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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. Sat., Aug. 25, 2018 (Week 26, MLS Game #290) 7:30 p.m. CT (FS-KC; FS-North+)

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 22 22 1 1 139 113 13 4 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 21 21 0 2 247 241 3 17 5 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 24 24 4 3 57 57 4 5 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 21 18 8 6 21 18 8 6 Graham Zusi DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 24 24 2 4 242 202 28 60 8 9 Krisztian Nemeth MF 5-11 170 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 17 4 0 3 51 30 11 10 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 23 16 1 2 23 16 1 2 FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 14 5 6 4 45 19 13 6 11 Diego Rubio 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 21 10 3 2 53 36 11 4 Gianluca Busio FW 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 13 FW 6-3 191 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 16 13 2 2 70 36 8 12 14 Khiry Shelton 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 13 9 0 1 198 187 1 10 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 186 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 17 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 22 22 1 9 212 192 6 32 18 Eric Dick GK 6-5 205 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Cristian Lobato DF 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 22 21 7 7 44 33 10 9 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 11 9 5 0 11 9 5 0 21 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 7 6 0 1 7 6 0 1 26 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 24 24 0 0 111 110 0 0 Andreu Fontas DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 6 3 1 0 6 3 1 0 90 Kharlton Belmar FW 5-11 160 12/01/1992 Virginia Beach, VA 4 0 0 0 5 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 W127 L97 T80

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 7 4 0 1 7 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 11 10 1 0 96 91 3 6 4 Tyrone Mears 5 Francisco Calvo DF 5-11 170 07/08/1992 San Jose, Costa Rica 19 19 0 3 46 46 2 4 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 23 22 4 3 54 51 4 9 DF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH 4 3 0 0 232 189 4 24 8 Marc Burch 9 Angelo Rodriguez FW 5-11 176 04/04/1989 Isla de San Andres, Colombia 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 MF 5-6 145 03/15/1990 Lancaster, CA 24 22 6 7 53 42 9 11 10 Miguel Ibarra 11 Romario Ibarra MF 5-9 160 09/24/1994 Atuntagui, Ecuador 4 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 12 Fernando Bob MF 5-11 180 01/07/1988 Cabo Frio, Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Ethan Finlay MF 5-9 165 08/06/1990 Duluth, MN 7 7 2 1 168 120 35 34 DF 6-2 190 10/04/1990 Omaha, NE 15 13 0 0 38 36 2 0 14 Brent Kallman 15 Michael Boxall DF 6-2 200 08/18/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 24 24 1 0 55 54 1 0 Harrison Heath MF 5-11 160 03/06/1996 Newcastle-under-Lyme, England 2 1 0 0 9 6 0 0 16 17 Collin Martin MF 5-11 150 11/09/1994 Chevy Chase, MD 11 4 0 1 37 18 0 3 MF 5-8 155 06/17/1990 Carenage, Diego Martin, Trinidad 2 2 2 1 69 65 20 19 18 Kevin Molino 19 Frantz Pangop MF 5-10 165 05/18/1993 Douala, Cameroon 7 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 20 Rasmus Schuller MF 5-10 148 06/18/1991 Espoo, Finland 24 23 1 3 31 27 1 3 22 Wyatt Omsberg DF 6-4 180 09/21/1995 Scarborough, ME 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 Mason Toye FW 6-3 180 10/16/1998 South Orange, NJ 15 1 0 1 15 1 0 1 23 24 Alex Kapp GK 6-0 190 10/18/1994 Somers, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Darwin Quintero MF 5-5 142 09/19/1987 Tumaco, Colombia 19 19 10 9 19 19 10 9 26 Collen Warner MF 5-10 178 06/24/1988 Denver, CO 13 11 0 0 203 150 4 12 Bertrand Owundi Eko’o DF 6-2 190 10/15/1993 Ekono, Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 28 Matt Lampson GK 6-3 200 09/06/1989 Cleveland, TN 6 6 0 0 57 55 0 0 Eric Miller DF 6-0 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN 12 8 0 1 98 85 0 3 30 31 Maximiano MF 5-11 165 05/08/1995 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 32 Alexi Gomez MF 5-11 154 03/04/1993 Callao, Peru 15 14 0 0 15 14 0 0 33 Bobby Shuttleworth GK 6-2 205 05/13/1987 Tonawanda, NY 19 19 0 0 179 175 0 0 Abu Danladi FW 5-10 170 10/18/1995 Takoradi, Ghana 11 3 1 1 38 18 9 4 99 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 W35 L50 T24

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC Saturday, Aug. 25, 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 24 12-6-6 42 45 30 12 7-2-3 24 27 14

MNUFC on road

25 9-14-2 29 38 50 12 1-10-1 4 14 33

REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): Adam Wienckowski; AR2 (opposite): Kevin Klinger; 4th: Fotis Bazakos; VAR: Jorge Gonzalez TEAM NEWS

ALL-TIME: Sporting 2 wins, 9 goals … MNUFC 1 win, 5 goals … Ties 2

SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Ike Opara ... MIN: Michael Boxall, Francisco Calvo SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Roger Espinoza ... MIN: Miguel Ibarra, Mason Toye, Maximiano, Alexi Gomez, Rasmus Schuller, Ibson

AT KC: Sporting 2 wins, 7 goals … MNUFC 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 0

DISABLED LIST: MIN: Kevin Molino (season-ending); Ethan Finlay (season-ending) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

2018 (MLS): 5/20: MIN 1, KC 1 (Quintero 20 -- Shelton 8) 6/3: KC 4, MIN 1 (Salloi 9; Kuzain 35; Lobato 38; Rubio 81 -Mears 11)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 PORTLAND TIMBERS 0 Scoring Summary: KC--Rubio 5 (Espinoza 9) 28 KC--Rubio 6 (Salloi 7, Besler 2) 37 KC--Russell 8 (Nemeth 3) 89

UPCOMING MATCHES MNUFC SPORTING Wed. Sept. 12 at D.C. United Sat. Sept. 1 at Seattle Sat. Sept. 15 at Real Salt Lake Sat. Sept. 8 Orlando City Sat. Sept. 22 Portland Sat. Sept. 15 at San Jose Sat. Sept. 29 NYCFC Sun. Sept. 23 at Philadelphia

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Gutierrez (Yohan Croizet 81), Gerso Fernandes, Diego Rubio (Krisztian Nemeth 73), Daniel Salloi (Johnny Russell 69).

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM MNUFC

SPORTING

F 45 48

A 30 72

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 38 59

A 50 45

29 5 4 0

24 19 7 0

27 2 3 4 1 0 0 1

29 5 7 1 5 1 1 1

13 19 6

9 35 6

HOW SCORED

20 22 2 1

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

22 7 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

31 3 4 2 4 0 1 0

20 5 2 1 2 0 0 0

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

8 30 7

6 15 9

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

FC DALLAS 2 MINNESOTA UNITED 0 Scoring Summary: DAL--Figueroa 1 (unassisted) 44 DAL--Barrios 4 (Gruezo 1) 57 MINNESOTA UNITED--Bobby Shuttleworth, Brent Kallman, Michael Boxall, Tyrone Mears, Eric Miller, Rasmus Schuller (Mason Toye 76), Collin Martin, Ibson, Miguel Ibarra, Frantz Pangop (Romario Ibarra 61), Angelo Rodriguez.

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC MIN

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 7-0-0 4-2-4 1-4-2 3-2-0 6-2-1 0-10-1

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 11-1-2 1-5-2 8-2-0 1-12-2

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 8/18/2018 KC 3, POR 0 8/11/2018 KC 2, LFC 0 7/28/2018 KC 2, DAL 3 7/14/2018 KC 2, NYR 3 7/07/2018 KC 2, TOR 2 8/18/2018 KC 3, POR 0 6/30/2018 KC 0, MTL 2

(0) (0) (1) (2) (5) (0) (7)

MINNESOTA UNITED Date Score (Gms since) 7/22/2018 MIN 5, LFC 1 3/10/2018 MIN 2, ORL 1 8/04/2018 MIN 1, SEA 2 8/18/2018 MIN 0, DAL 2 8/11/2018 MIN 2, LA 2 5/26/2018 MIN 2, MTL 0 8/18/2018 MIN 0, DAL 2

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC LWWTWWTWLWWTTWTWLLTLLWWW MNUFC LWWLLLLWWLLTWLLLWLWWWLLTL

(1) (10) (0) (0) (1) (12) (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 8 Russell A: 9 Espinoza SHT: 62 Salloi SOG: 21 Russell/Salloi FC: 45 Espinoza FS: 38 Espinoza OF: 8 Salloi C: 7 Espinoza E: 1 Espinoza/Salloi MNUFC G: 10 Quintero A: 9 Quintero SHT: 55 Quintero SOG: 24 Quintero FC: 50 Schuller FS: 44 Ibson OF: 10 Ramirez C: 7 Calvo E: 1 4 players tied

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 24 5 4 9 3 3 45 1.88 MIN 25 6 6 10 1 2 38 1.52 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 24 10 3 7 3 1 30 1.25 MIN 25 2 8 5 8 2 50 2.00 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 45 6 7 5 9 7 11 38 5 5 4 9 8 7 MIN GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 30 5 4 7 2 8 4 MIN 50 7 7 10 8 6 12

2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (12-6-6, 42 pts.) UNF 7 20 11 21 6 12 8 14 94 19 17 10 3 75 5 13 26 9 9 15 22 16 90 29

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

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

GP 21 22 14 11 24 21 24 16 12 7 22 23 22 6 21 2 7 2 17 13 5 2 4 24

GS 18 21 5 9 24 10 24 13 8 3 22 16 22 3 21 1 6 0 4 9 3 2 0 24

MIN 1620 1873 448 769 2160 972 2160 1157 728 327 1961 1255 1963 307 1845 103 555 31 497 787 332 180 65 2160

24 24

2160 2160

G 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 30

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

SHT 52 62 10 22 34 23 47 35 9 6 30 40 16 5 0 5 5 3 11 5 2 1 2 0

SOG 21 21 8 12 11 11 16 10 3 4 7 10 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

47 28

414 287

141 107

FC 13 9 8 19 28 22 17 15 11 3 45 21 22 4 13 1 5 1 14 8 2 1 2 1

FS 28 24 10 9 27 20 21 15 5 2 38 13 10 6 8 2 2 0 8 7 2 0 1 1

OFF 3 8 3 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

CK 54 1 0 6 1 4 77 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 1 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 7 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1

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

271 268 268 271

28 63

147 88

33 51

2 10

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Daniel Salloi 3, Felipe Gutierrez 3, Diego Rubio 2, Gerso Fernandes 1, Johnny Russell 1, Wan Kuzain 1, Khiry Shelton 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Daniel Salloi 3, Diego Rubio 2, Roger Espinoza 2, Graham Zusi 2, Johnny Russell 2, Khiry Shelton 1, Ilie Sanchez 1, Gianluca Busio 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ilie Sanchez 4-5 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 24 24 24

GS 24 24 24

MIN SHTS 2160 107 2160 107 2157 141

SV 76 76 93

GA 30 30 45

GAA 1.25 1.25 1.88

PG 2 2 4

PA 4 4 5

W L 12 6 12 6 6 12

T 6 6 6

SO 10 10 5

2018 MINNESOTA UNITED STATISTICS (9-14-2, 29 pts.) UNF 25 21 21 10 7 13 18 20 99 12 12 15 11 4 5 2 17 30 3 23 32 9 33 14 26 19 16 8 28 31 22

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

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

GP 19 20 23 24 23 7 2 24 11 8 26 24 4 11 19 7 11 12 10 15 15 3 19 15 13 7 2 4 6 6 4

GS 19 17 19 22 22 7 2 23 3 6 24 24 0 10 19 4 4 8 10 1 14 3 19 13 11 1 1 3 6 1 2

MIN 1677 1384 1545 1961 1964 570 140 1955 284 526 2002 2160 78 883 1709 426 428 768 900 273 1122 246 1710 1175 1018 135 94 223 540 147 173

25 25

2250 2250

G 10 7 9 6 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 38

A 9 2 2 7 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 55 35 39 25 29 10 4 11 7 15 45 4 1 5 15 0 4 1 2 8 20 4 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 2 0

SOG 24 13 16 17 7 5 3 5 4 4 16 1 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 4 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

50 36

428 265

160 105

FC 19 6 6 20 22 8 3 50 12 10 33 16 1 6 28 3 11 5 13 9 17 5 0 6 29 1 2 2 0 8 1

FS 40 23 25 12 44 8 3 14 5 9 42 2 1 9 7 2 6 5 2 3 14 8 4 15 10 5 0 2 2 2 1

OFF 3 10 11 8 3 3 2 1 3 3 11 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

CK 57 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

C 3 0 0 3 5 1 0 5 0 0 3 5 0 3 7 0 2 2 0 3 3 1 2 0 5 0 2 1 0 3 0

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

274 313 313 274

33 47

154 117

36 56

1 4

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Darwin Quintero 2, Miguel Ibarra 2, Christian Ramirez 2, Sam Nicholson 1, Ethan Finlay 1, Ibson 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Miguel Ibarra 3, Mason Toye 1, Darwin Quintero 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 19 6 25 25

GS 19 6 25 25

MIN SHTS SV 1710 126 87 540 34 22 2250 160 109 2250 105 66

GA 38 12 50 38

GAA 2 2 2 1.52

PG 4 1 5 1

PA 4 1 5 1

W L 7 10 2 4 9 14 14 9

T 2 0 2 2

SO 2 0 2 6

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.

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. June Sat. June

9 at Portland 23 Houston

T 0-0 W 3-2

21144 20081

8-2-5 9-2-5

1 1

Sat. June Wed. July

30 at Montreal 4 at Real Salt Lake 7 Toronto FC

L 0-2 L 2-4

16142 19206

9-3-5 9-4-5

1 2

T 2-2

21064

9-4-6

14 at New York Red Bulls 28 FC Dallas

L 2-3

16793

9-5-6

L 2-3

20758

9-6-6

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

W 1-0 W 2-0

14675 22000

10-6-6 11-6-6

3 2

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 32 KC: Salloi (59) Rubio (85) Shelton (88); HOU: Manotas (2,45) 32 MTL: Piatti (54) Silva (70) 32 KC: Salloi (20) Opara (64); RSL: Savarino (29) Baird (37) Saucedo (46+) Silva (100+) 33 KC: Sanchez (57) Russell (61); TOR: Osorio (25) Hamilton (69) 33 KC: Russell (8) Espinoza (51); NYR: Wright-Phillips (4) Rzatkowski (72,79) 33 KC: Fernandes (50) Salloi (97+); DAL: Barrios (23,62,74) 36 KC: Rubio (74); 39 KC: Fernandes (17) Sanchez (66);

W 3-0

19737

12-6-6

42 KC: Rubio (28,37) Russell (89);

Apr. May May May May June

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

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

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

21574 19642 22000

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

7 5 5

Sat. May

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

L 1-3

19721

4-7-0

Sun. May Sat. May Sun. June

20 Sporting KC 26 Montreal 3 at Sporting KC

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

23117 21331 20422

4-7-1 5-7-1 5-8-1

7 8 9

Sat. June

23 at Colorado

L 2-3

13664

5-9-1

Fri. June Wed. July

29 FC Dallas 4 Toronto FC

L 0-1 W 4-3

22345 20559

5-10-1 6-10-1

9 9

Sat. July Sat. July

7 at Houston 14 Real Salt Lake

L 0-3 W 3-2

13947 23667

6-11-1 7-11-1

9 9

Wed. July Sun. July

18 New England 22 Los Angeles FC

W 2-1 W 5-1

27544 22739

8-11-1 9-11-1

9 7

Sat. July

28 at Vancouver

L 2-4

20831

9-12-1

Sat. Aug. Sat. Aug.

4 Seattle 11 at Los Angeles

L 1-2 T 2-2

24482 24891

9-13-1 9-13-2

9 8

Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat.

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

L 0-2

15107

9-14-2

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

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); 16 MIN: Mears (11); KC: Salloi (9) Kuzain (35) Lobato (38) Rubio (81) 16 MIN: Ibarra (20) Ramirez (65); COL: Castillo (50) Mason (74) Smith (97+) 16 DAL: Lamah (59) 19 MIN: Quintero (8,52,57) Ibarra (13); TOR: Morrow (42) Giovinco (70) Hamilton (94+) 19 HOU: Senderos (36,52) Elis (92+) 22 MIN: Barreto (51) Quintero (62) Ibarra (68); RSL: Plata (77,85) 25 MIN: Ramirez (5) Quintero (46+); NE: Fagundez (52) 28 MIN: Schuller (25) Ramirez (45,58) Quintero (46+) Ibarra (56); LFC: Feilhaber (26) 28 MIN: Barreto (82) Danladi (87); VAN: Reyna (35) Davies (56,89) Kamara (64) 28 MIN: Quintero (19); SEA: Lodeiro (91+) Bruin (97+) 29 MIN: Boxall (64) Ibarra (84); LA: Alessandrini (7) Lletget (73) 29 DAL: Figueroa (44) Barrios (57)

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

Goals 3 Johnny Russell Assists 2 7 times Shots 8 Daniel Salloi Shots on Goal 4 Johnny Russell 4 Yohan Croizet 4 Diego Rubio Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez 5 Gerso Fernandes Fouls Suffered 6 Ilie Sanchez Offside 2 Johnny Russell 2 Gerso Fernandes Saves 10 Tim Melia Shots Faced 10 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 4 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 18 08/11/2018 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 4 07/04/2018 vs

04/20/2018 vs VAN

W 6-0

03/10/2018 vs CHI

W 4-3

05/05/2018 vs COL

W 1-0

04/20/2018 vs VAN 04/20/2018 vs VAN 08/18/2018 vs POR

W 6-0 W 6-0 W 3-0

03/10/2018 vs CHI 07/28/2018 vs DAL

W 4-3 L 2-3

05/05/2018 vs COL

W 1-0

03/31/2018 vs DC 07/07/2018 vs TOR

W 1-0 T 2-2

04/08/2018 vs LA

W 2-0

04/08/2018 vs LA

W 2-0

07/04/2018 vs RSL

L 2-4

VAN

W 6-0

VAN

W 6-0

VAN

W 6-0

VAN

W 6-0

CHI LFC

W 4-3 W 2-0

COL

W 1-0

W 3-2

NYC DC

L 0-2 W 1-0

W 2-0

RSL

L 2-4

UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

Goals 3 Darwin Quintero Assists 2 4 times Shots 6 Christian Ramirez 6 Darwin Quintero Shots on Goal 4 Darwin Quintero Fouls Committed 6 Collen Warner 6 Rasmus Schuller 6 Francisco Calvo Fouls Suffered 5 Darwin Quintero Offside 3 Miguel Ibarra 3 Christian Ramirez Saves 9 Bobby Shuttleworth Shots Faced 10 Bobby Shuttleworth 10 Bobby Shuttleworth Goals Allowed 4 Bobby Shuttleworth 4 Bobby Shuttleworth

Goals 5 07/22/2018 at Assists 7 07/22/2018 at Shots 17 05/12/2018 at Shots on Goal 10 07/22/2018 at Fouls Committed 21 08/11/2018 at Fouls Suffered 19 07/18/2018 at Corner Kicks 13 06/29/2018 at Offside 6 05/20/2018 at 6 07/07/2018 at Saves 9 05/20/2018 at Shots Faced 10 05/20/2018 at 10 07/07/2018 at Goals Allowed 4 06/03/2018 at 4 07/28/2018 at

07/04/2018 at TOR

W 4-3

07/14/2018 at RSL

W 3-2

07/18/2018 at NE 07/22/2018 at LFC

W 2-1 W 5-1

07/22/2018 at LFC

W 5-1

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

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

07/18/2018 at NE

W 2-1

05/20/2018 at KC 07/07/2018 at HOU

T 1-1 L 0-3

05/20/2018 at KC

T 1-1

05/20/2018 at KC

T 1-1

07/07/2018 at HOU

L 0-3

06/03/2018 at KC

L 1-4

07/28/2018 at VAN

L 2-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018) RSL

L 2-4

NYC NE ATL CLB MTL RSL

L L W T L L

VAN

W 6-0

W 1-0

NYR

L 2-3

SJ SEA ATL MIN POR HOU MTL

W T W T T W L

COL

T 2-2

VAN POR

W 6-0 W 3-0

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

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018)

LFC

W 5-1

LFC

W 5-1

L 1-3

LFC

W 5-1

T 2-2

W 2-1

DAL

Shots 8 07/04/2018 vs Shots on Goal 3 03/04/2018 vs 3 04/28/2018 vs 3 05/09/2018 vs 3 05/27/2018 vs 3 06/30/2018 vs 3 07/04/2018 vs Fouls Committed 3 04/20/2018 vs Fouls Suffered 6 03/31/2018 vs Corner Kicks 1 07/14/2018 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 0 06/23/2018 vs 0 06/30/2018 vs Saves 0 03/24/2018 vs Shots Faced 1 04/20/2018 vs 1 08/18/2018 vs

L 0-1

KC HOU

T 1-1 L 0-3

T 1-1

KC HOU

T 1-1 L 0-3

KC VAN

L 1-4 L 2-4

Shots 4 05/05/2018 at Shots on Goal 1 07/07/2018 at 1 08/18/2018 at Fouls Committed 6 06/23/2018 at 6 07/22/2018 at Fouls Suffered 3 07/04/2018 at 3 07/22/2018 at Corner Kicks 0 05/20/2018 at Offside 0 05/09/2018 at 0 06/23/2018 at 0 07/18/2018 at 0 08/04/2018 at 0 08/18/2018 at Saves 1 07/28/2018 at Shots Faced 2 03/31/2018 at

VAN

W 1-0

HOU DAL

L 0-3 L 0-2

COL LFC

L 2-3 W 5-1

TOR LFC

W 4-3 W 5-1

T 1-1

LFC COL NE SEA DAL

L L W L L

VAN

L 2-4

ATL

L 0-1

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

2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. MINNESOTA UNITED (1-0-1) UNF 14 20 11 19 75 17 12 10 7 5 8 3 29 15 94 6 26

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2

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

90 180 12 78 72 180 90 108 90 180 180 180 180 113 36 180 31 180 180

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

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

4 9 1 2 3 5 2 4 4 0 7 2 0 1 0 5 0 49 13

3 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 6

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

1 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 20 20

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0

Khiry Shelton Daniel Salloi Diego Rubio Cristian Lobato Wan Kuzain Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Yohan Croizet Johnny Russell Matt Besler Graham Zusi Ike Opara Tim Melia Seth Sinovic Jimmy Medranda Ilie Sanchez Jaylin Lindsey Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Wan Kuzain 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

2 2 2

MIN SHT

GAA

O'TIME

180 180 180

4 4 13

2 2 5

1.00 1.00 2.50

0 0 0

1 1 0

0 0 1

1 1 1

0 0 0

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

6 6 18

2018 MINNESOTA UNITED VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-1-1) UNF 25 4 20 33 15 17 30 7 10 14 21 5 99 3 19 31 32

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2

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

165 90 176 180 180 66 180 90 180 94 158 90 38 90 15 42 119 180 180

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

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 49

3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 18

1 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 20 20

2 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 20 20

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 1

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

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

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

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

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

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Wan Kuzain 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 33

POS G

GOALKEEPER Bobby Shuttleworth Team totals Opponent totals

2 2 2

MIN SHT

GAA

O'TIME

180 180 180

13 13 4

5 5 2

2.50 2.50 1.00

0 0 0

0 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1

0 0 0

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

18 18 6

HEAD-TO-HEAD

UNITED VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

United

Sporting KC 2 wins, 9 goals United 1 wins, 5 goals 2 ties 5/7/2017 6/3/2017 10/7/2017 5/20/2018 6/3/2018

MIN 2 vs KC KC 3 vs MIN MIN 1 vs KC MIN 1 vs KC KC 4 vs MIN

0 0 1 1 1

() (SP) () () (SP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 6 54 19 30 2 18

2 3 59 20 30 2 21

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 9 113 39 60 4 39

1 4 17 8 26 7 3

2 1 20 7 31 9 10

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 5 37 15 57 16 13

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC MIN

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

2 1

0 2

2 1

3 0

0 0

2 1

0 0

9 5

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Adrian Heath Peter Vermes

vs. KC vs. MIN

2-3-2 2-1-2

(1.14 pts./game) (1.6 pts./game)

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

2 1 10 4 9 8 2 1 1 9 4

Sporting KC Diego Rubio 6 times Espinoza/Salloi Medranda/Salloi Roger Espinoza Ilie Sanchez Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

United 5 times Ibarra/Danladi Christian Ramirez Christian Ramirez Abu Danladi Ibson Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth

1 2 12 5 7 12 1 2 1 30 9

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists

Sporting KC 1 9 players tied 1 6 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 5 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) 4 Bobby Shuttleworth (06/03/18)

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)

7-0-0 4-2-4 1-4-2

7 Ws 1 Ws 1 Ls

(03/10/2018) 3-2-0 (08/04/2018) 6-2-1 (07/28/2018) 0-10-1

1 Ls (08/04/2018) 1 Ws (07/14/2018) 1 Ls (08/18/2018)

1-5-2 11-1-2

2 Ls 3 Ws

(07/14/2018) 1-12-2 (08/04/2018) 8-2-0

1 Ls (08/18/2018) 1 Ls (08/04/2018)

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

1 Ls 1 Ws 1 Ws 9 Ws 3 Ws

(06/30/2018) (08/04/2018) (08/11/2018) (04/09/2017) (03/10/2018)

0-6-0 10 Ls (07/22/2017) 1-4-1 2 Ls (06/03/2018) 5-4-1 1 Ts (08/11/2018) 1-0-0 4 Ws (06/21/2017) 2-0-0 5 Ws (04/01/2017)

8-0-2 1-1-1 2-2-3 1-2-0 0-1-0

3 Ws 1 Ws 1 Ts 2 Ls 1 Ls

(08/04/2018) (06/03/2018) (07/07/2018) (07/14/2018) (07/04/2018)

2-0-0 5-2-1 1-3-1 1-7-0 0-2-0

3 2 1 1 6

Ws Ws Ls Ls Ls

(07/29/2017) (07/18/2018) (08/18/2018) (07/07/2018) (03/03/2017)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (2-1-2) PLAYER Diego Rubio Saad Abdul-Salaam Wan Kuzain Cristian Lobato Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Daniel Salloi Khiry Shelton Matt Besler Latif Blessing Yohan Croizet Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Johnny Russell Team totals Opponent totals

MIN

SHT GOALKEEPER

2 2 1 1 4 4 4 1 4 2 2 4 4 1 5 5

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

102 180 72 78 223 360 208 90 360 165 108 360 347 90 450 450

2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6

6 2 3 2 8 4 10 4 1 7 4 10 9 4 113 37

Tim Melia Andrew Dykstra Team totals Opponent totals

MIN

SHT

GAA

5 1 5 5

419 31 450 450

13 2 15 39

9 1 10 30

0.86 2.90 1.00 1.80

0 0 0 0

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

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

4 5 1 2 5 5 4 3 5 5

2 4 1 2 5 5 4 2 5 5

200 364 90 165 422 358 360 259 450 450

1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 9

2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 6

3 4 1 4 12 2 2 0 37 113

Bobby Shuttleworth Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 5 5

MIN SHTS

GAA

450 450 450

30 1.80 30 1.80 10 1.00

0 0 0

39 39 15

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

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

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

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

2 1 1 4 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 1 1 1 5 1 5 5 3 5 5

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

102 72 78 223 360 208 90 360 108 360 347 90 26 31 419 21 450 383 225 450 450

2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6

6 3 2 8 4 10 4 1 4 10 9 4 0 0 0 1 8 5 9 113 37

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

4 14 7 5 5 2 15 5 4 15 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 6 3 1 10 4 5 5

2 12 5 4 5 2 12 5 4 15 2 4 2 0 2 3 2 6 3 0 10 4 5 5

200 994 431 364 450 165 1058 358 360 1247 259 360 180 42 119 270 190 495 270 15 900 345 450 450

1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9

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

3 7 4 4 1 4 3 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 37 113

MIN

SHT

GAA

5 5 5

419 450 450

13 15 39

9 0.86 10 1.00 30 1.80

0 0 0

GOALKEEPER

MIN SHTS

GAA

Bobby Shuttleworth Matt Lampson Team totals Opponent totals

10 3 5 5

900 270 450 450

40 11 30 10

1.50 2.33 1.80 1.00

0 1 0 0

55 18 39 15

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

2018 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, August 25, 2018 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 25 Sporting Kansas City 12-6-6, 42 points (7-2-3 home; 5-4-3 away) T-2nd place in Western Conference Minnesota United FC 9-14-2, 29 points (8-4-1 home; 1-10-1 away) 9th place in Western Conference

12-6-6 (42 pts.) 24 T-2nd in West 45 1.88 47 30 1.25 +15 414 (141) 34.1% 271 268 33 2

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

Robert Sibiga Adam Wienckowski Kevin Klinger Fotis Bazakos Kevin Terry Jr.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 26 29 30 75 90 94

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

Name Adrian Zendejas Amer Didic Ike Opara Brad Evans Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Yohan Croizet Diego Rubio Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Khiry Shelton Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Cristian Lobato Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Colton Storm Jaylin Lindsey Tim Melia Andreu Fontas Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal 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

9-14-2 (29 pts.) 25 9th in West 38 1.52 36 50 2.00 -12 265 (105) 39.6% 313 274 56 4

2018 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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

loh-BAH-toe shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay

Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Daniel Salloi Russell, Salloi Gutierrez, Salloi Daniel Salloi Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Espinoza, Salloi

8 GOALS 9 ASSISTS 62 SHOTS 21 SHOTS ON GOAL 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 45 FOULS COMMITTED 38 FOULS SUFFERED 7 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 2160 Tim Melia 1.25 Tim Melia 12 Tim Melia 10 Tim Melia 76

MEE-lia ahn-DRAY-oo wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

10 Darwin Quintero 9 Darwin Quintero 55 Darwin Quintero 24 Darwin Quintero 2 Ibarra, Quintero 3 Miguel Ibarra 50 Rasmus Schuller 44 Ibson 7 Francisco Calvo 1 Four Players 1710 Bobby Shuttleworth 2.00 Lampson, Shuttleworth 7 Bobby Shuttleworth 2 Bobby Shuttleworth 87 Bobby Shuttleworth

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

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

Pts 51 49 48 39 33 33 29 27 24 23 23

W L T 15 4 6 15 6 4 14 6 6 11 8 6 10 11 3 10 13 3 7 9 8 7 9 6 6 12 6 7 15 2 6 15 5

GD +24 +22 +15 0 -5 -9 -2 0 -5 -20 -15

GP 25 25 26 25 24 26 24 22 24 24 26

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

Pts 45 42 42 38 37 37 35 34 29 27 24 17

W L T 13 5 6 12 6 6 12 7 6 11 10 5 10 9 7 10 6 7 10 9 5 9 9 7 9 14 2 7 11 6 6 13 6 3 13 8

GD +9 +15 +10 -8 +1 +1 +5 -9 -12 +4 -11 -10

GP 24 24 25 26 26 23 24 25 25 24 25 24

PETER VERMES 10th season 127-97-80 10th season (.549) 127-97-80 (.549)

ADRIAN HEATH

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

4th season 35-50-24 (.431) 2nd season 19-32-8 (.390)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, August 23 QUESTIONABLE: • None OUT: • • • •

Brad Evans (Calf Injury) Cristian Lobato (Quad Injury) Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury) Khiry Shelton (Torn Meniscus & MCL)

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 25, 2018 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvMIN: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvMIN: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City is set to host Minnesota United FC at Children’s Mercy Park this Saturday, August 25 with the club riding a three-game winning streak in MLS play. Sporting KC has played two of its five previous MLS meetings with Minnesota at Children’s Mercy Park - going 2-0-0 at home and 0-1-2 while in Minneapolis. Sporting KC’s has comfortably won both home MLS matches against the Loons by a combined score of 7-1. The match earlier in 2018 resulted in a 4-1 victory over Sporting KC on June 3, with Daniel Salloi, Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal and Cristian Lobato netting in the first half before Diego Rubio added another late in the day. The only other home MLS match that Sporting KC has played against Minnesota came exactly one year earlier - on June 3, 2017 - and resulted in a 3-0 victory for Peter Vermes’ men. Ike Opara, Jimmy Medranda and Saad Abdul-Salaam all scored as SKC saw out a 3-0 win. The other clash between Sporting KC and Minnesota United this season saw the two sides split the points with a 1-1 draw 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. #SKCvMIN: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 2-1-2 in regular season)

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC leads the league in shutouts this season with 10, ahead of NYC and NYRB. • SKC is sixth in the league in goals this season, scoring 45. SKC is third in the Western Conference in goals, four behind LAFC and three behind LA. • SKC leads MLS in shots in the 2018 season, taking 414 - 13 ahead of NYC’s 401. SKC is also tied for fifth in MLS with 141 shots on goal, eight behind ATL. • SKC ranks first so far in the 2018 MLS season in chances created and chances created from open play, having produced 325 and 290, resepectively. • SKC leads MLS with an 84.48 percent passing accuracy. SKC is third in MLS this year with 12,510 passes and second with 10,569 successful passes. SKC is also second in average possession this season with 58.39 percent. • SKC is third in MLS with a 51.94 percent duel success rate, winning 1,269 of the 2,443 duels that the side has taken part in.

Date

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

Score

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

Result W T T W L

Sporting KC Player Stats • Forward Johnny Russell is tied for the league lead with three penalties earned and is also tied for fifth with 134 touches in the opponent’s box. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza is tied for 10th in MLS with nine assists - already a new career high for a single season. Espinoza is also tied for fourth with 45 fouls committed. • Forward Daniel Salloi is tied for 11th in MLS with three game-winning goals and is tied for seventh with three game-winning goals. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia leads MLS with 10 shutouts. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez is second in MLS with 1,776 passes attempted and 1,527 passes completed. Ilie is also third with 2,056 touches and is tied for eighth with all 42 of his chances created coming from open play this season. • Defender Matt Besler is sixth in MLS with 1,547 passes attempted and fourth with 1,359 passes completed. • Defender Graham Zusi is second in MLS with 2,117 touches, only behind NYC’s Maxi Moralez.

Details

Salloi, Kuzain, Lobato and Rubio net in comfortable win 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

#SKCvMIN: PLAYER HISTORY • Forward Diego Rubio leads the team with two goals against Minnesota United, scoring the opener in a 1-1 road draw on October 7, 2017 and scoring the final goal in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018. • 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. • Forward Daniel Salloi has one goal against Minnesota, netting the opening goal in a 4-1 home win on June 3, 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. • Midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal has one goal against MNUFC, scoring his first MLS goal with the game-winner on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Cristian Lobato has scored once versus Minnesota, coming in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018. • Forward Johnny Russell has one assist against Minnesota, setting up Khiry Shelton’s goal in the 1-1 draw on May 20, 2018. • Forward Gerso Fernandes has tallied one assist versus Minnesota, coming on Diego Rubio’s goal in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has recorded one assist against Minnesota, helping set up Cristian Lobato’s strike in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Yohan Croizet has one assist versus Minnesota, assisting on Daniel Salloi’s opener in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 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 2-1-1 all-time against Minnesota United FC, with the two wins coming in a 3-0 shutout on June 3, 2017 and a 4-1 win a year later on June 3, 2018.

Minnesota United FC Team Stats • MIN has a league-worst 1-10-1 road record this season. Their 33 goals conceded away from home are the most in the Western Conference. • MIN has conceded 2.0 goals per game, the most in the Western Conference. They have allowed 120 league goals since the start of 2017, more than any other team. • MIN ranks second-to-last in shots per game (10.6) while also ranking last in fewest shots faced (17.1). Minnesota United FC Player Stats • Midfielder Rasmus Schuller ranks first individually in fouls committed (50), tackles won (88) while also ranking third in interceptions (62) and sixth in duels won (175). • Forward Darwin Quintero ranks sixth in MLS with 3.1 chances created per game. He leads Minnesota in both goals (10) and assists (nine). • Midfielder Miguel Ibarra ranks second on the team in both goals (six) and assists (seven).

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Defender Matt Besler is one appearance in all competitions away from overtaking Kerry Zavagnin and becoming the club’s all-time leader in that category. • Forward Johnny Russell is one away from his 25th appearance in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is one shutout shy of his 37th which would tie him with Tony Meola for second in the club’s all-time rankings.

#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 | August 25, 2018 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

MELIA CONTINUES EXCELLENT FORM

Sporting Kansas City continued their excellent form this last weekend when the side defeated the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park to clinch their third consecutive victory, coming on the back of a five-game winless skid in MLS action. The current streak marks the first time Sporting KC has posted three straight victories in MLS play since the start of the 2016 MLS campaign, when Peter Vermes’ side won its open three games against Seattle Sounders FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC.

Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia continued his excellent form with his third consecutive clean sheet in the 3-0 victory over the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night. It’s Melia’s 10 shutout of the season - which leads all of MLS and ties his career-high from 2017, when he was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. The shutout streak marks just the second time Melia has posted three straight clean sheets in his career during a season, having also produced the same feat from May 23 through June 6, 2015, when the side went 2-0-1. This current run is the first time in Melia’s career where he’s had three consecutive shutout victories.

Even more remarkable, all three of Sporting KC’s consecutive wins have come via shutout, as this streak marks just the sixth time in club history that Sporting has posted three or more shutout wins in a row. The last time SKC performed such a feat was in early 2013, when the side beat the Montreal Impact (March 30, 2013), D.C. United (April 5, 2013) and the New York Red Bulls (April 17, 2013) by 2-0, 1-0 and 1-0 scorelines. The longest shutout win streak the club has had in its history came from 2011 to 2012, when Sporting won four games without conceding a goal - the last two games of 2011 and the first two matches of 2012.

The last time Sporting KC as a club had a streak of three straight shutout wins was in early 2013, when Sporting claimed 2-0, 1-0 and 1-0 wins over the Montreal Impact (March 30, 2013), D.C. United (April 5, 2013) and the New York Red Bulls (April 17, 2013). Sporting KC went on to lift MLS Cup in December of that year.

SINOVIC PROVIDES BACKLINE STABILITY

The recent five-game winless skid was the longest Sporting KC has had since the tail end of the 2017 season to the start of the 2018 campaign, when the club went seven games without a win - including a MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout Round defeat at the Houston Dynamo - starting with a 1-0 defeat at home against Vancouver on September 30, 2017 and only coming to an end with Sporting claimed a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park on March 10, 2018.

Sporting Kansas City defender Seth Sinovic has re-entered the lineup over the last three games as the side has posted three consecutive shutouts for the first time since mid-2015. Sporting KC are 6-1-2 when Sinovic starts in the MLS regular season in 2018, compared to 6-5-4 when he doesn’t. Since Sinovic was acquired by Sporting KC in a trade with the New England Revolution in May 2011, the side has gone 79-46-44 when he starts for a 59.8 win percentage while posting a 0.92 goals against average and 59 shutouts in 169 starts, compared to 34-3227 record for a 51.1 win percentage while posting a 1.38 goals against average and 30 shutouts in the other 93 games he hasn’t started.

With nine points taken from their last nine available, Sporting KC remains firmly in the playoff hunt in the MLS Western Conference with 42 points - well ahead of Saturday’s opponents Minnesota for second in the Conference. Sporting also has the best goal difference in the Western Conference with +15, and has scored the third most goals in the West with 45 - only trailing the LA Galaxy’s 48 and LAFC’s 49.

Sinovic has a special partnership with close friend and teammate Matt Besler, as the two players hold down the left side of the Sporting KC defense. Sinovic and Besler played together locally in Kansas City growing up before reuniting at SKC when Sinovic was acquired via trade in 2011.

LUSTER-LACKING LOONS

Sporting Kansas City welcomes Minnesota United FC back to Children’s Mercy Park for the second time in 2018, having already comfortably dispatched Adrian Heath’s side by a 4-1 scoreline on June 3, 2018. Sporting is 2-1-2 against Minnesota since the Loons joined MLS as an expansion side in 2017, including a 2-0-0 mark at Children’s Mercy Park.

Since that trade, Sporting KC has gone 70-32-34 when both Sinovic and Besler start a match alongside one another in the MLS regular season for a 64.0 win percentage, compared to 42-40-36 for a 50.8 win percentage when either one or neither start for the club in the last eight campaigns. When the two start together in 2018, Sporting KC is an unbeaten 6-0-2 while conceding just five goals in those eight games while the duo share the field with each other.

Sporting KC hasn’t lost to Minnesota since their first-ever MLS meeting on May 7, 2017, when Minnesota claimed a 2-0 victory at TCF Bank Stadium behind goals from Abu Danladi and Christian Ramirez.

JOHNNY SCORES LOCAL GOALS, WARMS GLOBAL HEARTS

During the last meeting at Children’s Mercy Park in June, Sporting KC took an early lead when Daniel Salloi’s rasping strike from 20 yards picked out the top corner with Bobby Shuttleworth stranded in the Minnesota goal. The visitors equalized shortly after with Tyrone Mears slamming home a stunning effort from distance only for Sporting KC Homegrown midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal to restore his side’s lead with a welltaken finish. Cristian Lobato added a third for the hosts before the halftime whistle and Diego Rubio buried the Loons with a goal late in the match to make the final score 4-1.

Sporting Kansas City winger Johnny Russell continued to work his way back from a knee injury with his second straight substitute appearance in last weekend’s 3-0 victory over the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park. Russell replaced Daniel Salloi in the 69th minute of the game and scored the final goal of the match following a cunning one-two with fellow substitute Kirsztian Nemeth in the 89th minute. Russell now leads the team with eight goals in the MLS regular season, and 10 goals in all competitions, during his first season with the club after signing in late January from English Championship side Derby County FC. Russell has quickly become a fan favorite with his skill and passion on the field, as well as his approachable personality that has connected with tens of thousands of fans at Children’s Mercy Park this season.

The two sides began the season series at TCF Bank Stadium on May 20, 2018, splitting the points in a 1-1 draw. Khiry Shelton rose to head home Johnny Russell’s corner kick early in the match for his first goal in a Sporting KC shirt, only for Minnesota Designated Player Darwin Quintero to equalize midway through the first half with an opportunistic strike after his first attempt was saved by Tim Melia.

No other moment encapsulated Russell’s connections to SKC’s fans more than when, after Saturday’s match, Russell gifted his jersey to a nine-year-old girl who held a sign reading “Johnny Russell, it’s my ninth birthday” throughout the match. The young fan began crying emotional tears after receiving the jersey and two hugs from Russell in a moment captured in a viral video that received millions of views across the globe and received play from ESPN, CNN and various other sizeable social accounts.

DIEGO DRILLS DOUBLE

Sporting Kansas City forward Diego Rubio fired home a game-winning brace in Saturday’s 3-0 victory over the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park to take his season tally up to six in 2018. It was Rubio’ second two-goal performance for Sporting KC, having also bagged a pair of goals in a 3-1 victory over the New England Revolution on September 16, 2017.

SPORTING SALUTES MILITARY MEMBERS & FAMILIES

The service and sacrifice of military members and their families will be honored Saturday when Sporting Kansas City hosts the second annual Sporting Salutes at Children’s Mercy Park as the side welcomes Minnesota United FC.

Rubio now has six goals and four assists in just 448 minutes this season, a rate of 1.21 goals per game and 0.80 assists per game. At his current rate, Rubio is the more efficient goalscorer in MLS among strikers that have scored at least five goals, ahead of current Golden Boot leader Josef Martinez, who has 27 goals in 2103 minutes - a rate of 1.16 goals per game.

Held in partnership with Kansas and Missouri military units, Sporting Salutes is a comprehensive military appreciation night recognizing the sacrifices of service personnel and their families across all branches of the United States Armed Forces.

Rubio’s 10 combined goals and assists in under 450 minutes also rises above the rest. Player Diego Rubio (SKC) Jonathan Lewis (NYC) Kevin Molino (MIN) Kevin Kratz (ATL) Shkelzen Gashi (COL)

Total 10 4 3 3 3

Saturday’s focus centers on honoring World War II veterans, and Sporting KC players will participate during warmups by wearing camo training tops featuring the names of 18 local WWII veterans, with 11 in attendance at Children’s Mercy Park. Military-themed videoboard graphics will be on display before and during the match, while a stadium flyover featuring four A-10’s and a P-51 WWII vintage fighter plane flown by pilots from Whiteman Air Force Base will take place following the national anthem. Camo corner flags, captain’s armbands and jersey lettering extend the theme onto the field.

Goals Assists Minutes 6 4 448 1 3 181 2 1 140 2 1 431 1 2 374

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 25, 2018 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes GOALS GALORE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES 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.

Sporting Kansas City has had few issues scoring goals so far in the 2018 season. Peter Vermes’ side has found multiple goals in 19 of the club’s 27 matches in all competitions this season and has only been shutout five times. Sporting KC is the sixth highest scoring team in MLS so far in 2018 with 45 goals, while the side has scored 52 goals when including U.S. Open Cup play.

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

Sporting KC has 14 different goalscorers so far this year in MLS play - which is the second highest number of different goalscorers across a single squad this season. So far this season, Sporting KC has found goals from Johnny Russell (8), Daniel Salloi (7), Diego Rubio (6), Felipe Gutierrez (5), Ilie Sanchez (4), Gerso Fernandes (3), Khiry Shelton (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Yohan Croizet (1), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1), Ike Opara (1) and Roger Espinoza (1).

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS RETURN TO CMP

On Wednesday, May 16, it was announced that Children’s Mercy Park will host international tournaments over the next two summers. On July 26, the U.S. Women’s National Team returned to Kansas City to beat Japan 4-2 in the Tournament of Nations, with Australia also topping Brazil 3-1 as part of a doubleheader. 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.

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 42 goals through 23 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.

The U.S. WNT has now played in Kansas City eight times since its inaugural visit in 1999. Children’s Mercy Park played host to its fourth U.S WNT contest, having also 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.

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 12 road games this year, Sporting KC has already surpassed last year’s total in goals with 18 and has already recorded five road wins over the Chicago Fire (March 10), the LA Galaxy (April 8), Atlanta United FC (May 9), the Houston Dynamo (Aug. 4) and Los Angeles FC (Aug. 11). Sporting also only scored multiple goals on the road two times in 2017 but has done so in seven of the club’s 12 away games so far in 2018.

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.

VERMES ERA CONTINUES

Now in the midst of his 10th season at the helm of Sporting Kansas City, manager Peter Vermes is looking to guide his side to yet another postseason appearance and remain firmly in the hunt for silverware in 2018. With the 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on August 4, 2018, Vermes coached his 302nd regular-season match - becoming the alltime leader in games coached with one club in league history.

LOOKING TO EXTEND PLAYOFF STREAK

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 the longest tenured coach that is currently coaching a team in Major League Soccer, having been in charge of Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been 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.

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. On a local level, Vermes’ 10 years with SKC is the second longest tenure by a head coach in the history of major KC professional sports behind Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Hank Stram, who was Chiefs head coach from 1963-1974.

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

Vermes has compiled a 158-113-90 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-6-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 127 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks third among active coaches in MLS, trailing the Galaxy’s Schmid and Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley.

2026 WORLD CUP HEADING 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.

VERMES VERBATIM

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.

Thoughts on the match: “I think from the very beginning of the game, we were actually very good with the ball. We never really gave the ball in critical areas of the field. I thought we had a great aggressiveness in and around the box. When we got our chances, we finished. Everybody we brought into the game had a lot of energy which really helped the team a lot.”

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.

On the team’s performance: “It was a very good game for us tonight. I think we played very well. We moved the ball and we made the ball do the work. The ball never gets tired. We moved the ball and the other team had to run quite a bit. I thought we did a really good job of exposing them in certain areas of the field where they were late because they just couldn’t’ run any more.”

See below for postgame reaction from Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes following the 3-0 victory over the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park on August 18, 2018.

On the two goals from Diego Rubio: “It’s been great. He’s played very well in the last two games. Tonight, he was on fire. He got really good balls in and around the box. That’s where his area of operation is – around the goal. Tonight, he had good movement and he was clinical on his finishing.”

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 25, 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: 2-1-2 Home games: 2-0-0 (7 GF, 1 GA) Road games: 0-1-2 (2 GF, 4 GA) Date 05/07/2017 06/03/2017 10/07/2017 05/20/2018 06/03/2018

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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

2 1 10 4 9 8

Diego Rubio Six Players Espinoza, Salloi Medranda, Salloi Roger Espinoza Ilie Sanchez

2 1 1 9 4

Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Five Players 1 Danladi, Ibarra 2 Christian Ramirez 12 Christian Ramirez 5 Abu Danladi 7 Ibson 12

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Bobby Shuttleworth 1 Bobby Shuttleworth 2 Bobby Shuttleworth 1 Bobby Shuttleworth 30 Bobby Shuttleworth 9

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

Nine Players Six 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)

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

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

Shuttleworth 9 Shuttleworth 4

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

1 2 OT Total 6 3 0 9 54 59 0 113 19 20 0 39 30 30 0 60 2 2 0 4 18 21 0 39

MINNESOTA UNITED FC Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 4 1 0 5 Shots 17 20 0 37 Shots on Goal 8 7 0 15 Fouls 26 31 0 57 Offsides 7 9 0 16 Corner Kicks 3 10 0 13

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC MIN

116

1-15

2 1

16-30

31-45

4 1

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,489

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 137 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 131 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 137 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

168

0 2

105.6 5

46-60

1 0

61-75

0 0

76-90

2 1

0 0

Total

9 5

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

289

1 2 4 3 4 6

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 168 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 25, 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)

Krisztian Nemeth (Trade - Aug. 6, 2018)

Kevin Ellis (Waived - Feb. 27, 2018)

Andreu Fontas (Signing - Aug. 8, 2018)

Zach Wright (Waived - Feb. 27, 2018) James Musa (Waived - March 1, 2018) Matt Lewis (Waived - June 27, 2018) Emiliano Amor (Contract Termination - Aug. 8, 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 (USL). June 27: OUT Sporting KC waives D Matt Lewis. Aug. 6: IN Sporting KC acquires F Krisztian Nemeth from New England Revolution (MLS) in exchange for $250,000 in Targeted Allocation Money, $100,000 in General Allocation Money and a natural first-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Aug. 8: IN/OUT Sporting KC signs D Andreu Fontas and mutually agrees to part ways with D Emiliano Amor.

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) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Brad Evans (2/20/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

Khiry Shelton (12/14/17) Krisztian Nemeth (8/6/18)

Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) 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 | August 25, 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

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

3-2

Salloi, Rubio, Shelton

Saturday, June 30

at Montreal Impact

MLS

0-2

Wednesday, July 4

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

2-4

Salloi, Opara

SATURDAY, JULY 7

TORONTO FC

MLS

2-2

Ilie, Russell

Saturday, July 14

at New York Red Bulls

MLS

2-3

Russell, Espinoza

Wednesday, July 18

at Houston Dynamo

U.S. Open Cup

2-4

Russell, Croizet

SATURDAY, JULY 28

FC DALLAS

MLS

2-3

Fernandes, Salloi

Saturday, August 4

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

1-0

Rubio

Saturday, August 11

at Los Angeles FC

MLS

2-0

Fernandes, Ilie

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

3-0

Rubio (2), Russell

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS