Game Notes: Sporting KC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | April 20, 2018 by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. Friday, April 20, 2018 (Week 8, MLS Game #68) 8 p.m. CT (TSN; FS-KC+)

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 DF 6-4 195 12/28/1994 Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Amer Didic 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 7 7 0 0 124 98 12 3 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 7 7 0 0 233 227 3 15 5 Matt Besler 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 7 7 2 0 40 40 2 2 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 7 7 2 2 7 7 2 2 DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 7 7 2 0 225 185 28 56 8 Graham Zusi 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 7 4 0 0 7 4 0 0 11 Diego Rubio FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 2 1 1 0 33 15 8 2 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 7 0 0 1 39 26 8 3 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 6 6 0 2 60 29 6 12 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 4 3 0 0 189 181 1 9 15 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 7 7 0 3 197 177 5 26 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 2 1 0 0 12 7 1 0 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 6 5 1 3 28 17 4 5 21 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 22 Emiliano Amor DF 6-0 175 05/16/1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-8 155 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 7 7 0 0 94 93 0 0 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 7 3 1 1 81 57 4 4 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W119 L92 T76

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2018 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 220 10/07/1991 Auckland, New Zealand 7 7 0 0 12 12 0 0 1 Stefan Marinovic 2 Doneil Henry DF 6-2 180 04/20/1993 Brampton, ON, Canada 0 0 0 0 70 55 2 3 DF 5-10 175 03/21/1985 Panorama City, CA 0 0 0 0 261 245 8 28 3 Sean Franklin 4 Kendall Waston DF 6-5 215 01/01/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 6 6 0 0 95 94 11 2 MF 5-11 155 02/22/1988 Mexico City, Mexico 6 6 0 1 6 6 0 1 6 Efrain Juarez 7 Bernie Ibini MF 6-2 195 09/12/1992 Port Harcourt, Nigeria 2 2 0 0 19 9 1 2 MF 5-9 150 09/30/1990 Engenheiro Beltrao, Brazil 7 6 0 1 200 192 22 42 8 Felipe Martins 9 Anthony Blondell FW 6-1 170 05/17/1994 Cumana, Venezuela 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 MF 5-6 150 01/21/1992 Paysandu, Uruguay 3 2 0 0 83 43 9 3 11 Nicolas Mezquida 12 Brian Rowe GK 6-1 185 11/16/1988 Chicago, IL 0 0 0 0 59 56 0 0 13 Cristian Techera MF 5-2 150 05/31/1992 Quebracho, Uruguay 5 3 0 1 85 63 15 15 17 Marcel de Jong DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, ON, Canada 6 6 0 0 39 31 1 2 Jose Aja DF 6-4 185 05/10/1993 Montevideo, Uruguay 5 5 0 0 30 29 0 0 18 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-10 175 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 2 1 1 0 95 44 11 9 Brek Shea MF 6-3 195 02/28/1990 College Station, TX 7 1 3 0 176 132 29 22 20 22 Aaron Maund DF 6-2 185 09/19/1990 Dorchester, MA 4 4 0 0 85 76 2 1 FW 6-3 190 09/01/1984 Kenema, Sierra Leone 5 5 3 2 291 240 101 40 23 Kei Kamara 24 David Norman Jr. MF 6-2 180 05/31/1998 New Westminster, BC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Justin Fiddes DF 5-11 160 01/03/1996 Atlanta, GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Jake Nerwinski DF 6-0 175 10/17/1994 Lawrenceville, NJ 7 7 0 0 26 26 0 5 Yordy Reyna MF 5-7 145 09/16/1993 Chiclayo, Peru 5 3 0 0 23 14 6 4 29 31 Russell Teibert MF 5-8 150 12/22/1992 Niagara Falls, ON, Canada 4 4 0 1 118 82 2 13 Sean Melvin GK 6-4 200 07/09/1994 Victoria, BC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 46 Brett Levis DF 5-8 155 03/29/1993 Saskatoon, SK, Canada 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 54 Simon Colyn MF 5-9 145 03/23/2002 Langley, BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 Aly Ghazal MF 6-2 195 02/01/1992 Cairo, Egypt 1 0 0 0 8 7 0 0 Alphonso Davies MF 5-11 160 11/02/2000 Buduburam, Ghana 7 6 1 2 41 17 1 3 67 77 Jordon Mutch MF 6-1 180 12/02/1991 Derby, England 4 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 ON LOAN Myer Bevan FW 6-0 170 04/23/1997 Auckland, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marco Bustos MF 5-6 150 04/22/1996 Winnipeg, MB, Canada 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 Deybi Flores MF 6-0 150 06/16/1996 San Pedro Sula, Honduras 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 Spencer Richey GK 6-1 195 05/30/1992 Seattle, WA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 HEAD COACH : Carl Robinson

10/13/1976 W56 L51 T36

SPORTING KC vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC Friday, April 20, 2018; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 8 p.m. CT REFEREES

2018 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 7 4-1-2 14 14 11 at home 4 2-1-1 7 6 6

REFEREE: Kevin Stott. AR1 (bench): Logan Brown; AR2 (opposite): Cameron Blanchard; 4th: Nima Saghafi; VAR: Edvin Jurisevic TEAM NEWS

Whitecaps FC 7 3-3-1 10 8 11 on road 4 2-2-0 6 6 8

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

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 6 wins, 19 goals … Whitecaps FC 3 wins, 16 goals … Ties 3

DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

AT KC: Sporting 4 wins, 11 goals … Whitecaps FC 1 win, 7 goals … Ties 1 LAST YEAR (MLS): 5/20: VAN 2, KC 0 (Techera 39; Parker 67) 9/30: KC 0, VAN 1 (Hurtado 53)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 Scoring Summary: KC--Sanchez 2 (penalty kick) 34 SEA--Bruin 1 (Marshall 1, Lodeiro 1) 48+ SEA--C. Roldan 1 (Bruin 1, A. Roldan 1) 73 KC--Zusi 2 (Medranda 1) 78

UPCOMING MATCHES WHITECAPS FC SPORTING Fri. Apr. 27 Real Salt Lake Sat. Apr. 28 at New England Sat. May 5 at Minnesota Sat. May 5 Colorado Fri. May 11 Houston Wed. May 9 at Atlanta Wed. May 16 San Jose Sun. May 20 at Minnesota

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Yohan Croizet (Cristian Lobato 74), Johnny Russell (Gerso Fernandes 85), Khiry Shelton, Daniel Salloi.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM WHITECAPS FC

SPORTING

F 14 45

A 11 57

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 8 79

A 11 57

3 3 2 0

4 5 2 0

4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0

5 3 0 1 1 0 0 1

0 8 0

5 6 0

HOW SCORED

4 9 1 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

7 3 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

10 0 1 1 2 0 0 0

5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

1 11 2

5 5 1

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 0 LOS ANGELES FC 2 Scoring Summary: LFC--Vela 4 (Urena 3) 59 LFC--Rossi 4 (Urena 4) 70 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC--Stefan Marinovic, Jake Nerwinski, Kendall Waston, Jose Aja, Marcel de Jong (Brek Shea 71), Cristian Techera, Felipe Martins, Russell Teibert (Yordy Reyna 65), Efrain Juarez, Alphonso Davies, Erik Hurtado (Nicolas Mezquida 78).

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC VAN

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 2-0-0 2-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-1-1 1-2-0

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 4-0-1 0-1-1 2-0-0 1-3-0

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/31/2018 KC 1, DC 0 4/08/2018 KC 2, LA 0 3/04/2018 KC 0, NYC 2 10/22/2017 KC 1, RSL 2 4/15/2018 KC 2, SEA 2 4/08/2018 KC 2, LA 0 3/04/2018 KC 0, NYC 2

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Whitecaps FC

LWWTWWT WWLTWLL

(1) (0) (3) (3) (0) (1) (6)

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC Date Score (Gms since) 3/04/2018 VAN 2, MTL 1 (2) 3/31/2018 VAN 2, CLB 1 (1) 4/13/2018 VAN 0, LFC 2 (0) 4/07/2018 VAN 1, RSL 2 (0) 3/24/2018 VAN 0, LA 0 (3) 3/24/2018 VAN 0, LA 0 (3) 4/13/2018 VAN 0, LFC 2 (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 5 Gutierrez A: 3 Espinoza/Salloi SHT: 23 Russell SOG: 10 Gutierrez FC: 14 Espinoza FS: 13 Espinoza OF: 2 Russell/Salloi C: 2 Espinoza/Sanchez E: 0 WHITECAPS FC G: 3 Kamara/Shea A: 2 Davies/Kamara SHT: 10 Kamara SOG: 4 Kamara/Shea FC: 9 Nerwinski FS: 16 Martins OF: 6 Shea C: 2 Juarez/Waston E: 1 Waston

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 7 1 1 3 1 1 14 2.00 VAN 7 2 2 3 0 0 8 1.14 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 7 2 0 4 1 0 11 1.57 VAN 7 1 3 2 0 1 11 1.57 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 14 2 1 2 3 2 4 VAN 8 0 1 0 2 2 3 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 11 2 0 3 1 3 2 VAN 11 1 1 2 3 1 3

2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (4-1-2, 14 pts.) UNF 21 7 8 6 20 94 11 17 14 12 19 3 5 15 29 10

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

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

GP 5 7 7 7 6 7 2 7 6 7 2 7 7 4 7 7

GS 5 7 7 7 5 3 1 7 6 0 1 7 7 3 7 4

MIN 413 620 630 630 463 354 63 629 497 120 89 630 630 224 630 308

7 7

630 630

G 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11

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

SHT 17 23 12 7 11 5 1 7 11 4 0 6 0 0 0 10

SOG 10 7 4 3 2 2 1 3 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 2

FC 10 3 4 13 2 4 0 14 5 4 1 5 5 0 0 7

FS 4 7 4 4 5 4 1 13 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 5

OFF 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

CK 5 18 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

C 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 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

12 15

114 87

41 33

77 67

67 77

9 20

51 19

7 14

0 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Felipe Gutierrez 3, Daniel Salloi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Daniel Salloi 2, Johnny Russell 2, Khiry Shelton 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ilie Sanchez 2-2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 7 7 7

GS 7 7 7

MIN SHTS 630 33 630 33 630 41

SV 21 21 27

GA 11 11 14

GAA 1.57 1.57 2

PG 0 0 2

PA 0 0 2

W 4 4 1

L 1 1 4

T 2 2 2

SO 2 2 1

2018 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC STATISTICS (3-3-1, 10 pts.) UNF 23 20 67 19 13 6 8 77 31 22 66 9 7 28 18 4 17 11 1 29

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

PLAYER Kei Kamara Brek Shea Alphonso Davies Erik Hurtado Cristian Techera Efrain Juarez Felipe Martins Jordon Mutch Russell Teibert Aaron Maund Aly Ghazal Anthony Blondell Bernie Ibini Jake Nerwinski Jose Aja Kendall Waston Marcel de Jong Nicolas Mezquida Stefan Marinovic Yordy Reyna Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 5 7 7 2 5 6 7 4 4 4 1 5 2 7 5 6 6 3 7 5

GS 5 1 6 1 3 6 6 2 4 4 0 1 2 7 5 6 6 2 7 3

MIN 417 243 554 113 301 502 555 199 315 360 16 102 132 630 450 463 435 138 630 298

7 7

630 630

G 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8

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

SHT 10 5 3 2 9 2 3 3 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 4 1 3 0 4

SOG 4 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1

FC 7 3 7 0 6 8 6 4 4 3 0 2 0 9 2 5 4 0 0 2

FS 14 1 9 1 7 7 16 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 3 4 2 0 6

OFF 2 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

CK 0 0 0 0 9 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

C 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1

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

12 9

94 59

21 21

85 72

72 85

12 17

40 24

14 13

0 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kei Kamara 1, Brek Shea 1, Alphonso Davies 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Kei Kamara 1, Felipe Martins 1, Efrain Juarez 1, Cristian Techera 1, Alphonso Davies 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kei Kamara 1-1 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC GOALKEEPING UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Stefan Marinovic Team totals Opponent totals

GP 7 7 7

GS 7 7 7

MIN SHTS 630 21 630 21 630 21

SV 11 11 13

GA 11 11 8

GAA 1.57 1.57 1.14

PG 1 1 1

PA 1 1 1

W 3 3 3

L 3 3 3

T 1 1 1

SO 1 1 2

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

W 3-2

18868

2-1-0

Sat. Mar.

24 at Colorado

T 2-2

17424

2-1-1

Sat. Mar. Sun. Apr. Sun. Apr.

31 D.C. United 8 at Los Angeles 15 Seattle

W 1-0 W 2-0 T 2-2

18624 25846 18508

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

1 1 1

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

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

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

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+) 7 KC: Gutierrez (57) Rubio (91+); COL: Badji (5) Mason (8) 10 KC: Gutierrez (3); 13 KC: Salloi (56) Russell (61); 14 KC: Sanchez (34) Zusi (78); SEA: Bruin (48+) Roldan (73)

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2018 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT 4 Montreal 10 at Houston 17 at Atlanta

Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Apr.

24 Los Angeles 31 at Columbus 7 at Real Salt Lake 13 Los Angeles FC 20 at Sporting KC 27 Real Salt Lake 5 at Minnesota 11 Houston 16 San Jose 19 at FC Dallas 26 New England 1 at Colorado 9 Orlando City SC 23 at Philadelphia 1 Colorado 7 Chicago 14 at D.C. United 21 at Seattle 28 Minnesota 4 at New York City FC 11 at Portland 18 New York Red Bulls 25 at San Jose 1 San Jose 15 Seattle 23 FC Dallas 29 at Los Angeles 6 at Toronto FC 17 Sporting KC 21 at Los Angeles FC 28 Portland

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

Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May June June June July July July July July Aug.

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

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

Sun. Oct.

RESULT W 2-1 W 2-1 L 1-4

ATT 27837 16082 45003

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

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

22120 8992 16015

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

L 0-2

22120

3-3-1

POS PTS NOTES: 4 3 VAN: Kamara (63) Davies (70); MTL: Mancosu (81) 2 6 VAN: Kamara (28) Shea (49); HOU: Elis (39) 4 6 VAN: Hurtado (85); ATL: Martinez (15,60,88) own goal (58) 2 7 2 10 VAN: Shea (51) Kamara (78); CLB: Zardes (29) 2 10 VAN: Shea (92+); RSL: Silva (49+) Savarino (88) 2

10 LFC: Vela (59) Rossi (70)

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

Goals 2 Felipe Gutierrez Assists 2 Daniel Salloi Shots 6 Felipe Gutierrez Shots on Goal 3 Felipe Gutierrez 3 Felipe Gutierrez Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez Fouls Suffered 3 4 times Offside 2 Johnny Russell Saves 10 Tim Melia Shots Faced 10 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 3 Tim Melia

Goals 4 03/10/2018 vs Assists 4 03/10/2018 vs Shots 22 03/31/2018 vs Shots on Goal 9 03/24/2018 vs Fouls Committed 18 03/10/2018 vs Fouls Suffered 14 03/04/2018 vs Corner Kicks 12 03/17/2018 vs Offside 3 03/04/2018 vs 3 03/31/2018 vs Saves 10 04/08/2018 vs Shots Faced 10 04/08/2018 vs Goals Allowed 3 03/10/2018 vs

03/10/2018 vs CHI

W 4-3

03/10/2018 vs CHI

W 4-3

03/24/2018 vs COL

T 2-2

03/10/2018 vs CHI 03/24/2018 vs COL

W 4-3 T 2-2

03/10/2018 vs CHI

W 4-3

03/04/2018 vs NYC

L 0-2

03/31/2018 vs DC

W 1-0

04/08/2018 vs LA

W 2-0

04/08/2018 vs LA

W 2-0

03/10/2018 vs CHI

W 4-3

CHI

W 4-3

CHI

W 4-3

W 1-0

COL

T 2-2

CHI

W 4-3

NYC

L 0-2

W 3-2

NYC DC

L 0-2 W 1-0

W 2-0

CHI

W 4-3

WHITECAPS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

Goals 1 8 times Assists 1 9 times Shots 4 Cristian Techera Shots on Goal 2 Kei Kamara Fouls Committed 3 5 times Fouls Suffered 6 Felipe Martins Offside 3 Alphonso Davies Saves 6 Stefan Marinovic Shots Faced 7 Stefan Marinovic Goals Allowed 4 Stefan Marinovic

Goals 2 03/04/2018 at 2 03/10/2018 at 2 03/31/2018 at Assists 4 03/04/2018 at Shots 12 03/24/2018 at Shots on Goal 4 03/04/2018 at 4 04/07/2018 at Fouls Committed 13 03/04/2018 at Fouls Suffered 15 03/04/2018 at 15 04/07/2018 at Corner Kicks 6 03/24/2018 at 6 04/07/2018 at Offside 5 03/04/2018 at Saves 6 03/10/2018 at Shots Faced 7 03/10/2018 at Goals Allowed 4 03/17/2018 at

03/04/2018 at MTL

W 2-1

03/04/2018 at MTL

W 2-1

03/04/2018 at MTL

W 2-1

03/04/2018 at MTL

W 2-1

03/04/2018 at MTL

W 2-1

04/13/2018 at LFC

L 0-2

03/04/2018 at MTL

W 2-1

03/10/2018 at HOU

W 2-1

03/10/2018 at HOU

W 2-1

03/17/2018 at ATL

L 1-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018) Shots 12 04/15/2018 vs Shots on Goal 3 03/04/2018 vs Fouls Committed 5 04/08/2018 vs Fouls Suffered 6 03/31/2018 vs Corner Kicks 3 04/15/2018 vs Offside 0 03/17/2018 vs 0 04/15/2018 vs Saves 0 03/24/2018 vs Shots Faced 2 03/24/2018 vs

SEA

T 2-2

NYC

L 0-2

W 2-0

W 1-0

SEA

T 2-2

SJ SEA

W 3-2 T 2-2

COL

T 2-2

COL

T 2-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018)

MTL HOU CLB

W 2-1 W 2-1 W 2-1

MTL

W 2-1

T 0-0

MTL RSL

W 2-1 L 1-2

MTL

W 2-1

MTL RSL

W 2-1 L 1-2

LA RSL

T 0-0 L 1-2

MTL

W 2-1

HOU

W 2-1

HOU

W 2-1

ATL

L 1-4

Shots 5 03/17/2018 at 5 03/31/2018 at Shots on Goal 2 03/17/2018 at 2 03/24/2018 at Fouls Committed 8 03/17/2018 at Fouls Suffered 9 03/10/2018 at Corner Kicks 0 03/31/2018 at Offside 1 03/10/2018 at 1 03/24/2018 at 1 03/31/2018 at 1 04/07/2018 at Saves 0 03/04/2018 at Shots Faced 1 03/04/2018 at 1 03/24/2018 at

ATL CLB

L 1-4 W 2-1

ATL LA

L 1-4 T 0-0

ATL

L 1-4

HOU

W 2-1

CLB

W 2-1

HOU LA CLB RSL

W T W L

MTL

W 2-1

MTL LA

W 2-1 T 0-0

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

WHITECAPS VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

Sporting KC 6 wins, 19 goals Whitecaps 3 wins, 16 goals 3 ties 4/2/2011 6/25/2011 4/18/2012 7/3/2013 8/10/2014 7/12/2015 8/15/2015 3/12/2016 4/27/2016 8/20/2016 5/20/2017 9/30/2017

VAN 3 vs KC KC 2 vs VAN KC 3 at VAN KC 1 vs VAN VAN 2 vs KC KC 1 at VAN KC 4 vs VAN KC 2 vs VAN VAN 1 vs KC KC 2 vs VAN VAN 2 vs KC VAN 1 at KC

3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0

(EF) (SP) (BC) (SP) (BC) (BC) (SP) (SP) (BC) (SP) (BC) (SP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 9 84 24 73 14 33

2 10 101 30 91 15 34

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Whitecaps Tot 19 185 54 164 29 67

1 8 62 25 77 21 22

2 8 82 34 75 13 31

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 16 144 59 152 34 53

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC VAN

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

1 3

2 1

5 4

5 1

3 4

3 3

0 0

19 16

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Carl Robinson Peter Vermes

vs. KC vs. VAN

3-4-1 6-3-3

(1.25 pts./game) (1.75 pts./game)

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

3 3 18 6 21 16 3 2 1 20 7

Sporting KC Dom Dwyer Chance Myers Dom Dwyer Dwyer/Rubio Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Tim Melia Melia/Kann Tim Melia Tim Melia

4 2 19 9 13 15 2 4 2 16 10

Whitecaps Camilo Sanvezzo 3 times Camilo Sanvezzo Camilo Sanvezzo Kendall Waston Gershon Koffie David Ousted David Ousted David Ousted David Ousted David Ousted

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots

Sporting KC 2 3 players tied 2 Stojcev/Mustivar 8 Dom Dwyer (03/12/16)

Shots on Goal

5 Diego Rubio (09/30/17)

Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

6 Benny Feilhaber (08/10/14) 5 Brad Davis (08/20/16)

Shutouts Saves

1 Melia/Kann 6 Melia/Nielsen

Goals Allowed

3 Melia/Nielsen

Whitecaps 2 Sanvezzo/Manneh 2 Khalfan/Bolanos 9 Camilo Sanvezzo (04/02/11) 4 Camilo Sanvezzo (04/02/11) 6 Octavio Rivero (03/12/16) 7 Gershon Koffie (08/10/14) 1 3 players tied 7 Stefan Marinovic (09/30/17) 4 David Ousted (08/15/15)

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

Streak (started)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

2 Ws 1 Ts 1 Ts

(03/10/2018) (04/15/2018) (03/24/2018)

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

1 Ts (10/15/2017) 1 Ls (04/13/2018) 1 Ls (04/07/2018)

0-1-1 4-0-1

1 Ts 1 Ts

(03/24/2018) (04/15/2018)

1-3-0 2-0-0

2 Ls (04/07/2018) 2 Ws (03/04/2018)

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

1 Ls 1 Ws 1 Ts 7 Ws 1 Ws

(03/04/2018) (03/31/2018) (04/15/2018) (04/09/2017) (03/10/2018)

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

1 3 4 4 2

Ls Ls Ws Ws Ws

(04/13/2018) (10/22/2017) (09/23/2017) (06/03/2017) (04/01/2017)

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

2 Ws 1 Ts 2 Ts 1 Ws 0-

(03/31/2018) (10/07/2017) (03/24/2018) (03/10/2018) -

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

1 3 3 4 2

Ts Ws Ls Ls Ls

(03/24/2018) (03/04/2018) (10/22/2017) (03/11/2017) (07/01/2017)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. WHITECAPS (6-3-3) PLAYER

MIN

Dom Dwyer Teal Bunbury Aurelien Collin Kevin Ellis Kei Kamara Paulo Nagamura Benny Feilhaber Omar Bravo Jacob Peterson Diego Rubio Julio Cesar Chance Myers Soni Mustivar Krisztian Nemeth Milos Stojcev Graham Zusi Saad Abdul-Salaam Nuno Andre Coelho Roger Espinoza Lawrence Olum CJ Sapong Team totals Opponent totals

7 2 4 5 4 3 8 1 5 2 2 5 5 2 2 9 5 3 9 3 4 12 12

5 1 4 5 3 2 5 1 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 8 3 3 9 2 3 12 12

515 118 360 446 279 177 554 85 334 135 172 370 371 180 158 734 280 225 800 156 259 1080 1080

3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 19 14

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

18 3 6 2 13 6 13 3 11 8 1 5 0 3 6 13 2 4 13 1 9 185 144

1 2 5 4 1 12 12

45 180 450 360 45 1080 1080

2 4 28 20 5 59 54

1 3 20 14 3 41 35

0.00 0.50 1.40 1.50 4.00 1.33 1.58

0 0 1 0 0 1 2

Jon Kempin Alec Kann Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Andy Gruenebaum Team totals Opponent totals

WHITECAPS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (3-6-3) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Camilo Sanvezzo Pedro Morales Kekuta Manneh Christian Bolanos Atiba Harris Cristian Techera Erik Hurtado Sebastien Le Toux Darren Mattocks Tim Parker Davide Chiumiento Nizar Khalfan Steven Beitashour Terry Dunfield Jordan Harvey Sheanon Williams Team totals Opponent totals

4 5 4 4 2 6 3 1 2 6 3 2 3 2 9 1 12 12

3 4 3 3 2 5 2 1 1 6 2 0 3 2 9 1 12 12

300 336 256 275 169 397 168 90 106 540 156 40 264 167 810 90 1080 1080

4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 19

1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 14 19

19 7 10 6 3 10 3 4 5 4 0 3 0 2 1 0 144 185

Stefan Marinovic Brad Knighton David Ousted Joe Cannon Jay Nolly Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 7 2 1 12 12

MIN SHTS 90 90 630 180 90 1080 1080

7 3 27 10 7 54 59

GAA

7 2 16 6 4 35 41

0.00 1.00 1.43 2.50 3.00 1.58 1.33

0 0 1 1 0 2 1

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. WHITECAPS (6-3-3)

CURRENT WHITECAPS VS. SPORTING KC (3-6-3)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

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

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

10 2 8 9 1 11 2 0 4 5 2 1 2 5 12 12

921 135 734 800 82 990 135 45 295 450 225 90 180 450 1080 1080

2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16

2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 14

11 8 13 13 1 0 2 1 5 0 0 2 2 4 185 144

Kei Kamara Sean Franklin Brek Shea Felipe Martins Cristian Techera Erik Hurtado Jose Aja Alphonso Davies Marcel de Jong Aly Ghazal Doneil Henry Stefan Marinovic Aaron Maund Nicolas Mezquida Jake Nerwinski Yordy Reyna Brian Rowe Russell Teibert Kendall Waston Team totals Opponent totals

10 13 8 11 6 3 1 3 2 1 8 1 6 4 1 1 3 5 6 12 12

7 12 6 11 5 2 1 1 2 1 5 1 6 3 1 0 3 1 6 12 12

680 1136 499 880 397 168 90 134 180 90 431 90 540 213 90 22 270 167 501 1080 1080

3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 19

4 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 19

20 6 14 10 10 3 0 3 1 0 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 6 144 185

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

5 12 12

450 1080 1080

28 59 54

20 1.40 41 1.33 35 1.58

1 1 2

7 5 35 41

0.00 1.00 1.58 1.33

0 0 2 1

GOALKEEPER

Stefan Marinovic Brian Rowe Team totals Opponent totals

1 3 12 12

MIN SHTS 90 270 1080 1080

7 8 54 59

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

2018 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Friday, April 20, 2018 Kickoff: 8 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 8 Sporting Kansas City 4-1-2, 14 points (2-1-1 home; 2-0-1 away) 1st place in Western Conference Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-3-1, 10 points (1-1-1 home; 2-2-0 away) T-2nd place in Western Conference

4-1-2 (14 pts.) 7 1st in West 14 2.00 12 11 1.57 +3 114 (41) 36.0% 77 67 7 0

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

Kevin Stott Logan Brown Cameron Blanchard Nima Saghafi Edvin Jurisevic

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 75 88 90 94

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

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 Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal Matt Lewis Kharlton Belmar Jimmy Medranda

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

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

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

3-3-1 (10 pts.) 7 T-2nd in West 8 1.14 9 11 1.57 -3 59 (21) 35.6% 72 85 13 1

2018 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh gram ZOO-see CRAH-zay JER-soh jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh KY-ree sin-OH-vick

loh-BAH-toe shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay ah-MORE MEE-lia wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL

Felipe Gutierrez Espinoza, Salloi Johnny Russell Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Russell, Salloi Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Espinoza, Ilie N/A

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

5 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 23 SHOTS 10 SHOTS ON GOAL 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 14 FOULS COMMITTED 13 FOULS SUFFERED 2 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 630 Tim Melia 1.57 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 21

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

3 2 10 4 1 1 8 16 2 1

Kamara, Shea Davies, Kamara Kei Kamara Kamara, Shea Three Players Five Players Efrain Juarez Felipe Martins Juarez, Waston Kendall Waston

630 1.57 3 1 11

Stefan Marinovic Stefan Marinovic Stefan Marinovic Stefan Marinovic Stefan Marinovic

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

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

Pts 17 13 10 10 10 9 6 5 5 4 3

W L T 5 0 2 4 1 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 3 2 0 2 4 0 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 3 0

GD +10 +7 +4 +2 +1 +7 -6 -3 -4 -2 -3

GP 7 6 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 5 4

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

Pts 14 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 1

W L T 4 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 4 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 0 3 1

GD +3 0 -3 +1 +4 +4 -8 -4 +1 -1 -5 -5

GP 7 6 7 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 4

PETER VERMES 10th season 119-92-76 10th season (.547) 119-92-76 (.547)

CARL ROBINSON

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

5th season 56-51-36 (.517) 5th season 56-51-36 (.517)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Wednesday, April 18 QUESTIONABLE: • Felipe Gutierrez (Hip Injury) OUT: • None

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2018 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvVAN: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvVAN: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City is set to host Vancouver Whitecaps FC this Friday night at Children’s Mercy Park in the first of two meetings with the Canadian side in the 2018 MLS campaign. The return fixture will be played at BC Place in Vancouver on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Sporting KC suffered defeats in both matches against Vancouver in 2017, as the Whitecaps took the season series for the first time ever. In the first meeting on May 20, 2017 at BC Place, goals from Cristian Techera and Tim Parker condemned Sporting KC to just their third defeat of the season. The return match on September 30, 2017 was an equally frustrating affair as Sporting KC dominated the match with Diego Rubio also striking the post from a penalty kick early on, only for Erik Hurtado’s sumptuous second-half strike to steal all three points for the Whitecaps before Graham Zusi and Christian Bolanos were both sent off late in the match. Despite falling twice to Vancouver in 2017, Sporting KC has a commanding 6-3-3 lead in the all-time series against Vancouver since the Whitecaps joined MLS in 2011. That includes a 4-1-1 mark at Children’s Mercy Park, with Sporting KC going unbeaten at home against Vancouver until the most recent meeting. Prior to the 2017 campaign, Sporting KC held a five-game unbeaten run against Vancouver, having gone 4-0-1 between August 10, 2014 to August 20, 2016 before posting an 0-2-0 record since. #SKCvVAN: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 6-3-3 in regular season)

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC is third in the league in goals through the opening seven weeks of the MLS season, scoring 14. Sporting KC is also tied for fifth in goals conceded in the league with 11, tied with VAN. • SKC leads MLS in shots through seven weeks of the 2018 MLS season, taking 114 - 10 ahead of CLB’s 104. SKC is also first with 41 shots on goal. • SKC ranks first so far in the 2018 MLS season in chances created, having produced 85 in the opening six matches. • SKC is third in MLS with 790 duels and second with 408 duels won, and is also fourth with 96 interceptions so far this year. • SKC is third in MLS this year with 3,577 passes and 2,992 successful passes, behind NYC and CLB.

Date

09/30/2017 05/20/2017 08/20/2016 04/27/2016 03/12/2016

Score

KC 0 vs VAN 1 KC 0 at VAN 0 KC 2 vs VAN 0 KC 1 at VAN 1 KC 2 vs VAN 1

Result L L W T W

Sporting KC Player Stats • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez is currently tied for the league lead with five goals to his name, while he’s also tied for second in MLS with 10 shots on goal on his 17 shots taken. • Forward Daniel Salloi is tied for sixth in all of MLS with three assists so far this season, with two serving as game-winners versus the Chicago Fire and San Jose. Midfielder Roger Espinoza is also tied for sixth with three assists. • Forward Johnny Russell is currently third in all of MLS with 23 shots through seven games. Russell also leads MLS with two penalties earned and 56 touches in the opponent’s box. • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez is eighth in MLS with 22 tackles and tied for seventh with 16 tackles won over the first seven weeks of the MLS season. • Defender Graham Zusi is tied for fourth in MLS with 19 interceptions through the opening seven games of the season. Zusi is also tied for sixth across all players in the league with 15 chances created. • Defender Matt Besler ranks fourth in MLS with 41 clearances.

Details

Hurtado’s strike the difference despite SKC domination Techera and Parker score either side of halftime for VAN Peterson scores in first half before Feilhaber tucks away PK Bolanos tallies early before Rubio equalizes in 27th minute Dwyer scores twice early before Morales nets penalty

#SKCvVAN: PLAYER HISTORY

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Team Stats • VAN leads MLS with 19 regular season road wins since the start of 2015, going 19-28-8 on their travels during that time. • VAN has scored eight goals this season, seven of which have come in the second half. • VAN is one of two teams (Seattle) not to have led at halftime in 2018. • VAN is comfortable defending in numbers, ranking last in MLS in shots per game (8.4) and shots on target per game (3.0) as well as second-to-last in average possession (42.7).

• Forward Diego Rubio scored his first goal for the club against the Whitecaps in the 1-1 draw at BC Place on April 27, 2016. • Defender Graham Zusi has two assists against the Whitecaps, setting up gamewinners in 2-1 wins on June 25, 2011 and March 12, 2016. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist against the Whitecaps, setting up Teal Bunbury’s first goal in a 3-3 draw on April 2, 2011. • Defender Brad Evans has two goals and two assists against Vancouver, all while playing with Cascadia rivals Seattle Sounders FC. He had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 Sounders win on Sept. 24, 2011 before adding another assist in a 2-0 victory on August 18, 2012. His second goal against Whitecaps FC came in a 2-1 Seattle win on Oct. 2, 2016, where he scored the game-winning penalty kick in the 81st minute. • Forward Khiry Shelton has one assist against the Whitecaps, coming as a member of New York City FC. He helped set up a David Villa goal in a 3-2 NYC victory on April 30, 2016. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 3-2-0 against Vancouver, with one shutout coming in the 1-0 win on the road on July 12, 2015.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Player Stats • At age 17, winger Alphonso Davies is the youngest player to play in MLS this season. Davies ranks second in MLS in duels won (73), second in crosses from open play (25) and third in dribbles completed (18). He has also recorded one goal and two assists in 2018. • Forward Kei Kamara is tied for VAN’s team lead in goals (three) & assists (two). • Winger Brek Shea has scored three goals on five shot attempts this season. Shea has scored two of his three goals from off the bench.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES #SKCvVAN: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

• Defender Matt Besler is one start shy of tying current assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin for first all-time in MLS regular-season play. Besler is also 55 minutes away from overtaking Zavagnin as the club’s all-time leader in regular-season minutes. • Defender Graham Zusi is one start shy of reaching 200 in MLS action (including postseason) for Sporting KC. • Defender Ike Opara is one start away from hitting 100 in MLS competition (including postseason) between Sporting KC and the San Jose Earthquakes. • Defender Seth Sinovic is one start away from reaching his 200th in all competitions for the club.

• Vancouver Whitecaps FC forward Kei Kamara played for Sporting Kansas City from 2009-2013 before being sold to Middlesbrough United in the English Championship. Kamara had 41 goals and 21 assists in 126 appearances for the club in all competitions during his tenure in Kansas City. • Whitecaps FC defender Marcel de Jong played for Sporting Kansas City in 2015, adding a goal and an assist in 13 regular-season appearances. • Defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi have all played with Vancouver’s Brek Shea on the U.S. National Team since 2010. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez and Vancouver’s Efrain Juarez both came through Barcelona’s Academy and overlapped from 2007-2008. • Defender Matt Besler and Whitecaps defender Aaron Maund played together at Notre Dame in 2008. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has played alongside Whitecaps midfielder Deybi Flores on the Honduras National Team. • Defender Amer Didic and Whitecaps winger Alphonso Davies both grew up in Edmonton, Canada.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2018 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes UNBEATEN STREAK REACHES SIX

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

ZUSI SALVAGES A POINT

After going a full season without finding the back of the net, defender Graham Zusi has scored two important goals through the opening seven games of the 2018 MLS season. His most recent on Sunday afternoon against Seattle Sounders FC served as the equalizer in the 78th minute that allowed Sporting KC to see out a 2-2 draw and extend their unbeaten run to six matches.

Sporting Kansas City remains at home this week when the side takes on Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Children’s Mercy Park on Friday night. Sporting KC is looking to extend its unbeaten streak to seven games, having last suffered defeat in the club’s season opener against New York City FC on March 4 and has since gone 4-0-2 in the six games since.

Zusi’s two goals are tied for second on the team, behind Felipe Gutierrez’s five, while the 31-year-old now has 31 goals and 70 assists in all competitions for the club since being selected by the Kansas City Wizards in the Second Round (23rd overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.

Sporting KC has won two of its last three games at home since the opener, defeating the San Jose Earthquakes on March 17 behind goals from Ilie Sanchez, Graham Zusi and Felipe Gutierrez before also seeing off D.C. United on March 31 on Gutierrez’s early goal. Sporting followed up those results with a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday night, with Ilie and Zusi once again on the scoresheet. Sporting KC lost just once at home in all of 2017, going unbeaten until September 30 when Friday’s opponent Vancouver Whitecaps FC sneaked a 1-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park.

Zusi transitioned into a full-time right back ahead of the 2017 season, having played there on occasion in 2016. He led the team with eight assists last year and was the top chance creator in the league among defenders. Despite consistently getting involved in the attack in 2017, Zusi failed to score a goal throughout the entire campaign. However, that changed when he netted a MLS Goal of the Week nominee with a stunning leftfooted strike into the top corner during the 3-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on March 17.

Sporting Kansas City is currently riding the second longest unbeaten streak so far in 2018, going 4-0-2 since the opener and only trailing New York City FC who are 5-0-2 on the year and have yet to taste defeat. Sporting KC is set to have its first back-to-back home games this week when the side hosts Vancouver five days after playing Seattle at Children’s Mercy Park.

The former Maryland standout has had another impressive start to the season at right back, as he is tied for fourth in MLS with 19 interceptions through the opening seven games of the season, and is also tied for sixth across all players in the league with 15 chances created from the backline.

Despite falling twice to Vancouver in 2017, Sporting KC has a commanding 6-3-3 lead in the all-time series against Vancouver since the Whitecaps joined MLS in 2011. That includes a 4-1-1 mark at Children’s Mercy Park, with Sporting KC going unbeaten at home against Vancouver until the most recent meeting. Prior to the 2017 campaign, Sporting KC held a five-game unbeaten run against Vancouver, having gone 4-0-1 between August 10, 2014 to August 20, 2016 before posting an 0-2-0 record since.

MEDRANDA PRODUCING OFFENSE FROM DEFENSE

Sporting Kansas City defender/midfielder Jimmy Medranda continued to deputize at left back in the 2-2 draw with Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday afternoon at Children’s Mercy Park. The Colombian continued to show his offensive prowess throughout the match and was rewarded with the assist on Graham Zusi’s game-tying goal late in the match to help Sporting KC pick up a point.

WEATHERING THE WHITECAPS

Sporting Kansas City is getting set to face off against Vancouver Whitecaps FC this Friday night at Children’s Mercy Park. It’s the first meeting between the sides since Vancouver snapped Sporting’s 24-game home unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory on September 30, 2017.

Medranda now has a goal and an assist on the season despite starting just three games, having come into the lineup against D.C. United on March 31. His goal came in the wild 4-3 victory over the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park on March 10, where he entered the game in place of an injured Seth Sinovic and fired home the goal that made it 3-3 with a slick left-footed strike high into the net.

In that match, Sporting KC dominated much of the statistical metrics, out-shooting the Whitecaps 18-11, with a 7-3 edge in shots on goal, while also out-possessing Vancouver 74-26. Despite their domination, Sporting KC was unable to find a breakthrough, with Diego Rubio seeing an early penalty kick strike the post before being denied by a number of stunning saves by Stefan Marinovic. In the end, Vancouver stole all three points when Erik Hurtado flicked Jordan Harvey’s long ball over the top beyond Tim Melia and into the corner to seal a 1-0 win for the visitors.

The 24-year-old has been with the club since 2013 when he first joined Sporting KC on loan from Colombian outfit Deportivo Pereira before signing a permanent deal ahead of the 2014 MLS campaign. Medranda broke into the team on a full-time basis in 2016 and has four goals and six assists in all competitions since then.

In the earlier match last season, on May 20, 2017 at BC Place in Vancouver, Sporting KC suffered their third defeat of the campaign with a 2-0 setback in Canada. Cristian Techera volleyed home the opener in the 39th minute after exquisite build-up from Sheanon Williams and Christian Bolanos. Despite Melia keeping Sporting KC in the match with a penalty save on Fredy Montero in the 53rd minute, Vancouver eventually did find their second goal when Tim Parker nodded home Bolanos’ cross.

Medranda’s versatility makes him a potent weapon as he is able to play on the wing, in central midfield and at left back. He has made 92 appearances, including 65 starts, in all competitions since joining Sporting and was a part of the team that won the 2013 MLS Cup and the 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

TEAMS TO WEAR PARLEY OCEAN WASTE JERSEYS

Prior to those two matches in the 2017 MLS campaign, Sporting KC held a five-game unbeaten run against Vancouver in regular-season play, going 4-0-1 between August 10, 2014 to August 20, 2016. However, Sporting KC did also drop two matches against the Whitecaps in the 2016 CONCACAF Champions League group stage.

This weekend, all 23 teams across Major League Soccer will be wearing special kits made using upcycled plastic waste intercepted on beaches and in coastal communities. In a partnership with adidas and Parley For the Oceans, Sporting KC will wear a crisp white kit on Friday night against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Children’s Mercy Park, with the visitors set to don a black version of the Parley kit.

RUSSELL DRAWS ANOTHER PENALTY, ILIE CONVERTS

Sporting Kansas City winger Johnny Russell continued to turn heads with his early performances since joining the club this offseason. On Sunday, Russell drew a first-half penalty when he was chopped down by Seattle Sounders FC left back Nouhou Tolo after bursting beyond the defender. Ilie Sanchez stepped up to convert the spot-kick and give Sporting KC a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute.

With Earth Day approaching this Sunday, April 22, MLS WORKS is hosting its third annual Greener Goals Week of Service. League-wide efforts are being executed and off the pitch to highlight Major League Soccer’s commitment to environmental sustainability, with MLS club and staff members volunteering their time with local charitable organizations and other green initiatives being promoted throughout the week across MLS social and digital channels.

It was the second penalty that Russell has earned already this season, having also been brought down for a penalty kick in the 3-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on March 17. In all of 2017, Sporting KC were only awarded three penalty kicks, earned by Benny Feilhaber, Latif Blessing and Daniel Salloi. In 2016, Sporting were awarded five penalty kicks, all earned by different players.

The partnership between MLS and Parley began in 2017 when four teams wore special Parley jerseys across the same weekend of Earth Day: New York City FC, Orlando City SC, the LA Galaxy and Minnesota United FC. With the initiative bringing awareness to ocean pollution, the partnership expanded to include every team in the league for the weekend of Earth Day in 2018.

You have to go all the way back to the 2015 season to find a Sporting KC player to earn more than one penalty kick in a season, when Dom Dwyer drew three of the club’s six penalty kicks - five of which were converted. In 2017, Sporting KC were not awarded a penalty until July 22 when Feilhaber was fouled in a 1-1 draw at Real Salt Lake.

The 2018 edition of the jerseys comes in two colors, non-dye and carbon, differentiating the two teams in each game. Each product is created using Parley Ocean Plastic upcycled from plastic intercepted on beaches and in coastal communities. Once collected, the original plastic source is reworked into technical fibers that can then be repurposed for use in products. To commemorate this unique process, the message “For the Oceans” is featured in the inside of the neck tape detailing, and each club’s name is featured on the back-neck.

For both of the penalty kicks that Russell has earned this season, midfielder Ilie has converted the ensuing attempt for the first two goals of his Sporting KC career. Both penalties have also come as the opening goal in home matches in front of the Cauldron on the North side of Children’s Mercy Park. Ilie now has two goals and two assists in 40 regular-season appearances for Sporting KC.

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2018 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ROAD GOALS GALORE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

KUZAIN SIGNS AS HOMEGROWN PLAYER

Sporting Kansas City has had no issues scoring goals so far in the 2018 MLS season, especially away from Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting KC has scored multiple goals in each of their three road games so far this year, and has also found the net in each of their last five matches since being shutout by New York City FC in the season opener on March 4.

Sporting Kansas City announced last Friday, April 13 the signing of Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal, known as Kuzain, to a Homegrown contract. Kuzain, a product of the Sporting KC Academy and the ninth Homegrown Player in club history, has signed an MLS contract through 2020 with options for 2021 and 2022. A holding midfielder, Kuzain becomes the first Sporting KC Homegrown signing to progress from the Sporting KC Academy to the Swope Park Rangers to the senior team. Born and raised in Carbondale, Illinois, Kuzain spent several years with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before joining the Sporting KC Academy in August 2016. He signed an Academy contract with the Rangers later that month, allowing him to play for both SPR and the Academy while retaining his amateur status. The midfielder finished the 2016-17 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season with four goals in 20 appearances for the Sporting KC U-18s.

With another two goals in the victory over the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center on April 8, Sporting KC remains among the leaders in Major League Soccer this year for goalscoring. Peter Vermes’ side is currently third with 14 goals scored through seven games, only trailing offensive powerhouses New York City FC (16) and Atlanta United FC (15). In addition, Sporting KC has seven different goalscorers so far this year - which is tied for the most number of different goalscorers across a single squad in the Western Conference this season. So far this season, Sporting KC has found goals from Felipe Gutierrez (5), Johnny Russell (2), Ilie Sanchez (2), Graham Zusi (2), Daniel Salloi (1), Jimmy Medranda (1) and Diego Rubio (1).

Kuzain continued to develop in 2017 with the Rangers, where he helped Sporting KC’s USL affiliate to a second straight Western Conference championship. He debuted for the club last March and signed his first professional contract with the club in July, ending the campaign with 13 games played. His 91.3-percent passing accuracy last season ranked first in the USL among players with at least five appearances.

Sporting KC found it difficult to score on the road last season, only scoring 10 times in the club’s 17 away games in 2017 and only winning twice on the road. In just three road games this year, Sporting KC has already found the net eight times and has already matched last season’s road win total of two with victories over the Chicago Fire (March 10) and the Galaxy (April 8). Sporting also only scored multiple goals on the road two times in 2017 but has done so in all three of the club’s away games so far in 2018.

Kuzain started each of the Rangers’ first four matches this season, completing 90.8 percent of his passes while leading the team with eight tackles won. SPR currently occupies first place in the USL’s Western Conference with a 3-1-1 record. As a youth player, Kuzain previously trained with the United States U-17 Men’s National Team in 2013 and 2014 as well as Dutch club Feyenoord in late 2015.

VERMES ERA CONTINUES

LOOKING TO EXTEND PLAYOFF STREAK

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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 148-107-86 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 18-5-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 119 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 one ahead of Orlando City SC head coach Jason Kreis.

VERMES VERBATIM

BESLER & ZUSI ON CUSP OF HISTORY

See below for Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes’ comments following the 2-2 draw with Seattle Sounders FC at Children’s Mercy Park on April 15, 2018:

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.

Thoughts on the match: “Well, I thought we gave up a silly goal to end the half. And then we had a broken play where we give up our second goal. They were two opportunistic goals on their part. Credit to them and shame on us. I think that we gave up two very soft goals tonight. One was a lack of concentration. The other one was poor decisions all the way around. It’s good we fought back but I would also say that we weren’t at our best tonight, for whatever reason I don’t know. We’ll have to evaluate that. All in all, to get a point was good to get out of this game that way.”

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

Besler is set to reach some all-time milestones in 2018 as well. With another eight 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 one start and 54 minutes shy of matching current assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin as the club leader in each of those categories.

On coming from behind to secure a point: “There’s no doubt the group has an attitude of being able to come back from being down. They don’t get upset with being down and give up. They’re good in that regard and we’ve got to keep going. But we should have been better throughout the game not to be in that position.”

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’s next match against Vancouver: “For us, it’s just another three points out in front of us. We’ve got to try and do our best to try and get three. It’s not going to be an easy match. They’re a very good team, extremely athletic and we’re going to have to be prepared.”

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2018 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC: 6-3-3 Home games: 4-1-1 (11 GF, 7 GA) Road games: 2-2-2 (8 GF, 9 GA) Date 04/02/2011 06/25/2011 04/18/2012 07/03/2013 08/10/2014 07/12/2015 08/15/2015 03/12/2016 04/27/2016 08/20/2016 05/20/2017 09/30/2017

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location T Empire Field W Livestrong Sporting Park W BC Place Stadium T Sporting Park L BC Place Stadium W BC Place Stadium W Sporting Park W Children’s Mercy Park T BC Place Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park L BC Place Stadium L Children’s Mercy Park

3 3 18 6 21 16

Dom Dwyer Chance Myers Dom Dwyer Dwyer, Rubio Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza

3 2 1 20 7

Tim Melia Tim Melia Kann, Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Camilo Sanvezzo 4 Three Players 2 Camilo Sanvezzo 19 Camilo Sanvezzo 9 Kendall Waston 13 Gershon Koffie 15

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

David Ousted 2 David Ousted 4 David Ousted 2 David Ousted 16 David Ousted 10

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 2 8 5 6 5

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Three Players Mustivar, Stojcev Dom Dwyer (3/12/16) Diego Rubio (9/30/17) Benny Feilhaber (8/10/14) Brad Davis (8/20/16)

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

6 Melia, Nielsen 3 Melia, Nielsen

Manneh, Sanvezzo 2 Bolanos, Khalfan 2 (4/2/11) Camilo Sanvezzo 9 (4/2/11) Camilo Sanvezzo 4 (3/12/16) Octavio Rivero 6 (8/10/14) Gershon Koffie 7 (9/30/17) Stefan Marinovic (8/15/15) David Ousted

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

1 2 OT Total 9 10 0 19 84 101 0 185 24 30 0 54 73 91 0 164 14 15 0 29 33 34 0 67

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 8 8 0 16 Shots 62 82 0 144 Shots on Goal 25 34 0 59 Fouls 77 75 0 152 Offsides 21 13 0 34 Corner Kicks 21 31 0 52

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC VAN

108

1-15

1 3

16-30

31-45

6 4

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,435

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 129 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 123 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 18 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 129 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

159

2 1

105.2 5

46-60

4 1

61-75

3 4

76-90

3 3

0 0

Total

19 16

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

265

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 159 matches played at the stadium

7 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2018 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 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)

Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (Signed as Homegrown Player - April 13, 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. April 13: IN Sporting KC signs M Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal as a Homegrown player from the Swope Park Rangers.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

Signings

2011

Trades

Homegrown Players

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) Kuzain (4/13/18)

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

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2018 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 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

2-2

Gutierrez, Rubio

SATURDAY, MARCH 31

D.C. UNITED

MLS

1-0

Gutierrez

Sunday, April 8

at LA Galaxy

MLS

2-0

Salloi, Russell

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

2-2

Ilie, Zusi

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS