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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. Sat., June 23, 2018 (Week 17, MLS Game #174) 7:30 p.m. CT (FS-KC; KUBE 57)

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 14 14 0 0 131 105 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 15 15 0 1 241 235 3 16 5 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 15 15 2 3 48 48 2 5 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 14 14 5 3 14 14 5 3 Graham Zusi DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 15 15 2 1 233 193 28 57 8 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 14 10 1 2 14 10 1 2 11 Diego Rubio FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 6 1 2 0 37 15 9 2 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 12 2 1 2 44 28 9 4 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 9 5 0 0 194 183 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 15 15 0 6 205 185 5 29 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 7 3 2 0 17 9 3 0 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 14 13 4 4 36 25 7 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 2 1 0 0 2 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 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 26 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 15 15 0 0 102 101 0 0 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 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 2 0 0 0 3 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 W123 L93 T79

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2018 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A DF 6-1 170 08/29/1996 Maracaibo, Zulia 9 8 2 1 9 8 2 1 2 Alejandro Fuenmayor 3 Adolfo Machado DF 6-0 160 02/14/1985 Panama City, Panama 10 10 0 0 43 43 0 2 DF 6-3 180 02/14/1985 Geneva, Switzerland 3 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 4 Philippe Senderos 5 Juan David Cabezas MF 6-0 175 02/27/1991 Cali, Colombia 2 1 0 0 29 27 1 0 6 Eric Alexander MF 6-1 165 04/14/1988 Portage, MI 12 12 1 2 203 153 9 24 7 DaMarcus Beasley DF 5-8 145 05/24/1982 Fort Wayne, IN 12 12 0 0 196 184 16 22 MF 5-8 145 12/27/1995 Wharton, TX 6 1 1 0 15 4 3 1 8 Memo Rodriguez 9 Mauro Manotas FW 6-0 155 07/15/1995 Sabanalarga, Colombia 14 13 6 0 78 47 22 6 MF 5-8 145 03/07/1995 Beccar, Argentina 13 12 4 4 22 17 6 4 10 Tomas Martinez 11 Andrew Wenger FW 6-0 185 12/25/1990 Lancaster, PA 11 11 1 1 170 106 22 15 MF 5-9 170 06/28/1985 Houston, TX 10 1 0 0 247 147 32 30 12 Arturo Alvarez 13 Luis Gil MF 5-10 155 11/14/1993 Garden Grove, CA 5 1 0 0 160 99 11 9 Adam Lundqvist DF 5-9 143 03/20/1994 Nykoping, Sweden 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 14 15 Dylan Remick DF 6-0 165 05/19/1991 Chicago, IL 0 0 0 0 58 45 1 0 16 Kevin Garcia DF 6-0 192 08/21/1990 Flushing, NY 5 3 0 0 8 5 0 0 17 Alberth Elis FW 6-0 165 02/12/1996 San Pedro Sula, Honduras 14 14 8 5 40 32 18 9 GK 6-3 236 03/12/1987 San Luis Obispo, CA 5 5 0 0 102 101 0 0 18 Chris Seitz 19 Mac Steeves FW 6-4 215 07/31/1994 Needham, MA 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 A.J. DeLaGarza DF 5-9 150 11/04/1987 Bryans Road, MD 0 0 0 0 234 226 2 7 22 Leonardo DF 6-2 185 02/05/1988 Sao Paulo, Brazil 13 11 1 0 128 119 5 1 Joe Willis GK 6-5 200 08/10/1988 St. Louis, MO 9 9 0 0 69 66 0 1 23 24 Darwin Ceren MF 5-10 165 12/31/1989 Quezaltepeque, El Salvador 9 8 1 0 84 75 3 6 25 Eric Bird MF 5-9 174 04/08/1993 Virginia Beach, VA 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 26 Michael Nelson GK 6-4 180 02/10/1995 Houston, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Boniek Garcia MF 5-9 150 09/04/1984 Tegucigalpa, Honduras 12 7 0 4 152 123 12 35 30 Conor Donovan DF 6-2 176 01/08/1996 Fuquay-Varina, NC 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 FW 5-11 170 08/09/1991 Balfate, Honduras 14 9 3 6 36 23 10 9 31 Romell Quioto 33 Jared Watts DF 6-1 155 02/03/1992 Statesville, NC 1 1 0 0 72 62 1 3 HEAD COACH : Wilmer Cabrera

09/15/1967 W28 L34 T20

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO

Saturday, June 23, 2018; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 7:30 p.m. CT REFEREES

2018 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 15 8-2-5 29 28 14 8 5-1-2 17 17 7

Dynamo on road

14 6-5-3 21 29 21 7 1-3-3 6 11 13

REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Logan Brown; AR2 (opposite): Brian Dunn; 4th: Nima Saghafi; VAR: Jon Freemon TEAM NEWS SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: HOU: Alberth Elis, Tomas Martinez SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: HOU: Darwin Ceren

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 5 wins, 31 goals … Dynamo 10 wins, 38 goals … Ties 12

DISABLED LIST: HOU: A.J. DeLaGarza, Dylan Remick INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: HOU: Adolfo Machado (PAN)

AT KANSAS CITY: Sporting 2 wins, 16 goals … Dynamo 4 wins, 17 goals … Ties 7 LAST YEAR (MLS): 10/11: HOU 2, KC 1 (Martinez 63); own goal 77 -- Medranda 33) 10/15: KC 0, HOU 0

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES PORTLAND TIMBERS 0 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler (Emiliano Amor 45), Jaylin Lindsey, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Wan Kuzain, Johnny Russell (Kharlton Belmar 78), Daniel Salloi, Gerso Fernandes.

UPCOMING MATCHES DYNAMO SPORTING Tue. July 3 LAFC Sat. June 30 at Montreal Sat. July 7 Minnesota Wed. July 4 at Real Salt Lake Sat. July 14 at Colorado Sat. July 7 Toronto FC Sat. July 21 FC Dallas Sat. July 14 at Red Bulls

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM DYNAMO

SPORTING

F 28 48

A 14 96

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 29 43

A 21 60

20 5 4 0

13 5 3 0

17 2 2 2 2 1 3 0

8 4 2 1 2 0 4 0

10 18 1

8 10 3

HOW SCORED

10 15 2 1

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

10 3 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

21 0 3 2 2 0 0 0

7 5 1 1 0 0 0 0

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

5 18 5

6 6 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2 COLORADO RAPIDS 0 Scoring Summary: HOU--Martinez 4 (unassisted) 30 HOU--Manotas 6 (penalty kick) 36 HOUSTON DYNAMO--Joe Willis, Andrew Wenger (Adam Lundqvist 25), Alejandro Fuenmayor (Philippe Senderos 69), Leonardo, DaMarcus Beasley, Eric Alexander, Alberth Elis, Tomas Martinez, Boniek Garcia (Memo Rodriguez 63), Romell Quioto, Mauro Manotas.

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC HOU

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

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 8-0-2 0-2-1 5-1-2 1-4-1

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 6/03/2018 KC 4, MIN 1 5/09/2018 KC 2, ATL 0 3/04/2018 KC 0, NYC 2 4/28/2018 KC 0, NE 1 6/09/2018 KC 0, POR 0 6/09/2018 KC 0, POR 0 6/09/2018 KC 0, POR 0

(0) (2) (7) (3) (0) (0) (0)

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC LWWTWWTWLWWTTWT Dynamo WLTLTWLWTWWLLW

HOUSTON DYNAMO Date Score (Gms since) 6/09/2018 HOU 2, COL 0 5/20/2018 HOU 3, CHI 2 3/31/2018 HOU 0, NE 2 6/02/2018 HOU 0, MTL 1 5/11/2018 HOU 2, VAN 2 6/09/2018 HOU 2, COL 0 6/02/2018 HOU 0, MTL 1

(0) (2) (4) (0) (5) (0) (1)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 5 Gutierrez/Russell A: 6 Espinoza SHT: 46 Salloi SOG: 17 Russell FC: 26 Espinoza FS: 24 Espinoza OF: 6 Salloi C: 2 5 players tied E: 0 DYNAMO G: 8 Elis A: 6 Quioto SHT: 56 Elis SOG: 30 Elis FC: 19 Elis FS: 28 Elis OF: 7 Manotas C: 4 Elis/Martinez E: 1 Beasley

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 15 4 3 4 1 3 28 1.87 HOU 14 2 3 4 3 2 29 2.07 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 15 7 3 4 1 0 14 0.93 HOU 14 2 3 9 0 0 21 1.50 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 28 5 4 4 5 3 7 HOU 29 6 5 5 5 4 4 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 14 3 1 4 1 3 2 HOU 21 3 3 5 3 2 5

2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (8-2-5, 29 pts.) UNF 7 21 20 6 8 94 19 11 12 14 10 75 17 5 22 3 26 90 15 29

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

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

GP 14 6 14 15 15 12 7 6 12 12 14 3 15 15 2 14 2 2 9 15

GS 14 5 13 15 15 8 3 1 2 12 10 1 15 15 1 14 1 0 5 15

MIN 1190 427 1175 1350 1350 728 327 103 329 1017 730 165 1332 1305 135 1260 121 25 431 1350

15 15

1350 1350

G 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 14

A 3 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 41 19 46 21 28 9 6 2 7 30 28 3 19 0 2 11 1 1 2 0

SOG 17 10 15 6 6 3 4 2 3 9 9 2 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

25 16

276 173

93 64

FC 8 10 3 22 5 11 3 2 10 13 12 1 26 11 0 14 1 1 1 1

FS 22 4 14 17 10 5 2 1 6 12 8 3 24 7 0 5 1 0 2 0

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

CK 40 6 1 0 47 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

155 156 156 155

16 39

100 54

15 27

0 6

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Felipe Gutierrez 3, Daniel Salloi 3, Johnny Russell 1, Wan Kuzain 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 15 15 15

GS 15 15 15

MIN SHTS 1350 64 1350 64 1347 93

SV 49 49 62

GA 14 14 28

GAA 0.93 0.93 1.87

PG 0 0 2

PA 1 1 3

W 8 8 2

L 2 2 8

T 5 5 5

SO 7 7 4

2018 HOUSTON DYNAMO STATISTICS (6-5-3, 21 pts.) UNF 17 9 10 31 2 6 11 4 24 22 8 27 14 3 12 18 7 25 33 23 5 16 13 19

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

PLAYER Alberth Elis Mauro Manotas Tomas Martinez Romell Quioto Alejandro Fuenmayor Eric Alexander Andrew Wenger Philippe Senderos Darwin Ceren Leonardo Memo Rodriguez Boniek Garcia Adam Lundqvist Adolfo Machado Arturo Alvarez Chris Seitz DaMarcus Beasley Eric Bird Jared Watts Joe Willis Juan David Cabezas Kevin Garcia Luis Gil Mac Steeves Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 14 14 13 14 9 12 11 3 9 13 6 12 3 10 10 5 12 1 1 9 2 5 5 3

GS 14 13 12 9 8 12 11 2 8 11 1 7 2 10 1 5 12 1 1 9 1 3 1 0

MIN 1199 1074 948 913 714 1041 869 156 719 1012 154 753 245 875 188 450 1025 90 45 810 36 360 103 26

14 14

1260 1260

G 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 21

A 5 0 4 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 56 36 27 38 4 4 9 2 6 4 5 4 2 2 5 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 2

SOG 30 15 11 14 3 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

24 28

217 138

93 58

FC 19 9 10 9 11 11 6 3 15 17 1 15 6 18 4 1 8 1 0 0 2 3 1 0

FS 28 14 16 9 3 4 6 1 3 3 3 11 1 3 3 0 16 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

OFF 3 7 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

CK 0 3 11 6 0 7 0 0 7 0 2 33 6 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

170 141 141 170

17 46

84 54

28 27

1 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Tomas Martinez 2, Leonardo 1, Andrew Wenger 1, Memo Rodriguez 1, Alberth Elis 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Boniek Garcia 2, Philippe Senderos 1, Alberth Elis 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Mauro Manotas 1-1, Alberth Elis 1-1 HOUSTON DYNAMO GOALKEEPING UNF 18 23

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Chris Seitz Joe Willis Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 9 14 14

GS 5 9 14 14

MIN SHTS 450 20 810 38 1260 58 1260 93

SV 12 24 36 63

GA 8 13 21 29

GAA 1.6 1.44 1.5 2.07

PG 1 1 2 2

PA 2 2 4 2

W 1 5 6 5

L 2 3 5 6

T 2 1 3 3

SO 1 1 2 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. Apr.

20 Vancouver

W 6-0

19690

5-1-2

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

Apr. May May May May June

28 at New England 5 Colorado 9 at Atlanta 20 at Minnesota 27 Columbus 3 Minnesota

L W W T T W

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

17015 20553 44696 23117 20697 20422

5-2-2 6-2-2 7-2-2 7-2-3 7-2-4 8-2-4

1 1 1 1 1 1

Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.

June June June July

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

T 0-0

21144

8-2-5

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) 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 28 KC: Salloi (9) Kuzain (35) Lobato (38) Rubio (81); MIN: Mears (11) 29

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2018 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT 3 Atlanta

RESULT W 4-0

ATT 20377

W-L-T 1-0-0

Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.

10 Vancouver 17 at D.C. United

L 1-2 T 2-2

16082 5128

1-1-0 1-1-1

Sat. Mar. Sat. Apr.

31 New England 14 at San Jose

L 0-2 T 2-2

17156 17822

1-2-1 1-2-2

Sat. Apr.

21 Toronto FC

W 5-1

17109

2-2-2

Sat. Apr. Sat. May

28 at Minnesota 5 Los Angeles

L 1-2 W 3-2

21574 22320

2-3-2 3-3-2

Fri. May

11 at Vancouver

T 2-2

18813

3-3-3

Sun. May

20 at Chicago

W 3-2

14206

4-3-3

Fri. May

25 New York City FC 30 at Real Salt Lake 2 at Montreal 9 Colorado 23 at Sporting KC 3 Los Angeles FC 7 Minnesota 14 at Colorado 21 FC Dallas 25 Philadelphia 28 at Portland 4 Sporting KC 11 at Columbus 18 Real Salt Lake 23 FC Dallas 29 at New York Red Bulls 1 at FC Dallas 15 Portland 22 at Orlando City SC 29 San Jose 8 at Seattle 18 at Los Angeles FC 21 Seattle 28 at Los Angeles

W 3-1

18123

5-3-3

L 1-2

16613

5-4-3

L 0-1 W 2-0

17512 16058

5-5-3 6-5-3

Wed. May Sat. Sat. Sat. Tue. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu. Wed.

June June June July July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.

Sat. Sep. Sat. Sep. Sat. Sep. Sat. Sep. Mon. Oct. Thu. Oct. Sun. Oct. Sun. Oct.

POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 HOU: Wenger (5) Senderos (23) Manotas (27) Ceren (50+); 3 3 HOU: Elis (39); VAN: Kamara (28) Shea (49) 5 4 HOU: Elis (30) Manotas (31); DC: Mattocks (50) Acosta (97+) 8 4 NE: Bunbury (15) Penilla (71) 9 5 HOU: Martinez (48) Manotas (63); SJ: Eriksson (26) Hyka (85) 7 8 HOU: Manotas (3) Ribeiro (7) Alexander (46) Elis (60) Quioto (77); TOR: Taintor (52) 8 8 HOU: Elis (10); MIN: Quintero (40) Barreto (70) 6 11 HOU: Fuenmayor (3) Quioto (47) Rodriguez (90); LA: dos Santos (39) Kamara (85) 6 12 HOU: Martinez (35) Manotas (90); VAN: Aja (45) Waston (94+) 6 15 HOU: Quioto (4) Elis (56,74); CHI: Nikolic (14) Campos (16) 4 18 HOU: Fuenmayor (21) Martinez (69) Elis (80); NYC: Villa (6) 6 18 HOU: Elis (75); RSL: Silva (34) Beckerman (82) 7 7

18 MTL: Vargas (44) 21 HOU: Martinez (30) Manotas (36);

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 Alberth Elis Assists 2 Alberth Elis 2 Romell Quioto Shots 7 Alberth Elis 7 Romell Quioto Shots on Goal 4 Mauro Manotas 4 Alberth Elis 4 Tomas Martinez Fouls Committed 5 Adolfo Machado 5 Darwin Ceren 5 Boniek Garcia Fouls Suffered 5 Alberth Elis 5 Alberth Elis Offside 1 17 times Saves 6 Joe Willis Shots Faced 7 Joe Willis Goals Allowed 2 9 times

Goals 5 04/21/2018 at Assists 6 03/03/2018 at Shots 21 03/10/2018 at 21 05/25/2018 at Shots on Goal 11 04/21/2018 at Fouls Committed 19 05/11/2018 at Fouls Suffered 15 04/28/2018 at Corner Kicks 15 03/10/2018 at Offside 3 03/10/2018 at Saves 6 04/21/2018 at Shots Faced 7 04/21/2018 at Goals Allowed 2 03/10/2018 at 2 03/17/2018 at 2 03/31/2018 at 2 04/14/2018 at 2 04/28/2018 at 2 05/05/2018 at 2 05/11/2018 at 2 05/20/2018 at 2 05/30/2018 at

W 3-2

03/03/2018 at ATL 04/21/2018 at TOR

W 4-0 W 5-1

03/10/2018 at VAN 05/05/2018 at LA

L 1-2 W 3-2

03/03/2018 at ATL 03/10/2018 at VAN 04/14/2018 at SJ

W 4-0 L 1-2 T 2-2

03/31/2018 at NE 04/14/2018 at SJ 05/11/2018 at VAN

L 0-2 T 2-2 T 2-2

05/05/2018 at LA 05/25/2018 at NYC

W 3-2 W 3-1

03/03/2018 at ATL

W 4-0

04/21/2018 at TOR

W 5-1

04/21/2018 at TOR

W 5-1

03/10/2018 at VAN

L 1-2

W 1-0

DYNAMO INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018) 05/20/2018 at CHI

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018) Shots 10 06/09/2018 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 0 06/09/2018 vs Saves 0 03/24/2018 vs Shots Faced 1 04/20/2018 vs

POR

T 0-0

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 POR

W T W T 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 0-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018)

TOR

W 5-1

ATL

W 4-0

VAN NYC

L 1-2 W 3-1

TOR

W 5-1

VAN

T 2-2

MIN

L 1-2

VAN

L 1-2

VAN

L 1-2

TOR

W 5-1

TOR

W 5-1

VAN DC NE SJ MIN LA VAN CHI RSL

L T L T L W T W L

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

Shots 6 06/02/2018 at Shots on Goal 1 06/02/2018 at Fouls Committed 6 05/05/2018 at Fouls Suffered 5 04/21/2018 at Corner Kicks 1 05/05/2018 at 1 05/11/2018 at 1 06/02/2018 at Offside 0 03/17/2018 at 0 05/30/2018 at 0 06/09/2018 at Saves 1 03/10/2018 at 1 04/14/2018 at 1 04/28/2018 at 1 05/20/2018 at 1 06/09/2018 at Shots Faced 1 06/09/2018 at

MTL

L 0-1

MTL

L 0-1

W 3-2

TOR

W 5-1

LA VAN MTL

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

DC RSL COL

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

VAN SJ MIN CHI COL

L T L W W

COL

W 2-0

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

DYNAMO VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Dynamo

Sporting KC 5 wins, 31 goals Dynamo 10 wins, 38 goals 12 ties 4/8/2006 7/15/2006 6/24/2007 9/1/2007 11/10/2007 4/12/2008 9/7/2008 7/4/2009 10/4/2009 5/1/2010 9/22/2010 7/16/2011 9/10/2011 11/6/2011 7/7/2012 7/18/2012 9/14/2012 11/4/2012 11/7/2012 5/12/2013 5/26/2013 10/9/2013 11/9/2013 11/23/2013 6/6/2014 8/29/2014 4/25/2015 8/1/2015 9/23/2015 5/7/2016 9/9/2016 8/26/2017 10/11/2017 10/15/2017 10/26/2017

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

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

(2OT)

(H) (KC) (KC) (H) (H) (CA) (H) (CA) (H) (H) (CA) (H) (SP) (SP) (SP) (HB) (SP) (HB) (SP) (HB) (SP) (HB) (HB) (SP) (HB) (SP) (HB) (SP) (HB) (HB) (SP) (HB) (HB) (SP) (HB)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 17 122 52 180 44 70

2 21 156 58 167 41 63

Sporting KC

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 38 278 110 347 85 133

1 11 153 55 173 23 70

2 20 202 67 194 29 86

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 31 355 122 367 52 156

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: HOU KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

3 4

8 2

3 4

9 2

8 9

7 10

0 0

38 31

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Wilmer Cabrera

vs. HOU vs. KC

4-6-10 1-1-1

(1.05 pts./game) (1 pts./game)

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

5 4 38 17 21 23 3 3 4 23 11

Sporting KC Dom Dwyer Feilhaber/Zusi Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Zusi/Dwyer Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen

Dynamo Brad Davis Brad Davis Brad Davis Brad Davis Ricardo Clark Brad Davis Pat Onstad Hall/Onstad Onstad/Deric Tally Hall Pat Onstad

5 9 36 16 27 39 4 2 3 31 10

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

2 2 10 5 6 6

Shutouts Saves

Sporting KC Feilhaber/Bunbury Harrington/Zusi Feilhaber/Sapong Dom Dwyer (09/09/16) Hirsig/Dia Feilhaber/Dwyer

1 7 players tied 7 Kevin Hartman (09/07/08) 4 Luis Marin (04/25/15)

Goals Allowed

Dynamo 3 players tied 5 players tied Brian Ching (04/08/06) 5 players tied 12 players tied Ricardo Clark (05/12/13) 1 9 players tied 7 3 players tied 2 2 8 3 4 6

4 Onstad/Deric

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)

Houston Dynamo W-L-T

Streak (started)

5-0-0 3-0-4 0-2-1

5 Ws 3 Ts 1 Ls

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

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

2 Ws (04/21/2018) 1 Ws (05/25/2018) 2 Ls (05/30/2018)

0-2-1 8-0-2

1 Ls 1 Ws

(04/28/2018) (06/03/2018)

1-4-1 5-1-2

2 Ls (05/30/2018) 2 Ws (05/20/2018)

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

2 Ts 1 Ts 1 Ws 7 Ws 3 Ws

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

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

2 3 1 4 5

Ls Ls Ws Ws Ws

(03/31/2018) (03/10/2018) (06/09/2018) (10/22/2017) (04/01/2017)

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

2 Ts 1 Ws 2 Ts 1 Ws 0-

(05/27/2018) (06/03/2018) (03/24/2018) (03/10/2018) -

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

3 1 1 2 2

Ws Ls Ls Ts Ls

(10/22/2017) (06/02/2018) (05/30/2018) (08/23/2017) (03/18/2017)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. DYNAMO (5-10-12) PLAYER

MIN

Dom Dwyer Kei Kamara Teal Bunbury Benny Feilhaber Aurelien Collin CJ Sapong Josh Wolff Jose Burciaga Jr. Roger Espinoza Sasha Victorine Jacob Peterson Davy Arnaud Jimmy Conrad Zoltan Hercegfalvi Eddie Johnson Jimmy Medranda Krisztian Nemeth Soony Saad Ryan Smith Graham Zusi Michael Harrington Saad Abdul-Salaam Claudio Bieler Marcel de Jong Claudio Lopez Craig Rocastle Julio Cesar Scott Sealy Seth Sinovic Alex Zotinca Team totals Opponent totals

8 10 7 8 7 8 7 3 14 4 10 10 7 1 3 3 2 4 2 13 11 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 13 2 27 27

8 7 2 8 7 6 6 3 14 4 5 7 7 0 3 2 2 2 2 12 10 2 2 2 4 1 2 3 12 1 27 27

704 637 230 653 630 566 525 270 1196 342 534 653 630 28 270 208 180 180 162 1089 850 204 177 117 360 130 180 224 1092 98 2430 2430

5 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 38

0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 28 39

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

38 32 8 18 8 15 11 4 19 5 8 10 3 2 7 6 5 4 2 25 3 2 6 1 11 1 0 3 10 2 355 278

1 2 10 6 3 2 1 1 1 27 27

90 180 900 540 270 180 90 90 90 2430 2430

3 6 30 30 16 13 5 3 4 110 122

3 5 17 23 12 8 2 0 0 70 86

0.00 1.00 1.10 1.17 1.33 2.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 1.41 1.15

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Eric Kronberg Andrew Dykstra Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Tim Melia Bo Oshoniyi Alec Kann Jon Kempin Luis Marin Team totals Opponent totals

DYNAMO CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (10-5-12) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Brad Davis Giles Barnes Will Bruin Luis Angel Landin Calen Carr Brian Ching Ricardo Clark Nate Jaqua Raul Rodriguez Kei Kamara Dominic Oduro Brian Mullan Adrian Serioux Cam Weaver Samuel Appiah Alex David Horst Patrick Ianni Mauro Manotas Tomas Martinez Joseph Ngwenya Eddie Robinson Andrew Wenger Boniek Garcia Mike Chabala Stuart Holden Corey Ashe DaMarcus Beasley Dwayne De Rosario Kevin Goldthwaite Andre Hainault Cristian Maidana Alejandro Moreno Nathan Sturgis Erick Torres Craig Waibel Collen Warner Team totals Opponent totals

21 9 13 2 1 9 18 1 4 2 4 9 4 4 1 6 6 2 3 2 3 6 2 8 5 5 16 6 5 1 8 2 2 2 5 3 1 27 27

20 8 11 2 1 5 18 1 4 2 3 9 2 2 0 4 5 2 2 2 2 5 2 8 4 3 13 6 4 1 7 2 2 2 2 3 1 27 27

1617 697 884 134 90 453 1607 83 360 180 267 786 206 131 19 336 380 180 181 162 171 459 180 700 405 314 1167 502 361 90 646 155 169 170 213 270 83 2430 2430

5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 31

9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 39 28

36 19 24 3 3 15 16 4 3 9 6 8 2 2 2 4 3 1 6 4 2 2 4 4 0 4 5 1 9 3 1 3 3 1 1 2 0 278 355

Tony Caig Tally Hall Tyler Deric Pat Onstad Joe Willis Team totals Opponent totals

2 9 8 8 1 27 27

MIN SHTS 180 800 640 720 90 2430 2430

6 41 33 33 9 122 110

GAA

5 31 24 20 6 86 70

0.50 1.01 1.12 1.25 3.00 1.15 1.41

0 1 2 0 0 3 0

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. DYNAMO (5-10-12)

CURRENT DYNAMO VS. SPORTING KC (10-5-12)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

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

14 12 3 13 14 1 16 1 1 4 6 3 2 2 3 27 27

14 10 2 12 12 0 16 1 1 4 5 1 2 2 1 27 27

1196 813 208 1089 1093 6 1426 73 83 337 452 130 180 180 115 2430 2430

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 38

2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 39

19 6 6 25 10 0 4 2 0 0 4 5 6 0 0 355 278

DaMarcus Beasley Arturo Alvarez Andrew Wenger Mauro Manotas Tomas Martinez Boniek Garcia Eric Alexander Juan David Cabezas Darwin Ceren A.J. DeLaGarza Alberth Elis Luis Gil Adolfo Machado Romell Quioto Dylan Remick Leonardo Chris Seitz Philippe Senderos Jared Watts Joe Willis Team totals Opponent totals

15 14 11 3 2 8 11 1 3 14 1 9 1 1 5 5 9 1 4 2 27 27

13 8 5 2 2 8 9 1 3 14 1 6 1 0 4 5 9 1 4 2 27 27

1142 709 554 181 162 700 714 90 266 1236 90 502 90 24 360 450 810 90 360 180 2430 2430

1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 31

3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 28

11 14 14 6 4 4 3 1 6 1 4 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 278 355

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

4 27 27

337 2430 2430

20 110 122

13 1.87 70 1.41 86 1.15

0 0 3

30 9 86 70

1.33 2.00 1.15 1.41

1 0 3 0

GOALKEEPER

Chris Seitz Joe Willis Team totals Opponent totals

9 2 27 27

MIN SHTS 810 180 2430 2430

47 13 122 110

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO

2018 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, June 23, 2018 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 16 Sporting Kansas City 8-2-5, 29 points (5-1-2 home; 3-1-3 away) 1st place in Western Conference Houston Dynamo 6-5-3, 21 points (5-2-0 home; 1-3-3 away) 7th place in Western Conference

8-2-5 (29 pts.) 15 1st in West 28 1.87 25 14 0.93 +14 276 (93) 33.7% 155 156 15 0

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

Alan Kelly Logan Brown Brian Dunn Nima Saghafi Jon Freemon

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

HOUSTON DYNAMO

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

6-5-3 (21 pts.) 14 7th in West 29 2.07 24 21 1.50 +8 217 (93) 42.9% 170 141 28 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

Gutierrez, Russell Roger Espinoza Daniel Salloi Johnny Russell Gutierrez, Salloi Russell, Salloi Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Five Players N/A

5 GOALS 6 ASSISTS 46 SHOTS 17 SHOTS ON GOAL 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 26 FOULS COMMITTED 25 FOULS SUFFERED 2 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 1350 Tim Melia 0.93 Tim Melia 8 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia 49

MEE-lia wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL

HOUSTON DYNAMO

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

8 6 56 30 2 2 19 28 4 1

Alberth Elis Romell Quioto Alberth Elis Alberth Elis Tomas Martinez Boniek Garcia Alberth Elis Alberth Elis Elis, Martinez Damarcus Beasley

810 1.44 3 1 24

Joe Willis Joe Willis Joe Willis Seitz, Willis Joe Willis

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

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

Pts 33 28 27 26 24 19 19 18 15 15 10

W L T 10 3 3 8 3 4 7 4 6 8 4 2 6 4 6 6 8 1 5 7 4 5 7 3 5 11 0 4 7 3 2 6 4

GD +14 +10 +6 +14 +4 -7 -5 -5 -13 -4 -5

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

Pts 29 29 24 23 22 22 21 20 16 11 10 9

W L T 8 2 5 8 1 5 7 4 3 6 5 5 7 7 1 6 3 4 6 5 3 6 7 2 5 8 1 3 8 2 2 9 4 2 9 3

GD GP +14 15 +10 14 +5 14 -4 16 -10 15 +2 13 +8 14 -1 15 -9 14 -7 13 -7 15 -10 14

PETER VERMES

GP 16 15 17 14 16 15 16 15 16 14 12

10th season 123-93-79 10th season (.551) 123-93-79 (.551)

WILMER CABRERA

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

3rd season 28-34-20 (.463) 2nd season 19-15-14 (.542)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, June 21 QUESTIONABLE: • Matt Besler (Hamstring Injury) OUT: • • • • •

Gianluca Busio (Hamstring Injury) Brad Evans (Ankle Injury) Felipe Gutierrez (Sports Hernia) Cristian Lobato (Knee Injury) Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury)

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 23, 2018 vs. Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvHOU: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvHOU: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City returns home this weekend for a clash with the Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. CT. It’s the first of three meetings this season between the two sides, with Sporting KC set to visit BBVA Compass Stadium in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals on July 18 and then again in MLS regular-seasona ction on August 4. Sporting KC faced Houston four times in the 2017 season across all competitions, going 1-2-1. Peter Vermes’ side won the first match 2-0 at BBVA Compass Stadium in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 behind goals from Ike Opara and Gerso Fernandes. Sporting KC would end up winning the tournament by topping the Red Bulls in the Final at Children’s Mercy Park on September 20, 2017. The two sides then met twice in the space of five days in MLS regular-season play in October 2017. The first of the two games took place at BBVA Comapss Stadium on October 11 in a match rescheduled from August 26 due to Hurricane Harvey. Jimmy Medranda’s long-range strike gave Sporting KC the lead before Houston hit back in the second half through Tomas Martinez and an Erik Palmer-Brown own goal to take all three points. The next meeting saw both sides pick up a point after a frustrating 0-0 draw at Children’s Mercy Park on October 15. Sporting KC took 27 shots but were unable to find the net as Houston goalkeeper Tyler Deric posted a career-high nine saves. The final match took place in the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout Round, with Alberth Elis scoring the only goal of the game in extra time to end Sporting KC’s MLS Cup ambitions at the first hurdle. #SKCvHOU: Recent Meetings (HOU leads 10-5-12 in regular season)

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC has the best goals against average in the league in 2018 with 0.93, slightly ahead of CLB’s 0.94. SKC is also tied for the league-lead in shutouts this season with seven, alongside CLB. • SKC is sixth in the league in goals through the opening 16 weeks of the MLS season, scoring 28. • SKC leads MLS in shots so far in the 2018 MLS season, taking 276 - 30 ahead of CLB’s 246. SKC is also tied for third with 93 shots on goal, only trailing NE (97) and NYRB (94). • SKC ranks first so far in the 2018 MLS season in chances created, having produced 214 in the opening 16 weeks. • SKC leads MLS with a 53.02 percent duel success rate. SKC is ninth in MLS with 834 duels won on 1,573 duels that the side has taken part in. • SKC leads MLS with an 85.23 percent passing accuracy. SKC is third in MLS this year with 8,176 passes and second with 6,968 successful passes.

Date

10/15/2017 10/11/2017 09/09/2016 05/07/2016 09/23/2015

Score

KC 0 vs HOU 0 KC 1 at HOU 2 KC 3 vs HOU 3 KC 0 at HOU 2 KC 0 at HOU 1

Sporting KC Player Stats • Forward Johnny Russell is tied for the league lead with three penalties earned and is fourth with 99 touches in the opponent’s box. He is also 13th with 41 shots and 17 shots on goal through 16 weeks of the MLS season. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza is tied for seventh in MLS with six assists - already a new career high for a single season. Espinoza is also tied for second with 31 chances created from open play. • Forward Daniel Salloi is tied for third with three game-winning goals and tied for fourth with two game-winning assists this season. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is third in MLS with a 0.93 goals against average and is tied for first with seven shutouts. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez leads in MLS with 1,106 passes attempted and 964 passes completed. Ilie is also tied for sixth with all 28 of his chances created coming from open play this season. • Defender Matt Besler is second in MLS with 1,064 passes and 932 passes completed.

Result Details T L T L L

Sporting KC takes 27 shots but is unable to break through Medranda opens scoring before Martinez and EPB own goal Rodriguez tallies late after Peterson, Espinoza & Dwyer score Barnes and Wenger with the goals before halftime Bruin’s 67th-minute goal makes the difference for Houston

#SKCvHOU: PLAYER HISTORY • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one goal and two assists against the Dynamo, with a goal and an assist coming in 2016 and a further assist in 2011. • Midfielder Jimmy Medranda has one goal against Houston, netting the opener in a 2-1 road defeat on Oct. 11, 2017. • Defender Graham Zusi has four assists against the Houston Dynamo, two coming in 2011, one in 2012 and one in 2015. He has an additional assist vs. Houston in the playoffs on Nov. 7, 2012 in a 1-0 home win. • Defender Seth Sinovic has one assist against Houston, setting up Aurelien Collin’s game-winner on May 12, 2013. He also has one goal in the postseason vs. Houston, serving as the game-winner in a 1-0 home win on Nov. 7, 2012. • Defender Brad Evans has one goal against the Houston Dynamo in his MLS career, coming as a member of the Seattle Sounders during a 2-0 home victory on March 23, 2012. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 0-3-1 all-time against the Houston Dynamo, posting a 1.87 goals against average in the regular season.

Houston Dynamo Team Stats • HOU is tied for the Western Conference lead with 29 goals scored. • HOU is 2-12-10 in its last 24 regular season road games since the start of 2017. • HOU is second in MLS in shots on target per game (6.6) and fourth in total shot attempts per game (15.5) while also ranking second in fewest shots allowed per game (9.9). • HOU leads MLS with 60 successful crosses from open play.

#SKCvHOU: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

• Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler played alongside Houston’s Damarcus Beasley on the U.S. National Team. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has been teammates with Houston’s Alberth Elis, Oscar Boniek Garcia and Romell Quioto on the Honduras National Team in the past. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia played at Chivas USA from 2013-2014 while Houston head coach Wilmer Cabrera was coaching the now-defunct side during their final 2014 campaign. Melia also played for Real Salt Lake in 2011 alongside Houston’s Arturo Alvarez, who was also a teammate of Melia’s at Chivas USA from 2013-2014. In addition, Melia was playing for RSL in 2011 while Houston’s Luis Gil was a teammate. • Defender Graham Zusi was college teammates with Houston’s A.J. DeLaGarza at the University of Maryland from 2005-2008 and goalkeeper Chris Seitz from 2005-2006. • Defender Brad Evans was teammates with Houston’s Dylan Remick at Seattle Sounders FC from 2013-2016. • Forward Kharlton Belmar and Houston’s Eric Bird are both from Virginia Beach, Virginia. • Houston assistant coach Davy Arnaud played for Sporting KC from 2002-2011, making 273 appearances in all competitions for the club, recording 52 goals and 40 assists. • Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty was a teammate of Houston’s Luis Gil at USSF D2 side AC St. Louis in 2010.

• Defender Ike Opara is one start shy of reaching 100 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez is one appearance and start away from hitting 50 in MLS action (including playoffs) for the club. • Sporting KC is one road win shy of reaching 100 all-time in MLS regular-season play.

Houston Dynamo Player Stats • Forward Alberth Elis has 13 combined goals (8) and assists (5), tied for third most in MLS. He leads the league with 30 shots on target. • Forward Romell Quioto leads MLS with six primary assists and 26 successful crosses from open play while ranking second with 11 big chances created. • Midfielder Tomas Martinez has four goals and four assists this season after totaling two goals and zero assists in 2017.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 23, 2018 vs. Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes UNBEATEN STREAK CONTINUES

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

MELIA AND OPARA NOMINATED FOR ESPYS

Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia and defender Ike Opara have been nominated for Best MLS Player at the 2018 ESPYS, which will air July 18 on ABC. ESPY award winners will be determined through a fan vote at ESPYS.com. Voting is now underway and all categories will close when the live show starts at 7 p.m. CT on July 18 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Melia and Opara are the second and third Sporting KC players to be nominated for an ESPY. Defender Graham Zusi was one of four finalists in 2013, the same year he helped the club to an MLS Cup championship.

Sporting Kansas City returns to MLS action this weekend when the hosts the Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. CT. It’s the first of three meetings over the next six weeks between Sporting KC and the Dynamo, with Peter Vermes’ side set to visit BBVA Compass Stadium in the U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals on July 18 before returning for an MLS regular-season clash on August 4. Sporting KC is currently riding a six-game unbeaten streak in MLS play (3-0-3), and an eight-game unbeaten streak in all competitions (5-0-3) since the club’s last defeat on April 28 at the hands of the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium. Sporting KC has lost just twice all season, and only once in their last 16 games since the season opener against New York City FC on March 4. Sporting KC’s two losses are the second fewest in the league, second to only FC Dallas who has only lost one game, and sits alongside Sporting KC atop the Western Conference with a 8-1-5 record (29 points).

Melia and Opara are two of four nominees for Best MLS Player alongside 2017 MLS MVP Diego Valeri of the Portland Timbers and 2017 Golden Boot winner Nemanja Nikolic of the Chicago Fire. Melia, 32, was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year after posting careerhighs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69-percent passing accuracy. Melia also saved three penalty kicks, one shy of the single-season league record, and started all five matches en route to Sporting KC’s 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title.

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 six games unbeaten (30-3) from May 5 to present day in MLS play. 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.

Opara, 29, earned 2017 MLS Defender of the Year honors as the lynchpin of a Sporting KC defense that allowed just 29 goals last season, eight fewer than any other team. The center back set MLS career-highs with 30 starts and 2,700 minutes played, contributed to 11 shutouts, also scored five goals in all competitions.

Sporting KC is set to take on Houston for the first time since the Dynamo dumped Sporting out of the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference Knockout Round, claiming a 1-0 victory following Alberth Elis’ extra-time winner.

2026 WORLD CUP COMING TO NORTH AMERICA

The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 13 by the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. Kansas City is one of 23 Candidate Host Cities in the United Bid.

SEEKING DYNAMO REVENGE

Sporting Kansas City is looking for revenge against the Houston Dynamo this weekend, having suffered an early MLS Cup Playoffs exit at the hands of the Dynamo in the 2017 postseason. Sporting KC went 1-2-1 in all competitions against Houston in the 2017 campaign.

The vote, which occurred a day before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, also marks the first time three nations have been selected to co-host a FIFA World Cup and the first time the FIFA World Cup will be played in North America in 32 years. The United Bid offers FIFA and its 211 Member Associations unity, certainty, and opportunity as they prepare to host the largest FIFA World Cup in history, which will be expanded to a 48-team format.

The first meeting between the sides last season took place in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16, with Sporting KC visiting BBVA Compass Stadium on a balmy afternoon on June 28. Second-half goals from Ike Opara and Gerso Fernandes guided Sporting KC through to the quarterfinals of the competition, that Sporting eventually won in September.

With the FIFA Congress decision to award the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to the federations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the three nations will jointly manage preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup until FIFA establishes their operations to manage the competition. Among other decisions, FIFA will make the final selection of host cities for the 2026 competition from the 23 candidates proposed in the United Bid.

Sporting KC then faced Houston in three of their final four games of the season, all coming in the space of 15 days. First, Sporting headed down to Houston for a rescheduled match on October 11, with the original match delayed from August 26 due to Hurricane Sandy. Sporting KC took the lead on the night through Jimmy Medranda’s brilliant strike, but Houston hit back with goals from Tomas Martinez and an Erik PalmerBrown own goal to take all three points.

Each of the United Bid’s 23 proposed stadiums are fully built, occupied and operational, ensuring long-term use following the 2026 World Cup. The United Bid has 150 existing world-class training facilities, millions of hotel rooms, and advanced infrastructure.

Just four days later the two sides squared off again, this time at Children’s Mercy Park, in what proved to be one of the most frustrating games of the season. Sporting took 27 shots and forced Houston’s Tyler Deric into a career-high nine saves but was unable to find the breakthrough. Eleven days later, on October 26, Alberth Elis scored the only goal of the game in extra time to eliminate Sporting KC from the 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs at BBVA Compass Stadium.

The United Bid is expected to generate more than $14 billion in revenue and $11 billion in profits for FIFA, which will be shared with the 211 FIFA Member Associations, helping further develop and expand the game of football across the globe.

GOALS GALORE

Sporting Kansas City has had few issues scoring goals so far in the 2018 season. Peter Vermes’ side has found multiple goals in 11 of the club’s 17 matches in all competitions this season and has only been shutout four times. Sporting KC is the sixth highest scoring team in MLS so far in 2018 with 28 goals, while the side has scored 33 goals including U.S. Open Cup play.

CROIZET CRASHES HOME STUNNING WINNER

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Yohan Croizet scored one of the all-time great goals in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and Children’s Mercy Park history during last Saturday’s thrilling 3-2 victory over FC Dallas in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16. After fellow substitute Khiry Shelton had bundled his way into the area, the ball looped high into the air before Croizet struck a magnifiscent volley into the top corner with FC Dallas goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez rooted to the spot to win the game for his side in the 89th minute.

Sporting KC has 11 different goalscorers so far this year in MLS play - which is the most number of different goalscorers across a single squad in the league this season. So far this season, Sporting KC has found goals from Felipe Gutierrez (5), Johnny Russell (5), Daniel Salloi (4), Ilie Sanchez (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Diego Rubio (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Yohan Croizet (1), Gerso Fernandes (1), Khiry Shelton (1) and Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1).

The Frenchman’s 25-yard missile was the second-latest regulation game-winner in Sporting KC’s Open Cup history and came just four minutes after he entered the match for in place of forward Daniel Salloi, who had bagged his first career brace in a Sporting KC uniform on the night. Salloi now owns a tie for second place on the club’s all-time Open Cup scoring charts with five, while the Hungarian also becomes Kansas City’s second-youngest player to score twice in a competitive match. The 21-year-old only trails Dom Dwyer for the all-time lead in Open Cup goals, with the former forward bagging six goals in 11 games.

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. 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 seven 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 seven away games so far in 2018.

Sporting KC will continue their quest for their fifth U.S. Open Cup title with a matchup against Saturday’s opponents, the Houston Dynamo, at BBVA Compass Stadium on July 18. Sporting KC played Houston on the road in the 2017 edition of the Open Cup, with SKC claiming a 2-0 win behind second-half goals from Ike Opara and Gerso Fernandes on their way to lifting the 2017 U.S. Open Cup title.

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 23, 2018 vs. Houston Dynamo | 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 154-108-89 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-5-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 123 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks third among all coaches in MLS history, trailing the Galaxy’s Schmid and Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley, and two ahead of Orlando City SC head coach Jason Kreis.

VERMES VERBATIM

See below for Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes’ comments following the 3-2 win over FC Dallas in the U.S. Open Cup at Children’s Mercy Park on June 16, 2018:

BESLER & ZUSI ON CUSP OF HISTORY

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

Thoughts on the match: “I thought that we were pressing, meaning that we wanted to get a goal. We were also being very smart with the ball. At the end, it was a wonder goal. That’s like Zinedine Zidane’s goal. What a fantastic finish. What a great way to stick one in the back of the net. That’s big time. That ball is in the air. He hits it first time. It’s great for us to go onto the next round. I think we deserve it. We were good tonight. Don’t get me wrong, Dallas is a great team. They had their full lineup out there. It was a tough match. We managed the team really well over the last couple weeks, especially with injuries. It’s a big result for us.”

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 has reached some all-time milestones in 2018 as well. With his appearance against the Portland Timbers on June 9, 2018, Besler become Sporting KC’s alltime appearance leader with 241, overtaking Arnaud. In addition, Besler has already overtaken current assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin in games started with 235 and claimed the all-time lead in minutes played during the April 20, 2018 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

On fighting back after the 1-0 deficit: “I’ll be honest with you, I felt really comfortable. I felt that we were playing well and I thought we were going to get some chances. I’m really happy that we got the goal before half because I think that gave us a chance to make some good decisions at halftime on how and what we wanted to do. It worked out well.”

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.

On Daniel Salloi’s two goals: “We were talking about how we were going to make a sub, we weren’t sure yet. I think it was the right move to push Daniel inside. It got him in some really good positions. He’s got an ability to find the net. Credit to him, as well.”

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 23, 2018 vs. Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC record vs. Houston Dynamo: 5-10-12 Home games: 2-4-7 (16 GF, 17 GA) Road games: 3-6-5 (15 GF, 21 GA) Date 04/08/2006 07/15/2006 06/24/2007 09/01/2007 04/12/2008 09/07/2008 07/04/2009 10/04/2009 05/01/2010 09/22/2010 07/16/2011 09/10/2011 07/07/2012 07/18/2012 09/14/2012 05/12/2013 05/26/2013 10/09/2013 06/06/2014 08/29/2014 04/25/2015 08/01/2015 09/23/2015 05/07/2016 09/09/2016 10/11/2017 10/15/2017

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location W Robertson Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium T Robertson Stadium T CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Robertson Stadium L CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Robertson Stadium L Robertson Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Robertson Stadium W Livestrong Sporting Park T Livestrong Sporting Park L BBVA Compass Stadium T Livestrong Sporting Park W BBVA Compass Stadium T Sporting Park T BBVA Compass Stadium W BBVA Compass Stadium L Sporting Park T BBVA Compass Stadium T Sporting Park L BBVA Compass Stadium L BBVA Compass Stadium T Children’s Mercy Park L BBVA Compass Stadium T Children’s Mercy Park

HOUSTON DYNAMO

5 4 38 17 21 23

Dom Dwyer Feilhaber, Zusi Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Dwyer, Zusi

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

3 3 4 23 11

Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Brad Davis Brad Davis Brad Davis Brad Davis Ricardo Clark Brad Davis

Pat Onstad 4 Hall, Onstad 2 Deric, Onstad 3 Tally Hall 31 Pat Onstad 10

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 2 10 5 6 6

HOUSTON DYNAMO

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Bunbury, Feilhaber Harrington, Zusi Feilhaber, Sapong Dom Dwyer (9/9/16) Dia, Hirsig Dwyer, Feilhaber

Three Players Five Players (4/8/06) Brian Ching Five Players 12 Players (5/12/13) Ricardo Clark

2 2 8 3 4 6

Three Players Deric, Onstad

7 4

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

7 Kevin Hartman (9/7/08) 4 Luis Marin (4/25/15)

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

1 2 OT 11 20 0 153 202 0 55 67 0 173 194 0 23 29 0 70 85 0

Total 31 355 122 367 52 155

HOUSTON DYNAMO Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 17 21 0 122 156 0 52 58 0 180 167 0 44 41 0 70 63 0

Total 38 278 110 347 85 133

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

KC 4 2 5 2 8 10 0 31 HOU 3 8 6 5 8 8 0 38

112

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,462

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 133 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 127 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 133 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

164

5 9 36 16 27 39

105.4 5

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

279

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 164 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 23, 2018 vs. Houston Dynamo | 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 23, 2018 vs. Houston Dynamo | 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

4-1

Salloi, Kuzain, Lobato, Rubio

Wednesday, June 6

at Real Salt Lake

U.S. Open Cup

2-0

Russell, Belmar

Saturday, June 9

at Portland Timbers

MLS

0-0

SATURDAY, JUNE 16

FC DALLAS

U.S. OPEN CUP

3-2

Salloi (2), Croizet

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS