Graham Zusi - Sporting KC vs. Minnesota United FC - June 3, 2018 by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 7:30 p.m. CT (FS1 / FOX Deportes)

Sun., June 3, 2018 (Week 14, MLS Game #154)

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 12 12 0 0 129 103 12 3 4 Brad Evans DF 6-1 160 04/20/1985 Phoenix, AZ 0 0 0 0 230 198 25 29 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 13 13 0 1 239 233 3 16 5 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 13 13 2 3 46 46 2 5 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 13 13 5 3 13 13 5 3 Graham Zusi DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 13 13 2 1 231 191 28 57 8 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 13 9 1 1 13 9 1 1 11 Diego Rubio FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 5 1 1 0 36 15 8 2 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 10 0 1 1 42 26 9 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 12 12 1 2 66 35 7 12 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 8 4 0 0 193 182 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 13 13 0 5 203 183 5 28 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 6 2 1 0 16 8 2 0 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 12 11 3 4 34 23 6 6 21 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 6 5 5 0 6 5 5 0 22 Emiliano Amor DF 6-0 175 05/16/1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina 1 1 0 0 1 1 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 13 13 0 0 100 99 0 0 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 75 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 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 12 8 2 1 86 62 5 4 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W122 L93 T78

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2018 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A DF 5-11 170 04/29/1996 Elkridge, MD 6 4 0 1 6 4 0 1 2 Carter Manley 3 Jerome Thiesson DF 5-10 155 08/06/1987 Zurich, Switzerland 10 10 0 1 43 43 2 4 DF 5-11 163 02/18/1983 Manchester, England 5 5 0 0 90 86 2 6 4 Tyrone Mears 5 Francisco Calvo DF 5-11 170 07/08/1992 San Jose, Costa Rica 12 12 0 0 39 39 2 1 MF 5-10 165 12/12/1986 Atlanta, GA 0 0 0 0 253 240 8 21 6 Sam Cronin 7 Ibson MF 5-10 168 11/07/1983 Sao Goncalo, Brazil 11 11 2 1 42 40 2 7 DF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH 4 3 0 0 232 189 4 24 8 Marc Burch 9 Abu Danladi FW 5-10 170 10/18/1995 Takoradi, Ghana 7 3 0 0 34 18 8 3 MF 5-6 145 03/15/1990 Lancaster, CA 13 11 2 3 42 31 5 7 10 Miguel Ibarra 13 Ethan Finlay FW 5-9 165 08/06/1990 Duluth, MN 7 7 2 1 168 120 35 34 Brent Kallman DF 6-2 190 10/04/1990 Omaha, NE 3 1 0 0 26 24 2 0 14 15 Michael Boxall DF 6-2 200 08/18/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 12 12 0 0 43 42 0 0 Harrison Heath MF 5-11 160 03/06/1996 Newcastle-under-Lyme, England 1 1 0 0 8 6 0 0 16 17 Collin Martin MF 5-11 150 11/09/1994 Chevy Chase, MD 5 2 0 1 31 16 0 3 18 Kevin Molino MF 5-8 155 06/17/1990 Carenage, Diego Martin, Trinidad 2 2 2 1 69 65 20 19 19 Frantz Pangop MF 5-10 165 05/18/1993 Douala, Cameroon 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 MF 5-10 148 06/18/1991 Espoo, Finland 12 11 0 1 19 15 0 1 20 Rasmus Schuller 21 Christian Ramirez FW 6-2 187 04/04/1991 Garden Grove, CA 11 8 3 1 41 35 17 4 Wyatt Omsberg DF 6-4 180 09/21/1995 Scarborough, ME 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 22 23 Mason Toye FW 6-3 180 10/16/1998 South Orange, NJ 8 1 0 1 8 1 0 1 Alex Kapp GK 6-0 190 10/18/1994 Somers, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 25 Darwin Quintero MF 5-5 142 09/19/1987 Tumaco, Colombia 8 8 3 1 8 8 3 1 26 Collen Warner MF 5-10 178 06/24/1988 Denver, CO 3 1 0 0 193 140 4 12 27 Bertrand Owundi Eko’o DF 6-2 190 10/15/1993 Ekono, Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Matt Lampson GK 6-3 200 09/06/1989 Cleveland, TN 6 6 0 0 57 55 0 0 30 Eric Miller DF 6-0 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN 4 4 0 0 90 81 0 2 Maximiano MF 5-11 165 05/08/1995 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 31 32 Alexi Gomez FW 5-11 154 03/04/1993 Callao, Peru 6 5 0 0 6 5 0 0 33 Bobby Shuttleworth GK 6-2 205 05/13/1987 Tonawanda, NY 7 7 0 0 167 163 0 0 ON LOAN Johan Venegas MF 6-0 168 11/27/1988 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 22 12 2 5 54 28 4 6 HEAD COACH : Adrian Heath

01/11/1961 W31 L43 T23

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC Sunday, June 3, 2018; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 7:30 p.m. CT REFEREES

2018 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting KC 13 7-2-4 25 24 13 at home 7 4-1-2 14 13 6 MNUFC on road

REFEREE: Drew Fischer. AR1 (bench): Gianni Facchini; AR2 (opposite): Adam Garner; 4th: Alejandro Mariscal; VAR: Edvin Jurisevic TEAM NEWS

13 5-7-1 16 16 22 6 1-5-0 3 7 15

SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: MIN: Francisco Calvo, Rasmus Schuller, SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: MIN: Ibson

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 1 win, 5 goals … MNUFC 1 win, 4 goals … Ties 2

DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Daniel Salloi (HUN) ... MIN: Francisco Calvo (CRC)

AT KC: Sporting 1 win, 3 goals … MNUFC 0 wins, 0 goals … Ties 0 2018 (MLS): 5/20: MIN 1, KC 1 (Quintero 20 -- Shelton 8)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0 COLUMBUS CREW SC 0 Scoring Summary: None

UPCOMING MATCHES MNUFC SPORTING Sat. June 23 at Colorado Sat. June 9 at Portland Fri. June 29 FC Dallas Sat. June 23 Houston Wed. July 4 Toronto FC Sat. June 30 at Montreal Sat. July 7 at Houston Wed. July 4 at Real Salt Lake

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic (Cristian Lobato 58), Yohan Croizet (Gerso Fernandes 71), Ilie Sanchez, Roger Espinoza (Wan Kuzain 87), Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton, Daniel Salloi.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM MNUFC

SPORTING

F 24 49

A 13 90

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 16 73

A 22 53

11 3 2 0

13 7 2 0

9 2 0 3 1 0 0 1

11 4 1 1 3 0 1 1

6 8 2

5 15 2

HOW SCORED

9 12 2 1

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

9 3 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

17 0 3 2 2 0 0 0

6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0

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

5 15 4

6 6 1

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2 MONTREAL IMPACT 0 Scoring Summary: MIN--Ramirez 3 (Ibson 1) 52 MIN--Ibarra 2 (unassisted) 58 MINNESOTA UNITED--Bobby Shuttleworth, Tyrone Mears, Michael Boxall, Francisco Calvo, Eric Miller, Rasmus Schuller, Miguel Ibarra, Darwin Quintero (Abu Danladi 81), Alexi Gomez, Ibson (Frantz Pangop 90), Christian Ramirez (Collin Martin 76).

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC MIN

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 4-0-0 3-0-3 0-2-1 0-0-0 5-1-1 0-6-0

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 7-0-2 0-2-1 4-0-0 1-7-1

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 5/05/2018 KC 1, COL 0 5/09/2018 KC 2, ATL 0 3/04/2018 KC 0, NYC 2 4/28/2018 KC 0, NE 1 5/27/2018 KC 0, CLB 0 5/27/2018 KC 0, CLB 0 5/27/2018 KC 0, CLB 0

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC LWWTWWTWLWWTT MNUFC LWWLLLLWWLLTW

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

MINNESOTA UNITED Date Score (Gms since) 5/26/2018 MIN 2, MTL 0 3/10/2018 MIN 2, ORL 1 5/12/2018 MIN 1, SJ 3 5/09/2018 MIN 0, LFC 2 5/20/2018 MIN 1, KC 1 5/26/2018 MIN 2, MTL 0 5/09/2018 MIN 0, LFC 2

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

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 5 Gutierrez/Russell A: 5 Espinoza SHT: 40 Russell SOG: 17 Russell FC: 23 Espinoza FS: 21 Espinoza OF: 5 Salloi C: 2 4 players tied E: 0 MNUFC G: 3 Quintero/Ramirez A: 3 Ibarra SHT: 19 Quintero SOG: 10 Ibarra FC: 30 Schuller FS: 27 Ibson OF: 6 Ibarra C: 4 Calvo/Schuller E: 1 Toye

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 13 3 3 4 1 2 24 1.85 MIN 13 3 4 6 0 0 16 1.23 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 13 6 2 4 1 0 13 1.00 MIN 13 2 5 1 5 0 22 1.69 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 24 4 4 2 5 3 6 MIN 16 1 2 1 4 4 4 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 13 2 1 4 1 3 2 MIN 22 5 6 4 2 2 3

2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (7-2-4, 25 pts.) UNF 7 21 20 6 8 94 14 12 10 19 11 17 5 22 3 90 15 29 75

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

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

GP 13 6 12 13 13 12 12 10 13 6 5 13 13 1 12 1 8 13 1

GS 13 5 11 13 13 8 12 0 9 2 1 13 13 1 12 0 4 13 0

MIN 1112 427 995 1170 1170 728 1017 149 712 249 91 1152 1170 90 1080 13 372 1170 3

13 13

1170 1170

G 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 13

A 3 0 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 40 19 39 15 24 9 30 5 26 4 1 16 0 1 10 1 1 0 0

SOG 17 10 13 4 5 3 9 2 8 3 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

22 15

241 153

81 58

FC 8 10 2 20 5 11 13 5 12 3 1 23 11 0 12 0 1 1 0

FS 19 4 14 16 8 5 12 2 8 2 1 21 6 0 4 0 2 0 0

OFF 3 0 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 35 6 1 0 40 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

138 137 137 138

15 34

87 44

14 24

0 5

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

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 13 13 13

GS 13 13 13

MIN SHTS 1170 58 1170 58 1167 81

SV 44 44 54

GA 13 13 24

GAA 1 1 1.85

PG 0 0 2

PA 1 1 3

W 7 7 2

L 2 2 7

T 4 4 4

SO 6 6 3

2018 MINNESOTA UNITED STATISTICS (5-7-1, 16 pts.) UNF 21 25 10 13 7 18 12 12 2 17 3 23 20 9 32 33 14 26 30 5 19 16 8 28 31 15 4 22

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

PLAYER Christian Ramirez Darwin Quintero Miguel Ibarra Ethan Finlay Ibson Kevin Molino Sam Nicholson (MIN) Sam Nicholson (TOT) Carter Manley Collin Martin Jerome Thiesson Mason Toye Rasmus Schuller Abu Danladi Alexi Gomez Bobby Shuttleworth Brent Kallman Collen Warner Eric Miller Francisco Calvo Frantz Pangop Harrison Heath Marc Burch Matt Lampson Maximiano Michael Boxall Tyrone Mears Wyatt Omsberg Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 11 8 13 7 11 2 8 12 6 5 10 8 12 7 6 7 3 3 4 12 4 1 4 6 2 12 5 2

GS 8 8 11 7 11 2 6 10 4 2 10 1 11 3 5 7 1 1 4 12 0 1 3 6 1 12 5 1

MIN 694 711 984 570 966 140 526 831 413 192 900 183 1012 208 420 630 95 141 352 1080 46 90 223 540 88 1080 443 103

13 13

1170 1170

G 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 16

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

SHT 16 19 14 10 12 4 15 22 0 1 2 6 1 3 11 0 1 2 0 10 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0

SOG 6 6 10 5 3 3 4 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

24 14

223 134

80 49

FC 5 9 13 8 12 3 10 18 2 6 13 8 30 10 5 0 1 7 0 15 1 2 2 0 6 5 3 1

FS 13 19 7 8 27 3 9 17 2 5 2 3 8 3 7 1 2 2 2 4 2 0 2 2 2 0 7 1

OFF 3 0 6 3 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 24 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 19 0

C 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0

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

153 177 177 153

22 27

71 59

21 26

1 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Ethan Finlay 1, Ibson 1, Miguel Ibarra 1, Christian Ramirez 1, Sam Nicholson 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Miguel Ibarra 3, Mason Toye 1, Ethan Finlay 1, Collin Martin 1, Ibson 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Darwin Quintero 1-1 MINNESOTA UNITED GOALKEEPING UNF 33 28

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Bobby Shuttleworth Matt Lampson Team totals Opponent totals

GP 7 6 13 13

GS 7 6 13 13

MIN SHTS 630 46 540 34 1170 80 1170 49

SV 36 22 58 32

GA 10 12 22 16

GAA 1.43 2 1.69 1.23

PG 2 1 3 1

PA 2 1 3 1

W 3 2 5 7

L 3 4 7 5

T 1 0 1 1

SO 2 0 2 3

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. Apr.

20 Vancouver

W 6-0

19690

5-1-2

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

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

L W W T T

17015 20553 44696 23117 20697

5-2-2 6-2-2 7-2-2 7-2-3 7-2-4

1 1 1 1 1

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

W 4-3

14021

1-1-0

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

POS PTS NOTES: 11 0 NYC: Moralez (32) Medina (53) 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) 17 KC: Russell (10,16,48) Medranda (30) Lobato (54) Croizet (77); 17 NE: Bunbury (44) 20 KC: Salloi (16); 23 KC: Salloi (67) Fernandes (87); 24 KC: Shelton (8); MIN: Quintero (20) 25

MINNESOTA UNITED 2018 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar.

RESULT L 2-3

ATT 18000

W-L-T 0-1-0

W 2-1

24038

1-1-0

W 2-1 L 0-3

23138 14768

2-1-0 2-2-0

2 4

Sat. Mar. Sat. Apr.

10 at Orlando City SC 17 Chicago 24 at New York Red Bulls 31 Atlanta 14 at Portland

L 0-1 L 2-3

18057 21144

2-3-0 2-4-0

5 8

Sun. Apr.

22 at Seattle

L 1-3

39477

2-5-0

Sat. Apr. Sat. May Wed. May

28 Houston 5 Vancouver 9 at Los Angeles FC 12 San Jose

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

21574 19642 22000

3-5-0 4-5-0 4-6-0

7 5 5

L 1-3

19721

4-7-0

20 Sporting KC 26 Montreal 3 at Sporting KC 23 at Colorado 29 FC Dallas 4 Toronto FC 7 at Houston 14 Real Salt Lake 18 New England 22 Los Angeles FC 28 at Vancouver 4 Seattle 11 at Los Angeles 18 at FC Dallas 25 at Sporting KC 12 at D.C. United 15 at Real Salt Lake 22 Portland 29 New York City FC 6 at Philadelphia 13 Colorado 21 Los Angeles 28 at Columbus

T 1-1 W 2-0

23117 21331

4-7-1 5-7-1

7 8

Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.

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

May May June June June July July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep.

Sat. Sep. Sat. Sep. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

OPPONENT 3 at San Jose

POS PTS NOTES: 5 0 MIN: Molino (81,85); SJ: Hoesen (27,59) Qazaishvili (28) 6 3 MIN: Finlay (12,79); ORL: Yotun (42) 6 MIN: Barreto (55) Nicholson (66); CHI: Collier (59) 6 NYR: Muyl (15) Wright-Phillips (42,78) 6 ATL: own goal (3) 6 MIN: Quintero (64) own goal (81); POR: Powell (20) Valeri (23) Adi (74) 6 MIN: Ramirez (66); SEA: Svensson (23) Bruin (25) Delem (95+) 9 MIN: Quintero (40) Barreto (70); HOU: Elis (10) 12 MIN: Ibarra (60); 12 LFC: Atuesta (31) Kaye (37) 12 MIN: Ramirez (26); SJ: Eriksson (2) Hoesen (69) Wondolowski (76) 13 MIN: Quintero (20); KC: Shelton (8) 16 MIN: Ramirez (52) Ibarra (58);

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

Goals 3 Johnny Russell Assists 2 Daniel Salloi 2 Roger Espinoza 2 Ilie Sanchez Shots 8 Daniel Salloi Shots on Goal 4 Johnny Russell 4 Yohan Croizet Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez Fouls Suffered 6 Ilie Sanchez Offside 2 Johnny Russell Saves 10 Tim Melia Shots Faced 10 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 3 Tim Melia

Goals 6 04/20/2018 vs Assists 7 04/20/2018 vs Shots 34 04/20/2018 vs Shots on Goal 14 04/20/2018 vs Fouls Committed 18 03/10/2018 vs Fouls Suffered 18 05/05/2018 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

04/20/2018 vs VAN

W 6-0

03/10/2018 vs CHI 04/20/2018 vs VAN 05/09/2018 vs ATL

W 4-3 W 6-0 W 2-0

05/05/2018 vs COL

W 1-0

04/20/2018 vs VAN 04/20/2018 vs VAN

W 6-0 W 6-0

03/10/2018 vs CHI

W 4-3

05/05/2018 vs COL

W 1-0

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

VAN

W 6-0

VAN

W 6-0

VAN

W 6-0

VAN

W 6-0

CHI

W 4-3

COL

W 3-2

NYC DC

L 0-2 W 1-0

W 2-0

CHI

W 4-3

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

Goals 2 Kevin Molino 2 Ethan Finlay Assists 1 14 times Shots 5 Darwin Quintero 5 Darwin Quintero 5 Alexi Gomez Shots on Goal 3 Kevin Molino 3 Darwin Quintero Fouls Committed 6 Collen Warner 6 Rasmus Schuller 6 Francisco Calvo Fouls Suffered 4 Ibson 4 Darwin Quintero 4 Darwin Quintero Offside 3 Miguel Ibarra Saves 9 Bobby Shuttleworth Shots Faced 10 Bobby Shuttleworth Goals Allowed 3 5 times

Goals 2 03/03/2018 at 2 03/10/2018 at 2 03/17/2018 at 2 04/14/2018 at 2 04/28/2018 at 2 05/26/2018 at Assists 3 03/03/2018 at 3 03/10/2018 at Shots 17 05/12/2018 at Shots on Goal 6 05/12/2018 at Fouls Committed 19 03/10/2018 at Fouls Suffered 17 03/17/2018 at Corner Kicks 11 05/12/2018 at Offside 6 05/20/2018 at Saves 9 05/20/2018 at Shots Faced 10 05/20/2018 at Goals Allowed 3 03/03/2018 at 3 03/24/2018 at 3 04/14/2018 at 3 04/22/2018 at 3 05/12/2018 at

L 2-3 W 2-1

03/03/2018 at SJ

L 2-3

04/14/2018 at POR 04/22/2018 at SEA 05/12/2018 at SJ

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

03/03/2018 at SJ 05/20/2018 at KC

L 2-3 T 1-1

03/24/2018 at NYR 04/28/2018 at HOU 05/12/2018 at SJ

L 0-3 W 2-1 L 1-3

04/28/2018 at HOU 05/05/2018 at VAN 05/09/2018 at LFC

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

05/20/2018 at KC

T 1-1

05/20/2018 at KC

T 1-1

05/20/2018 at KC

T 1-1

03/03/2018 at SJ

L 2-3

W 1-0

UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018) 03/03/2018 at SJ 03/10/2018 at ORL

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018) Shots 12 04/15/2018 vs Shots on Goal 3 03/04/2018 vs 3 04/28/2018 vs 3 05/09/2018 vs 3 05/27/2018 vs Fouls Committed 3 04/20/2018 vs Fouls Suffered 6 03/31/2018 vs Corner Kicks 3 04/15/2018 vs 3 05/09/2018 vs Offside 0 03/17/2018 vs 0 04/15/2018 vs 0 05/09/2018 vs 0 05/20/2018 vs Saves 0 03/24/2018 vs Shots Faced 1 04/20/2018 vs

SEA

T 2-2

NYC NE ATL CLB

L L W T

VAN

W 6-0

W 1-0

SEA ATL

T 2-2 W 2-0

SJ SEA ATL MIN

W T W T

COL

T 2-2

VAN

W 6-0

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

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018)

SJ ORL CHI POR HOU MTL

L W W L W W

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

SJ ORL

L 2-3 W 2-1

L 1-3

ORL

W 2-1

CHI

W 2-1

L 1-3

T 1-1

SJ NYR POR SEA SJ

L L L L L

Shots 4 05/05/2018 at Shots on Goal 2 04/22/2018 at Fouls Committed 8 03/17/2018 at Fouls Suffered 7 04/14/2018 at Corner Kicks 0 05/20/2018 at Offside 0 05/09/2018 at Saves 2 03/10/2018 at 2 03/31/2018 at 2 04/14/2018 at Shots Faced 2 03/31/2018 at

VAN

W 1-0

SEA

L 1-3

CHI

W 2-1

POR

L 2-3

T 1-1

LFC

L 0-2

ORL ATL POR

W 2-1 L 0-1 L 2-3

ATL

L 0-1

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

2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. MINNESOTA UNITED (0-0-1) UNF 14 7 17 5 8 3 29 15 94 20 6 10

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

90 90 90 90 90 90 90 54 36 90 90 90 90 90

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

4 4 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 24 6

3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 10 4

1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 13 13

1 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 13 13

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

0 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Khiry Shelton Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Matt Besler Graham Zusi Ike Opara Tim Melia Seth Sinovic Jimmy Medranda Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Yohan Croizet Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

4 4 10

GAA

O'TIME

3 3 9

1 1 1

1.00 1.00 1.00

0 0 0

1 1 1

0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2018 MINNESOTA UNITED VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-0-1) UNF 25 33 15 17 30 10 14 21 20 5 9 3 31 32

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

90 90 90 66 90 90 4 90 86 90 16 90 24 74 90 90

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 24

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10

1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 3 0 13 13

2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 13

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Darwin Quintero Bobby Shuttleworth Michael Boxall Collin Martin Eric Miller Miguel Ibarra Brent Kallman Christian Ramirez Rasmus Schuller Francisco Calvo Abu Danladi Jerome Thiesson Maximiano Alexi Gomez Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 33

POS G

GOALKEEPER Bobby Shuttleworth Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

10 10 4

GAA

O'TIME

9 9 3

1 1 1

1.00 1.00 1.00

0 0 0

1 1 1

0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

HEAD-TO-HEAD

UNITED VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

United

Sporting KC 1 wins, 5 goals United 1 wins, 4 goals 2 ties 5/7/2017 6/3/2017 10/7/2017 5/20/2018

MIN 2 vs KC KC 3 vs MIN MIN 1 vs KC MIN 1 vs KC

0 0 1 1

() (SP) () ()

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 3 38 12 28 1 14

2 2 50 19 25 2 20

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 5 88 31 53 3 34

1 3 13 7 25 6 2

2 1 17 6 25 7 8

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 4 30 13 50 13 10

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC MIN

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

1 0

0 2

0 1

3 0

0 0

1 1

0 0

5 4

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Adrian Heath Peter Vermes

vs. KC vs. MIN

2-2-2 1-1-2

(1.33 pts./game) (1.25 pts./game)

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

1 1 8 4 8 7 1 1 1 8 3

Sporting KC 5 times 3 times Espinoza/Medranda Jimmy Medranda Roger Espinoza Ilie Sanchez Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

United 4 times Ibarra/Danladi Christian Ramirez Christian Ramirez Molino/Danladi Ibson Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth

1 2 9 5 6 10 1 1 1 26 5

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists

Sporting KC 1 5 players tied 1 3 players tied

Shots Shots on Goal

5 3 players tied 3 3 players tied

Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts

5 Roger Espinoza (10/07/17) 4 Rubio/Russell 1 Tim Melia (06/03/17)

Saves

3 Tim Melia (05/20/18)

Goals Allowed

2 Tim Melia (05/07/17)

United 1 4 players tied 2 Miguel Ibarra (05/07/17) 4 Kallman/Ramirez 3 Darwin Quintero (05/20/18) 4 Greenspan/Molino 6 Ibson (05/07/17) 1 Bobby Shuttleworth (05/07/17) 9 Bobby Shuttleworth (05/20/18) 3 Bobby Shuttleworth (06/03/17)

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)

Minnesota United W-L-T

Streak (started)

4-0-0 3-0-3 0-2-1

4 Ws 2 Ts 1 Ls

(03/10/2018) (05/20/2018) (04/28/2018)

0-0-0 5-1-1 0-6-0

4 Ws (05/07/2017) 1 Ws (05/26/2018) 7 Ls (10/15/2017)

0-2-1 7-0-2

1 Ls 1 Ts

(04/28/2018) (05/20/2018)

1-7-1 4-0-0

1 Ts (05/20/2018) 6 Ws (08/26/2017)

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

1 Ts 1 Ts 1 Ws 7 Ws 2 Ws

(05/27/2018) (05/20/2018) (05/09/2018) (04/09/2017) (03/10/2018)

0-3-0 1-2-1 4-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

7 1 2 3 3

Ls Ts Ws Ws Ws

(07/22/2017) (05/20/2018) (04/28/2018) (06/21/2017) (04/01/2017)

5-0-1 0-1-1 1-1-2 1-0-0 0-0-0

1 Ts 1 Ts 2 Ts 1 Ws 0-

(05/27/2018) (05/20/2018) (03/24/2018) (03/10/2018) -

2-0-0 3 Ws 3-1-1 1 Ts 0-1-0 1 Ls 0-5-0 12 Ls 0-0-0 4 Ls

(07/29/2017) (05/20/2018) (05/09/2018) (05/13/2017) (03/03/2017)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (1-1-2) PLAYER Saad Abdul-Salaam Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Diego Rubio Khiry Shelton Matt Besler Latif Blessing Johnny Russell Team totals Opponent totals

MIN

2 4 3 1 1 3 2 1 4 4

2 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 4 4

180 223 270 90 90 270 165 90 360 360

1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 4

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 5

SHT GOALKEEPER 2 8 3 5 4 1 7 4 88 30

Tim Melia Andrew Dykstra Team totals Opponent totals

MIN

SHT

GAA

4 1 4 4

329 31 360 360

11 2 13 31

8 1 9 26

0.82 2.90 1.00 1.25

0 0 0 0

UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (1-1-2) PLAYER Abu Danladi Brent Kallman Darwin Quintero Christian Ramirez Miguel Ibarra Ibson Team totals Opponent totals

MIN

SHT

3 4 1 4 4 3 4 4

2 3 1 4 4 3 4 4

178 274 90 354 268 270 360 360

1 1 1 1 0 0 4 5

2 0 0 0 2 1 5 3

2 4 3 9 2 2 30 88

GOALKEEPER Bobby Shuttleworth Team totals Opponent totals

GP 4 4 4

MIN SHTS

GAA

360 360 360

26 1.25 26 1.25 9 1.00

0 0 0

31 31 13

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNITED (1-1-2) PLAYER Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Diego Rubio Khiry Shelton Matt Besler Johnny Russell Yohan Croizet Roger Espinoza Brad Evans Gerso Fernandes Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi Team totals Opponent totals

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

CURRENT UNITED VS. SPORTING KC (1-1-2)

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

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

3 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 0 3 4 1 4 3 1 4 4

223 270 90 90 270 90 90 270 26 257 329 118 360 324 135 360 360

1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5

8 3 5 4 1 4 2 8 0 7 0 6 4 4 6 88 30

Abu Danladi Collen Warner Ethan Finlay Brent Kallman Darwin Quintero Christian Ramirez Marc Burch Miguel Ibarra Ibson Sam Cronin Michael Boxall Francisco Calvo Maximiano Alexi Gomez Matt Lampson Collin Martin Tyrone Mears Eric Miller Kevin Molino Rasmus Schuller Bobby Shuttleworth Jerome Thiesson Team totals Opponent totals

3 14 7 4 1 4 15 4 3 15 3 2 1 1 3 3 4 5 3 2 9 4 4 4

2 12 5 3 1 4 12 4 3 15 3 2 0 1 3 2 4 5 3 1 9 4 4 4

178 994 431 274 90 354 1058 268 270 1247 270 180 24 74 270 190 360 405 270 169 810 345 360 360

1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5

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

2 7 4 4 3 9 3 2 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 30 88

MIN

SHT

GAA

GOALKEEPER

4 4 4

329 360 360

11 13 31

8 0.82 9 1.00 26 1.25

0 0 0

Bobby Shuttleworth Matt Lampson Team totals Opponent totals

GP 9 3 4 4

MIN SHTS

GAA

810 270 360 360

36 11 26 9

1.22 2.33 1.25 1.00

0 1 0 0

47 18 31 13

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC

2018 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sunday, June 3, 2018 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 14 Sporting Kansas City 7-2-4, 25 points (4-1-2 home; 3-1-2 away) 1st place in Western Conference Minnesota United FC 5-7-1, 16 points (4-2-1 home; 1-5-0 away) T-8th place in Western Conference

7-2-4 (25 pts.) 13 1st in West 24 1.85 22 13 1.00 +11 241 (81) 33.6% 138 137 14 0

English TV: FOX Sports 1 English Radio: ESPN 94.5 FM Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1480 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Drew Fischer Gianni Facchini Adam Garner Alejandro Mariscal 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

MINNESOTA UNITED 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

5-7-1 (16 pts.) 13 T-8th in West 16 1.23 14 22 1.69 -6 134 (49) 36.6% 177 154 26 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

Gutierrez, Russell Roger Espinoza Johnny Russell Johnny Russell Gutierrez, Salloi Russell, Salloi Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Four Players N/A

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

5 GOALS 5 ASSISTS 40 SHOTS 17 SHOTS ON GOAL 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 23 FOULS COMMITTED 21 FOULS SUFFERED 2 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 1170 Tim Melia 1.00 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 44

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

3 Quintero, Ramirez 3 Miguel Ibarra 19 Darwin Quintero 10 Miguel Ibarra 1 Five Players 3 Miguel Ibarra 30 Rasmus Schuller 27 Ibson 4 Calvo, Schuller 1 Mason Toye 630 1.43 3 2 36

Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

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

Pts 26 25 24 22 19 19 18 14 10 9 9

W L T 8 3 2 7 3 4 7 3 3 7 3 1 6 5 1 5 4 4 5 5 3 4 7 2 3 7 1 3 10 0 2 5 3

GD +10 +8 +7 +14 +2 +3 -1 -6 -6 -15 -4

GP 13 14 13 11 12 13 13 13 11 13 10

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

Pts 25 23 21 20 19 18 17 16 16 9 8 8

W L T 7 2 4 6 1 5 6 3 3 6 3 2 6 6 1 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 7 1 5 7 1 2 7 3 2 6 2 2 7 2

GD +11 +7 +5 +2 -9 +7 -8 -4 -6 -5 -5 -7

GP 13 12 12 11 13 12 14 13 13 12 10 11

PETER VERMES 10th season 122-93-78 10th season (.549) 122-93-78 (.549)

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

ADRIAN HEATH 4th season 31-43-23 (.438) 2nd season 15-25-7 (.394)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, May 31 QUESTIONABLE: • Brad Evans (Thigh Injury) • Diego Rubio (Back Injury) • Khiry Shelton (Thigh Injury) OUT: • Felipe Gutierrez (Sports Hernia) • Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury)

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2018 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvMIN: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvMIN: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City welcomes Minnesota United FC to Children’s Mercy Park this Sunday, June 3 just two weeks after facing off against the same opponent on the road at TCF Bank Stadium. Sporting KC has only played one of its four previous MLS meetings with Minnesota at Children’s Mercy Park - going 1-0-0 at home and 0-1-2 while in Minneapolis. Sporting KC’s lone home match against Minnesota came exactly one year ago - on June 3, 2017 - and resulted in a 3-0 victory for Peter Vermes’ men. Ike Opara’s longdistance effort gave Sporting KC the lead late in the first half before Jimmy Medranda headed home a second after Soony Saad’s effort had richoeted off the underside of the bar early in the second period. Saad Abdul-Salaam added a third late in the day with his first career goal as SKC saw out a comfortable 3-0 win. The most recent clash between Sporting KC and Minnesota United saw the two sides split the points on May 20, 2018 at TCF Bank Stadium. Khiry Shelton thundered home Johnny Russell’s corner with a powerful header in the eighth minute for his first goal for the club, only for Darwin Quintero to equalize 12 minutes later after Tim Melia was unable to hold his first attempt. Sporting KC would press forward looking for a winner in the second half, outshooting Minnesota 24-6 and forcing goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth into a career-high nine saves, but were unable to find a second goal. Sporting KC and Minnesota have also faced off twice in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in recent years, with Sporting advancing on both occasions in the Fourth Round. In 2016, Diego Rubio scored an extra-time winner as SKC advanced 2-1 before Sporting saw off Minnesota once again in 2017 in more comfortable fashion by a 4-0 scoreline at Children’s Mercy Park. #SKCvMIN: Recent Meetings (Series tied 1-1-2 in regular season) Date

05/20/2018 10/07/2017 06/03/2017 05/07/2017

Score

KC 1 at MIN 1 KC 1 at MIN 1 KC 3 vs MIN 0 KC 0 at MIN 2

Result T T W L

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC has the second best goals against average in the league in 2018 with 1.00, only behind CLB’s 0.71. SKC also trails CLB in shutouts by one, having recorded six in 13 games this season. • SKC is tied for fifth in the league in goals through the opening 13 weeks of the MLS season, scoring 24, behind HOU, ATL, NY and NYC. • SKC leads MLS in shots through 13 weeks of the 2018 MLS season, taking 241 - 34 ahead of LAFC’s 207. SKC is also second with 81 shots on goal, four behind HOU in first. • SKC ranks first so far in the 2018 MLS season in chances created, having produced 186 in the opening 13 matches. • SKC is third in MLS with 735 duels won on 1,385 duels that the side has taken part in. • SKC is third in MLS this year with 7,028 passes and second with 5,977 successful passes. Sporting KC Player Stats • Forward Johnny Russell is seventh with 40 shots and tied for sixth with 17 shots on goal through 13 games. Russell also leads MLS with three penalties earned and is second with 92 touches in the opponent’s box. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza is tied for eighth in MLS with five assists. • Forward Daniel Salloi is tied for second with three game-winning goals and fourth with two game-winning assists this season. Salloi is also eighth with 39 shots in 2018. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is third in MLS with a 1.00 goals against average and is second with six shutouts. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez is second in MLS with 933 passes attempted and 817 passes completed. Ilie is also tied for second with all 26 of his chances created coming from open play this season - which ranks in a tie for 12th in overall chances created. • Defender Matt Besler is third in MLS with 921 passes and 795 passes completed.

Details

Shelton opens scoring early before Quintero’s equalizer Rubio scores in first half before Kallman’s late equalizer Opara, Medranda and Abdul-Salaam tally in victory Minnesota gets first half goals from Danladi and Ramirez

Minnesota United FC Team Stats • Minnesota is 1-5-0 away from home this season with seven goals scored and 15 conceded. • Minnesota is coming off a 2-0 home win over Montreal last Saturday and sits one point below the top six in the West. • 12 different Minnesota players have recorded an assist this season, the most in MLS.

#SKCvMIN: PLAYER HISTORY • Forward Khiry Shelton has scored once against Minnesota United, recording his first Sporting KC goal in the 1-1 road draw on May 20, 2018. • Defender Ike Opara has one goal against Minnesota, tallying the game-winner in the 3-0 win on June 3, 2017. • Midfielder Jimmy Medranda has scored once against Minnesota United, netting the second goal of then 3-0 win on June 3, 2017. • Forward Diego Rubio has one goal against Minnesota United, scoring the opener in a 1-1 road draw on October 7, 2017. • Forward Johnny Russell has one assist against Minnesota, setting up Khiry Shelton’s goal in the 1-1 draw on May 20, 2018. • Defender Matt Besler has one assist against Minnesota, coming on Ike Opara’s game-winning goal on June 3, 2017. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 1-1-1 all-time against Minnesota United FC, with the lone win coming in a 3-0 shutout on June 3, 2017.

Minnesota United FC Player Stats • Minnesota defender Rasmus Schuller is second in MLS this season with 44 interceptions. Schuller is also second in MLS with 30 fouls conceded so far this year. • Defender Francisco Calvo is tied for first in MLS with 70 clearances, and also leads the league with 42 headed clearances in 2018.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Defender Matt Besler is two regular-season appearances away from hitting 241 and becoming the all-time club leader in that category. • Winger Gerso Fernandes is two appearances shy of reaching 50 in all competitions for the club. • Sporting KC is one road win shy of reaching 100 all-time in MLS regular-season play.

#SKCvMIN: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Defender Ike Opara was teammates with Minnesota’s Sam Cronin both at Wake Forest from 2007-2008 and at the San Jose Earthquakes from 2010-2012. • Defender Seth Sinovic was teammates with Minnesota goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth at the New England Revolution from 2010-2011. • Defender Seth Sinovic and Minnesota United defender Brent Kallman were teammates at Creighton University in 2009 when Sinovic was a senior and Kallman was a freshman. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia played with Minnesota midfielder Collen Warner at Real Salt Lake from 2010-2011. • Defender Brad Evans was teammates with Minnesota’s Tyrone Mears at Seattle Sounders FC from 2015-2016. Evans was also a teammate of Marc Burch at Seattle from 2012-2013. • Minnesota goalkeeping coach John Pascarella was Sporting KC’s goalkeeping coach from 2009-2016. • Manager Peter Vermes played with Minnesota Sporting Director Manny Lagos at the New York Metrostars in 1996.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2018 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes UNBEATEN STREAK REACHES FOUR

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

BESLER ZEROES IN ON 240

Sporting KC captain Matt Besler continues to rewrite the history books. The MLS veteran is one shy of his 240th career regular season appearance for SKC, which would tie the team record currently held by Davy Arnaud (2002-2011). A regular staple of the club’s backline over the last decade, Besler is already the club’s leader in regular season starts (233) and minutes played (21,001). In all competitions, Besler’s 281 appearances for the club rank second only behind current assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin’s 291.

Sporting Kansas City extended its unbeaten streak to four matches following Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Columbus Crew SC at Children’s Mercy Park, having gone 2-0-2 since the side’s last defeat against the New England Revolution on April 28. Sporting KC responded to that defeat with wins over the Colorado Rapids (May 5) and Atlanta United FC (May 9) before settling for draws against Minnesota United (May 20) and Columbus Crew SC (May 27).

In his 10 seasons with Sporting KC, Besler has helped the club win four major championships - the 2013 MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup titles in 2012, 2015 and 2017 - and advance to the MLS Cup Playoffs on seven occasions. The 2012 MLS Defender of the Year is a two-time Best XI selection (2012-2013), a five-time MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16) and has garnered Sporting KC Defender of the Year honors four times.

Much of Sporting KC’s success has been down to goalscoring and finding points on the road, as the side is 3-1-2 on the road this season, already eclipsing their road wins total from the 2017 season, when Sporting went 2-8-7 on the road. Similarly, Sporting KC has scored 11 away goals this season (1.83 per game), surpassing the club’s total of 10 from the 2017 campaign (0.6 per game). Sporting KC’s 24 goals ranks fifth in MLS behind Atlanta United (27), the Houston Dynamo (27) the New York Red Bulls (26) and New York City FC (26).

Besler has enjoyed a strong start to 2018, playing every minute of Sporting KC’s first 13 matches of the campaign. In addition to anchoring a backline that has posted six clean sheets in its last nine games, Besler ranks third in MLS with 795 successful passes and places seventh on the league charts with 59 clearances.

Sporting KC is riding their second unbeaten streak of the season, having gone seven games unbeaten (5-0-2) between March 10 and April 20 and now four games unbeaten (2-0-2) from May 5 to present day. Sporting has responded to both losses this season with wins, as the side followed up the 2-0 loss to New York City FC on opening night with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park before beating the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on May 5 after the loss to New England on April 28.

Besler has earned 47 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013 with one goal and one assist. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, becoming the first Kansan to play in the World Cup. He also helped lead the U.S. to the 2013 and 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup titles.

Sunday’s matchup with Minnesota United FC features a rematch of a game played just two weeks prior, when Sporting KC visited TCF Bank Stadium on May 20 and played out a 1-1 draw. Khiry Shelton opened the scoring with his first goal for the club before Darwin Quintero bundled home an equalizer shortly afterwards. Minnesota survived a second-half onslaught from Sporting KC and escaped the match with a point.

RUSSELL LINKS UP WITH SCOTLAND NATIONAL TEAM

Sporting Kansas City forward Johnny Russell has been rewarded for his fine form in the 2018 MLS season with a recall to Scotland’s National Team for a friendly against Mexico at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City this Saturday, June 2 at 7 p.m. CT.

SCHEDULING LOONACY

Russell is in line for his fifth cap for his country since his last selection to the Scotland team on Oct. 11, 2015, when he featured in a 6-0 win over Gibraltar in UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying. The 28-year-old has made four appearances for Scotland’s senior team, debuting in a friendly against England in November 2014. In Scotland’s 24-man squad assembled by head coach Alex McLeish, Russell is the only player to play club soccer outside of Great Britain.

Sporting Kansas City remains at home this weekend as the side prepares to face Minnesota United FC for the second time in the space of two weeks. Sporting visited Minneapolis on Sunday, May 20 to play out a 1-1 draw at TCF Bank Stadium as part of the club’s current four-game unbeaten streak. It’s a similar circumstance to the 2017 season, where Sporting KC played in Minneapolis on May 7 before hosting United in Kansas City a year to the day from this weekend’s match - on June 3, 2017.

Russell has started all 13 matches for Sporting KC this season as the side holds a twopoint lead at the Western Conference summit with a 7-2-4 record. He opened his scoring account in a thrilling 4-3 win over Chicago on March 10 and bagged his second goal in a 2-0 road victory over the LA Galaxy on April 8. Russell then exploded for a hat-trick in the 6-0 demolition of Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 20. Russell also has three assists to his name. The Scotsman leads MLS with three penalties earned and is second with 92 touches in the opponent’s box.

Sporting KC has gone 1-1-2 in MLS regular-season play against Minnesota United FC since the Loons joined the league ahead of the 2017 season, though only one of those matches has taken place at Children’s Mercy Park. That sole meeting took place last June 3, with Peter Vermes’ side cruising to a 3-0 victory. Toward the end of the first half, Ike Opara smashed home a low shot from distance that left Bobby Shuttleworth stranded in the Minnesota goal, before Jimmy Medranda nodded home the rebound after Soony Saad’s thunderous effort had come off the underside of the crossbar moments into the second half. Saad Abdul-Salaam slid home his first career goal late in the match to seal all three points for Sporting KC.

Russell had scored 93 goals over a 12-year period in England and his native Scotland. He joined SKC after five seasons with Derby County in the English Championship, where he scored 34 goals in 203 total appearances. As a youth international, Russell represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels. He netted twice in 10 matches for the U-19s between 2007-2010, then logged 11 appearances for the Scotland U-21s from 2010-2012, tallying one goal in 2013 UEFA U-21 European Championship Qualifying.

The two sides have also met twice at Children’s Mercy Park in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The first took place on June 18, 2014, when Soony Saad and Alex Martinez each found the back of the net in a comfortable 2-0 victory, before Sporting KC hosted Minnesota once again in the Fourth Round on June 14, 2017. In that match, Opara, Gerso Fernandes, Dom Dwyer and Daniel Salloi found the back of the net as Sporting cruised to a 4-0 victory to set the side on their way to securing the club’s fourth all-time U.S. Open Cup title in September.

GOALS GALORE

Sporting Kansas City has had no issues scoring goals so far in the 2018 MLS season. Peter Vermes’ side has found multiple goals in eight of the club’s 13 matches this season and has only been shutout three times. Sporting KC is the fifth highest scoring team in MLS so far in 2018 with 24 goals, only trailing the Houston Dynamo, Atlanta United FC, the New York Red Bulls and New York City FC.

MELIA’S NUMBERS BACK AMONG LEAGUE’S ELITE

Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Columbus Crew SC provided just another example of why Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia is considered one of the top glovemen in Major League Soccer. The 32-year-old produced three saves on the day, none more crucial than his stop on Gyasi Zardes’ penalty kick in the 43rd minute.

The 6-0 triumph over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 20 tied club records for largest margin of victory and most goals scored in a competitive match. Sporting KC has 21 goals through 10 regular-season matches this year, having scored 40 in all of 2017. The last time Sporting KC hit six goals in an MLS match was on June 20, 1999.

Zardes, the league’s top goalscorer through 13 weeks of the MLS season with eight strikes, placed his shot to the right side of the goal but Melia guessed correctly and blocked the penalty away for a corner kick. It was the first penalty Melia has faced in 2018, having faced five throughout the 2017 campaign - saving three of them. That means that Melia has now saved four of the last six penalty kicks he’s faced, which leads the league alongside Columbus Crew goalie Zack Steffen since the start of 2017. In addition, Melia’s 67 percent penalty save success rate since the start of last season leads all goalkeepers to have faced at least two penalties in that time.

In addition, Sporting KC has 11 different goalscorers so far this year - which is tied for the most number of different goalscorers across a single squad in the league this season, alongside the Houston Dynamo. So far this season, Sporting KC has found goals from Felipe Gutierrez (5), Johnny Russell (5), Daniel Salloi (3), Ilie Sanchez (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Yohan Croizet (1), Diego Rubio (1), Cristian Lobato (1), Gerso Fernandes (1) and Khiry Shelton (1). 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 six road games this year, Sporting KC has already surpassed last year’s total in goals with 11 and has already recorded three road wins over the Chicago Fire (March 10), the LA Galaxy (April 8) and Atlanta United FC (May 9). Sporting also only scored multiple goals on the road two times in 2017 but has done so in four of the club’s six away games so far in 2018.

Melia now has the second best goals against average in MLS in 2018 with 1.00, having conceded 13 goals in 13 matches this season. Despite conceding nine goals in his first four games, a rate of 2.25 per game, Melia has since allowed just four goals in his ensuing nine games, a rate of 0.44 per game, and has recorded six shutouts in that time. Melia’s all-time goals against average of 1.11 ranks fourth in league history and best among active goalkeepers to have played a minimum of 1,000 minutes.

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2018 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes GUTIERREZ OUT WITH SPORTS HERNIA

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS COMING TO CMP

Sporting Kansas City announced on Tuesday, May 1 that midfielder Felipe Gutierrez underwent successful surgery on a sports hernia. From the time of the surgery, the Chilean is expected to miss the ensuing two to three months while rehabilitating from the injury and returning to full training.

On Wednesday, May 16, it was announced that Children’s Mercy Park will host international tournaments over the next two summers. In July of 2018, the U.S. Women’s National Team will return to Kansas City to face off against Japan in the Tournament of Nations, with Brazil also facing Australia as part of a doubleheader on July 26. Then, next summer, the CONCACAF Gold Cup comes back to KC for the first time since 2015 for a doubleheader in 2019. The teams and schedules for that tournament will be announced at a later date.

Gutierrez was named MLS Player of the Month for March after scoring five goals in five games, including game-winning strikes over the Chicago Fire and San Jose Earthquakes on March 10 and 17, respectively. On a grander scale, Gutierrez is the second player in club history to score five goals in the first five games of an MLS regular season, joining Miklos Molnar who accomplished the feat in 2000 to help Kansas City capture the MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield.

The U.S. WNT has played in Kansas City seven times since its inaugural visit in 1999, winning four and drawing three. Children’s Mercy Park will play host to its fourth U.S WNT contest, having welcomed crowds for a 1-1 friendly draw against Canada in 2011, a 1-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship, and a 4-0 friendly victory over Costa Rica in 2016. The U.S. Women’s and Men’s National Teams are 10-0-4 in 14 combined visits to Kansas City, including a 6-0-2 mark at world-class Children’s Mercy Park.

In addition, Gutierrez is the fourth player in club history to score in four consecutive regular season appearances. The other three are Sporting Legend Preki, former U.S. international Eddie Johnson and Dom Dwyer.

The world-class home of Sporting Kansas City is one of 15 venues across 13 U.S. cities that will welcome the 2019 edition of the expanded CONCACAF Gold Cup, which will feature a record 16 nations next summer from June 14-July 7. The biennial tournament is the premier international competition of the North, Central American and Caribbean region, helping determine Concacaf’s representative at the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Gutierrez, 27, joined Sporting KC in February after leaving Spanish side Real Betis. He had spent the latter half of 2017 playing with Internacional in Brazil on loan from Betis, while he’s also played for Universidad Catolica in his native Chile before moving to FC Twente in the Netherlands where he was named the Most Valuable Player of the Eredivisie in 2013-14.

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 151-108-88 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 18-5-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 122 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

See below for Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes’ comments following the 0-0 draw with Columbus Crew SC at Children’s Mercy Park on May 27, 2018:

BESLER & ZUSI ON CUSP OF HISTORY

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.

On Tim Melia’s penalty save: “I think it’s a PK. One hundred percent. Tim tries to come out and make a play on it and causes the penalty but then he pulls the team out. At that point, at that moment all of sudden you say, okay a little wake up call. Let’s go. Then they get the player thrown out. We lacked urgency in the game. Credit to Columbus. Sometimes when you’re down a man, you get galvanized and you defend really well in a block. We’ve done it before here at home, against Dallas last year in the Open Cup. Sometimes it happens. You can do it. But at the same time, the lack of urgency on our part was a disappointment from my perspective.”

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. Besler is set to reach some all-time milestones in 2018 as well. With another two appearances 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 has already overtaken current assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin in games started with 233 and claimed the all-time lead in minutes played during the April 20, 2018 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

On not capitalizing on the man advantage: “The one thing for me is that we have an obligation I think every time we step inside the white lines to play a certain way. But at times, what’s going to happen is that you’re going to be off. Maybe you miss a pass, maybe you miss a shot, maybe you mis-settle a ball. Sometimes you don’t have your A game that day. One thing that you always need to bring is your effort. We have an obligation to leave everything we have physically on the field and I don’t think that we did that today. It’s not something that I take very lightly here. I can’t tell you exactly what the reason is for it but I can tell you that the players will feel it over the next week. Because again, it’s disappointing to me. If we had the urgency and we were pushing the game and we were flying, heat’s no excuse to me. Every team has got to play in that environment. I have more than enough veterans guys on my team that have been through it before. I’ll tell you this, if it’s the heat – we’ll find out what heat really is.”

Zusi, who is second among all active MLS players in assists, shot up to a tie with Jaime Moreno for eighth most game-winning assists in MLS history when he recorded his 26th in the 6-0 win over Vancouver on April 20, 2018. Additionally, Zusi’s next game winning goal will break tie with Digital Takawira for seventh most in team history.

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2018 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Minnesota United FC: 1-1-2 Home games: 1-0-0 (3 GF, 0 GA) Road games: 0-1-2 (2 GF, 4 GA) Date 05/07/2017 06/03/2017 10/07/2017 05/20/2018

Score KC 0 at MIN 2 KC 3 vs MIN 0 KC 1 at MIN 1 KC 1 at MIN 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location L TCF Bank Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park T TCF Bank Stadium T TCF Bank Stadium

1 1 8 4 8 7

Five Players Three Players Espinoza, Medranda Jimmy Medranda Roger Espinoza Ilie Sanchez

1 1 1 8 3

Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Four Players 1 Danladi, Ibarra 2 Christian Ramirez 9 Christian Ramirez 5 Danladi, Molino 6 Ibson 10

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Bobby Shuttleworth 1 Bobby Shuttleworth 1 Bobby Shuttleworth 1 Bobby Shuttleworth 26 Bobby Shuttleworth 5

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 1 5 3 5 4

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Five Players Three Players Three Players Three Players Roger Espinoza (10/7/17) Rubio, Russell

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

3 Tim Melia (5/20/18) 2 Tim Melia (5/7/17)

Four Players Ibarra Kallman, Ramirez (5/20/18) Darwin Quintero Greenspan, Molino (5/7/17) Ibson (5/7/17) Miguel

(5/20/18) Bobby (6/3/17) Bobby

Shuttleworth 9 Shuttleworth 3

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

1 2 OT Total 3 2 0 5 38 50 0 88 12 19 0 31 28 25 0 53 1 2 0 3 14 20 0 34

MINNESOTA UNITED FC Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 3 1 0 4 Shots 13 17 0 30 Shots on Goal 7 6 0 13 Fouls 25 25 0 50 Offsides 6 7 0 13 Corner Kicks 2 8 0 10

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC MIN

111

1-15

1 0

16-30

31-45

2 1

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,455

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 132 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 126 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 18 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 132 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

162

0 2

105.4 5

46-60

1 0

61-75

0 0

76-90

1 1

0 0

Total

5 4

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

272

1 2 4 3 4 6

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 162 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2018 vs. Minnesota United 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 | June 3, 2018 vs. Minnesota United 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

6-0

Russell (3), Medranda, Lobato, Croizet

Saturday, April 28

at New England Revolution

MLS

0-1

SATURDAY, MAY 5

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

1-0

Salloi

Wednesday, May 9

at Atlanta United FC

MLS

2-0

Salloi, Fernandes

Sunday, May 20

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

1-1

Shelton

SUNDAY, MAY 27

COLUMBUS CREW SC

MLS

0-0

SUNDAY, JUNE 3

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS