MS 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 13 Sam Vines DF 5-10 150 05/31/1999 Colorado Springs, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Dominique Badji FW 6-0 175 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal 1 1 0 0 76 56 17 10 15 Sam Hamilton MF 6-0 185 07/27/1995 Denver, CO 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 Dillon Serna MF 5-7 140 03/25/1994 Brighton, CO 0 0 0 0 71 38 8 6 17 18 Zac MacMath GK 6-2 194 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 0 0 0 0 132 131 0 0 19 Jack Price MF 5-7 152 12/19/1992 Shrewsbury, England 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 20 Ricardo Perez MF 5-8 160 05/30/1995 Ciudad Juarez, Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Bismark Adjei-Boateng MF 5-11 160 05/10/1994 Accra, Ghana 0 0 0 0 18 10 0 1 22 Micheal Azira MF 5-10 160 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 0 0 0 0 86 70 0 3 23 Kip Colvey DF 5-10 162 03/15/1994 Lihue, HI 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 24 Kortne Ford DF 6-2 185 01/26/1996 Olathe, KS 0 0 0 0 20 19 1 0 27 Deklan Wynne DF 5-10 165 03/20/1995 Johannesburg, South Africa 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Caleb Calvert FW 6-2 160 10/22/1996 Wrightwood, CA 0 0 0 0 20 4 1 1 29 32 Jack McBean FW 6-0 175 12/15/1994 Newport Beach, CA 1 1 0 0 38 18 4 3 33 Jared Watts DF 6-1 155 02/03/1992 Statesville, NC 0 0 0 0 71 61 1 3 44 Axel Sjoberg DF 6-7 210 03/08/1991 Stockholm, Sweden 0 0 0 0 64 64 3 1 50 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 01/02/1986 Honolulu, HI 0 0 0 0 35 34 0 1 90 Enzo Martinez MF 5-7 145 09/29/1990 Montevideo, Uruguay 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 94 Marlon Hairston MF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 1 1 0 0 81 56 7 11 ON LOAN Mike Da Fonte DF 6-0 170 04/18/1991 Ossining, NY 17 14 0 0 17 14 0 0 HEAD COACH : Anthony Hudson

11/03/1981 W0 L1 T0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2018 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 2 Amer Didic DF 6-4 195 12/28/1994 Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 3 3 0 0 120 94 12 3 3 Ike Opara 4 Brad Evans DF 6-1 160 04/20/1985 Phoenix, AZ 0 0 0 0 230 198 25 29 DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 3 3 0 0 229 223 3 15 5 Matt Besler 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 3 3 1 0 36 36 1 2 FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 7 Johnny Russell 8 Graham Zusi DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 3 3 1 0 221 181 27 56 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 10 11 Diego Rubio FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 1 1 0 0 32 15 7 2 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/21/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 3 0 0 0 35 26 8 2 13 Gianluca Busio FW 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 191 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 2 2 0 0 56 25 6 10 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 2 2 0 0 187 180 1 9 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 186 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 3 3 0 2 193 173 5 25 Eric Dick GK 6-5 205 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 Cristian Lobato MF 5-11 160 03/07/1989 Esparreguera, Spain 1 1 0 0 11 7 1 0 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 3 2 0 3 25 14 3 5 21 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 Emiliano Amor DF 6-0 175 05/16/1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 23 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-8 155 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 3 3 0 0 90 89 0 0 88 Matt Lewis DF 6-2 165 08/01/1996 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 Kharlton Belmar FW 5-11 160 12/01/1992 Virginia Beach, VA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 3 0 1 0 77 54 4 3 94 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W117 L92 T74

COLORADO RAPIDS vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Saturday, March 24; Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colo., 7 p.m. MT REFEREES

2018 SEASON RECORDS Rapids at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 1 0-1-0 0 1 2 0 0-0-0 0 0 0

Sporting on road

REFEREE: Sorin Stoica. AR1 (bench): Andrew Bigelow; AR2 (opposite): Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho; 4th: Alejandro Mariscal; VAR: Ricardo Salazar TEAM NEWS

3 2-1-0 6 7 7 1 1-0-0 3 4 3

SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Rapids 23 wins (1 shootout), 80 goals … Sporting 24 wins (3 shootout), 97 goals … Ties 13

DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

AT COLORADO: Rapids 18 wins (2 shootout), 50 goals … Sporting 5 wins (1 shootout), 36 goals … Ties 8 LAST YEAR (MLS): 4/9: KC 3, COL 1 (Sinovic 6; Fernandes 58; Dwyer 85 -- Doyle 94+) 5/27: COL 1, KC 0 (Ford 11)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 2 COLORADO RAPIDS 1 Scoring Summary: NE--Fagundez 1 (Penilla 1) 48 COL--Jackson 1 (Blomberg 1) 66 NE--Tierney 1 (free kick) 93+

UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING RAPIDS Sat. Mar. 31 D.C. United Sat. Mar. 31 Philadelphia Sun. Apr. 8 at LA Galaxy Sat. Apr. 7 at FC Dallas Sun. Apr. 15 Seattle Sat. Apr. 14 Toronto FC Fri. Apr. 20 Vancouver Sat. Apr. 21 at Real Salt Lake

COLORADO RAPIDS--Tim Howard, Deklan Wynne, Danny Wilson, Tommy Smith, Marlon Hairston, Johan Blomberg, Jack Price, Enzo Martinez, Edgar Castillo, Jack McBean (Niki Jackson 65), Dominique Badji.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING

RAPIDS

F 1 90

A 2 45

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 7 39

A 7 39

1 5 1 0

3 3 1 0

6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 5 2

4 3 0

HOW SCORED

0 0 1 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

1 1 0 0

TYPE OF PLAY

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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

0 1 0

0 1 1

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) COL KC

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2 Scoring Summary: KC--Sanchez 1 (penalty kick) 25 SJ--Qazaishvili 2 (unassisted) 34 KC--Zusi 1 (Espinoza 2) 56 KC--Gutierrez 3 (Salloi 3, Russell 2) 68 SJ--Wondolowski 1 (Eriksson 1) 91+ SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Roger Espinoza (Jimmy Medranda 93+), Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Gutierrez, Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton (Yohan Croizet 82), Daniel Salloi (Gerso Fernandes 87).

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 0-0-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 0-1-0

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

COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 10/15/2017 COL 1, RSL 0 9/09/2017 COL 1, HOU 0 8/19/2017 COL 0, DC 1 3/10/2018 COL 1, NE 2 10/07/2017 COL 1, DAL 1 10/15/2017 COL 1, RSL 0 10/22/2017 COL 0, SEA 3

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

(0) (4) (4) (0) (3) (2) (1)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/17/2018 KC 3, SJ 2 3/10/2018 KC 4, CHI 3 3/04/2018 KC 0, NYC 2 10/22/2017 KC 1, RSL 2 10/15/2017 KC 0, HOU 0 10/15/2017 KC 0, HOU 0 3/04/2018 KC 0, NYC 2

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

TEAM LEADERS RAPIDS G: 1 Jackson A: 1 Blomberg SHT: 3 Badji SOG: 1 5 players tied FC: 3 Jackson FS: 3 Castillo OF: 1 McBean C: 1 Martinez/McBean E: 0 SPORTING G: 3 Gutierrez A: 3 Salloi SHT: 14 Russell SOG: 6 Gutierrez FC: 8 Gutierrez FS: 5 Espinoza/Russell OF: 1 4 players tied C: 1 3 players tied E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.00 KC 3 1 0 0 1 1 7 2.33 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.00 KC 3 0 0 2 1 0 7 2.33 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 KC 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 KC 7 0 0 2 1 2 2

2018 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (0-1-0, 0 pts.) UNF 12 8 4 27 14 2 90 32 19 94 1 5

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

PLAYER Niki Jackson Johan Blomberg Danny Wilson Deklan Wynne Dominique Badji Edgar Castillo Enzo Martinez Jack McBean Jack Price Marlon Hairston Tim Howard Tommy Smith Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

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

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

MIN 25 90 90 90 90 90 90 65 90 90 90 90

G 1 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 2 90 2 90 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 1

13 11

2 5

14 14

1 1

2 2

3 2

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Jack Price 0-1 COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Howard Team totals Opponent totals

SV 0 0 4

GA 2 2 1

GAA 2 2 1

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 1

W 0 0 1

L 1 1 0

T 0 0 0

SO 0 0 0

2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-1-0, 6 pts.) UNF 21 7 8 6 94 20 17 19 11 12 3 14 5 15 29 10

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

PLAYER Felipe Gutierrez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Ilie Sanchez Jimmy Medranda Daniel Salloi Roger Espinoza Cristian Lobato Diego Rubio Gerso Fernandes Ike Opara Khiry Shelton Matt Besler Seth Sinovic Tim Melia Yohan Croizet Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 3 3

GS 3 3 3 3 0 2 3 1 1 0 3 2 3 2 3 1

MIN 270 269 270 270 39 206 269 73 61 71 270 137 270 159 270 66

3 3

270 270

G 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7

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

SHT 9 14 5 2 2 4 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3

SOG 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 8 2 1 7 1 2 4 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 1

FS 3 5 2 0 1 3 5 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0

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

CK 4 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

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

8 7

35 47

15 15

31 35

35 31

10 4

9 25

6 3

1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Felipe Gutierrez 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Daniel Salloi 2, Johnny Russell 2 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ilie Sanchez 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 3 3

GS 3 3 3

MIN SHTS 270 15 270 15 270 15

SV 7 7 8

GA 7 7 7

GAA 2.33 2.33 2.33

PG 0 0 1

PA 0 0 1

W 2 2 1

L 1 1 2

T 0 0 0

SO 0 0 1

COLORADO RAPIDS 2018 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr.

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

May June June June June July July July July July

Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.

July Aug. Aug. Aug.

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

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

OPPONENT RESULT 10 at New England L 1-2 24 Sporting KC 31 Philadelphia 7 at FC Dallas 14 Toronto FC 21 at Real Salt Lake 29 Orlando City SC 5 at Sporting KC 12 New York Red Bulls 19 at New York City FC 26 Portland 1 Vancouver 9 at Houston 13 Chicago 23 Minnesota 1 at Vancouver 4 Seattle 7 at Montreal 14 Houston 21 at Real Salt Lake 28 at D.C. United 4 Los Angeles 11 San Jose 18 at Los Angeles FC 25 Real Salt Lake 29 at Los Angeles 8 at Portland 15 Atlanta 22 at Columbus 29 at Seattle 6 Los Angeles FC 13 at Minnesota 21 at San Jose 28 FC Dallas

ATT 13305

W-L-T 0-1-0

POS PTS NOTES: 10 0 COL: Jackson (66); NE: Fagundez (48) Tierney (93+)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2018 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT 4 New York City FC 10 at Chicago

Sat. Mar.

17 San Jose

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

24 at Colorado 31 D.C. United 8 at Los Angeles 15 Seattle 20 Vancouver 28 at New England 5 Colorado 9 at Atlanta 20 at Minnesota 27 Columbus 3 Minnesota 9 at Portland 23 Houston 30 at Montreal 4 at Real Salt Lake 7 Toronto FC 14 at New York Red Bulls 28 FC Dallas 4 at Houston 11 at Los Angeles FC 18 Portland 25 Minnesota 1 at Seattle 8 Orlando City SC 15 at San Jose 23 at Philadelphia 30 Real Salt Lake 6 Los Angeles 17 at Vancouver 21 at FC Dallas 28 Los Angeles FC

Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May June June June June July

Sat. July Sat. July Sat. July Sat. Aug. Sat. Aug. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.

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

RESULT L 0-2

ATT 20831

W-L-T 0-1-0

POS PTS NOTES: 11 0 NYC: Moralez (32) Medina (53)

W 4-3

14021

1-1-0

W 3-2

18868

2-1-0

3 KC: Gutierrez (9,86) Russell (44) Medranda (83); CHI: Katai (70) Nikolic (74,82) 6 KC: Sanchez (25) Zusi (56) Gutierrez (68); SJ: Qazaishvili (34) Wondolowski (91+)

RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

Goals 1 Niki Jackson Assists 1 Johan Blomberg Shots 3 Dominique Badji Shots on Goal 1 5 times Fouls Committed 3 Niki Jackson Fouls Suffered 3 Edgar Castillo Offside 1 Jack McBean Saves 0 30 times Shots Faced 2 Tim Howard Goals Allowed 2 Tim Howard

Goals 1 03/10/2018 vs Assists 1 03/10/2018 vs Shots 11 03/10/2018 vs Shots on Goal 5 03/10/2018 vs Fouls Committed 14 03/10/2018 vs Fouls Suffered 14 03/10/2018 vs Corner Kicks 2 03/10/2018 vs Offside 1 03/10/2018 vs Saves 0 03/10/2018 vs Shots Faced 2 03/10/2018 vs Goals Allowed 2 03/10/2018 vs

03/10/2018 vs NE

L 1-2

03/10/2018 vs NE

L 1-2

03/10/2018 vs NE

L 1-2

03/10/2018 vs NE

L 1-2

03/10/2018 vs NE

L 1-2

03/10/2018 vs NE

L 1-2

03/10/2018 vs NE

L 1-2

03/10/2018 vs NE

L 1-2

03/10/2018 vs NE

L 1-2

03/10/2018 vs NE

L 1-2

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

Goals 2 Felipe Gutierrez Assists 2 Daniel Salloi Shots 5 Johnny Russell 5 Johnny Russell Shots on Goal 3 Felipe Gutierrez Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez Fouls Suffered 3 Johnny Russell 3 Roger Espinoza Offside 1 4 times Saves 3 Tim Melia Shots Faced 6 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 3 Tim Melia

Goals 4 03/10/2018 at Assists 4 03/10/2018 at Shots 18 03/04/2018 at Shots on Goal 8 03/10/2018 at Fouls Committed 18 03/10/2018 at Fouls Suffered 14 03/04/2018 at Corner Kicks 12 03/17/2018 at Offside 3 03/04/2018 at Saves 3 03/04/2018 at Shots Faced 6 03/10/2018 at Goals Allowed 3 03/10/2018 at

03/10/2018 at CHI

W 4-3

03/10/2018 at CHI

W 4-3

03/04/2018 at NYC 03/10/2018 at CHI

L 0-2 W 4-3

03/10/2018 at CHI

W 4-3

03/10/2018 at CHI

W 4-3

03/04/2018 at NYC 03/10/2018 at CHI

L 0-2 W 4-3

03/04/2018 at NYC

L 0-2

03/04/2018 at NYC

L 0-2

03/10/2018 at CHI

W 4-3

03/10/2018 at CHI

W 4-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018) Shots 11 03/10/2018 vs Shots on Goal 5 03/10/2018 vs Fouls Committed 14 03/10/2018 vs Fouls Suffered 14 03/10/2018 vs Corner Kicks 2 03/10/2018 vs Offside 1 03/10/2018 vs Saves 0 03/10/2018 vs Shots Faced 2 03/10/2018 vs

L 1-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018)

CHI

W 4-3

CHI

W 4-3

NYC

L 0-2

CHI

W 4-3

CHI

W 4-3

NYC

L 0-2

W 3-2

NYC

L 0-2

NYC

L 0-2

CHI

W 4-3

CHI

W 4-3

Shots 13 03/17/2018 at Shots on Goal 3 03/04/2018 at Fouls Committed 8 03/04/2018 at Fouls Suffered 8 03/17/2018 at Corner Kicks 4 03/10/2018 at Offside 0 03/17/2018 at Saves 2 03/10/2018 at 2 03/17/2018 at Shots Faced 4 03/17/2018 at

W 3-2

NYC

L 0-2

NYC

L 0-2

W 3-2

CHI

W 4-3

W 3-2

CHI SJ

W 4-3 W 3-2

W 3-2

SPORTING KC VS RAPIDS ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Rapids 23 wins, 83 goals Sporting KC 24 wins, 98 goals 13 ties 4/13/1996 5/5/1996 7/10/1996 8/7/1996 6/28/1997 8/28/1997 9/6/1997 9/26/1997 10/4/1997 10/8/1997 5/31/1998 7/19/1998 8/8/1998 9/2/1998 4/17/1999

KC 3 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 4 at COL KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 5 vs COL COL 3 at KC COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 4 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC

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

KC SOW

COL SOW

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

7/7/1999 9/10/1999 9/25/1999 4/1/2000 4/29/2000 8/2/2000 8/26/2000 9/16/2000 9/20/2000 9/24/2000 7/18/2001 8/12/2001 8/19/2001 3/23/2002 5/11/2002 9/14/2002 9/20/2002 7/4/2003 8/22/2003 9/13/2003 10/4/2003 11/4/2003 11/8/2003 5/1/2004 6/9/2004 9/10/2004 9/25/2004 4/2/2005 7/4/2005 7/8/2006 9/9/2006 5/19/2007 7/22/2007 4/5/2008 8/16/2008 3/28/2009 9/26/2009 4/10/2010 7/17/2010 5/28/2011 7/6/2011 10/30/2011 11/2/2011 5/19/2012 8/31/2013 3/29/2014 5/16/2015 6/27/2015 8/29/2015 10/21/2015 4/13/2016 5/11/2016 7/16/2016 4/9/2017 5/27/2017

COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 at KC KC 3 vs COL KC 5 at COL KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL COL 0 vs KC KC 3 vs COL COL 0 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 3 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 3 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 2 vs COL KC 1 at COL COL 3 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 0 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 at COL KC 0 vs COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC

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

COL SOW COL SOW

(2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT)

(2OT) (2OT)

(KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (DS) (KC) (CA) (DS) (DS) (CA) (CA) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS)

HEAD-TO-HEAD Rapids Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 30 322 127 425 91 148

2 50 397 151 465 76 149

Sporting KC

OT 0 5 2 2 1 0

Tot 80 724 280 892 168 297

1 35 360 143 384 86 139

2 62 466 200 388 85 158

OT 0 4 1 9 0 1

Tot 97 830 344 781 171 298

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: COL KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

9 8

10 12

10 14

15 24

10 10

26 29

0 0

80 97

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes

vs. COL

5-6-5

(1.18 pts./game)

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

8 7 53 29 35 36 3 5 3 44 17

Rapids John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson 5 times Cannon/Hahnemann Scott Garlick Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann

9 16 83 35 34 47 7 6 6 65 18

Sporting KC Klein/Radosavljevic Preki Preki Preki McKeon/Zavagnin Kerry Zavagnin Tony Meola Tim Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal

2 2 8 5

Fouls Committed

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

7 1 9 5

Rapids 8 players tied 6 players tied Mark Chung (09/14/02) John Spencer (08/22/03) Chris Martinez (08/02/00) Kevin Doyle (05/11/16) 12 players tied 4 players tied Grafer/Kramer

2 3 9 5

Sporting KC 9 players tied Preki (10/04/03) Onandi Lowe (08/12/01) Dom Dwyer (08/29/15)

7 Chris Henderson (08/26/00) 7 3 players tied 1 13 players tied 9 Bo Oshoniyi (09/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (08/07/96)

W-L-T Breakdowns: Colorado Rapids 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)

Sporting Kansas City W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

1 Ws 2 Ls 2 Ls

(10/15/2017) (09/23/2017) (09/27/2017)

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

1 Ws (03/10/2018) 1 Ws (03/17/2018) 3 Ls (08/12/2017)

0-1-0 0-0-0

4 Ls 1 Ws

(09/23/2017) (10/15/2017)

0-1-0 2-0-0

3 Ls (09/30/2017) 2 Ws (03/10/2018)

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

4 Ls 1 Ls 1 Ws 2 Ws 0-

(08/19/2017) (03/10/2018) (09/30/2017) (05/13/2017) -

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

1 2 3 7 1

Ls Ls Ws Ws Ws

(03/04/2018) (10/11/2017) (06/24/2017) (04/09/2017) (03/10/2018)

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

2 Ws 1 Ts 4 Ls 6 Ls 1 Ls

(09/09/2017) (10/07/2017) (08/23/2017) (04/09/2017) (08/26/2017)

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

1 1 1 1 0

Ts Ts Ws Ws -

(10/15/2017) (10/07/2017) (03/17/2018) (03/10/2018) -

RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (23-24-13) PLAYER

MIN

John Spencer Chris Henderson Mark Chung Wolde Harris Conor Casey Ross Paule Paul Bravo Marcelo Balboa Terry Cooke Vicente Sanchez Steve Trittschuh Kyle Beckerman Kevin Doyle Sean Henderson Jovan Kirovski Shaun Bartlett Chris Carrieri Wes Hart Scott Benedetti Omar Cummings Shkelzen Gashi Zach Kingsley Tyrone Marshall Alain Nkong Dillon Powers Edson Buddle Jose Burciaga Jr. Jordan Cila Jeff Cunningham John DiRaimondo Facundo Erpen Maynor Figueroa Kortne Ford Marlon Hairston Jean Harbor Kosuke Kimura Clint Mathis David Patino Zizi Roberts Marcelo Sarvas Dillon Serna Richard Sharpe Luis Solignac Chris Martinez Adrian Paz Carlos Valderrama Colin Clark Juan Ramirez 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 Marco Pappa Jacob Peterson Martin Rivero Jamie Smith Roy Wegerle Team totals Opponent totals

13 24 11 12 8 11 15 19 7 4 11 14 7 6 4 4 10 11 4 7 4 6 3 3 9 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 5 4 8 2 4 3 3 3 2 5 13 8 7 5 2 8 11 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 16 5 1 22 2 5 2 2 5 60 60

12 21 10 7 8 10 14 19 5 3 11 9 6 5 4 4 9 9 4 6 4 4 3 1 6 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 8 1 4 2 2 2 0 4 11 7 7 5 1 3 10 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 14 5 0 21 2 3 1 0 3 60 60

1172 2006 959 663 696 935 1192 1732 515 273 990 913 561 428 296 325 774 778 347 538 334 291 270 159 560 102 179 154 127 90 270 180 173 296 324 712 96 338 212 187 173 15 346 954 599 670 375 78 317 914 456 910 40 270 850 270 344 260 1277 450 33 1841 131 218 123 73 213 5400 5400

8 4 6 7 5 2 5 2 5 1 4 3 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 83 76 98 101

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

53 32 30 18 22 18 33 35 10 3 14 14 13 4 8 7 17 6 4 13 8 4 1 4 5 3 3 4 7 2 2 1 2 4 9 3 2 9 9 3 2 2 9 3 11 4 5 2 3 4 8 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 4 0 11 3 7 4 0 4 728 833

3 3 2 3 6 8 2 8 3 1 3 2 5 8 1 1 1 60 60

270 270 180 270 540 750 180 720 270 100 270 180 470 720 90 90 90 5400 5400

Ian Feuer Zac MacMath Preston Burpo Tim Howard Matt Pickens Scott Garlick Dusty Hudock Joe Cannon Clint Irwin Scott Vallow Bouna Coundoul Chris Woods David Kramer Marcus Hahnemann John Berner Adin Brown Paul Grafer Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

12 11 0.33 8 5 0.33 9 7 0.50 11 7 1.00 28 21 1.17 45 32 1.44 16 13 1.50 54 39 1.62 12 8 1.67 5 3 1.80 14 7 2.00 18 14 2.00 25 12 2.11 64 44 2.12 4 1 3.00 10 7 3.00 11 6 5.00 346 237 1.60 280 192 1.32

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 12

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. RAPIDS (24-23-13) PLAYER

MIN

Preki Chris Klein Vitalis Takawira Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Jimmy Conrad Frank Klopas Gary Glasgow Matt McKeon Teal Bunbury Benny Feilhaber Francisco Gomez Eddie Johnson Miklos Molnar Roy Lassiter Scott Sealy Paul Wright Mark Chung Kerry Zavagnin Chris Henderson Brian Johnson Seth Sinovic Chris Brown Jack Jewsbury Krisztian Nemeth Igor Simutenkov Ryan Smith Ryan Tinsley Stephen Armstrong Alex Bunbury Gerso Fernandes 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 Chance Myers Sasha Victorine Sal Zizzo Saad Abdul-Salaam Peter Byaruhanga Bobby Convey Eric Eichmann Roger Espinoza Diego Gutierrez Connor Hallisey Tony Meola Soni Mustivar Paulo Nagamura Bo Oshoniyi Ryan Pore Craig Rocastle CJ Sapong Scott Uderitz Team totals Opponent totals

26 21 14 18 18 13 9 13 18 8 7 19 6 8 11 3 2 5 5 9 12 27 8 8 8 14 14 3 6 3 8 6 4 2 10 6 1 4 16 3 1 6 9 5 3 8 6 1 6 1 1 2 10 15 3 17 5 5 8 5 3 3 6 60 60

24 21 10 17 15 11 7 12 18 5 5 17 3 7 4 3 2 4 2 5 12 26 8 3 8 6 12 3 4 2 8 6 3 2 10 5 0 4 15 3 1 5 9 3 2 7 6 1 4 1 1 1 9 14 1 17 4 5 8 2 2 1 4 60 60

2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 643 1045 1579 492 486 1563 307 669 508 244 158 319 225 483 1080 2399 730 342 644 833 1052 251 385 196 684 433 287 180 879 456 23 360 1338 267 83 432 774 281 217 582 491 90 438 45 59 102 830 1257 152 1580 364 437 730 112 161 94 352 5400 5400

SHT

GOALKEEPER

9 16 9 3 8 3 7 7 5 2 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 98 101 83 76

83 43 32 38 37 20 27 18 12 15 11 26 9 21 18 6 7 3 6 10 34 10 11 1 3 12 17 5 7 8 2 7 8 2 1 12 1 6 5 3 4 5 10 1 2 7 10 2 2 0 0 2 9 10 2 0 1 9 0 1 0 3 1 833 728

Garth Lagerwey Chris Snitko Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tim Melia Bo Oshoniyi Kevin Hartman Mike Ammann Pat Harrington Eric Kronberg David Winner Team totals Opponent totals

2 2 6 17 8 8 6 9 2 1 1 60 60

MIN SHTS 135 100 540 1580 720 730 540 800 135 90 90 5400 5400

GAA

7 5 0.67 5 4 0.90 20 14 1.00 85 65 1.03 29 18 1.25 44 31 1.36 31 22 1.50 46 29 1.91 5 1 2.00 6 3 2.00 2 0 2.00 280 192 1.32 346 237 1.60

0 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 12 6

CURRENT RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KC (23-24-13) PLAYER

MIN

Shkelzen Gashi Kortne Ford Marlon Hairston Dillon Serna Bismark Adjei-Boateng Micheal Azira Dominique Badji Caleb Calvert Mike Da Fonte Andrew Dykstra Tim Howard Zac MacMath Jack McBean Eric Miller Axel Sjoberg Jared Watts Team totals Opponent totals

4 2 5 3 1 6 6 1 1 2 10 12 3 4 4 4 60 60

4 2 3 2 1 6 5 0 0 2 10 12 2 4 4 4 60 60

334 173 296 173 73 536 462 22 45 180 920 1080 138 315 360 360 5400 5400

GOALKEEPER

MIN

Tim Howard Zac MacMath Andrew Dykstra Team totals Opponent totals

10 12 2 60 60

920 1080 180 5400 5400

SHT

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. RAPIDS (24-23-13) A

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 76 98 101

8 2 4 2 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 728 833

Graham Zusi Seth Sinovic Gerso Fernandes Roger Espinoza Brad Evans Matt Besler Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Ike Opara Diego Rubio Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Khiry Shelton Team totals Opponent totals

13 10 2 10 18 13 4 9 7 2 1 2 2 60 60

12 10 2 9 14 12 4 9 7 1 0 2 1 60 60

1045 798 180 830 1335 1083 306 810 587 68 7 180 101 5400 5400

GAA

GOALKEEPER

52 39 0.88 50 35 1.00 18 12 2.00 346 237 1.60 280 192 1.32

0 1 0 6 12

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

9 60 60

MIN SHTS 810 5400 5400

SHT

3 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 101 83 76

18 3 2 9 13 5 7 0 6 5 0 0 0 833 728

GAA

35 22 1.33 280 192 1.32 346 237 1.60

1 12 6

GAME NOTES Ryan Madden

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2018 SCHEDULE

MATCH INFORMATION MATCH INFORMATION

DATE OPPONENT TIME(MT)/RESULT TV @New England Revolution Altitude 2 3/10 L, 1-2 Sporting Kansas City Altitude 3/24 7:00 p.m. Philadelphia Union Altitude 3/31 7:00 p.m. @FC Dallas Altitude 2 4/7 6:00 p.m. Toronto FC Altitude 4/14 1:00 p.m. @Real Salt Lake Altitude 4/21 7:00 p.m. Orlando City SC ESPN 4/29 2:00 p.m. @Sporting Kansas City Altitude 5/5 6:30 p.m. New York Red Bulls Altitude 5/12 7:00 p.m. New York City FC Altitude 5/19 11:00 a.m. Portland Timbers Altitude 5/26 7:00 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC Altitude 6/1 7:00 p.m. @Houston Dynamo Altitude 6/9 7:00 p.m. Chicago Fire Altitude 6/13 7:00 p.m. Minnesota United FC Altitude 6/23 7:00 p.m. @Vancouver Whitecaps FC TBD 7/1 5:00 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC Altitude 7/4 7:00 p.m. @Montreal Impact Altitude 7/7 5:30 p.m. Houston Dynamo Altitude 7/14 7:00 p.m. @Real Salt Lake Altitude 7/21 8:00 p.m. @D.C. United Altitude 7/28 5:00 p.m. LA Galaxy Altitude 8/4 7:00 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes Altitude 8/11 7:00 p.m. @Los Angeles Football Club Altitude 8/18 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake Altitude 8/25 7:00 p.m. @LA Galaxy Altitude 8/29 8:30 p.m. @Portland Timbers Altitude 9/8 8:30 p.m. Atlanta United FC UniMas 9/15 1:30 p.m. @Columbus Crew SC Altitude 9/22 5:30 p.m. @Seattle Sounders FC Altitude 9/29 2:00 p.m. Los Angeles Football Club Altitude 10/6 7:00 p.m. Altitude 10/13 @ M i n n e s o t a U n i t e d F C 12:00 p.m. Altitude 10/21 @ S a n J o s e E a r t h q u a k e s TBD Altitude 10/28 F C D a l l a s 2:30 p.m.

VS COLORADO RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON Kick off: March 24th, 2018 | 7 p.m. MT Dick's Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, Co

Referee: Assistants: Fourth Official: VAR:

Luis Aguilar

Sorin stoica andrew bigelow, oscar mitchell-carvalho alejando mariscal ricardo salazar

BROADCAST INFORMATION

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UNAVAILABLE FOR SELECTION

94 5

OUT: QUESTIONABLE:

4 1

2018 COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES

CLUB TRANSACTIONS PLAYER Kevin Doyle Johan Blomberg Mekeil Williams Mohammed Saeid Alan Gordon Luis Gil Joshua Gatt Dennis Castillo John Berner Bobby Burling Kip Colvey Jack McBean Deklan Wynne Edgar Castillo Jack Price Niki Jackson Tommy Smith Danny Wilson Andrew Dykstra Mike da Fonte Joe Mason Enzo Martinez Sam Vines Andrew Dykstra Ricardo Perez Caleb Calvert Sam Vines Yannick Boli

TRANSACTION

DATE Sept. 28, 2017 Nov. 21, 2017 Nov. 27, 2017 Nov. 27, 2017 Nov. 27, 2017 Nov. 27, 2017 Nov. 27, 2017 Nov. 27, 2017 Nov. 27, 2017 Nov. 27, 2017 Dec. 13, 2017 Dec. 14, 2017 Dec. 21, 2017 Jan. 9, 2018 Jan. 9, 2018 Jan. 21, 2018 Jan. 22, 2018 Jan. 29, 2018 Feb. 8, 2018 Feb. 18, 2018 Feb. 18, 2018 Feb. 19, 2018 Feb. 21, 2018 Mar. 8, 2018 Mar. 8, 2018 Mar. 8, 2018 Mar. 8, 2018 Mar. 15, 2018

Retired Acquired from AIK Fotboll Option for 2018 season declined Option for 2018 season declined Option for 2018 season declined Loan expired Option for 2018 season declined Option for 2018 season declined Option for 2018 season declined Out of contract 2017 MLS Waiver Draft Trade with LA Galaxy Trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Acquired via one-year loan from C.F. Monterrey Acquired from Wolverhampton Wanderers using TAM Selected No. 73 overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft Signed to a two-year contract from Ipswich Town Signed to a three-year contract from Rangers Trade with Sporting Kansas City Loaned to Phoenix Rising FC One-year loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, using TAM Signed a one-year contract from Charlotte Independence Homegrown player signed to a three-year deal Loaned to Charlotte Independence Loaned to Charlotte Independence Loaned to Charlotte Independence Loaned to Charlotte Independence Signed a one-year contract usingÂ TAM

2018 COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES 2018 COLORADO RAPIDS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. PLAYER 21 7 22 14 8 9 2 23 24 11 94 15 1 12 18 90 10 32 3 19 17 44 5 33 4 27

Bismark Adjei-Boateng Stefan Aigner Micheal Azira Dominique Badji Johan Blomberg Yannick Boli Edgar Castillo Kip Colvey Kortne Ford Shkëlzen Gashi Marlon Hairston Sam Hamilton Tim Howard Niki Jackson Zac MacMath Enzo Martinez Joe Mason Jack McBean Eric Miller Jack Price Dillon Serna Axel Sjöberg Tommy Smith Jared Watts Danny Wilson Deklan Wynne

POS. M M/F M F M F D D D M/F M M GK F GK M F F D M M D D D/M D D

HT.

WT. PRONOUNCIATION AGE PLACE OF BIRTH

5’ 11” 6’0” 5’10” 6’0” 5'10" 5'11" 5'7" 5'10" 6'2" 6'0" 6'0" 6’0” 6’3” 6’1” 6’2” 5’7” 5’10” 6’0” 6’0” 5’7” 5’7” 6’7” 6’2” 6’1” 6’2 5’10”

160 A-jay Bwah-teng 23 160 EYE-gner 30 160 Ah-ZEER-ah 30 175 Dom-in-EEK bad-JEE 25 143 Joe-han 30 170 30 172 31 162 Coal-vee 23 185 CORT-nee 22 165 SH-KELT-zun Gah-shi 29 157 23 185 22 194 39 175 22 194 26 145 27 161 26 175 23 175 25 152 25 140 23 210 shoe-BERG 26 181 27 155 26 174 26 165 27

Accra, Ghana Munich, Germany Kampala, Uganda Dakar, Senegal Lund, Sweden Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, FR Las Cruces, NM Lihue, HI Olathe, KS Zürich, Switzerland Jackson, MS Denver, CO North Brunswick, NJ Vicksburg, MS St. Petersburg, FL Montevideo, Uruguay Plymouth, England Newport Beach, CA Jacksonville, FL Shrewsbury, England Brighton, CO Stockholm, Sweden Macclesfield, Cheshire Statesville, NC Livingston, Scotland Johannesburg, South Africa

2018 COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES

2018 COLORADO RAPIDS NUMERICAL ROSTER No.

PLAYER

POS.

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 27 32 33 44 90 94

GK Tim Howard D Edgar Castillo D Eric Miller D Danny Wilson D Tommy Smith M/F Stefan Aigner M Johan Blomberg F Yannick Boli F Joe Mason M/F Shkëlzen Gashi F Niki Jackson F Dominique Badji M Sam Hamilton M Dillon Serna GK Zac MacMath M Jack Price Bismark Adjei-Boateng M M Micheal Azira D Kip Colvey D Kortne Ford D Deklan Wynne F Jack McBean D/M Jared Watts D Axel Sjöberg M Enzo Martinez M Marlon Hairston

PRONOUNCIATION AGE PLACE OF BIRTH

EYE-gner Joe-han

SH-KELT-zun Gah-shi

A-jay Bwah-teng Ah-ZEER-ah Coal-vee CORT-nee

shoe-BERG

39 31 25 26 27 30 30 30 26 29 22 25 22 23 26 25 23 30 23 22 22 23 26 27 27 23

North Brunswick, NJ Las Cruces, NM Jacksonville, Livingston, Scotland Macclesfield, England Munich, Germany Lund, Sweden Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Plymouth, England Zürich, Switzerland Vicksburg, MS Dakar, Senegal Denver, CO Brighton, CO St. Petersburg, FL Shrewsbury, England Accra, Ghana Kampala, Uganda Lihue, HI Olathe, KS Johannesburg, South Africa Newport Beach, CA Statesville, NC Stockholm, Sweden Montevideo, Uruguay Jackson, MS

2018 FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

COLORADO RAPIDS

DATE OPPONENT TIME(MT)/RESULT TV SATURDAY, MARCH 1O Saturday, mARCH 24 SATURDAY, MARCH 31 SATURDAY, APRIL 7 SATURDAY, APRIL 14 SATURDAY, APRIL 21 SUNDAY, APRIL 29 SATURDAY, MAY 5 SATURDAY, MAY 12 SATURDAY, MAY19 SATURDAY, MAY 26 friday, june 1 sATURDAY, JUNE 9 WEDNESADAY, JUNE13 SATURDAY, JUNE 23 SUNDAY, JULY 1 WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 SATURDAY, JULY 7 SATURDAY, JULY14 SATURDAY, JULY 21 SATURDAY, JULY 28 SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 saturday, september 8 saturday, september 15 saturday, september 22 saturday, september 29 saturday, october 6 saturday, october 13 sunday, october 21 sunday, october 28

@New England Revolution Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union @FC Dallas Toronto FC @Real Salt Lake Orlando City SC @Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls New York City FC Portland Timbers Vancouver Whitecaps FC @Houston Dynamo Chicago Fire Minnesota United FC @Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle Sounders FC @Montreal Impact Houston Dynamo @Real Salt Lake @D.C. United LA Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes @Los Angeles Football Club Real Salt Lake @LA Galaxy @Portland Timbers Atlanta United FC @Columbus Crew SC @Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles Football Club @Minnesota United FC @San Jose Earthquakes FC Dallas

L, 1-2 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. TBD 2:30 p.m.

Altitude 2 Altitude Altitude Altitude 2 Altitude Altitude ESPN Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude TBD Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude UniMas Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude

2018 COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES

2018 COLORADO RAPIDS TECHNICAL STAFFÂ

Anthony Hudson Head Coach

Darren Bazeley Assistant Coach

Conor Casey Assistant Coach

Chris Sharpe Goalkeeping Coach

Chad Kolarcik Head of Sports Science

Keith Garnett Head Athletic Trainer

Neil Emblen Assistant Coach

Jase Kim First Team Analyst

Brandy Lay Director of Team Operations

2018 COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES

PLAYER BIOS

Nana

Stephan

Real Name: Bismark Adjei-Boateng HT: 5' 11" WT: 160 Pronunciation: A-jay Bwah-teng Age: 23 (05/10/1994) Birthplace: Accra, Ghana Hometown: Accra, Ghana Acquired: Signed from Manchester City on January 24, 2017

Real Name: Stefan Aigner HT: 6' 0" WT: 160 Pronunciation: EYE-gner Age: 30 (08/20/1987) Birthplace: Munich, Germany Hometown: Munich, Germany Acquired: Signed on July 26, 2017, having previously been at 1860 Munich.

AIGNER

ADJEI-BOATENG

MIDFIELDER

Adjei-Boateng is only the second Ghanaian to join Colorado, following Junior Agogo. Agogo made 32 appearances for the Rapids, between 2000 and 2001, netting 11 goals. A fast, ball-winning midfielder, Adjei-Boateng has modeled his game on that of former Manchester City teammate Yaya Toure, who hails from neighboring Ivory Coast. Signed for the Rapids on the same day that his former Strømsgodset teammate Mohammed Abu joined Columbus Crew SC.

Aigner arrived on a free transfer from 1860 Munich. He signed a three-and-a-half year deal and will occupy an international roster spot. His MLS debut came as a 72nd minute substitute in the 3-0 loss at LA Galaxy on September 2. Aigner came off the bench in his first four appearances. His first assist came in the 1-0 victory at Houston Dynamo (9/9), setting up Dominique Badji for the winner. The German midfielder started the last five games of the season, the first of which was when playing 55 minutes in the 2-0 defeat at FC Dallas (9/27). Aigner scored in successive home games. His first MLS goal came in the 2-1 win over Montreal Impact (9/30). He followed that with an early strike in the 1-1 tie against FC Dallas (10/7).

Dominique

Michael

BADJI

AZIRA MIDFIELDER

Real Name: Micheal Azira HT: 5' 10" WT: 160 Pronunciation: Ah-ZEER-ah Age: 30 (08/22/1987) Birthplace: Kampala, Uganda Hometown: Kampala, Uganda

Real Name: Dominique Badji HT: 6' 0" WT: 175 INTERNATIONAL Pronunciation: Dom-in-EEK bad-JEE Age: 25 (10/16/1992) Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal Hometown: Dakar, Senegal Acquired: Chosen by Colorado as the 67th overall selection (fourth round ) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a contract on March 4, 2015.

FORWARD

Acquired: Signed via the Waiver Draft on December 9, 2015 Made his 50th MLS start in the 1-0 home loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5/5). Scored his first goal for the Rapids in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup loss at FC Dallas (6/27). Played every minute of the first 17 games, but a booking in the match at Atlanta United FC (6/24) forced him to miss the home win over Houston Dynamo (7/1), due to yellow card accumulation. He returned in the next game (7/4), against his former club Seattle Sounders FC, playing the last 31 minutes in place of Nana Boateng. In this game he bagged his first assist of the season. Azira's second assist came in the 4-1 loss at Real Salt Lake (8/26). His season ended prematurely, after injuring his ankle in the 2-1 win over Montreal Impact (9/30). He missed the final three games of the season. Finished with career high minutes for a single season (2,569), as well as most assists in a season (2). Also equaled the number of starts, while only Marlon Hairston (2,605) and Eric Miller (2,616) played more minutes for the Rapids in 2017.

Opened his scoring account for 2017 in the first game of the season, heading home from point-blank range in the 1-0 success over New England Revolution at Dick's Sporting Goods Park (3/4). Scored his and the club's second goal of 2017 when he latched onto a defensive mistake in a 2-2 home draw at home to Minnesota United FC (3/18). Bagged a goal and an assist in the same game for the first time in his MLS career in the 3-0 home win over San Jose Earthquakes (5/13). On target against Oklahoma City Energy FC (6/13) in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Got the leveler, for his fourth league goal of the season (fifth in all competitions), in the match against Portland Timbers (6/17). Tallied a career-high three assists in the 3-1 win over Houston Dynamo (7/1). He was named to the MLS Team of the Week (Week 18). Scored his fifth league goal of the season in the 3-1 home loss to Seattle Sounders FC (7/4). His sixth goal came at Toronto FC (7/22). This equaled the career high set in 2016, which he reached from nine more appearances. Handed the Rapids their only road win of the season with a goal at Houston Dynamo (9/9). Finished with career-high goals (9), assists (6), and shots on goal (28). Hit 2,000 minutes in a season for the first time in his MLS career. Missed a penalty in the last game of the campaign, which would have handed him his season's aim of double digit goals. Only Eric Miller (30) started more games, and only Miller, Micheal Azira, and Marlon Hairston played more minutes.

2018 COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES

PLAYER BIOS

Johan

Yannick

BLOMBERG

Real Name: Johan Blomberg HT: 5' 10" WT: 143 International Pronunciation: joe-han Age: 30 (06/14/1987) Birthplace: Lund, Sweden Hometown: Lund, Sweden Acquired: November 21, 2017 – Rapids acquire Swedish midfielder Johan Blomberg from AIK Fotboll.

FORWARD

Blomberg becomes the Rapids’ first offseason signing when he joined the club on November 21 from AIK Fotboll of Sweden’s top flight division.

CASTILLO

Real Name: Yannick Boli HT: 5' 11" WT: 170 FORWARD International Age: 30 (01/13/1988) Birthplace: Saint-Maur-desFossés, France Hometown: Saint-Maur-desFossés, France Acquired: Rapids signed striker Yannick Boli from Dàlián Yīfāng, using Targeted Allocation Money, to a one-year contract.

In the 2017/18 season, Boli found the back of the net on 16 occasions in 24 games for Dàlián Yīfāng to help them win China League One and earn promotion to the Chinese Super League. Spent three seasons (2014-17) in Russia with FC Anzhi Makhachkala. He scored 15 goals in 23 games in his first season with the club to help them earn promotion to the Russian Premier League and ended his Anzhi career with 26 goals in 62 appearances in the first and second divisions. Spent 2012/13 season in Ukraine with FC Zorya Luhansk. Spent 2011/12 season in Bulgaria with PSFC Chernomorets Burgas. After a loan spell with fellow-Ligue 1 side Le Havre AC for their 2008/09 season, Boli then featured 23 times for Nîmes in their 2009/10 season. Boli made his first team debut with Paris Saint-Germain during the 2007/08 season, scoring his first goal against Amiens SC on May 6, 2008.

Kip

Edgar

DEFENDER

BOLI

Real Name: Edgar Castillo HT: 5' 7" WT: 172 Age: 31 (10/08/1986) Birthplace: Las Cruces, New Mexico Hometown: Las Cruces, NM

Acquired: Acquired on January 9, 2018 via a one-year loan from Liga MX side C.F. Monterrey. In 2016, Castillo started in the World Cup qualifiers against Guatemala on March 25 and 29. He started against Ukraine on March 5, 2014. In 2013, Castillo subbed on in the second-half against Germany on June 2, against Jamaica on June 7, and against Honduras on June 18. Castillo started against Guatemala on July 5 and subbed on in the second-half against Bosnia and Herzegovina on August 14. He subbed on in the second-half against Jamaica on October 11, setting up Jozy Altidore's goal. In addition, Castillo started against Panama on October 15. He was a member of the CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning squad in 2013. Castillo was called into the roster for the May and June friendlies and World Cup Qualifiers in 2012. He played against Brazil on May 31 and Canada on June 3, and started against Mexico on August 15. Castillo played in Jurgen Klinsmann’s first game as US coach, starting against Mexico in August 2011. In 2009, under a change in FIFA regulations, Castillo became eligible to play for the United States after earning three caps for Mexico.

COLVEY

Real Name: Kip Colvey HT: 5' 10" WT: 162 Pronunciation: Coal-vee Age: 24 (03/15/1994) Birthplace: Lihue, Hawaii Hometown: Picton, New Zealand Acquired: Rapids selected defender Kip Colvey with the third overall pick in the 2017 Major League Soccer Waiver Draft on December 13, 2017.

DEFENDER

Spent majority of 2017 on loan with Quakes USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC. Played and started 10 games with Reno 1868, accumulating 856 minutes of playing time. Called up by San Jose Earthquakes to play full 90 minutes against Seattle Sounders FC in a 2-1 victory at Avaya Stadium on June 28 in the Round of 16 of the U.S. Open Cup.

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Kortne

Shkëlzen

FORD

Real Name: Kortne Ford HT: 6' 2" WT: 185 Pronunciation: CORT-nee Homegrown Player Age: 22 (01/26/1996) Birthplace: Olathe, KS, USA Hometown: Greeley, CO Acquired: Signed to a Homegrown contract on January 6, 2017

DEFENDER

Rookie season, having signed a professional contract as a Homegrown player. Named in the gameday 18 for the first time for the home game with Minnesota United FC (3/18). He was an unused substitute. Became the first Rapids Homegrown player to earn a spot in the Starting XI on their professional debut when given the nod at Western Conference rival Sporting Kansas City (4/9). A week later, Ford became the club's first Homegrown player to start on their home debut, as he did in the 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake. Suspended by the Disciplinary Committee for the 2-0 loss at Orlando City SC (4/29) following a play in the game at Minnesota United (4/23). Scored his first MLS goal in the 1-0 home win over Sporting Kansas City (5/27). He was named Man-of-the-Match, and also selected to the MLS Team of the Week. Named to the MLS Homegrown roster for their match against Chivas de Guadalajara U-20 side at Toyota Park on August 1. He scored a late equalizer in a 2-2 tie. Became the first Rapids Homegrown player to pass 1,000 minutes in their rookie season. Went 90 minutes in 10 of the last 11 games, including the last nine in a row. Picked up the Fan Favorite and Young Player of the Year awards at the end of season gala, A Burgundy Affair.

Gashi

Real Name: Shkëlzen Gashi HT: 6' 0" WT: 165 Pronunciation: SH-KELT-zun MILFIELDER Gah-shi International Designated Player Age: 29 (07/15/1988) Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland Hometown: Zürich, Switzerland Acquired: Rapids signed Shkëlzen Gashi as a Discovery Signing via transfer from FC Basel on February 1, 2016. He will occupy a Designated Player slot.

He missed the first game of the season due to an Achilles injury. Made his season debut at New York Red Bulls (3/11), replacing Dillon Powers for the remaining 18 minutes. Started his first game of 2017 in game three (3/18), when he played 61 minutes of the 2-2 home tie with Minnesota United FC. A late withdrawal for the trip to Minnesota United FC (4/23), due to illness. He returned as a substitute for Kevin Doyle in the 2-0 loss at Orlando City SC (4/29). Started and went the full 90 minutes for the first time in 2017 in the 1-0 home loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5/5). Had five shots in the game, a third of the team's total. Opened his scoring account with two goals in the 3-0 home win over San Jose Earthquakes (5/13). This was the second brace of his MLS career, and followed his two goals at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on September 24, 2016. Credited with the assist on Kortne Ford’s goal against Sporting KC (5/27). This was Gashi's fifth MLS assist, but his first since July 9 last season and the 2-2 tie at the Whitecaps. Injured his hamstring in the 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC (6/3), and did not feature again in the league prior to the CONCACAF Gold Cup break, though he was on the bench for the home defeat by Seattle Sounders FC (7/4). He did see minutes in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup loss at FC Dallas (6/27), but was forced out of that game with a calf injury. Returned to the team for the 2-2 tie with Vancouver Whitecaps FC (8/5). This was his first appearance since 6/27 in the USOC (see above), and his first MLS appearance since 6/3. He had missed the previous seven league games. His last of just 12 starts (in 17 appearances) came at LA Galaxy on 9/2, when he played 58 minutes. From there, the Albanian international featured for 51 minutes across three substitute appearances, from the remaining eight games. Injuries were a big factor in his limited playing time in 2017, with Gashi not starting more than three games in a row. He did not make the 18 for the final two games of the season.

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Marlon

Sam

HAIRSTON MIDFIELDER

HAMILTON

Real Name: Marlon Hairston HT: 6' 0" WT: 157 Age: 23 (03/23/1994) Birthplace: Jackson, MS Hometown: Jackson, MS

MIDFIELDER

Acquired: Selected as the 12th pick (first round) of the MLS SuperDraft, Jan. 16, 2014.

Real Name: Sam Hamilton HT: 6' 0" WT: 185 Age: 22 (07/27/1995) Birthplace: Denver, CO Hometown: Evergreen, CO

Acquired: Signed to a contract on March 4, 2017, having been selected in the first round (15th overall) in the MLS Superdraft.

Hairston netted his first goal of the season in the 2-2 home tie with Minnesota United FC (3/18). Started the first seven games of the season, but came off the bench in game eight, a 1-0 home loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5/5). Reverted to right-back for the 3-0 home win over San Jose Earthquakes (5/13), and put in an impressive performance. An assist for the equalizer in the 2-1 home win over Columbus Crew SC (6/3), finding Kevin Doyle with a cross from the right. Scored the first brace of his MLS career in the 3-1 home win over Houston Dynamo (7/1). That performance earned him MLS Team of the Week honors (Week 18). Followed that with an assist in the next game (7/4), against Seattle Sounders FC. His fourth and final assist of the season came in the 2-2 home tie with Vancouver (8/5). Hairston hit career-high figures in numerous categories, including games played (34), games started (29), and minutes played (2,605). He was the only Rapids player to feature in all 34 games, while equaling his career-high tally of three goals.

Tim

Rookie season, having signed a professional contract on March 4. Made his professional debut when he replaced Dillon Powers at Chicago Fire (5/17) for the final 27 minutes, playing alongside Micheal Azira in the center of midfield. His first start in MLS came in the 2-1 defeat at Philadelphia Union (5/20), when he played 81 minutes. Went 90 minutes in both Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup games, against Oklahoma City Energy (6/13) and at FC Dallas (6/27). Having made his first start in Philly, his only other MLS minutes prior to the CONCACAF Gold Cup break came in the home win over Houston Dynamo (7/1). The Dynamo game would be Hamilton's last appearance for the Rapids in 2017. He did not feature in the 18 for the remaining 17 games. He was loaned to USL side Phoenix Rising FC on August 10, going on to make 14 appearances (9 starts) in the regular season and playoffs, scoring one goal.

Niki

HOWARD

Real Name: Tim Howard HT: 6' 3" WT: 194 Designated Player Age: 39 (03/06/1979) Birthplace: North Brunswick, New Jersey Hometown: North Brunswick, NJ Acquired: Acquired via the Allocation Process on March 20, 2016, after Colorado secured the #1 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order.

GOALKEEPER

Made his return from injury in a 1-0 loss at New York Red Bulls (3/11), in which he made seven saves many of which were top class. He was named to the MLS Team of the Week for his performance. Handed a three-game suspension by MLS, following incidents at Sporting Kansas City (4/9), forcing him to miss the home game with Real Salt Lake (4/15), and the trips to Minnesota United FC (4/23) and Orlando City SC (4/29). Returned from suspension for the 1-0 home loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5/5). Kept his first shutout of 2017, and his eighth for the Rapids, in the 3-0 home win over San Jose Earthquakes (5/13). His previous clean sheet was on October 1, 2016 in a 1-0 home win over Portland Timbers. His second shutout of the season came in the 1-0 home win over Sporting Kansas City (5/27). Made MLS Team of the Week (Week 18) with six saves in the 3-1 home win over Houston Dynamo (7/1). Missed the games at Toronto FC (7/22) and San Jose Earthquakes (7/29) due to Gold Cup commitments. Also absent for the games at LA Galaxy (9/2) and home to FC Dallas (10/7) as he was involved in World Cup qualifiers with the USMNT. In all, Howard kept five shutouts in 25 appearances for the Rapids. Only once before (2016) had he managed more clean sheets in a MLS season. Named Players' Player of the Year at the club's end of season awards.

JACKSON FORWARD

Real Name: Niki Jackson HT: 6' 1" Age: 22 (08/25/1995) Birthplace: Vicksburg, MS Hometown: Memphis, TN

Acquired: Rapids signed 2018 MLS SuperDraft Selection Niki Jackson to a one year contract, with three additional option years for the club on February 20, 2018. Selected by the Rapids in the fourth round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Named in the gameday 18 for the first time for the first leg of CONCACAF Champions League against Toronto FC (2/20). He was an unused substitute.

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Eric

Jack

MILLER DEFENDER

Real Name: Eric Miller HT: 6' 0" WT: 175 Age: 25 (01/15/1993) Birthplace: Jacksonville, FL Hometown: Woodbury, MN

Acquired: Joined from Montreal Impact on February 14, 2016 in exchange for general allocation money and the Rapids’ natural first-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Scored the own goal at New York Red Bulls (3/11), which gave the home side a 1-0 win. Absent from the 18 to face Minnesota United FC (3/18) due to a hamstring injury. He had started the previous 15 regular season games, a career-high, and had not missed a game since July 16, when ruled out through suspension. Scored his first goal for the Rapids with the equalizer in the eventual 3-2 win over Oklahoma City Energy FC (6/13) in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. On the bench for the games against Portland Timbers (6/17) and LA Galaxy (6/21), before returning to the starting lineup for the three games heading into the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Like Mike da Fonte, Miller has played in all positions along the back line. Nobody started more games for the Rapids in 2017 than Eric Miller (30). He had career-high numbers in games played, games started (both 30), and minutes played (2,616). Miller was named Rapids' Defensive of the Year.

Dillon

Real Name: Jack Price HT: 5' 7" WT: 152 International Age: 25 (12/19/1992) Birthplace: Shrewsbury, England Hometown: Shrewsbury, England Acquired: Acquired from Wolverhampton Wanderers using Targeted Allocation Money on January 9, 2018

MIDFIELDER

Went through the ranks to earn his first professional contract in 2011 with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Made his first team debut for the club on August 10, 2013 as a substitute in a 4-0 win over Gillingham. Made an impact during the club’s League One title-winning season in 2013/14. Loan spells at Yeovil Town and Leyton Orient gave Price game time away from Wolves in 2014, but following his recall by Kenny Jackett, he went on to experience his first taste of Championship football. His influence continued to grow during the 2015/16 campaign with Wolves, where he came runner up for the Supporters’ Player of the Season Award. Following his impressive campaign during the 2015/16 campaign, the option of a contract extension was activated by Wolves, seeing Price remain at Molineux until signing with the Colorado Rapids on January 8, 2018.

Axel

SERNA MIDFIELDER

PRICE

Sjöberg

Real Name: Dillon Serna HT: 5' 7" WT: 140 Homegrown Player Age: 23 (03/25/1994) Birthplace: Brighton, CO Hometown: Brighton, CO

DEFENDER

Acquired: JAcquired: Signed by the Rapids as a homegrown player, January 14, 2013. Made his MLS return in the season opener against New England Revolution (3/4), playing the last 11 minutes as a substitute for Dillon Powers. Played 31 minutes at Red Bull Arena in Week 2 (3/11), replacing Caleb Calvert. Off the bench again in game three (3/18), in place of Shkëlzen Gashi. Missed the first three games of April due to a calf injury, but returned as a substitute in the 2-0 loss at Orlando City SC (4/29). Made his first start in over a year when he took to the field against the LA Galaxy (6/21). He scored in the game to make it 1-1, in an eventual 3-1 loss. He started four games in a row leading into the CONCACAF Gold Cup break, which was one more start than he made in his injury-hit 2016. During this run in the side he also recorded an assist in the 3-1 win over Houston Dynamo (7/1). This was his first assist in MLS since August 26, 2015, and a 2-1 win over the Dynamo. His best run in the side came during June and July, when he started six games in a row, after which he started only three of the last 14. Only once in his previous four seasons (2014) had Serna played more games, made more starts and registered more minutes than he did in 2017.

Real Name: Axel Sjöberg HT: 6' 7" WT: 210 Pronunciation: shoe-BERG Age: 27 (03/08/1991) Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden

Acquired: Selected January 15, 2015 as the 14th pick in the MLS SuperDraft. Named in the MLS Team of the Week for his performance in the 1-0 home win over New England Revolution (3/4) on the opening weekend. Was in the 18 for the 3-0 defeat at Chicago Fire (5/17). Returned to action for the 2-1 loss at Philadelphia Union (5/20). Suffered an injury in training and missed the win over Sporting Kansas City (5/27). Returned for back-to-back games against Portland Timbers (6/17) and LA Galaxy (6/21), but then suffered a hamstring injury in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup defeat at FC Dallas (6/27) and sat out the next three games. Netted in the 2-2 tie with Vancouver Whitecaps FC (8/5). This was his first goal of the season, his first since scoring a late leveler at Vancouver on July 9, 2016, and his first goal at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. After a frustrating, and injury-riddled first half of the season, during which he managed five appearances (all starts) in the first 18 games, Sjöberg then missed just two of the remaining 16. Sent off for the second time in his MLS career after 62 minutes of the final game of the season, a 3-0 loss at Seattle Sounders FC (10/22), when adjudged to have denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity with a foul on Will Bruin.

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Zac

Enzo

MACMATH GOALKEEPER

Real Name: Zac MacMath HT: 6' 2" WT: 194 Age: 26 (08/07/1991) Birthplace: St. Petersburg, FL Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL

Acquired: Joined the Rapids on a year-long loan agreement for 2015 from Philadelphia Union. Then signed to a contract, from the Union, on December 11, 2015 in exchange for the Rapids' natural second round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Made his season debut in the season opener, a 1-0 home win over New England Revolution (3/4). On the bench for the next three games, before returning in the absence of the suspended Tim Howard for the 2-1 home loss to Real Salt Lake (4/15), the 1-0 defeat at Minnesota United FC (4/23) and the 2-0 reversal at Orlando City SC (4/29). MLS Save of the Week (Weeks 8 & 9) after denying Christian Ramirez at Minnesota United FC (4/23), and Antonio Nocerino at Orlando City SC (4/29). Returned for the 2-1 home win over Columbus Crew SC (6/3), as Tim Howard was on international duty. MacMath also played in both Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup encounters, against Oklahoma City Energy FC (6/13) and at FC Dallas (6/27). Played back-to-back road games, at Toronto FC (7/22) and San Jose Earthquakes (7/29), as Tim Howard was on Gold Cup duty. Sidelined four to six weeks after undergoing knee surgery at the start of August. Played a further two games to finish the season, on 9/2 at LA Galaxy, and on 10/7 at home to FC Dallas. Howard was with the USMNT for World Cup qualifiers. Named the club's Humanitarian of the Year.

Real Name: Enzo Martinez HT: 5' 7" WT: 145 Age: 27 (09/29/1990) Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay Hometown: Rock Hill, SC

Acquired: Rapids acquired midfielder Enzo Martinez on a one year contract, with a club option for a second, from the club’s USL-affiliate Charlotte Independence on February 19, 2018. The Rapids also send a fourth-round selection in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft to Real Salt Lake, receiving the player’s rights in return.

Jack

MASON

MIDFIELDER

Made his MSL regular season debut on March 10, 2018 against the New England Revolution. The midfielder was a first-round selection in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, going 17th overall to Real Salt Lake.

Joe

FORWARD

MARTINEZ

Real Name: Joe Mason HT: 5' 10" WT: 161 International Age: 26 (05/13/1991) Birthplace: Plymouth, England Hometown: Plymouth, England

Acquired: Acquired on a one-year loan deal from Wolverhampton Wanderers on February 19, 2018

MCBEAN FORWARD

Real Name: Jack McBean HT: 6' 0" WT: 175 Age: 23 (12/15/1994) Birthplace: Newport Beach, CA Hometown: Newport Beach, CA

Acquired: Colorado Rapids acquired forward Jack McBean from LA Galaxy on December 14, 2017 in exchange for a conditional fourth round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

During his time in the English Championship, Mason found the back of the net on 42 occasions, averaging a goal in every 2.88 games. Prior to signing with Wolves, Mason spent five seasons with fellow Championship side Cardiff City, scoring 22 goals in 97 appearances. During his time under contract with the Welsh side, Mason spent the better part of two seasons on loan with Bolton Wanderers, scoring 10 goals in 28 appearances for The Trotters across all competitions. Mason made his senior debut with Plymouth Argyle on December 5, 2009 in a home clash with Sheffield United. His first senior team goal came on February 27, 2010, also against Sheffield United.

McBean played in 18 matches with LA Galaxy in 2017, where he tallied two goals and one assist. His two goals both came against the Colorado Rapids in a 3-1 win for the Galaxy at Dick's Sporting Goods Park (6/21). The goals scored in 2017 were his first since netting for the Galaxy in a 1-1 home tie with Chivas USA on March 17, 2013. He played more minutes (715), played more games (18), and enjoyed more starts (8) than in any of his previous six seasons.

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Tommy

Jared

SMITH DEFENDER

Real Name: TOMMY SMITH HT: 6' 2" WT: 181 Age: 27 03/31/1990 Birthplace: mACCLESFIELD, ENGLAND Hometown: iPSWICH, ENGLAND

Acquired: Rapids signed center back Tommy Smith to a twoyear contract with a club option in year three on January 22, 2018 from Ipswich Town. Signed a three-year deal professional deal with Ipswich Town FC on July 1, 2007 In February 2008 was loaned to Stevenage FC playing a total of 15 games before returning to Ipswich Made Ipswich first team debut on August 9, 2008 against Preston North End, starting as center back Was loaned to Brentford F.C. in January 2010, making eight appearances before being recalled by Ipswich in March 2010 Scored first professional goal for Ipswich away against Middlesbrough in the first game of the 2010-11 Championship, which Ipswich won 3-1 Was loaned to Colchester United in March 2011 for the remainder of the 2010-11 season. After playing 11 games and scoring 1 goal during the 2011-12 season for Ipswich, Smith signed a two-year contract extension in May 2012 Recovered from back surgery in 2016 to appear for New Zealand at the 2017 Confederations Cup Appeared in 267 games with Ipswich, scoring 23 goals and 11 assists

WATTS DEFENDER

Real Name: Jared Watts HT: 6' 1" WT: 155 Age: 26 02/03/1992 Birthplace: Statesville, NC Hometown: Statesville, NC

Acquired: Selected by the Rapids with the 33rd overall selection (second round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Picked up his first assist at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, and only the third of his MLS career, in the opening-day win over New England Revolution (3/4). Started the first five games, alongside three different central defensive partners (Axel Sjöberg, Bobby Burling, and Kortne Ford). Sent off for the second time in his MLS career during the latter stages of the 2-1 home defeat by Real Salt Lake (4/15). Served his suspension during the 1-0 defeat at Minnesota United FC (4/23). Made his 50th MLS start in the 1-0 home loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5/5). Calf injury kept him out of the games at Philadelphia Union (5/20) and home to Sporting Kansas City (5/27). Started as a central midfielder in the 2-1 home win over Portland Timbers (6/17), but was subbed out early for Dillon Serna as the team struggled. Watts started the 1-0 loss at San Jose Earthquakes (7/29), which was his first start in six games. Scored an own-goal from 35 yards, with a mis-guided back-pass to Tim Howard, as the Rapids lost 1-0 at home to D.C. United (8/19). He was an unused substitute for the next three games, before starting four of the next five. His last game was at home to Montreal Impact (9/30), in which he was sent off for the second time in 2017, after just 12 minutes. Watts missed the final three games of the season due to him serving his suspension, and then undergoing shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum. Equaled his career-high number of starts (18), which he first achieved in 2016.

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Danny

Deklan

WILSON

Real Name: Danny Wilson HT: 6' 2" WT: 174 International Age: 26 (12/27/1991) Birthplace: Livingston, Scotland Hometown: Livingston, Scotland Acquired: Rapids signed center back Danny Wilson to a three-year contract, with a club option for a fourth, from Rangers F.C. on January 29, 2018.

DEFENDER

In his first spell with Rangers, Wilson scored one goal in 24 appearances in a six month spell that saw him make his debut as a 17-year-old. He made his senior debut with Rangers on October 2009 against Dundee in the quarter-final match of the Scottish League Cup as a starter. On July 21, 2010, Wilson joined English Premier League side Liverpool FC, where he spent three years (2010-2013). Wilson made his debut with the Reds on September 22, 2010 against Northampton Town in the third round of the League Cup. The following year, he became a Football League Cup winner with Liverpool during the 2011-12 campaign. During his time at Anfield, he appeared in nine games, including five Europa League games. While with Liverpool, Wilson spent time on loan at Championship sides Blackpool and Bristol City, during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. On January 18, 2013, he joined Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian on loan from Liverpool until the end of the season.Â Wilson joined Hearts permanently on June 30, 2013 after his Liverpool contract was up in. Two days later, Hearts made Wilson club captain at the age of just 21. He captained Hearts to the Championship title in 2014/15 and scored against Rangers at Ibrox in the opening match of the season. Danny Wilson rejoined Rangers on June 22, 2015 on a three-year-deal. In combined stints with Rangers (2008-10, 2015-18), Wilson saw action in 109 games across all competitions, including a pair of UEFA Champions League games during the 2009-10 campaign.

WYNNE

Real Name: Deklan Wynne HT: 5' 10" WT: 165 Age: 23 (03/20/1995) Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Acquired: Rapids acquired defender Deklan Wynne from Vancouver Whitecaps FC on December 21, 2017 in exchanged for $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.

DEFENDER

Although he did not feature in MLS for the Whitecaps, he did make his senior debut with Vancouver Whitecaps FC as a substitute in the first leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal on May 24, versus Montreal Impact. For Whitecaps FC 2, Wynne tallied two goals and one assist in 20 USL starts and appearances, earning a USL Team of the Week selection following their Week 3 win over Seattle Sounders FC 2.Â Wynne has over 10 caps for New Zealand, making his senior international debut for New Zealand in November 2014, assisting in the 1-1 draw versus China. He tallied another assist in a friendly loss to Mexico in October 2016. U-20: Wynne started all four of the host side's matches at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they bowed out in the Round of 16 to Portugal.

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CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE R16(1) 02/21/2018 COL 0 R16(2) 02/27/2018 COL 0

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2018 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, March 24, 2018 Kickoff: 8 p.m. CT Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City,CO) MLS Regular Season Game 4 Sporting Kansas City 2-1-0, 6 points (1-1-0 home; 1-0-0 away) T-1st place in Western Conference Colorado Rapids 0-1-0, 0 points (0-0-0 home; 0-1-0 away) T-10th place in Western Conference

2-1-0 (6 pts.) 3 T-1st in West 7 2.33 7 7 2.33 0 47 (15) 31.9% 35 31 3 0

English TV: FOX Sports Kansas City English Radio: ESPN 94.5 FM Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1480 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Sorin Stoica Andrew Bigelow Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Alejandro Mariscal Ricardo Salazar

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 29 88 90 94

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Name Adrian Zendejas Amer Didic Ike Opara Brad Evans Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Yohan Croizet Diego Rubio Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Khiry Shelton Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Cristian Lobato Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Emiliano Amor Colton Storm Jaylin Lindsey Tim Melia Matt Lewis Kharlton Belmar Jimmy Medranda

Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas uh-MEER JIDD-itch oh-PAR-ah

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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-10th in West 1 1.00 1 2 2.00 -1 11 (5) 45.5% 14 14 2 0

2018 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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Felipe Gutierrez Daniel Salloi Johnny Russell Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Russell, Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Espinoza, Russell Three Players N/A

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3 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 14 SHOTS 6 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 8 FOULS COMMITTED 5 FOULS SUFFERED 1 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 270 Tim Melia 2.33 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 0 Tim Melia 7

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

1 Niki Jackson 1 Johan Blomberg 3 Dominique Badji 1 Five Players 0 N/A 0 N/A 3 Niki Jackson 3 Edgar Castillo 1 Martinez, McBean 0 N/A 90 Tim Howard 2.00 Tim Howard 0 Tim Howard 0 Tim Howard 0 N/A

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2018 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. New York City FC 2. Columbus Crew SC 3. Atlanta United FC 4. Philadelphia Union 5. New York Red Bulls 6. Montreal Impact 7. New England Revolution 8. D.C. United 9. Orlando City SC 10. Chicago Fire 11. Toronto FC

Pts 9 7 6 4 3 3 3 2 1 0 0

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GD +5 +3 +1 +2 +3 -1 -1 -2 -3 -2 -3

GP 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2

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

Pts 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 0 0 0

W L T 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

GD +5 +1 0 -1 +3 +3 -3 0 0 -1 -4 -5

GP 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 2

PETER VERMES 10th season 117-92-74 10th season (.544) 117-92-74 (.544)

ANTHONY HUDSON

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

1st season 0-1-0 (0.000) 1st season 0-1-0 (0.000)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, March 22 QUESTIONABLE: • None OUT: • None

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 24, 2018 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #COLvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#COLvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City is back on the road this weekend, traveling to take on the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Week 4 of the 2018 Major League Soccer season. Sporting KC is looking for their third straight win, having beaten the Chicago Fire and the San Jose Earthquakes over the last two games. The two sides squared off twice in 2017, with Sporting KC claiming the first meeting on April 9, 2017 by a 3-1 scoreline at Children’s Mercy Park. A first career MLS goal from left back Seth Sinovic put Sporting KC on track for victory, before Gerso Fernandes scored his first for the club and Dom Dwyer netted his first of the campaign to curb a five-game losing streak against the Rapids. Despite such a dominant victory in the opening meeting between the two teams in 2017, the second did not go as well. On May 27 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Sporting KC fell behind early to a Kortne Ford header from Shkelzen Gashi’s free kick. Peter Vermes’ side piled on the pressure, out-shooting the Rapids 24-6, but were unable to break through and succumbed to a 1-0 defeat. Sporting KC is 24-23-13 all-time against the Colorado Rapids, but just 5-18-8 on the road. That includes a 1-6-4 mark at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park since the Rapids moved into their current home venue in 2007. Sporting KC’s only victory at the stadium came on March 29, 2014, when the side came from a 2-1 deficit to down Colorado 3-2 after goals from Graham Zusi, Benny Feilhaber and Dom Dwyer. Sporting KC has lost the four ensuing meetings at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC is tied for the league lead in goals through the opening three weeks of the MLS season, scoring seven - as many as ATL and HOU. Sporting KC has also conceded the most goals in the league with seven. • SKC is second in MLS in shots through three weeks of the 2018 MLS season, taking 47 - only behind ATL’s 51. SKC is also tied for second with 15 shots on goal. • SKC ranks third so far in the 2018 MLS season in chances created, having produced 34 in the opening three matches. • SKC has attempted 63 tackles through the opening two games, winning 45 of them - both of which rank fourth in the league. • SKC is fourth in duels won so far this season with 176, and is also fourth with 46 interceptions.

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Sporting KC Player Stats • Forward Daniel Salloi leads all of MLS with three assists so far this season, with two serving as game-winners versus the Chicago Fire and the San Jose Earthquakes. • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez is currently tied for second in MLS with three goals to his name - both coming in the last two games - while he is tied for third with six shots on goal on his nine shots taken. • Forward Johnny Russell is currently third in all of MLS with 14 shots through two games, eight behind Miguel Almiron and two behind Alberth Elis. Russell is also second in MLS with 30 touches in the opponent’s box. • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez is tied for the league lead with 20 tackles and second with 15 tackles won over the first three weeks of the MLS season. He also took part in 54 duels in the opening three games - sixth in MLS - winning 29 of them, which is also sixth in the league. • Defender Graham Zusi is tied for first in the league with 13 interceptions through the opening three games of the season. Zusi is also tied for second across all players in the league with nine chances created. • Defender Ike Opara ranks second in MLS with 19 clearances.

#SKCvCOL: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 24-23-13 in regular season)

05/27/2017 04/09/2017 07/16/2016 05/11/2016 04/13/2016

Score

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

Result Details L W L L L

Ford scores early as Rapids frustrate Sporting KC Sinovic, Gerso and Dwyer score before Doyle nets late PK Marlon Hairston scores winner late for the Rapids Dillon Serna comes off the bench to score late Solignac opens scoring, Dwyer equalizes before Gashi wins it

#COLvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC defender Graham Zusi has scored three goals and added two assists against the Colorado Rapids, including a one goal and two assist performance in a 3-2 victory on the road on March 29, 2014. His other goals came at home on July 6, 2011 and Aug. 31, 2013. • Defender Seth Sinovic has a goal and two of his eight career assists against the Colorado Rapids. He scored his first-ever regular-season goal in the 3-1 win on April 9, 2017, and also added an assist in the same game. His other assist came in a 2-2 road draw on May 19, 2012. • Winger Gerso Fernandes has one goal against Colorado, scoring his first goal for the club with the game-winner on April 9, 2017. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist against the Colorado Rapids, coming on Fernandes’ game-winning goal on April 9, 2017. • Defender Brad Evans has one assist against the Colorado Rapids, coming as a member of the Columbus Crew in a 2-0 win over the Rapids on July 27, 2008. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 2-7-0 all-time against Colorado, posting a 1.33 goals against average with one shutout. His lone shutout came in a 2-0 home victory on June 27, 2015.

Colorado Rapids Team Stats • Colorado led all MLS teams in Week 2 in duels won (88), tackles won (25), interceptions (21) and clearances (33). • Colorado suffered 19 regular season losses in 2017, the most since the club’s inaugural 1996 campaign (21). • Colorado finished last in MLS with 31 goals during the 2017 season, eight fewer than any other team in the Western Conference and the third-lowest total in club history. • Since the start of 2016, Colorado is 19-5-10 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park with 14 clean sheets. Colorado Rapids Player Stats • Forward Dominique Badji led Colorado last season in goals (nine) and assists (six). • Midfielder Micheal Azira ranked fourth in MLS last season with 78 interceptions.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

#COLvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza is one start away from hitting 200 in all competitions for the club. • Defender Seth Sinovic is one appearance away from his 200th in MLS play between Sporting KC and the New England Revolution. • Defender Matt Besler is one start and 56 minutes shy of tying Nick Garcia for second all-time in both of those categories for the club. • Forward Diego Rubio is two starts shy of his 25th in all competitions for Sporting KC.

• Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler both played on the U.S. Men’s National Team alongside Colorado goalkeeper Tim Howard and defender Edgar Castillo. • Defender Graham Zusi played collegiate soccer with Colorado goalkeeper Zac MacMath at the University of Maryland in 2008. • Forward Johnny Russell has played with Colorado defender Danny Wilson on the Scotland Under-21 National Team from 2011-2012. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia was a teammate of Caleb Calvert at Chivas USA from 2013-2014. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez played alongside Colorado’s Stefan Aigner at 1860 Munich in 2016. • Defender Brad Evans was a teammate of Colorado midfielder Michael Azira at Seattle Sounders FC from 2014-2015. • Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas was in Club Tijuana’s Academy in 2014 while Rapids defener Edgar Castillo was playing for the first team. • Colorado goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra played for Sporting KC in 2017, making four appearances following an injury to Tim Melia to end the season. He arrived at the Rapids in an offseason trade. • Colorado defender Kortne Ford is born in Olathe, Kansas - a suburb of Kansas City. He also played with Sporting KC defender Graham Smith at the University of Denver in 2016.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 24, 2018 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes BACK IN ALTITUDE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

ILIE BREAKS HIS DUCK

In the 25th minute of the 3-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park last Saturday, Sporting Kansas City midfielder Ilie Sanchez finally broke his duck and scored his first goal for the club. Ilie buried a penalty kick to give Sporting KC the lead after Johnny Russell was taken down by San Jose goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell in the area.

Sporting Kansas City returns to their travels this weekend, facing off against the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Good Park in Commerce City, Colorado on Saturday night. Sporting KC emerged victorious in their first road trip of the season, defeating the Chicago Fire 4-3 at Toyota Park in a thrilling matchup. That victory over Chicago saw Sporting KC snap an eight-game winless streak on the road in all competitions, having last been won on the road on June 28, 2017 - a 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16. The club’s last MLS victory on the road came four days earlier, in a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center courtesy of Ike Opara’s memorable bicycle kick that stood as the game-winner.

With long-time penalty taker Benny Feilhaber no longer on the squad after an offseason trade with Los Angeles FC, Ilie assumed spot-kick duties on the night. He had previously taken one penalty for Sporting KC - converting his attempt in the shootout victory over San Jose, also against Tarbell, in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal. During the season opening loss to New York City FC, Ilie was poised to take a late penalty before referee Mark Geiger overturned his decision based on video review.

Sporting KC won just three games on the road in all of 2017 - the two mentioned above and a stout 1-0 victory against the Portland Timbers at Providence Park on April 15, 2017. The club also scored just 12 goals on the road in all competitions last year, but already burned through one third of that total in the first road game of the 2018 campaign.

Normally more of a distributor than a goalscorer, Ilie set new club records by becoming the first outfield player in club history to start 33 games in one season last year. By playing in 2,970 minutes in 2017, Ilie also became the new single-season minutes leader among outfield players. He edged out current manager Peter Vermes and former defender Nick Garcia, who both played 2,915 minutes in the club’s Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup winning season in 2000.

Peter Vermes’ men were unable to find the net on the road against the Colorado Rapids in 2017, suffering a 1-0 defeat in Sporting KC’s most frustrating match of the season. Kortne Ford headed the Rapids into an early lead and despite out-shooting Colorado 246, Sporting KC was unable to find a way back into the game and headed back to Kansas City empty-handed.

Ilie started 39 of the club’s 40 total games in all competitions last season, playing every minute of every match he played in during the 2017 campaign. Of his 39 starts, 33 came in MLS regular-season play, one came in the MLS Cup Playoffs and the other five came as he played all 510 minutes in Sporting KC’s triumphant U.S. Open Cup campaign. Ilie also ended the 2017 season second in MLS with 2,295 passes attempted and third in the league in passes completed with 1,959. He was also tied for second among MLS midfielders with 64 interceptions.

HARD TIMES IN DICK’S

Sporting Kansas City, despite having one of the best records in MLS since the turn of the decade, has struggled for results on the road against the Colorado Rapids, who have had one of the poorest records in that same time frame. Sporting KC has won just once at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in 11 tries since the Rapids moved into the stadium in 2007.

SALLOI SERVING SOLID STRIKES

Sporting Kansas City Homegrown striker Daniel Salloi recorded his third assist of the young season in last Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park, with his impudent flick finding the feet of Felipe Gutierrez who stroked home the eventual game-winner.

The lone victory at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park came on March 29, 2014 when Sporting KC won a thriller by a 3-2 scoreline - with all five goals scored in the second half. Graham Zusi gave his side the lead in the 50th minute before the Rapids responded with a pair of goals from Vicente Sanchez to take the lead. Benny Feilhaber equalized with his first goal of the season in the 79th minute before, two minutes into second-half stoppage time, Dom Dwyer netted the winner for Sporting KC.

The assist was Salloi’s third of the season, having set up two goals in the previous week’s 4-3 win over the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park - including the game-winning assist. With three assists to his name so early in the season, the 21-year-old already tops the MLS leaderboard in that category - along with Houston’s Alberth Elis and LAFC’s Diego Rossi - while his two game-winning assists are also tied for first with teammate Johnny Russell and Minnesota’s Miguel Ibarra.

The last time Sporting KC paid a visit to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park was on May 27, 2017, and once again Peter Vermes’ side came away without any points. Kortne Ford headed home early on to give the Rapids a lead to cling on to, and despite out-shooting the hosts 24-6, Sporting KC was unable to find a way back into the game and dropped their fourth straight match at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

In addition, Salloi is the only player who has three primary assists so far this season, with Elis and Rossi having one and two secondary assists apiece, respectively. Salloi has already more than doubled his all-time MLS assist total, having only set up two goals in his first full season with the club in 2017. He now has six goals and five assists in all competitions for the club, coming in just 15 starts.

That performance came on the back of an excellent showing in the home match of the season series against the Rapids, with Sporting KC claiming a comfortable 3-1 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on April 9, 2017. Seth Sinovic scored his first career MLS regular-season goal to give his side the advantage at halftime, before Gerso Fernandes netted his first for the club and Dwyer scored his first of the season to give Sporting KC a three-goal lead. A late penalty kick from Kevin Doyle was nothing more than a consolation for Colorado, as Sporting KC snapped a five-game losing streak against the Rapids with the win.

Following the victory over San Jose, Salloi linked up with the Hungary U-21 team for a pair of matches in 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying. On Thursday, Salloi started and played the full 90 minutes as Hungary thrashed Cyprus 4-0 at Hidegkuti Nandor Stadion in Budapest, with Salloi - on cue - recording another assist on Hungary’s second goal of the game. Hungary will next travel to face group leaders Belgium on Monday, March 26 at Den Dreef Stadium in Leuven.

GUTIERREZ NETS ANOTHER GAME-WINNER

Sporting Kansas City Designated Player Felipe Gutierrez found the net for the third time over the last two games in the 3-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park last Saturday, and recorded back-to-back game-winning goals in the process. Gutierrez is now the first player in history to score three goals in his first three regular-season games for the club.

ZUSI RETURNS TO SCORING WAYS, RIDS HIMSELF OF BUN

Sporting Kansas City right back Graham Zusi made headlines this week, both on and off the field. During Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park, Zusi scored his first goal in 17 months with an absolute scorcher from the edge of the area on his weaker left foot, giving his side a 2-1 lead.

Seven days on from his two-goal, game-winning showing against the Chicago Fire, Gutierrez was at it again on home soil when he received a cleverly clipped pass from Daniel Salloi around 25 yards out, dribbled at San Jose defender Nick Lima and struck a powerful low shot that nestled into the bottom right corner to give his side a 3-1 lead. Chris Wondolowski pulled a goal back late for the Earthquakes to leave Gutierrez’s strike as the game-winner.

That strike brought Zusi up to 100 combined goals and assists in all competitions for the club, becoming only the second player in club history to reach that number after the legendary Preki, who had 185 combined goals and assists. Zusi has now scored or assisted on 8.6 percent of the 1,168 goals scored in club history.

The Chilean now ranks second in the league in goals with three, only behind Atlanta hotshot forward Josef Martinez who has four so far on the nascent MLS season. In addition, by scoring back-to-back game-winners from midfield, Gutierrez became the first Sporting KC midfielder in 15 years to net game-winners in consecutive games. Chris Klein last performed the same feat on September 27 and October 4, 2003.

The goal was his first in any competitive match since finding the net in the same fixture - against San Jose at Children’s Mercy Park - on October 23, 2016. That goal gave Sporting KC a 2-0 lead and helped clinch a berth in the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs for the club. The accolades rolled in for Zusi, as first he was honored with a spot on the MLS Team of the Week for Week 3 before he was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week - only losing to a relatively simple header from Atlanta United’s Josef Martinez.

Gutierrez is currently tied for third in MLS with six shots on goal on his nine shots taken, while he is also tied for the league lead with 20 tackles and second with 15 tackles won over the first three weeks of the MLS season. He also took part in 54 duels in the opening three games - sixth in MLS - winning 29 of them, which also ranks sixth.

Then, following the victory over the Earthquakes, Zusi shocked the nation by ridding himself of his icnonic man bun on Monday, March 19. Zusi has sported either a longhaired or bunned look since 2012, and took the opportunity to donate his hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths - an organization that provides wigs for women with cancer.

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 24, 2018 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

LOOKING TO EXTEND PLAYOFF STREAK

Over the last two matches, Sporting Kansas City has shown that the club has few issues finding the net in 2018, scoring seven goals in across just two games after being shutout in the season opener against New York City FC.

Sporting KC is looking to continue it’s impressive streak of postseason appearances after becoming just the sixth club in MLS history to make at least seven straight trips to the MLS Cup Playoffs, while Manager Peter Vermes is now just the fourth coach to lead the same team to seven straight playoff appearances.

By scoring seven in a two-game span over the last two weeks, Sporting KC performed that feat it hasn’t since 2015. The last time the club scored seven goals over two games was in August 2015, when Sporting KC first hung three goals on Toronto FC on the road on August 8 before winning a thrilling match 4-3 over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on August 15.

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) Seattle Sounders FC 9 (2009-2017) *active LA Galaxy 8 (2009-2016) New York Red Bulls 8 (2010-2017) *active NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014) Sporting KC 7 (2011-2017) *active

Additionally, March 2018 proved to be a historic month as the club scored a record amount of goals in the opening month of the MLS season. Never before has Sporting KC scored more than six in the month of March - and the club still has two games to go before the month is over.

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Peter Vermes Sporting KC 7 2011-2017 (active) Sigi Scmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015 LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013

Finally, Sporting KC was close to matching another record in the 3-2 win over San Jose, as the club scored twice or more from outside of the penalty area for the sixth time in the Opta era (2010-present). Only once has Sporting KC scored three goals from outside the area: a 4-1 win over FC Dallas on June 12, 2011 when Graham Zusi scored twice from distance and Luke Sassano added another from outside the area.

BESLER & ZUSI ON CUSP OF HISTORY

Sporting Kansas City defendes Matt Besler and Graham Zusi are set to match several records as they play their 10th straight season with the club.

VERMES VERBATIM

By playing in their 10th season with Sporting KC, Besler and Zusi match legendary midfielder Davy Arnaud for most seasons in club history. On a wider scale, only two other pro athletes have longer tenures in Kansas City: Kansas City Royals (MLB) outfielder Alex Gordon and Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) linebacker Tamba Hali.

See below for Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes’ comments following the 3-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park on March 17, 2018: Thoughts on the performance… “I thought we were good. I’m always a little critical when we get scored on but I think, in the end, we played really well in the game. I thought we managed the ball really well and it’s something that we talked about all week. Knowing that we were at home, we felt we were going to have the ball a lot and we did. I thought we were good with it. Other than a couple little mishaps here and there, I thought we were the better team tonight.”

Besler is set to reach some all-time milestones in 2018 as well. With another 12 starts in MLS regular-season play, Besler will become Sporting KC’s all-time appearance leader, overtaking Arnaud who currently sits on 240 appearances in MLS action. In addition, Besler is six starts and 415 minutes shy of overtaking current assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin as the club leader in each of those categories.

On the team’s play in the second half… “I thought we showed a real hunger. If we weren’t a little unlucky, we probably could have scored a couple more goals. I think we’re on the precipice of doing something really good.”

Zusi, who is second among all active MLS players in assists, can also rise up the charts this season, as his next assist will tie him for 24th most in MLS history, while his next game-winning assist will tie him with Jaime Moreno for eighth most in MLS history. Additionally, Zusi’s next game winning goal will break tie with Digital Takawira for seventh most in team history.

On the team finding its chemistry… “It’s hard to tell. I would say that right now, from game to game we’re getting more familiar with each other but we still have a lot to work on. We’re three games in right now. We’ve got 31 left. There’s a long way to go.”

VERMES ERA CONTINUES

Now in the midst of his 10th season at the helm of Sporting Kansas City, manager Peter Vermes is looking to guide his side to yet another postseason appearance and remain firmly in the hunt for silverware in 2018. Vermes is now the longest tenured coach that is actively coaching a team in Major League Soccer, having been in charge of Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been running the show at D.C. United. Vermes became the longest tenured coach in MLS when former LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena took the U.S. National Team coaching gig in November 2016, having been in charge of the Galaxy since 2008. 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 the legendary Sigi Schmid, who is currently at the helm of the LA Galaxy. On a local level, Vermes’ 10 years with Sporting KC 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 served as Chiefs head coach from 1963-1974. Vermes has compiled a 146-107-84 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 18-5-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 117 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks third among all coaches in MLS history, trailing the Galaxy’s Schmid and Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley, and two ahead of Orlando City SC head coach Jason Kreis.

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 24, 2018 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Colorado Rapids: 24-23-13 Home games: 19-5-5 (61 GF, 30 GA) Road games: 5-18-8 (36 GF, 50 GA) Date 04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996 06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997 05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998 04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999 04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000 07/18/2001 08/12/2001 08/19/2001 03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002 07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003 05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004 04/02/2005 07/04/2005 07/08/2006 09/09/2006 05/19/2007 07/22/2007 04/05/2008 08/16/2008 03/28/2009 09/26/2009 04/10/2010 07/17/2010 05/28/2011 07/06/2011 05/19/2012 08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015 04/13/2016 05/11/2016 07/16/2016 04/09/2017 05/27/2017

Score KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 0 at COL 4 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 4 KC 3 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 1 KC 5 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 5 at COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 0 KC 1 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 1 KC 3 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 9 Klein, Preki 16 Preki 83 Preki 35 Preki 34 McKeon, Zavagnin 47 Kerry Zavagnin

Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOW Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Arrowhead Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Livestrong Sporting Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Sporting Park L Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

106

7 6 6 65 18

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

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

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Five Players 3 Cannon, Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17

Tony Meola Tim Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

8 7 53 29 35 36

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

COLORADO RAPIDS

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

2 Nine Players 3 Preki (10/4/03) 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) 5 Dom Dwyer (8/29/15) 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) 7 Three Players

Eight Players Six Players (9/14/02) Mark Chung (8/22/03) John Spencer (8/2/00) Chris Martinez (5/11/16) Kevin Doyle

2 2 8 5 7 7

Four Players Grafer, Kramer

9 5

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

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

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

1 2 OT 35 62 0 360 466 7 143 200 3 384 388 12 86 85 0 139 158 3

Total 97 833 346 784 171 300

COLORADO RAPIDS Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 30 50 0 322 397 9 127 151 2 425 465 8 91 76 2 148 149 8

Total 80 728 280 898 169 305

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC COL

1-15

7 9

16-30

12 10

31-45

16 11

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,448

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 127 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 121 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 18 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 127 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

157

COLORADO RAPIDS

105.3 5

46-60

23 16

61-75

11 9

76-90

28 25

0 0

Total

97 80

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

262

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 157 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 24, 2018 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Kenwyne Jones (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)

Cameron Iwasa (Option Declined - Nov. 27, 2017)

Alexander Tambakis (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)

Soni Mustivar (Option Declined - Nov. 27, 2017)

Khiry Shelton (Trade - Dec. 14, 2017)

Erik Palmer-Brown (Out of Contract - Nov. 27, 2017)

Yohan Croizet (Transfer - Dec. 15, 2017)

Cameron Porter (Retired - Nov. 27, 2017)

Zach Wright (Signed as Homegrown Player - Jan. 17, 2018)

Kevin Oliveira (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)

Emiliano Amor (Loan - Jan. 18, 2018)

Tyler Pasher (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)

Matt Lewis (Signed as Homegrown Player - Jan. 22, 2018)

Latif Blessing (Expansion Draft - Dec. 12, 2017)

Johnny Russell (Transfer - Jan. 31, 2018)

Saad Abdul-Salaam (Trade - Dec. 14, 2017)

Felipe Gutierrez (Signing - Feb. 6, 2018)

Kenwyne Jones (Retired - Dec. 31, 2017)

Eric Dick (SuperDraft - Feb. 15, 2018)

Alexander Tambakis (Option Declined - Dec. 31, 2017)

Graham Smith (SuperDraft - Feb. 15, 2018)

Benny Feilhaber (Trade - Jan. 3, 2018)

Brad Evans (Signed as Free Agent - Feb. 20, 2018)

Andrew Dykstra (Trade - Feb. 8, 2018) Soony Saad (Waived - Feb. 8, 2018) Kevin Ellis (Waived - Feb. 27, 2018) Zach Wright (Waived - Feb. 27, 2018) James Musa (Waived - March 1, 2018)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 27: OUT Sporting KC declines options on D Tyler Pasher, M Soni Mustivar, M Kevin Oliveira and F Cameron Iwasa. Additionally, D Erik Palmer-Brown and F Cameron Porter (later retires) are out of contract. Dec. 10: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires GK Alexander Tambakis and F Kenwyne Jones from Atlanta United FC (MLS) in exchange for D Tyler Pasher and M Kevin Oliveira. Dec. 12: OUT Sporting KC has F Latif Blessing selected by Los Angeles Football Club (MLS) in the MLS Expansion Draft. Dec. 14: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires F Khiry Shelton from New York City FC (MLS) in exchange for D Saad Abdul-Salaam. Dec. 15: IN Sporting KC signs M Yohan Croizet as a Designated Player in a transfer from KV Mechelen (Belgium). Dec. 31: OUT Sporting KC has F Kenwyne Jones retire and declines option on GK Alexander Tambakis. Jan. 3: OUT Sporting KC acquires $400,000 in Allocation Money from Los Angeles Football Club (MLS) in exchange for M Benny Feilhaber. Jan. 17: IN Sporting KC signs F Zach Wright as a Homegrown Player from the University of North Carolina (NCAA). Jan. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Emiliano Amor on loan from from Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) Jan. 22: IN Sporting KC signs D Matt Lewis as a Homegrown Player from Fordham University (NCAA). Jan. 31: IN Sporting KC acquires F Johnny Russell in a transfer from Derby County FC (England). Feb. 6: IN Sporting KC signs M Felipe Gutierrez as a Designated Player. Feb. 8: OUT Sporting KC acquires a 2020 MLS SuperDraft Second Round Pick from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for GK Andrew Dykstra. Feb. 8: OUT Sporting KC waives F Soony Saad. Feb. 13: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires $100,000 in General Allocation Money from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for a 2018 international roster spot. Feb. 15: IN Sporting KC signs MLS SuperDraft First-Round selections GK Eric Dick and D Graham Smith. Feb. 20: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Brad Evans as a free agent. Feb. 27: OUT Sporting KC waives D Kevin Ellis and F Zach Wright. March 1: OUT Sporting KC waives M James Musa.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

Signings

2011

Trades

Homegrown Players

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Swope Park Rangers

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2013

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

2015

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

2016

Ike Opara (12/12/12)

Diego Rubio (3/8/16)

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

2017

Colton Storm (14th)

Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Cristian Lobato (6/29/17)

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

2018

Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)

Yohan Croizet (12/15/17) Emiliano Amor (1/18/18) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Brad Evans (2/20/18)

Khiry Shelton (12/14/17)

Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Matt Lewis (1/22/18)

Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Amer Didic (5/31/17) Kharlton Belmar (9/15/17)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 24, 2018 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2018 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

SUNDAY, MARCH 4

NEW YORK CITY FC

MLS

0-2

Saturday, March 10

at Chicago Fire

MLS

4-3

Gutierrez (2), Russell, Medranda

SATURDAY, MARCH 17

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

3-2

Ilie, Zusi, Gutierrez

Saturday, March 24

at Colorado Rapids

MLS