Game Notes: Sporting KC vs. Orlando City SC | Sept. 8, 2018 by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. ORLANDO CITY SC

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. Sat., Sept. 8, 2018 (Week 28, MLS Game #311) 7:30 p.m. CT (FS-KC+; WRDQ-TV27)

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 24 24 1 1 141 115 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 23 23 0 2 249 243 3 17 5 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 26 26 4 3 59 59 4 5 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 23 19 8 8 23 19 8 8 Graham Zusi DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 26 26 2 4 244 204 28 60 8 9 Krisztian Nemeth MF 5-11 170 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 19 4 0 3 53 30 11 10 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 25 16 2 2 25 16 2 2 FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 16 7 8 5 47 21 15 7 11 Diego Rubio 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 23 12 3 3 55 38 11 5 Gianluca Busio FW 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 3 1 0 1 3 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 15 11 0 2 200 189 1 11 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 24 24 1 9 214 194 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 23 22 7 7 45 34 10 9 MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 13 11 5 0 13 11 5 0 21 Felipe Gutierrez 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 26 26 0 0 113 112 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 W128 L98 T80

ORLANDO CITY SC 2018 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 223 04/25/1989 Huntington, NY 22 21 0 0 167 164 0 1 1 Joseph Bendik 2 Jonathan Spector DF 6-0 171 03/01/1986 Arlington Heights, IL 10 10 0 1 35 35 1 2 DF 6-3 193 05/17/1992 Los Angeles, CA 18 18 1 0 19 18 1 0 3 Amro Tarek 4 Will Johnson MF 5-10 160 01/21/1987 Toronto, ON, Canada 22 20 1 1 260 236 30 24 MF 5-11 177 02/14/1991 Plano, TX 3 0 0 0 145 120 14 26 5 Dillon Powers 6 Richie Laryea MF 5-9 155 01/07/1995 Toronto, ON, Canada 6 1 0 0 18 2 0 1 MF 5-9 177 01/12/1994 Cali, Colombia 17 16 4 0 90 75 6 6 7 Cristian Higuita 8 Tony Rocha MF 5-9 166 08/21/1993 Spring, TX 11 8 0 3 22 10 0 4 Josue Colman FW 5-6 156 07/25/1998 Asuncion, Paraguay 18 8 1 5 18 8 1 5 10 11 Pierre da Silva MF 5-9 159 07/28/1998 Port Chester, NY 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 Shane O’Neill DF 6-2 190 09/02/1993 Midleton, East Cork, Ireland 6 6 0 0 58 54 1 0 13 Mohamed El-Munir DF 5-10 167 04/08/1992 Tripoli, Libya 21 18 0 2 21 18 0 2 FW 5-9 175 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 19 18 12 0 159 140 73 13 14 Dom Dwyer 15 Cam Lindley MF 5-9 165 07/18/1997 Carmel, IN 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 16 Sacha Kljestan MF 6-1 176 09/09/1985 Huntington Beach, CA 22 22 5 6 233 224 36 90 17 Chris Mueller MF 5-9 163 08/29/1996 Schaumburg, IL 25 18 3 6 25 18 3 6 MF 5-8 150 04/07/1990 Lima, Peru 17 17 3 10 27 27 4 14 19 Yoshimar Yotun 20 Oriol Rosell MF 6-0 168 07/07/1992 Puig-Reig, Catalonia, Spain 16 12 0 1 59 51 2 3 DF 5-11 175 05/13/1986 London, England 11 10 3 1 43 40 4 5 21 Scott Sutter 22 Lamine Sane DF 6-3 170 03/22/1987 Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France 11 10 1 0 11 10 1 0 Donny Toia DF 5-8 166 05/28/1992 Tucson, AZ 4 3 0 1 109 100 1 6 25 26 Carlos Ascues DF 6-2 172 06/19/1992 Caracas, Venezuela 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 27 RJ Allen DF 5-11 173 04/17/1990 Staten Island, NY 17 9 0 2 70 51 1 13 28 Chris Schuler DF 6-4 205 09/09/1987 St. Louis, MO 8 7 1 0 104 94 6 2 29 Stefano Pinho FW 6-0 172 01/12/1991 Sao Joao Nepomuceno, Brazil 21 5 2 0 21 5 2 0 31 Mason Stajduhar GK 6-2 200 12/02/1997 Salem, MA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jose Villarreal MF 5-8 176 09/10/1993 Inglewood, CA 3 0 0 0 71 25 5 9 33 36 Earl Edwards Jr. GK 6-3 218 01/24/1992 San Diego, CA 5 5 0 0 6 6 0 0 94 PC Giro DF 5-8 160 03/10/1994 Sao Paulo, Brazil 8 5 0 0 16 10 0 1 99 Adam Grinwis GK 6-2 169 04/21/1992 Ada, MI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : James O’Connor

09/01/1979 W1 L6 T2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. ORLANDO CITY SC

Saturday, Sept. 8, 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 26 13-7-6 45 48 33 13 8-2-3 27 29 14

REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Matthew Nelson; AR2 (opposite): Brian Dunn; 4th: Hilario Grajeda; VAR: Ricardo Salazar TEAM NEWS

Orlando City 26 7-16-3 24 40 61 on road 12 2-10-0 6 15 34

SUSPENDED: KC: Ike Opara (caution accumulation; through Sept. 8) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: ORL: Sacha Kljestan, Dom Dwyer SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Roger Espinoza ... ORL: Chris Schuler, Yoshimar Yotun, Mohamed El-Munir, Oriol Rosell, Cristian Higuita

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 1 win, 5 goals … Orlando City 1 win, 6 goals … Ties 1

DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Diego Rubio (CHI); Johnny Russell (SCO); Daniel Salloi (HUN) ... ORL: Yoshi Yotun (PER)

AT KC: Sporting 1 win, 2 goals … Orlando City 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 0 LAST YEAR (MLS): 5/13: ORL 2, KC 2 (Larin 16; Kaka 26 -- Blessing 9, 74)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 Scoring Summary: KC--Rubio 8 (Fernandes 3) 2 SEA--Ruidiaz 3 (Smith 1, Alonso 3) 12 SEA--own goal (Zusi) 52 SEA--Lodeiro 7 (penalty kick) 56

UPCOMING MATCHES OCSC SPORTING Sun. Sept. 16 at Chicago Sat. Sept. 15 at San Jose Sat. Sept. 22 Houston Sun. Sept. 23 at Philadelphia Sat. Oct. 6 at FC Dallas Sun. Sept. 30 Real Salt Lake Sat. Oct. 13 at New England Sat. Oct. 6 LA Galaxy

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic (Yohan Croizet 86), Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Gutierrez, Gerso Fernandes, Diego Rubio (Krisztian Nemeth 75), Daniel Salloi (Johnny Russell 62).

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM ORLANDO CITY

SPORTING

F 48 49

A 33 71

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 40 59

A 61 38

21 9 9 1

38 12 10 1

24 3 3 1 3 0 4 2

32 5 5 4 5 3 5 2

8 28 4

15 40 6

HOW SCORED

23 22 2 1

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

23 8 1 1

TYPE OF PLAY

34 3 4 2 4 0 1 0

21 5 2 1 3 0 0 1

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

8 33 7

7 17 9

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

ORLANDO CITY SC 2 PHILADELPHIA UNION 2 Scoring Summary: ORL--Dwyer 12 (Yotun 10) 9 PHI--Burke 8 (Dockal 14) 32 PHI--Picault 7 (Medunjanin 5) 88 ORL--Sutter 3 (Colman 5) 91+ ORLANDO CITY SC--Joseph Bendik, Scott Sutter, Shane O'Neill, Carlos Ascues, Jonathan Spector, Cristian Higuita (Josue Colman 57), Will Johnson (Chris Mueller 76), Sacha Kljestan (Stefano Pinho 76), Oriol Rosell, Yoshimar Yotun, Dom Dwyer.

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC ORL

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 7-0-0 5-3-4 1-4-2 3-2-0 1-5-1 3-9-2

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 12-2-2 1-5-2 3-2-1 4-14-2

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 8/25/2018 KC 2, MIN 0 8/11/2018 KC 2, LFC 0 7/28/2018 KC 2, DAL 3 9/01/2018 KC 1, SEA 3 7/07/2018 KC 2, TOR 2 8/25/2018 KC 2, MIN 0 6/30/2018 KC 0, MTL 2

(0) (1) (2) (0) (7) (1) (9)

ORLANDO CITY SC Date Score (Gms since) 7/14/2018 ORL 2, TOR 1 4/29/2018 ORL 2, COL 1 8/24/2018 ORL 1, ATL 2 8/12/2018 ORL 2, DC 3 9/01/2018 ORL 2, PHI 2 4/13/2018 ORL 2, PHI 0 7/26/2018 ORL 0, NYC 2

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Orlando City SC

LWWTWWTWLWWTTWTWLLTLLWWWWL TLLWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLWLLLTLLT

(4) (9) (1) (0) (0) (20) (5)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 8 Rubio/Russell A: 9 Espinoza SHT: 64 Salloi SOG: 22 Russell/Salloi FC: 49 Espinoza FS: 41 Espinoza OF: 8 Salloi C: 7 Espinoza E: 1 Espinoza/Salloi ORLANDO CITY G: 12 Dwyer A: 10 Yotun SHT: 58 Dwyer SOG: 30 Dwyer FC: 28 Higuita FS: 50 Yotun OF: 31 Dwyer C: 6 5 players tied E: 1 5 players tied

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 26 5 5 10 3 3 48 1.85 ORL 26 6 7 7 5 1 40 1.54 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 26 11 3 7 4 1 33 1.27 ORL 26 1 4 11 6 4 61 2.35 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 48 7 7 5 10 8 11 40 3 4 8 9 6 10 ORL GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 33 6 4 7 4 8 4 ORL 61 9 6 10 6 7 23

2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (13-7-6, 45 pts.) UNF 7 11 20 21 6 12 8 14 10 94 19 17 3 75 5 15 13 26 9 9 22 16 90 29

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

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

GP 23 16 23 13 26 23 26 16 25 12 7 24 24 6 23 15 3 7 4 19 5 2 4 26

GS 19 7 22 11 26 12 26 13 16 8 3 24 24 3 23 11 1 6 0 4 3 2 0 26

MIN 1738 595 1935 904 2340 1152 2340 1157 1304 728 327 2134 2143 307 2025 963 110 555 64 530 332 180 65 2340

26 26

2340 2340

G 8 8 7 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 33

A 8 5 7 0 3 3 4 2 2 1 0 9 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0

SHT 54 16 64 25 35 24 50 35 42 9 6 33 17 5 1 8 5 5 6 14 2 1 2 0

SOG 22 11 22 12 11 11 17 10 11 3 4 7 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0

52 30

445 312

150 118

FC 13 10 10 22 28 25 19 15 22 11 3 49 26 4 15 9 1 5 2 15 2 1 2 1

FS 31 14 24 12 27 24 25 15 13 5 2 41 12 6 8 8 2 2 1 9 2 0 1 1

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

CK 58 0 1 6 2 4 82 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 1 2 2 0 4 1 2 2 2 1 0 7 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1

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

295 296 296 295

28 65

157 98

36 55

2 11

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Daniel Salloi 3, Felipe Gutierrez 3, Diego Rubio 2, Gerso Fernandes 1, Yohan Croizet 1, Johnny Russell 1, Wan Kuzain 1, Khiry Shelton 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Daniel Salloi 3, Diego Rubio 3, Johnny Russell 3, Roger Espinoza 2, Graham Zusi 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 26 26 26

GS 26 26 26

MIN SHTS 2340 118 2340 118 2337 150

SV 85 85 99

GA 33 33 48

GAA 1.27 1.27 1.85

PG 3 3 4

PA 5 5 5

W L 13 7 13 7 7 13

T 6 6 6

SO 11 11 5

2018 ORLANDO CITY SC STATISTICS (7-16-3, 24 pts.) UNF 14 16 7 19 17 21 29 10 9 9 4 3 28 22 8 13 27 25 2 20 15 26 5 36 33 1 94 11 6 12

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

PLAYER Dom Dwyer Sacha Kljestan Cristian Higuita Yoshimar Yotun Chris Mueller Scott Sutter Stefano Pinho Josue Colman Justin Meram (ORL) Justin Meram (TOT) Will Johnson Amro Tarek Chris Schuler Lamine Sane Tony Rocha Mohamed El-Munir RJ Allen Donny Toia Jonathan Spector Oriol Rosell Cam Lindley Carlos Ascues Dillon Powers Earl Edwards Jr. Jose Villarreal Joseph Bendik PC Giro Pierre da Silva Richie Laryea Shane O'Neill Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 19 22 17 17 25 11 21 18 17 21 22 18 8 11 11 21 17 4 10 16 3 2 3 5 3 22 8 1 6 6

GS 18 22 16 17 18 10 5 8 14 16 20 18 7 10 8 18 9 3 10 12 3 2 0 5 0 21 5 0 1 6

MIN 1614 1890 1182 1520 1640 847 574 808 1272 1468 1697 1575 695 923 729 1639 876 238 790 1161 201 157 69 392 45 1948 418 29 154 533

26 26

2340 2340

G 12 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 61 40

A 0 6 0 10 6 1 0 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 58 35 16 28 25 10 17 23 41 48 24 6 4 4 6 17 3 1 4 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 4

SOG 30 13 6 8 11 4 6 8 11 15 8 4 1 2 1 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

51 42

376 351

152 128

FC 23 14 28 21 15 4 8 2 13 15 22 11 3 5 11 26 19 6 7 23 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 0 1 2

FS 36 26 39 50 24 3 5 6 13 17 25 8 3 3 20 12 1 2 7 6 3 2 1 0 0 2 7 1 7 1

OFF 31 2 0 0 7 0 4 1 10 13 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

CK 1 55 0 61 6 0 0 4 5 6 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 5 4 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 3 1 1 6 2 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0

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

326 276 276 326

54 61

137 144

43 58

1 5

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dom Dwyer 4, Yoshimar Yotun 1, Josue Colman 1, Lamine Sane 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Sacha Kljestan 1, Justin Meram 1, Scott Sutter 1, Yoshimar Yotun 1, RJ Allen 1, Chris Mueller 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Yoshimar Yotun 2-2, Sacha Kljestan 1-2, Justin Meram 0-1 ORLANDO CITY SC GOALKEEPING UNF 1 36

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Joseph Bendik Earl Edwards Jr. Team totals Opponent totals

GP 22 5 26 26

GS 21 5 26 26

MIN SHTS 1948 126 392 26 2340 152 2340 128

SV 75 15 90 84

GA 51 10 61 40

GAA 2.36 2.3 2.35 1.54

PG 5 0 5 3

PA 6 0 6 5

W L 6 14 1 2 7 16 16 7

T 2 1 3 3

SO 1 0 1 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

W 1-0 W 2-0

14675 22000

10-6-6 11-6-6

3 2

Sat. Aug. Sat. Aug. Sat. Sep.

4 at Houston 11 at Los Angeles FC 18 Portland 25 Minnesota 1 at Seattle

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

19737 19345 39530

12-6-6 13-6-6 13-7-6

2 2 3

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

8 Orlando City SC 15 at San Jose 23 at Philadelphia 30 Real Salt Lake 6 Los Angeles 17 at Vancouver 21 at FC Dallas 28 Los Angeles FC

Apr. May May May May June

Sat. July Sat. July Sat. July Sat. Aug. Sat. Aug.

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 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); 42 KC: Rubio (28,37) Russell (89); 45 KC: Croizet (47) Rubio (62); 45 KC: Rubio (2); SEA: Ruidiaz (12) own goal (52) Lodeiro (56)

ORLANDO CITY SC 2018 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.

Sun. Apr.

OPPONENT 3 D.C. United 10 Minnesota 17 at New York City FC 31 New York Red Bulls 8 Portland

Fri. Apr. Sat. Apr.

13 at Philadelphia 21 San Jose

W 2-0 W 3-2

16032 25527

3-2-1 4-2-1

5 3

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

29 at Colorado 6 Real Salt Lake 13 Atlanta 18 at Toronto FC 26 Chicago 2 at New York City FC 9 at Vancouver

W W L L L L

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

15702 23258 24232 28009 25288 22103

5-2-1 6-2-1 6-3-1 6-4-1 6-5-1 6-6-1

3 3 4 4 5 6

L 2-5

22120

6-7-1

13 at Montreal 23 Montreal 30 at Atlanta 7 at Los Angeles FC 14 Toronto FC 21 at Columbus

L L L L

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

15621 23498 71932 22000

6-8-1 6-9-1 6-10-1 6-11-1

6 8 9 9

W 2-1 L 2-3

23420 14052

7-11-1 7-12-1

9 9

26 New York City FC 29 at Los Angeles

L 0-2

23790

7-13-1

L 3-4

24941

7-14-1

T 3-3

23879

7-14-2

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

17020 25058 22912

7-15-2 7-16-2 7-16-3

8 11 10

Sat. Mar.

Apr. May May May May June

Sat. June Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat.

June June June July

Sat. July Sat. July Thu. July Sun. July Sat. Aug.

4 New England

Sun. Aug. Fri. Aug. Sat. Sep.

12 at D.C. United 24 Atlanta 1 Philadelphia

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

8 at Sporting KC 16 at Chicago 22 Houston 6 at FC Dallas 13 at New England 17 Seattle 21 Columbus 28 at New York Red Bulls

Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

RESULT T 1-1 L 1-2 L 0-2

ATT 25527 24038 18584

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

POS PTS NOTES: 4 1 ORL: Pinho (93+); DC: Asad (32) 7 1 ORL: Yotun (42); MIN: Finlay (12,79) 9 1 NYC: Tajouri-Shradi (62) Moralez (74)

W 4-3

23257

1-2-1

W 3-2

22337

2-2-1

4 ORL: Johnson (15) Dwyer (26,48) Colman (86); NYR: Valot (7) Etienne (24) Long (82) 7 ORL: Mueller (80) Kljestan (82) Dwyer (87); POR: Valeri (20) Tuiloma (59) 10 ORL: Dwyer (38) Mueller (45); 13 ORL: Mueller (2) Kljestan (35) Dwyer (69); SJ: Jungwirth (78,90) 16 ORL: Higuita (52) Yotun (77); COL: Badji (26) 19 ORL: Dwyer (60) Sane (63) Yotun (78); RSL: Baird (12) 19 ORL: Meram (57); ATL: Martinez (10) Barco (31) 19 ORL: Higuita (73); TOR: Chapman (63) Telfer (87) 19 ORL: Higuita (28); CHI: Katai (13) Gordon (82) 19 NYC: Tajouri-Shradi (35,79) Moralez (87) 19 ORL: Kljestan (64) Dwyer (94+); VAN: Kamara (36,85) Davies (76) Reyna (87) Mezquida (90) 19 MTL: Piatti (5,92+) own goal (55) 19 MTL: own goal (13) Piatti (84) 19 ATL: Martinez (3) Almiron (55,78) Barco (57) 19 ORL: Kljestan (59); LFC: Diomande (28,82) Blessing (32) Rossi (84) 22 ORL: Schuler (34) Dwyer (48); TOR: Hagglund (94+) 22 ORL: Kljestan (16) Pinho (58); CLB: Zardes (51,88) Trapp (92+) 22 NYC: Moralez (40) Tinnerholm (46+) 22 ORL: Higuita (18) own goal (44) Dwyer (54); LA: dos Santos (39) Ibrahimovic (47,67,71) 23 ORL: Dwyer (45) Tarek (71) Sutter (93+); NE: Agudelo (8) Penilla (18) Bunbury (76) 23 ORL: own goal (50) Dwyer (71); DC: Acosta (49+,64,96+) 23 ORL: Sutter (39); ATL: Gonzalez (21) Martinez (74) 24 ORL: Dwyer (9) Sutter (91+); PHI: Burke (32) Picault (88)

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

Goals 3 Johnny Russell Assists 2 8 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

ORLANDO CITY SC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018) Goals 2 Dom Dwyer Assists 3 Yoshimar Yotun Shots 7 Justin Meram 7 Yoshimar Yotun Shots on Goal 4 Sacha Kljestan 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 5 Dom Dwyer 5 RJ Allen Fouls Suffered 6 Cristian Higuita Offside 5 Dom Dwyer Saves 9 Joseph Bendik Shots Faced 13 Joseph Bendik Goals Allowed 5 Joseph Bendik

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018)

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

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

03/31/2018 at NYR

W 4-3

08/04/2018 at NE

T 3-3

03/10/2018 at MIN 07/26/2018 at NYC

L 1-2 L 0-2

04/08/2018 at POR 07/14/2018 at TOR

W 3-2 W 2-1

06/13/2018 at MTL 07/21/2018 at CLB

L 0-3 L 2-3

08/04/2018 at NE

T 3-3

04/13/2018 at PHI

W 2-0

07/07/2018 at LFC

L 1-4

07/07/2018 at LFC

L 1-4

06/09/2018 at VAN

L 2-5

Goals 4 03/31/2018 at Assists 5 03/31/2018 at Shots 24 04/08/2018 at Shots on Goal 9 07/07/2018 at Fouls Committed 16 06/09/2018 at 16 06/23/2018 at Fouls Suffered 23 08/04/2018 at Corner Kicks 13 07/26/2018 at Offside 6 04/13/2018 at 6 06/13/2018 at Saves 9 07/07/2018 at Shots Faced 13 07/07/2018 at Goals Allowed 5 06/09/2018 at

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 0 08/25/2018 vs 0 09/01/2018 vs Saves 0 03/24/2018 vs Shots Faced 1 04/20/2018 vs 1 08/18/2018 vs

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 MIN SEA

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018)

NYR

W 4-3

NYR

W 4-3

POR

W 3-2

LFC

L 1-4

VAN MTL

L 2-5 L 0-2

T 3-3

NYC

L 0-2

PHI MTL

W 2-0 L 0-3

LFC

L 1-4

LFC

L 1-4

VAN

L 2-5

Shots 6 08/24/2018 at Shots on Goal 1 06/23/2018 at Fouls Committed 3 08/12/2018 at Fouls Suffered 5 06/30/2018 at Corner Kicks 0 07/21/2018 at Offside 0 05/18/2018 at 0 06/09/2018 at Saves 0 03/17/2018 at Shots Faced 2 03/17/2018 at

ATL

L 1-2

MTL

L 0-2

L 2-3

ATL

L 0-4

CLB

L 2-3

TOR VAN

L 1-2 L 2-5

NYC

L 0-2

NYC

L 0-2

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ORLANDO CITY SC VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Orlando City SC

Sporting KC 1 wins, 5 goals Orlando City SC 1 wins, 6 goals 1 ties 9/13/2015 5/15/2016 5/13/2017

ORL 3 vs KC 1 KC 2 vs ORL 1 ORL 2 vs KC 2

() (SP) ()

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 3 8 3 15 4 2

2 3 14 5 13 4 9

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 6 22 8 28 8 11

Sporting KC 1 1 26 10 7 8 6

2 4 31 15 21 3 8

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 5 57 25 28 11 14

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC ORL

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

1 1

0 2

0 0

1 0

2 3

1 0

0 0

5 6

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes

vs. ORL

1-1-1

(1.33 pts./game)

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

2 2 11 5 5 3 1 1 0 2 3

Sporting KC Latif Blessing Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Soni Mustivar 4 times Tim Melia Jon Kempin 44 times Tim Melia Melia/Kempin

2 1 3 2 6 4 1 1 0 16 4

Orlando City SC Adrian Winter 7 times 3 times Larin/Winter Cristian Higuita Cristian Higuita Tally Hall Joseph Bendik 52 times Joseph Bendik Joseph Bendik

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:

Shutouts Saves

Sporting KC 2 Latif Blessing (05/13/17) 1 6 players tied 8 Dom Dwyer (05/15/16) 3 Davis/Dwyer 4 Soni Mustivar (09/13/15) 3 Benny Feilhaber (09/13/15) None 2 Tim Melia (05/13/17)

Goals Allowed

3 Jon Kempin (09/13/15)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

Orlando City SC 2 Adrian Winter (09/13/15) 1 7 players tied 2 6 players tied 2 Larin/Winter 4 Cristian Higuita (09/13/15) 2 7 players tied None 10 Joseph Bendik (05/15/16) 2 Joseph Bendik (twice)

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)

Orlando City SC W-L-T

Streak (started)

7-0-0 5-3-4 1-4-2

7 Ws 1 Ls 1 Ls

(03/10/2018) (09/01/2018) (07/28/2018)

3-2-0 1-5-1 3-9-2

2 Ls (07/21/2018) 1 Ts (09/01/2018) 1 Ls (08/12/2018)

1-5-2 12-2-2

2 Ls 1 Ls

(07/14/2018) 4-14-2 (09/01/2018) 3-2-1

2 Ls (08/12/2018) 1 Ts (09/01/2018)

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

1 Ls 1 Ls 2 Ws 9 Ws 3 Ws

(06/30/2018) (09/01/2018) (08/11/2018) (04/09/2017) (03/10/2018)

0-6-0 0-6-1 3-3-1 3-1-1 1-0-0

7 6 1 1 2

Ls Ls Ts Ts Ws

(10/15/2017) (03/10/2018) (09/01/2018) (08/04/2018) (09/27/2017)

9-0-2 1-1-1 2-2-3 1-3-0 0-1-0

4 Ws 1 Ws 1 Ts 3 Ls 1 Ls

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

1-0-0 3-0-1 2-8-1 1-4-1 0-4-0

1 3 1 1 8

Ws Ws Ts Ls Ls

(04/13/2018) (04/29/2018) (09/01/2018) (08/12/2018) (05/06/2017)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. ORLANDO CITY SC (1-1-1) PLAYER Latif Blessing Jacob Peterson Dom Dwyer Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Saad Abdul-Salaam Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Team totals Opponent totals

MIN

1 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 3

1 1 2 1 3 2 3 2 3 3

81 68 177 90 249 181 270 179 270 270

2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 6

0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 6 7

SHT GOALKEEPER 3 1 11 3 7 1 0 10 57 22

Tim Melia Jon Kempin Team totals Opponent totals

MIN

SHT

GAA

2 1 3 3

180 90 270 270

4 4 8 25

2 1 3 19

1.50 3.00 2.00 1.67

0 0 0 0

ORLANDO CITY SC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (1-1-1) PLAYER Adrian Winter Cyle Larin Bryan Rochez Kaka Luke Boden David Mateos Lewis Neal Carlos Rivas Brek Shea Scott Sutter Donny Toia Team totals Opponent totals

MIN

SHT

1 3 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 3

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

73 218 33 180 115 180 90 129 94 90 90 270 270

2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 6

2 3 2 3 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 22 57

GOALKEEPER Tally Hall Joseph Bendik Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 2 3 3

MIN SHTS

GAA

90 180 270 270

3 16 19 3

1.00 2.00 1.67 2.00

0 0 0 0

4 21 25 8

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. ORLANDO CITY SC (1-11)

CURRENT ORLANDO CITY SC VS. SPORTING KC (1-11)

PLAYER Krisztian Nemeth Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Brad Evans Gerso Fernandes Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Ike Opara Ilie Sanchez Khiry Shelton Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi Team totals Opponent totals

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

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

1 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3

91 270 179 171 90 176 180 90 90 227 179 270 270 270

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

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7

3 0 10 2 2 4 0 0 1 5 0 7 57 22

Sacha Kljestan Dillon Powers RJ Allen Scott Sutter Donny Toia Joseph Bendik Cristian Higuita Will Johnson Shane O'Neill Chris Schuler Jonathan Spector Jose Villarreal Team totals Opponent totals

10 9 2 1 3 9 2 11 2 5 1 4 3 3

9 6 2 1 2 9 2 10 2 5 1 0 3 3

768 560 180 90 201 810 155 912 180 450 90 43 270 270

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

4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6

14 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 5 0 3 22 57

MIN

SHT

GAA

GOALKEEPER

2 3 3

180 270 270

4 8 25

2 1.50 3 2.00 19 1.67

0 0 0

Joseph Bendik Team totals Opponent totals

GP 9 3 3

MIN SHTS

GAA

810 270 270

37 2.33 19 1.67 3 2.00

4 0 0

59 25 8

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. ORLANDO CITY SC

2018 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, September 8, 2018 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 27 Sporting Kansas City 13-7-6, 45 points (8-2-3 home; 5-5-3 away) 3rd place in Western Conference Orlando City SC 7-16-3, 24 points (5-6-3 home; 2-10-0 away) T-10th place in Eastern Conference

13-7-6 (45 pts.) 26 3rd in West 48 1.85 52 33 1.27 +15 445 (150) 33.7% 295 296 36 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:

Alan Kelly Matthew Nelson Brian Dunn Hilario Grajeda Ricardo Salazar

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

ORLANDO CITY SC

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

7-16-3 (24 pts.) 26 T-10th in East 40 1.54 42 61 2.35 -21 351 (128) 36.5% 276 326 58 5

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

Rubio, Russell Roger Espinoza Daniel Salloi Russell,Salloi Gutierrez, Salloi Three Players Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Espinoza, Salloi

ORLANDO CITY SC

8 GOALS 9 ASSISTS 64 SHOTS 22 SHOTS ON GOAL 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 49 FOULS COMMITTED 41 FOULS SUFFERED 7 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 2340 Tim Melia 1.27 Tim Melia 13 Tim Melia 11 Tim Melia 85

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

12 10 58 30 4 1 28 50 6 1

Dom Dwyer Yoshimar Yotun Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Six Players Cristian Higuita Yoshimar Yotun Four Players Five Players

1948 Joe Bendik 2.30 Earl Edwards Jr. 6 Joe Bendik 1 Joe Bendik 75 Joe Bendik

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

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2018 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. New York Red Bulls - x 2. Atlanta United FC 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 55 54 48 43 40 36 33 30 27 24 24

W L T 17 7 4 16 5 6 14 8 6 12 8 7 12 11 4 11 14 3 8 10 9 8 11 6 7 14 6 7 16 3 6 15 6

GD +21 +23 +13 +1 -2 -8 -2 -1 -7 -21 -15

GP 28 27 28 27 27 28 27 25 27 26 27

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

Pts 49 46 45 44 41 41 40 38 29 28 24 20

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

GD +10 +12 +15 +2 +8 +2 -7 -3 -14 +1 -17 -11

GP 27 27 26 28 26 26 27 28 26 27 26 27

PETER VERMES 10th season 128-98-80 10th season (.549) 128-98-80 (.549)

JAMES O’CONNOR

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

1st season 1-6-2 (.222) 1st season 1-6-2 (.222)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, September 6 QUESTIONABLE: • None OUT: • Kharlton Belmar (Knee Sprain) • Cristian Lobato (Knee Injury) • Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury)

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 8, 2018 vs. Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvORL: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvORL: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City is preparing to take on Orlando City SC in the MLS regular season for just the fourth time in club history, having split the all-time series 1-1-1 to date. Last season, Sporting KC played to a 2-2 draw on the road on May 13, 2017 at Orlando City Stadium. The draw put an end to Orlando’s five-game home winning streak top open their new stadium. Latif Blessing, making his first start for Sporting KC, gave his side an early lead when he poked a loose ball into the goal from close range, only for Orlando to respond with quickfire goals from stars Cyle Larin and Kaka to take the lead before halftime. Blessing notched his second of the night in the 74th minute to seal a point for the visitors. In the only prior meeting in Kansas City, Sporting KC ground out a challening 2-1 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on May 15, 2016. Despite dominating much of the game, Sporting KC fell behind due to Jimmy Medranda’s own goal in the 67th minute, though Sporting fought back with goals from Dom Dwyer and Jacob Peterson to turn the match around. Sporting KC outshot Orlando 34-7 on the day, with a 13-0 discrepancy in shots on goal. The two sides have met twice in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, in 2012 and 2013. Sporting KC emerged victorious in the Third Round encounter at Children’s Mercy Park on May 29, 2012, behind two goals from Soony Saad and another from Paulo Nagamura. The opposite was the case in 2013, when Long Tan scored in just the second minute for Orlando and a stout defensive display earned the visitors the victory at Children’s Mercy Park in a Fourth Round contest.

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC is tied for the league lead in shutouts this season with 11, alongside NYRB. • SKC is sixth in the league in goals this season, scoring 48. SKC is third in the Western Conference in goals, six behind LAFC and three behind LA. • SKC leads MLS in shots in the 2018 season, taking 445 - 10 ahead of NYC’s 435. SKC is also tied for fifth in MLS with 150 shots on goal, 22 behind RSL. • SKC ranks first so far in the 2018 MLS season in chances created and chances created from open play, having produced 348 and 312, resepectively. • SKC leads MLS with an 84.44 percent passing accuracy. SKC is third in MLS this year with 13,529 passes and 11,424 successful passes. SKC is also second in average possession this season with 58.41 percent. • SKC is third in MLS with a 51.95 percent duel success rate, winning 1,369 of the 2,635 duels that the side has taken part in.

Date

Sporting KC Player Stats • Forward Johnny Russell is tied for the league lead with three penalties earned and is also eighth with 136 touches in the opponent’s box. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza is tied for 14th in MLS with nine assists - already a new career high for a single season. Espinoza is also fifth with 49 fouls committed. • Forward Daniel Salloi is tied for eighth with three game-winning assists. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia leads MLS with 11 shutouts. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez is second in MLS with 1,878 passes attempted and 1,614 passes completed. Ilie is also fourth with 2,178 touches and is tied for 15th with all 42 of his chances created coming from open play this season. • Defender Matt Besler is sixth in MLS with 1,643 passes attempted and fourth with 1,444 passes completed. • Defender Graham Zusi is third in MLS with 2,329 touches, only behind TOR’s Michael Bradley and NYC’s Maxi Moralez.

#SKCvORL: Recent Meetings (Series tied 1-1-1 in regular season)

05/13/2017 05/15/2016 09/13/2015

Score

KC 2 at ORL 2 KC 2 vs ORL 1 KC 1 at ORL 3

Result T W L

Details

Blessing tallies twice either side of Larin & Kaka goals Dwyer & Peterson tally after own goal puts ORL ahead Nemeth scores for SKC; Winter (2) & Rochez win it for ORL

#SKCvORL: PLAYER HISTORY

Orlando City SC Team Stats • ORL has conceded 61 goals this season at a rate of 2.35 per game, the most in MLS. • ORL is 1-14-2 since May 13, having started the season 6-2-1. • ORL has lost nine straight away games since winning 2-1 at COL on April 29. • ORL has 16 losses this season, the most in MLS, and is currently on a sevengame winless drought (0-5-2). • ORL has just one clean sheet this season, the fewest in MLS.

• Forward Krisztian Nemeth has one goal against Orlando City SC, scoring the equalizer in an eventual 3-1 road defeat on Sept. 13, 2015. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist all-time against Orlando, with his cross setting up Jacob Peterson’s game-winning header at Children’s Mercy Park on May 15, 2016. • Defender Matt Besler has one assist, coming on Latif Blessing’s opening goal in the 2-2 road draw on May 13, 2017. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 1-0-1 against Orlando City SC with a 1.50 goals against average.

Orlando City SC Player Stats • Former SKC striker Dom Dwyer leads Orlando with 12 goals, seven more than any other player on the team. • Midfielder Sacha Kljestan has five goals and six assists this season, ranking ninth in MLS with 62 chances created. • Midfielder Yoshi Yotun leads Orlando with 10 assists but will miss Saturday’s match while on international duty with Peru. • Defender Mohamed El-Munir ranks second in MLS in tackles won (58), sixth in duels won (185) and ninth in interceptions (55).

#SKCvORL: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Orlando City forward Dom Dwyer spent five years with Sporting KC before being traded to Orlando on July 25, 2017 in exchange for $1.6 million in allocation money. Dwyer made 157 appearances in all competitions for Sporting KC, tallying 67 goals and 10 assists. • Orlando midfielder Uri Rosell played for Sporting KC from 2012-2014, making 57 appearances in all competitions and recording two goals and two assists. He won the 2013 MLS Cup with the club. Rosell also overlapped with Ilie Sanchez at Barcelona B (2011-2012), Diego Rubio at Sporting Lisbon (2014-2015) and Gerso Fernandes at C.F. Os Belenenses (2016). • Defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi have each played on the U.S. National Team alongside Dom Dwyer and Orlando midfielder Sacha Kljestan. • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez played with Orlando defender Amro Tarek at Real Betis in 2016. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia was a teammate of Orlando City SC midfielder Will Johnson at Real Salt Lake from 2010-2011. Melia also played with Orlando defender Donny Toia both at Real Salt Lake in 2010 and at Chivas USA in 2014. Finally, Melia was a teammate of Chris Schuler at RSL from 2010-2011. • Goalkeeper Coach Alec Dufty also played with Chris Schuler at USSF D2 side AC St. Louis in 2010. Schuler’s hometown is St. Louis, Missouri. • Forward Khiry Shelton played with Orlando defender R.J. Allen at New York City FC from 2015-2017. • Defender Colton Storm was played alongside Orlando midfielder Cam Lindley at the University of North Carolina in 2016. • Orlando City SC defender Tony Rocha was selected by Sporting KC with the 73rd pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, but never signed with the club. • Orlando head coach James O’Connor coached Louisville City FC to a 1-0 victory over the Swope Park Rangers in the 2017 USL Cup Final.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Defender Matt Besler is one appearance away from his 250th in the MLS regular season for Sporting KC. • Sporting KC is one shy of their 400th road goal in their MLS regular season history.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES CONTINUITY ABOUND

Sporting Kansas City continued saw their historic four-game winning and shutout streak come to an end this past weekend with a 3-1 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field as the hosts recorded their league-record eighth straight victory. Sporting KC’s four-game winning streak marked the first time Sporting KC had posted four straight victories in a single MLS season since the start of the midway through the 2014 MLS campaign.

On Tuesday, September 4, Sporting Kansas City announced that the club has re-signed MLS All-Star quartet Matt Besler, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez and Graham Zusi to new multi-year contracts with the club. Besler, Espinoza and Zusi were all set to become free agents at the conclusion of the 2018 MLS season, while Ilie had a club option for 2019. Besler, 31, is Sporting KC’s all-time leader in appearances (293), starts (285) and minutes played (25,805) across all competitions. The 10-year veteran is a five-time MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), a two-time MLS Best XI selection (2012-13) and was named the 2012 MLS Defender of the Year. Besler has helped Sporting KC secure four major trophies this decade, with the 2013 MLS Cup hoisted amidst three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles in 2012, 2015 and 2017.

In addition, Sporting KC saw their historic shutout streak come to an end after the side posted four straight shutout wins in a single season for the first time in club history. Tim Melia’s streak without conceding came to a close when Raul Ruidiaz tapped home Brad Smith’s pin-point cross in the 12th minute on Saturday, concluding at a season-high 387 minutes - the fourth-longest shutout streak in MLS this season and the sixth-longest in club history.

Espinoza has totaled 247 competitive appearances across two separate stints with Sporting KC - seventh-most in club history - with six goals and 35 assists. The 2008 MLS SuperDraft selection has represented no other MLS club during his 11-year professional career. He was named an MLS All-Star in 2012, the same year he helped guide the team to the U.S. Open Cup title and its best-ever regular-season record, before signing with English Premier League side Wigan Athletic in 2013. While in England, he helped Wigan to a historic upset against Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup Final, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 win before returning to Sporting KC in 2015.

Sporting KC missed the chance to preserve a bit of history with the defeat, as Seattle rolled to their eighth straight victory - the longest winning streak in MLS history in the post-shootout era (2000-present). The Sounders entered the match with their sevengame winning streak tied with Sporting KC for the longest such run, with Peter Vermes’ side winning their opening seven games of the 2012 MLS season. With 12 points taken from their last 15 available, Sporting KC remains firmly in the playoff hunt in the MLS Western Conference with 45 points and places third in the conference. Sporting also has the best goal difference in the West with +15, and has scored the third most goals in the West with 48 - only trailing the LA Galaxy’s 51 and LAFC’s 54.

Ilie has been one of the premier defensive midfielders in MLS since signing for Sporting KC in early 2017, ranking second in successful passes, ninth in duels won and 10th in interceptions over the last two seasons combined. During that time, the Spaniard has started 68 of Sporting KC’s 69 games in all competitions, playing every minute in each appearance. He earned Sporting KC Newcomer of the Year honors last fall after helping the team to its third U.S. Open Cup title in six seasons.

TAMING THE LIONS

Sporting Kansas City returns home this weekend to take on Eastern Conference strugglers Orlando City SC at Children’s Mercy Park. Orlando currently sits in 10th place of 11 in the East, having won just one of their last 17 games, coming either side of a nine-game losing streak and their current seven-game winless run, although the side did pick up a draw in dramatic fashion with a last-minute equalizer in a 2-2 home draw against the Philadelphia Union last Saturday.

Zusi joined Sporting KC in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and has spent his entire professional career with the club. The University of Maryland product was named the 2011 MLS Breakout Player of the Year before landing six MLS All-Star nods (2012-2015, 2017-18) and two MLS Best XI selections (2012-13). Zusi has amassed 31 goals and 75 assists in 283 competitive matches for Sporting KC, ranking second in club history in both regular-season assists (60) and regular-season appearances (244).

Sporting KC has only hosted Orlando once before in MLS regular-season action since the Lions joined MLS as an expansion side in 2015. On May 15, 2016, Orlando visited Children’s Mercy Park for the first time and despite being roundly dominated, still took the lead midway through the second half through Jimmy Medranda’s own goal. Dom Dwyer found an equalizer in the 74th minute before substitute Jacob Peterson headed home the winner with 11 minutes to play. Sporting KC outshot Orlando 34-7 on the day, with a 13-0 discrepancy in shots on goal.

HONORING RON NEWMAN

Sporting KC continues to celebrate the life and legacy of Ron Newman, the club’s original head coach who passed away on Aug. 27 at age 84. Newman led Kansas City for over three seasons from 1996-1999, racking up 50 regular season wins at the helm. To pay tribute to Newman, fans at Children’s Mercy Park are encouraged to participate in a moment of applause in the 50th minute of Saturday’s match between Sporting KC and Orlando City SC. This act will honor Newman’s 50 wins as Kansas City’s head coach and commemorate his profound impact on the sport of soccer in the United States.

The two sides met once in the 2017 season, coming almost exactly a year after the match at Children’s Mercy Park, on May 13, 2017. Orlando City SC entered the match riding a five-game win streak to open their brand new Orlando City Stadium, but Sporting KC threw a spanner in the works when Latif Blessing, making his first start for the club, prodded home a loose ball in the ninth minute. Orlando stars Cyle Larin and Kaka both struck by the 26th minute to turn the game on its head, but Blessing would have the final say as he knocked home a rebound in the 74th minute to salvage a point.

Guy Newman, Ron’s son who served as an assistant coach during his father’s tenure in Kansas City, will be in attendance at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday. He will be recognized on the field during pregame as Sporting KC salutes the Newmans for their instrumental roles as soccer pioneers.

RUBIO, RUSSELL, SALLOI & LINDSEY JET OFF

The season series between Sporting KC and Orlando is tied 1-1-1 after three games, while the two sides have met twice in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, in 2012 and 2013, with Sporting KC victorious in 2012 and Orlando advancing in 2013.

A trio of attacking players and a young defender for Sporting Kansas City will be absent from Saturday’s match against Orlando City SC at Children’s Mercy Park. Diego Rubio, Johnny Russell and Daniel Salloi have each been called up to represent Chile, Scotland and Hungary on the international level, respectively, while Jaylin Lindsey has been selected to the U.S. Under-20 National Team.

RUBIO CONTINUES FINE FORM

Sporting Kansas City forward Diego Rubio continued his wonderful form this last weekend with yet another goal in the 3-1 setback against Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field. Rubio became the first player in Sporting KC history to record either a goal or an assist in seven straight regular-season games by netting the opener in the second minute.

Rubio earns his first call-up to the Chilean National Team since 2011 when he earned three caps as an 18-year-old. Chile is in Asia and was set to take on Japan on Sept. 7 in Sapporo before the game was cancelled due to an earthquake. Chile will next face South Korea on Sept. 11 at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea.

Rubio, who boasts five goals in as many games and now owns a tie for the team lead with eight MLS strikes in 2018, scored the sixth-fastest goal in Sporting KC history on Saturday afternoon when he lashed the ball into the far corner just one minute and 32 seconds into the contest. It was the earliest goal Sporting KC had scored since a Chance Myers goal just 41 seconds into a 3-2 defeat to the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park on April 27, 2013.

Russell returns to the Scottish National Team after working his way back into contention earlier this season and earning his fifth cap in June. Scotland will play two home games at Hampden Park in Glasgow, hosting Belgium in a high-profile friendly on Sept. 7 before opening their UEFA Nations League campaign in Group C1 against Albania on Sept. 10. Salloi is enjoying his first-ever trip with the full Hungarian National Team, having represented the U-21 side over the last year. Hungary will begin UEFA Nations League play with two games in Group C2, traveling to meet Finland on Sept. 8 at Tampere Stadium in Tampere and hosting Greece on Sept. 11 at Groupama Arena in Budapest.

Rubio’s form has not gone unnoticed in his native Chile, as he was called up to the Chilean National Team this week for the first time since earning three caps as an 18-year-old in 2011. Chile is currently in Asia and was set to take on Japan on Sept. 7 in Sapporo before an earthquake postponed the match. Rubio and Chile will now play South Korea on Sept. 11 at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea. Rubio is set to miss this weekend’s home match against Orlando City SC before being available for selection again the following weekend against the San Jose Earthquakes at Avaya Stadium on Sept. 15.

Lindsey received his first call from the U.S. U-20s this past week as the side heads to Florida for a training camp that includes three games against Jamaica on Sept. 7, the U.S. U-19s on Sept. 9 and Venezuela on Sept. 11. Lindsey has previously represented the U.S. U-17s extensively, playing in last year’s 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 8, 2018 vs. Orlando City SC | 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 20 of the club’s 29 matches in all competitions this season and has only been shutout five times. Sporting KC is tied for the sixth highest scoring team in MLS so far in 2018 with 48 goals, while the side has scored 55 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), Diego Rubio (8), Daniel Salloi (7), Felipe Gutierrez (5), Ilie Sanchez (4), Gerso Fernandes (3), Khiry Shelton (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Yohan Croizet (2), 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 13 road games this year, Sporting KC has already surpassed last year’s total in goals with 19 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 13 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 159-114-90 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-6-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 128 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.

On the game: “I actually thought we played very well. To be able to come into the opposing team’s home field and play the way we did, we deserved more. The two goals they scored – two and three – were unlucky on our part. A deflection and then if that’s a hand ball, then there were probably two hand balls in the second half that should’ve been the same. Just a little unlucky, but we played very well. I thought our performance was really good.”

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 play of Diego Rubio: “He’s finding the back of the net and he’s feeling it. That’s what happens with goal scorers and he’s in a good place, in good form. Also, he’s playing well within the group. It’s not just the balls are dropping for him, but he’s also moving very well off the ball and he’s involved in the build of play, which is great. His run of form is excellent at a good time.”

See below for postgame reaction from Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes following the 3-1 defeat against Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field on September 1, 2018.

On the next match vs. Orlando City SC and being shorthanded due to international duty: “It is what it is. That’s the way the league is, but it’s a good contest for us coming back home. We’re going to have to be good on the ball. We’ll miss a few guys, but we’ll be able to put some other guys in to play.” 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 8, 2018 vs. Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Orlando City SC: 1-1-1 Home games: 1-0-0 (2 GF, 1 GA) Road games: 0-1-1 (3 GF, 5 GA) Date 09/13/2015 05/15/2016 05/13/2017

Score KC 1 at ORL 3 KC 2 vs ORL 1 KC 2 at ORL 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

2 Latif Blessing 2 Benny Feilhaber 11 Dom Dwyer 5 Dom Dwyer 5 Soni Mustivar 3 Four Players

Result Location L Orlando Citrus Bowl W Children’s Mercy Park T Orlando City Stadium

ORLANDO CITY SC Adrian Winter Seven Players Three Players Larin, Winter Cristian Higuita Cristian Higuita

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

1 Tim Melia 1 Jon Kempin 0 N/A 2 Tim Melia 3 Kempin, Melia

2 1 3 2 6 4

Tally Hall 1 Joe Bendik 1 N/A 0 Joe Bendik 16 Joe Bendik 4

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 1 8 3 4 3

ORLANDO CITY SC

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Latif Blessing (5/13/17) Six Players Dom Dwyer (5/15/16) Davis, Dwyer Soni Mustivar (9/13/15) Benny Feilhaber (9/13/15)

Winter Seven Players Six Players Larin, Winter (9/13/15) Christian Higuita Seven Players

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

2 Tim Melia (5/15/16) 3 Jon Kempin (9/13/15)

(9/13/15) Adrian

2 1 2 2 4 2

(5/15/16) Joe (twice) Joe

Bendik 10 Bendik 2

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 1 4 0 5 Shots 26 31 0 57 Shots on Goal 10 15 0 25 Fouls 7 21 0 28 Offsides 8 3 0 11 Corner Kicks 6 8 0 14

ORLANDO CITY SC Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 3 3 0 6 Shots 8 14 0 22 Shots on Goal 3 5 0 8 Fouls 15 13 0 28 Offsides 4 4 0 8 Corner Kicks 2 9 0 11

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC ORL

117

1-15

1 2

16-30

31-45

0 0

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,488

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 138 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 132 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 138 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

169

0 1

105.6 5

46-60

1 0

61-75

2 3

76-90

1 0

0 0

Total

5 6

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

291

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 169 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 8, 2018 vs. Orlando City SC | 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 | September 8, 2018 vs. Orlando City SC | 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

2-0

Croizet, Rubio

Saturday, September 1

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

1-3

Rubio

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

ORLANDO CITY SC

MLS