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2022 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 31 Sporting Kansas City 8-15-7, 31 points (6-6-2 home; 2-9-5 away) T-12th in MLS Western Conference D.C. United 7-17-6, 27 points (4-7-4 home; 3-10-2 away) 14th in MLS Eastern Conference
8-15-7 (31 pts.) 1.03 30 T-12th in West 33 1.10 23 51 1.70 -18 349 (119) 34.1% 347 375 58 6
English TV: 38 The Spot English Radio: ESPN 94.5 FM Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Rosendo Mendoza Jason White Gjovalin Bori Michael Radchuk Jair Marrufo
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
D.C. UNITED
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
7-17-6 (27 pts.) 0.90 30 14th in East 32 1.07 38 59 1.97 -27 318 (101) 31.8% 414 321 62 4
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 61 SHOTS 23 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 39 FOULS COMMITTED 54 FOULS SUFFERED 10 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1853 Tim Melia 1.65 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 45
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D.C. UNITED
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
11 5 78 31 3 2 43 31 6 1
Taxi Fountas Chris Durkin Taxi Fountas Taxi Fountas Taxi Fountas Martin Rodriguez Steve Birnbaum Chris Durkin Birnbaum, Najar Four Players
1211 1.00 3 2 49
Rafael Romo David Ochoa Bill Hamid Hamid, Ochoa Rafael Romo
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES
2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts 1. Philadelphia Union - x 63 2. CF Montreal - x 53 3. New York Red Bulls 50 4. New York City FC 46 5. Orlando City SC 42 6. FC Cincinnati 42 7. Columbus Crew 41 8. New England Revolution 38 9. Inter Miami CF 36 10. Atlanta United FC 36 11. Charlotte FC 35 12. Chicago Fire FC 35 13. Toronto FC 34 14. D.C. United - e 27
W 18 16 14 13 12 10 9 9 10 9 11 9 9 7
L 4 9 9 11 11 8 6 10 13 12 17 13 15 17
T 9 5 8 7 6 12 14 11 6 9 2 8 7 6
GD +46 +8 +10 +12 -9 +5 +6 -1 -13 -5 -11 -8 -8 -27
GP 31 30 31 31 29 30 29 30 29 30 30 30 31 30
Western Conference Pts 1. Los Angeles FC - x 60 2. Austin FC 51 3. FC Dallas 49 4. Nashville SC 46 5. Portland Timbers 45 6. Minnesota United FC 44 7. Real Salt Lake 43 8. LA Galaxy 40 9. Seattle Sounders FC 39 10. Colorado Rapids 36 11. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12. Sporting Kansas City 31 13. Houston Dynamo FC - e 30 14. San Jose Earthquakes 30
W 19 15 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 9 9 8 8 7
L 8 9 8 9 8 12 9 11 15 12 14 15 16 13
T 3 6 10 10 12 5 10 7 3 9 7 7 6 9
GD +26 +15 +11 +11 +3 0 0 +4 +3 -10 -21 -18 -12 -17
GP 30 30 31 31 31 30 30 29 30 30 30 30 30 29
14th season 180-146-107 14th season (.539) 180-146-107 (.539)
WAYNE ROONEY
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
1st season 2-5-3 (.450) 1st season 2-5-3 (.450)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Sunday, September 11 QUESTIONABLE • DEF - Graham Zusi (Quad Injury) OUT • • • • •
GK - Tim Melia (Hamstring Injury) DEF - Logan Ndenbe (Health & Safety Protocols) 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