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2022 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Saturday, September 17, 2022 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 32 Sporting Kansas City 9-15-7, 34 points (7-6-2 home; 2-9-5 away) 12th in MLS Western Conference Minnesota United FC 13-12-6, 45 points (7-4-5 home; 6-8-1 away) T-5th in MLS Western Conference
9-15-7 (34 pts.) 1.10 31 12th in West 36 1.16 23 51 1.65 -15 366 (124) 33.9% 351 395 59 6
English TV: 38 The Spot English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Marcos DeOliveira Brian Dunn Chantal Boudreau Calin Radosav Armando Villarreal
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 48 54
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF DEF MID DEF FWD MID GK FWD DEF FWD MID FWD MID GK DEF MID
Name John Pulskamp Ben Sweat Andreu Fontas Robert Voloder Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Uri Rosell Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Khiry Shelton Kortne Ford Roger Espinoza Jake Davis Logan Ndenbe Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh William Agada Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Erik Thommy Marinos Tzionis Cam Duke Tim Melia Kaveh Rad Remi Walter
Pronunciation
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
RECORD POINTS PER GAME 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
13-12-6 (45 pts.) 1.45 31 T-5th in West 45 1.45 40 45 1.45 0 382 (132) 34.6% 371 346 76 2
2022 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Johnny Russell Four Players Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Salloi, Walter Three Players Roger Espinoza Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Six Players
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8 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 64 SHOTS 24 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 40 FOULS COMMITTED 55 FOULS SUFFERED 11 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1853 Tim Melia 1.65 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 45
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MINNESOTA UNITED FC
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
10 10 68 24 5 4 48 74 10 1
Emanuel Reynoso Emanuel Reynoso Luis Amarilla Amarilla, Reynoso Luis Amarilla Emanuel Reynoso Emanuel Reynoso Emanuel Reynoso Reynoso, Trapp Fragapane, Rosales
2565 1.47 13 4 93
Dayne St. Clair Dayne St. Clair Dayne St. Clair Dayne St. Clair Dayne St. Clair
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES
2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts 1. Philadelphia Union - x 63 2. CF Montreal - x 56 3. New York Red Bulls - x 50 4. New York City FC 46 5. Orlando City SC 42 6. FC Cincinnati 42 7. Columbus Crew 41 8. Inter Miami CF 39 9. Atlanta United FC 39 10. New England Revolution 38 11. Charlotte FC 35 12. Chicago Fire FC 35 13. Toronto FC 34 14. D.C. United - e 27
W 18 17 14 13 12 10 9 11 10 9 11 9 9 7
L 4 9 9 11 12 8 7 13 12 11 17 14 15 18
T 9 5 8 7 6 12 14 6 9 11 2 8 7 6
GD +46 +9 +10 +12 -10 +5 +5 -12 -4 -3 -11 -9 -8 -30
GP 31 31 31 31 30 30 30 30 31 31 30 31 31 31
Western Conference Pts 1. Los Angeles FC - x 61 2. Austin FC - x 54 3. FC Dallas 49 4. Nashville SC 46 5. Minnesota United FC 45 6. Portland Timbers 45 7. Real Salt Lake 43 8. LA Galaxy 40 9. Seattle Sounders FC 39 10. Colorado Rapids 39 11. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 37 12. Sporting Kansas City 34 13. Houston Dynamo FC - e 33 14. San Jose Earthquakes - e 30
W 19 16 13 12 13 11 11 11 12 10 10 9 9 7
L 8 9 8 9 12 8 10 12 15 12 14 15 16 14
T 4 6 10 10 6 12 10 7 3 9 7 7 6 9
GD +26 +18 +11 +11 0 +3 -3 +1 +3 -9 -18 -15 -10 -18
GP 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 30 30 31 31 31 31 30
14th season 181-146-107 14th season (.540) 181-146-107 (.540)
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
ADRIAN HEATH 8th season 87-95-56 (.483) 6th season 71-77-40 (.484)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Thursday, September 15 QUESTIONABLE • DEF - Logan Ndenbe (Health & Safety Protocols) • DEF - Graham Zusi (Quad Injury) OUT • • • •
GK - Tim Melia (Hamstring Injury) MID - Ozzie Cisneros (Hamstring Injury) MID - Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery) FWD - Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery)
Health & Safety Protocols A player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocols for the following reasons: Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. Quarantine related to being a high risk close contact. Pending COVID-19 test results. An inconclusive COVID-19 test result. A positive COVID-19 test or a confirmed case of COVID-19. Other illness not related to COVID-19. 1