MLSGameGuide_09-17-11_RSLvSKC

(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWRSL 7-2-1 6-2-3 0-3-2 13-2-1 0-5-2KC 9-2-1 1-4-3 0-2-6 9-3-1 1-5-6

REAL SALT LAKE SPORTING KANSAS CITYDate Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)

Home win 9/03/2011 RSL 2, PHI 1 (0) 9/10/2011 KC 3, HOU 0 (0)Road win 9/10/2011 RSL 2, SEA 1 (0) 7/02/2011 KC 2, POR 1 (1)Home loss 7/30/2011 RSL 0, CLB 2 (2) 8/27/2011 KC 2, DAL 3 (2)Road loss 8/20/2011 RSL 2, HOU 3 (2) 5/21/2011 KC 0, SEA 1 (6)Tie game 7/04/2011 RSL 3, NE 3 (10) 9/05/2011 KC 2, LA 2 (1)Shutout for 8/27/2011 RSL 1, CHV 0 (2) 9/10/2011 KC 3, HOU 0 (0)Shutout vs. 8/13/2011 RSL 0, TOR 1 (4) 6/22/2011 KC 0, PHI 0 (14)

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GOALS SCORED IN GAMEGP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG

RSL 26 7 8 6 3 2 37 1.42KC 28 6 9 7 4 2 43 1.54

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAMEGP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG

RSL 26 12 8 4 2 0 22 0.85KC 28 7 12 4 4 1 36 1.29

GOALS SCOREDTotal 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90

RSL 37 6 5 6 7 4 9KC 43 4 8 10 4 11 6

GOALS ALLOWEDTotal 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90

RSL 22 3 5 2 1 4 7KC 36 4 3 7 5 6 11

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

REALG: 8 SaborioA: 8 BeckermanSHT: 51 SaborioSOG: 25 EspindolaFC: 31 BeckermanFS: 32 WilliamsOF: 28 SaborioC: 6 JohnsonE: 2 Borchers

SPORTINGG: 8 Bravo/KamaraA: 6 ZusiSHT: 66 KamaraSOG: 21 Bravo/KamaraFC: 43 EspinozaFS: 41 SapongOF: 26 BravoC: 8 CollinE: 2 Bravo

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GAReal 26 13-7-6 45 37 22at home 14 9-2-3 30 27 11

Sporting 28 10-8-10 40 43 36on road 14 3-6-5 14 19 22

2011 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME (14 meetings): Real 4 wins, 18 goals … Sporting 6 wins, 20 goals … Ties 3

AT SALT LAKE (6 meetings): Real 3 wins, 11 goals … Sporting 2 wins, 9 goals … Ties 1

2011 (MLS)8/3: KC 2, RSL 0 (Espinoza 29; Bunbury 34) 7

Espindola

3Russell

5Beckerman

21Gil

8Johnson

19Wagner

6Borchers

4Olave

77Williams

18Rimando

15Saborio

1Nielsen

99Bravo

7Myers

10Jeferson

17Sapong

16Sinovic

9Bunbury

8Zusi

15Espinoza

55Julio Cesar

5Besler

REAL SALT LAKE1 Tim Melia (GK)2 Tony Beltran (DF)3 Robbie Russell (DF)4 Jamison Olave (DF)5 Kyle Beckerman (MF)6 Nat Borchers (DF)7 Fabian Espindola (FW)8 Will Johnson (MF)10 Arturo Alvarez (MF)11 Javier Morales (MF)12 Jean Alexandre (MF)13 Chris Agorsor (FW)14 Yordany Alvarez (MF)15 Alvaro Saborio (FW)16 Nico Muniz (MF)17 Chris Wingert (DF)18 Nick Rimando (GK)19 Blake Wagner (DF)20 Ned Grabavoy (MF)21 Luis Gil (MF)22 Nelson Gonzalez (MF)23 Paulo Junior (FW)24 Kyle Reynish (GK)25 Donny Toia (FW)26 Collen Warner (MF)27 Cody Arnoux (FW)28 Chris Schuler (DF)30 Rauwshan McKenzie (DF)77 Andy Williams (MF)

SPORTING KC1 Jimmy Nielsen (GK)2 Michael Harrington (DF)3 Korede Aiyegbusi (DF)4 Craig Rocastle (MF)5 Matt Besler (DF)6 Shavar Thomas (DF)7 Chance Myers (DF)8 Graham Zusi (MF)9 Teal Bunbury (FW)10 Jeferson (MF)11 Soony Saad (FW)12 Konrad Warzycha (MF)13 Lawrence Olum (DF)14 Kevin Ellis (DF)15 Roger Espinoza (DF)16 Seth Sinovic (DF)17 C.J. Sapong (FW)18 Eric Kronberg (GK)19 Peterson Joseph (MF)20 Birahim Diop (FW)21 Jon Kempin (GK)22 Davy Arnaud (MF)23 Kei Kamara (FW)24 Scott Lorenz (DF)25 Daneil Cyrus (DF)27 Stephane Auvray (MF)32 Luke Sassano (MF)55 Julio Cesar (DF)78 Aurelien Collin (DF)88 Milos Stojcev (MF)99 Omar Bravo (FW)

ROSTERSPROBABLE LINEUPS

REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar.SAR (bench): Craig Lowry; JAR (opposite): Peter Manikowski;

4th: Tyler Ploeger

REALWed. Sept. 21 at New YorkSat. Sept. 24 at D.C. United

Wed. Sept. 28 ChicagoSat. Oct. 1 at Los Angeles

UPCOMING MATCHES

REAL SALT LAKE v SPORTING KANSAS CITY(Sept. 17, Rio Tinto Stadium, 7 p.m. MT)

INJURY REPORTS

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

SUSPENDED: RSL: Tony Beltran (through Sept. 17)WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): RSL: Kyle Beckerman, RobbieRussell

none

REAL SALT LAKE - OUT: MF Nelson González (R foot fracture); MF JavierMorales (L ankle fracture dislocation); GK Kyle Reynish (R ankle sprain); DFChris Wingert (L wrist fracture); QUESTIONABLE: FW Chris Agorsor (R handfracture); PROBABLE: DF Robbie Russell (L back spasms); FW ÁlvaroSaborío (R knee effusion) … SPORTING KANSAS CITY - OUT: DF DaneilCyrus (L foot fracture); MF Luke Sassano (R knee sprain); MF KonradWarzycha (R knee surgery); DOUBTFUL: DF Chance Myers (R foot contu-sion), MF Birahim Diop (back strain)

SPORTINGFri. Sept. 23 PhiladelphiaWed. Sept. 28 ColumbusSat. Oct. 1 at San JoseSat. Oct. 15 New York

GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL

RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS

OTHER

OPEN PLAYCROSS

CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES

DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)

OWN GOALS

INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA

OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

F A43 3661 73

24 1815 94 80 1

23 175 74 34 03 21 32 41 0

9 427 247 8

F A37 2263 106

19 1311 56 41 0

14 96 47 21 15 31 12 21 0

12 420 135 5

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

REAL SPORTING

REAL SALT LAKE v SPORTING KANSAS CITY(Sept. 17, Rio Tinto Stadium, 7 p.m. MT - MLS Game 260)

2011 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Jimmy Nielsen GK 6-3 200 08/06/1977 Aalborg, Denmark 25 25 0 0 54 54 0 02 Michael Harrington DF 6-0 170 01/24/1986 Greenville, NC 21 15 0 0 136 118 5 133 Korede Aiyegbusi DF 5-5 155 07/15/1988 London, England 3 1 0 0 8 2 0 04 Craig Rocastle MF 6-1 170 08/17/1981 London, England 6 5 0 0 29 23 0 35 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 26 26 1 2 66 62 1 26 Shavar Thomas DF 6-3 205 01/29/1981 Hannah Town, Jamaica 3 0 0 0 170 158 3 17 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 23 19 0 1 54 32 0 28 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 26 20 5 6 58 29 6 79 Teal Bunbury FW 6-2 175 02/27/1990 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 24 15 7 3 50 28 12 510 Jeferson MF 5-11 167 07/15/1984 Brasilia, Brazil 6 6 0 1 6 6 0 111 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 012 Konrad Warzycha FW 6-1 190 02/14/1989 Zabrze, Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 Lawrence Olum DF 6-2 185 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 160 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 20 20 1 3 83 63 2 916 Seth Sinovic DF 5-9 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 14 14 0 0 34 32 0 017 C.J. Sapong FW 6-2 185 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA 28 21 4 4 28 21 4 418 Eric Kronberg GK 6-5 210 06/07/1983 Santa Rosa, CA 4 3 0 0 5 4 0 019 Peterson Joseph MF 5-8 132 04/24/1990 Port-au-Prince, Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 Birahim Diop FW 6-3 180 02/07/1979 Thies, Senegal 18 8 0 1 36 18 5 221 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 Davy Arnaud MF 6-0 165 06/22/1980 Nederland, TX 17 14 0 1 235 211 43 3423 Kei Kamara FW 6-3 186 09/01/1984 Kenema, Sierra Leone 24 18 8 3 139 99 33 1224 Scott Lorenz DF 6-0 173 07/23/1987 Barrington, IL 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 025 Daneil Cyrus DF 6-3 150 12/15/1990 Plymouth, Trinidad & Tobago 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 032 Luke Sassano DF 6-0 170 10/14/1985 Orinda, CA 9 5 1 0 47 30 1 055 Julio Cesar DF 6-1 170 11/18/1978 Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil 21 19 2 1 21 19 2 178 Aurelien Collin DF 6-2 169 03/08/1986 Enghien-les-Bains, France 17 16 3 0 17 16 3 088 Milos Stojcev MF 5-9 165 01/19/1987 Belgrade, Yugoslavia 12 11 0 2 12 11 0 299 Omar Bravo FW 5-7 150 03/04/1980 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico 21 20 8 2 21 20 8 2

HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes 11/21/1966 W25 L28 T18

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

2011 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Tim Melia GK 6-1 195 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 Tony Beltran DF 5-8 150 10/11/1987 Claremont, CA 22 19 0 1 78 67 0 33 Robbie Russell DF 6-2 200 07/16/1979 Accra, Ghana 20 17 0 2 72 63 1 94 Jamison Olave DF 6-3 210 04/21/1981 Medellin, Colombia 17 17 2 1 92 91 10 15 Kyle Beckerman MF 5-11 165 04/23/1982 Crofton, MD 26 24 3 8 266 238 24 326 Nat Borchers DF 6-2 175 04/13/1981 Tucson, AZ 22 22 2 1 194 193 7 47 Fabian Espindola FW 5-9 160 05/04/1985 Buenos Aires, Argentina 21 19 7 2 89 71 23 98 Will Johnson MF 5-10 155 01/21/1987 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 19 17 2 1 88 77 7 510 Arturo Alvarez MF 5-9 170 06/28/1985 Houston, TX 13 7 0 1 179 108 24 1911 Javier Morales MF 5-9 165 01/10/1980 Buenos Aires, Argentina 5 5 2 2 93 88 17 3312 Jean Alexandre MF 5-11 185 08/24/1986 Verrettes, Haiti 15 8 1 2 34 13 1 213 Chris Agorsor FW 5-9 145 01/09/1990 Severn, MD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 Yordany Alvarez MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 Alvaro Saborio FW 6-0 170 03/25/1982 San Carlos, Costa Rica 16 16 8 2 43 39 20 616 Nico Muniz MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 Chris Wingert DF 5-10 170 06/16/1982 Babylon, NY 17 16 0 1 181 150 1 1118 Nick Rimando GK 5-9 184 06/17/1979 Montclair, CA 25 25 0 0 280 280 0 619 Blake Wagner DF 5-10 165 01/29/1988 Atlanta, GA 10 9 0 0 50 41 0 020 Ned Grabavoy MF 5-7 150 07/01/1983 Joliet, IL 21 18 0 0 158 114 8 1721 Luis Gil MF 5-8 150 11/14/1993 Garden Grove, CA 19 10 2 0 19 10 2 022 Nelson Gonzalez MF 5-6 154 09/22/1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 2 1 1 18 5 2 223 Paulo Araujo Jr. FW 5-7 158 01/23/1989 Teresina, Brazil 8 3 2 3 11 3 2 324 Kyle Reynish GK 6-3 193 11/03/1983 Valencia, CA 1 1 0 0 5 4 0 025 Donny Toia FW 5-8 155 05/28/1992 Tucson, AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 Collen Warner MF 5-10 170 06/24/1988 Denver, CO 20 12 0 4 33 16 0 427 Cody Arnoux FW 5-10 170 04/13/1988 Stony Brook, NY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 028 Chris Schuler DF 6-4 185 09/09/1987 St. Louis, MO 15 12 2 0 16 13 2 030 Rauwshan McKenzie DF 6-1 185 11/19/1986 Hartford, CT 1 1 0 0 10 8 0 077 Andy Williams MF 5-8 171 09/23/1977 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 24 14 2 0 325 225 30 85

HEAD COACH : Jason Kreis 12/29/1972 W55 L46 T41

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS GAME INFORMATION

REAL SALT LAKE vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY RIO TINTO STADIUM, Sandy, Utah 7 p.m. MT (KSMO) September 17, 2011 (WEEK 27; MLS Game 260)

Two teams looking to continue their marches up the table meet at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday evening when Real Salt Lake play host to Sporting Kansas City. Real are now just a point out of the top three in the Western Conference and the automatic playoff spots after their 2-1 win at Seattle last weekend. Sporting briefly pulled into a tie atop the Eastern Conference after their 3-0 win against Houston, concluding a nine-game homestand. REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar. SAR (bench): Craig Lowry; JAR (opposite): Peter Manikowski; 4th: Tyler Ploeger MLS Career: 138 games; FC/gm: 26.9; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 42; pens: 54 INJURY REPORT: REAL SALT LAKE – OUT: MF Nelson González (R foot fracture); MF Javier Morales (L ankle fracture dislocation); GK Kyle Reynish (R ankle sprain); DF Chris Wingert (L wrist fracture); QUESTIONABLE: FW Chris Agorsor (R hand fracture); PROBABLE: DF Robbie Russell (L back spasms); FW Álvaro Saborío (R knee effusion) … SPORTING KANSAS CITY – OUT: DF Daneil Cyrus (L foot fracture); MF Luke Sassano (R knee sprain); MF Konrad Warzycha (R knee surgery); QUESTIONABLE: DF Chance Myers (R foot contusion) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none SUSPENDED: RSL: Tony Beltran (through Sept. 17) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: RSL: Kyle Beckerman, Robbie Russell SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: RSL: Jean Alexandre, Fabian Espindola, Chris Wingert … KC: Omar Bravo, Julio Cesar, Birahim Diop, Graham Zusi HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (14 meetings): Real 4 wins, 18 goals … Sporting 6 wins, 20 goals … Ties 3 AT SALT LAKE (6 meetings): Real 3 wins, 11 goals … Sporting 2 wins, 9 goals … Ties 1

In the first meeting this season, Aug. 3 at Livestrong Sporting Park, Roger Espinoza and Teal Bunbury scored five minutes apart in the first half to lead SKC to a 2-0 victory.

Kansas City won 2-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium on May 16, 2009, RSL’s last loss at home before falling to Seattle on May 28 of this season.

The road teams won both meetings in 2009. Coaches record: Jason Kreis vs. KC: P9 W3 L4 D2 … Peter Vermes v RSL: P4 W1 L2 D1

LAST MEETING (MLS) 8/3: KC 2, RSL 0 (Espinoza 29; Bunbury 34)

Sporting opened the scoring on 29 minutes. Roger Espinoza stole a pass at the top of the box and burst into the area before driving a left-footed rocket just under the sprawling Nick Rimando in the RSL goal.

Just five minutes later, SKC was up 2-0. Rimando made an impressive diving save on a Kei Kamara header from a long throw, but could only push it wide of the goalmouth, and Alex Bunbury swooped in to hammer the rebound off Rimando's hand and to the back of the net.

Kansas City went down a man in the 56th minute after Espinoza was sent off for a tackle from behind on Kyle Beckerman, but the visitors could not take advantage.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-2-3-1): Jimmy Nielsen - Michael Harrington, Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic - Roger Espinoza (sent off 57), Jeferson (Birahim Diop 79) - Kei Kamara (C.J. Sapong 74), Omar Bravo (Luke Sassano 94+), Graham Zusi - Teal Bunbury.

REAL SALT LAKE (4-3-1-2): Nick Rimando - Tony Beltran (Robbie Russell 68), Chris Schuler, Nat Borchers, Chris Wingert - Will Johnson, Kyle Beckerman, Arturo Alvarez (Andy Williams 59) - Collen Warner (Luis Gil 65) - Fabian Espindola, Alvaro Saborio.

REAL SALT LAKE Real Salt Lake extended their winning streak to three games, defeating Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at CenturyLink Field. RSL is in fourth place in the Western Conference, with 45 points from 26 matches. LAST MATCH

Real Salt Lake were handed a stunning lead after 13 minutes. RSL’s Fabián Espíndola sent in a seemingly harmless cross from the left, but Keller all but through it into his goal while looking to put it over the line for a corner.


Sounders FC had a chance to pull level in the 16th minute, but Mauro Rosales put his penalty kick wide after striker Mike Fucito was taken down in the box by RSL defender Jámison Olave.

Both teams then went a man down in the space of four minutes. RSL’s Tony Beltran received a second yellow card for a challenge against Rosales in the 35th minute, but Seattle's Jhon Kennedy Hurtado saw a straight red in the 39th minute after a foul on Alvaro Saborío.

Yet the home side were able to hit for the equalizer in first-half stoppage time. Rosales turned the corner on the left and sent a return pass back across for Fredy Montero, who converted from close range.

But after the break RSL again took the lead. Alvaro Saborio took a pass in the area, and after his first attempt was blocked and Sounders FC defender Tyson Wahl failed to clear, he again latched onto the ball and sent it to the back of the net.

RSL coach Jason Kreis made three changes to the side that defeated Philadelphia Union 2-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Nat Borchers returned from suspension for Chris Schuler, Will Johnson came back from international duty for Collen Warner, and Alvaro Saborio came in up top for Paulo Junior.

REAL SALT LAKE (4-3-1-2): Nick Rimando - Robbie Russell, Jamison Olave, Nat Borchers, Tony Beltran (sent off 35) - Andy Williams, Kyle Beckerman, Will Johnson - Luis Gil (Chris Schuler 46) - Fabian Espindola (Paulo Jr. 79), Alvaro Saborio (Ned Grabavoy 68).

TEAM NEWS After losing back-to-back games twice in a five-game span, Real Salt Lake have now won three games in a

row, their longest league winning streak since winning the first four games of the 2011 MLS season. "It is true, going through this season this team started to get rattled but lately they have stayed very resilient,

disciplined and together,” said RSL head coach Jason Kreis. “I'm proud and happy we had learned through all of this and hopefully we are a better team."

After not figuring for Real Salt Lake against Philadelphia – available on the bench after playing 90 minutes for Costa Rica the night before – Alvaro Saborio returned to the RSL lineup and regained the club scoring lead with his eighth goal.

With Tony Beltran sent off, Chris Schuler came in as a halftime substitute and returned to central defense, coming on for Luis Gil. Schuler had started six of the previous seven games, first with Jamison Olave injured (five games) then Nat Borchers suspended.

The own goal was the first credited to a goalkeeper this season, and the eighth in league history. "It was a strange goal. At first I thought it went towards the side of the goal. I really don't know what happened.

Saborio was trying to cross it but it just ended up in the back of the net,” said Kreis. While still outside the three automatic qualifying spots in the Western Conference, Real are 10 points behind

MLS overall leaders LA Galaxy with eight games to play (and two games in hand). After the visit by Sporting KC, Real have five of their six games away from Rio Tinto Stadium. RSL has a

league-leading nine wins in home games this season; it is 4-5-3 on its travels. “We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves,” said RSL defender Nat Borchers. “We have a lot of tough games

down the road.” SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City concluded their long homestand in impressive fashion, rolling to a 3-0 win Saturday against the Houston Dynamo at Livestrong Sporting Park. Sporting have 40 points from 28 matches on the season, now in second first place in the Eastern Conference. LAST MATCH

Sporting opened the scoring after just nine minutes. Graham Zusi sent a long ball from his own half up the center channel, and a streaking Teal Bunbury raced past a Dynamo defender and poked it past a charging Tally Hall guarding the goal.

SKC then doubled their lead in the 73rd minute through similar circumstances. Júlio César sent a brilliant, driven ball that split the Houston defense and Bunbury again raced onto the end of it, sending a left-footed finish that Hall got a hand on but couldn’t keep out.

The Dynamo went down a man when Carlo Costly was sent off by referee Mark Geiger for a clattering tackle on Chance Myers in the 64th minute.

The Sky Blues then tripled the lead six minutes later. Graham Zusi played Kei Kamara into space on the right flank, and he slid a ball across the top of the six-yard box where C.J. Sapong came sliding in to put the ball into the back of the net.

Sporting manager Peter Vermes made one change to the team that came back for a 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy at Livestrong Sporting Park. Teal Bunbury came back into the team, in place of Aurelien Collin.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-2-1-3): Jimmy Nielsen - Chance Myers (Michael Harrington 78), Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic - Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza - Jeferson (Davy Arnaud 57) - C.J. Sapong, Teal Bunbury (Kei Kamara 74), Omar Bravo.


TEAM NEWS It will be the first road game for Sporting since July 16, when they tied Houston 1-1 at Robertson Stadium. “We have been home for the last two months and now having to go play Salt Lake on the road is going to be a

change for us. We’re all over the place, we were away from home the whole time and now we’ve been home for a while,” said manager Peter Vermes. “I think just the rhythm of going on the road is going to be one thing for us. Real Salt Lake is a very good team and they’re even better at home.”

They went 5-2-2 on their MLS-record nine-game homestand, moving from a tie for fifth place in the Eastern Conference, into a tie for the top spot in the division at the end of the weekend.

“I don’t think we’ve achieved anything yet. Nothing’s over, we’ve got a long way to go still. We as a group; players, coaching staff, support staff, front office, ownership, everyone has belief that we are going to move forward and that we are getting back,” said Vermes.

KC’s Teal Bunbury scored three goals in the first three games of the season – then went more than three months without a league goal. He now has four goals in the last eight games after his second two-goal game of the season vs. Houston.

“I don’t think we’ve seen his best yet. Teal is continuing to grow and develop as a player. I think the one thing that he brought in today’s game was when he is as physical as he was and finds himself teetering on that last line,” said Vermes. “He puts a lot of fear in a lot of teams. He is very direct and can go to goal and really has breakaway speed. And when he gets around the goal, I think he can be deadly.”

Said Bunbury: “They were great balls in and I was just trying to be aware and make more runs. I knew if I’m one-on-one with a guy it’s my job to try to get behind and get on the ball and try to finish. As a striker I always say, ‘It’s your duty to score goals’ and I feel like I did that but it’s all credit to the guys playing brilliant balls into me and I was fortunate enough to get some goals.”

It was a third defensive shutout in the last seven games for Sporting, but it also came after allowing five goals in the previous two games.

“The shutout is huge for us. We talk about being hard to score against, and tonight I can’t remember (Houston) having a real clear chance and that says loads for our defense. They really stepped it up tonight and it puts a statement out there to the league and it puts a lot of pressure on Columbus to perform,” said Graham Zusi.

Said goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen: The shutout is great, but it’s not the most important thing for me. Winning the game is the objective, so having a shutout is great. The guys did an incredible job today to make my job very, very easy … When I don't have anything to do it means the team is doing well and that’s most important.”

After a change for the LA game with Aurelien Collin returning to the back four and Chance Myers moving farther up the park in a wide position, Vermes reverted to what’s become his first-choice defensive line.

“Not only has Seth (Sinovic) been very good, Chance Myers has been very good and when Collin went out with his back injury I think Julio has been stellar,” Vermes said. “Most people don’t know the places that he’s played. Real Madrid, AC Milan. That experience in the high level games that he’s played has really come out in these games that he has stepped back there. I can’t say enough about all the guys that come in.”

2011 REAL SALT LAKE STATISTICS (13-7-6, 45 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 15 F Alvaro Saborio 16 16 1380 8 2 51 18 28 31 28 0 2 0 7 F Fabian Espindola 21 19 1582 7 2 50 25 19 22 27 1 3 0 5 M Kyle Beckerman 26 24 2232 3 8 32 13 31 23 1 38 5 0 23 F Paulo Araujo Jr. 8 3 308 2 3 10 5 5 3 5 0 0 0 11 M Javier Morales 5 5 405 2 2 9 4 5 12 3 28 1 0 6 D Nat Borchers 22 22 1827 2 1 14 4 11 8 5 0 1 2 8 M Will Johnson 19 17 1581 2 1 32 15 16 19 2 12 6 1 4 D Jamison Olave 17 17 1498 2 1 19 6 21 11 0 0 1 1 21 M Luis Gil 19 10 994 2 0 17 6 13 8 2 2 0 0 28 D Chris Schuler 15 12 1264 2 0 13 2 9 8 0 0 1 0 77 M Andy Williams 24 14 1442 2 0 33 12 24 32 1 37 2 0 12 M Jean Alexandre 15 8 619 1 2 10 4 18 7 8 0 3 0 22 M Nelson Gonzalez 6 2 174 1 1 5 2 4 1 0 13 0 0 26 M Collen Warner 20 12 886 0 4 13 5 23 14 4 11 2 0 3 D Robbie Russell 20 17 1373 0 2 4 1 12 8 0 0 4 0 10 M Arturo Alvarez 13 7 634 0 1 15 1 11 7 3 3 0 0 2 D Tony Beltran 22 19 1731 0 1 5 3 14 21 1 0 1 1 17 D Chris Wingert 17 16 1405 0 1 8 2 24 8 0 3 3 0 14 F Artur Aghasyan 4 1 98 0 0 3 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 27 F Cody Arnoux 1 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 M Ned Grabavoy 21 18 1608 0 0 14 3 20 30 3 1 1 0 30 D Rauwshan McKenzie 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 G Kyle Reynish 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 G Nick Rimando 25 25 2250 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 19 D Blake Wagner (TOT) 10 9 779 0 0 5 2 11 10 0 4 0 0 19 D Blake Wagner (RSL) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 F Chris Agorsor (TOT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 F Chris Agorsor (RSL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 G Tim Melia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 F Donny Toia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 26 26 2340 37 32 357 131 313 303 94 149 37 5 Opponent totals 26 26 2340 22 20 270 94 303 313 45 109 42 8 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Alvaro Saborio 4, Chris Schuler 2, Andy Williams 1, Javier Morales 1 Will Johnson 1, Fabian Espindola 1, Nat Borchers 1, Kyle Beckerman 1 Jean Alexandre 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Kyle Beckerman 5, Collen Warner 2, Robbie Russell 1, Javier Morales 1 Nat Borchers 1, Tony Beltran 1, Paulo Araujo Jr. 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alvaro Saborio 3-3, Javier Morales 1-1, Fabian Espindola 1-1 REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 24 G Kyle Reynish 1 1 90 2 2 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 G Nick Rimando 25 25 2250 92 66 22 0.88 3 4 12 7 6 11 Team totals 26 26 2340 94 68 22 0.85 3 4 13 7 6 12 Opponent totals 26 26 2340 131 94 37 1.42 5 5 7 13 6 7 * = Played with other teams in 2011. Only Real Salt Lake statistics listed here.

2011 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (10-8-10, 40 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 23 F Kei Kamara 24 18 1680 8 3 66 21 31 34 6 0 2 0 99 F Omar Bravo 21 20 1661 8 2 45 21 20 19 26 24 3 2 9 F Teal Bunbury 24 15 1344 7 3 43 16 30 16 19 1 2 1 8 M Graham Zusi 26 20 1876 5 6 37 14 20 29 2 70 3 0 17 F C.J. Sapong 28 21 1900 4 4 47 20 26 41 3 0 0 0 78 D Aurelien Collin 17 16 1417 3 0 8 3 27 17 1 0 8 1 55 D Julio Cesar 21 19 1613 2 1 5 3 21 12 1 0 3 1 15 M Roger Espinoza 20 20 1708 1 3 18 5 43 35 0 0 2 1 5 D Matt Besler 26 26 2340 1 2 7 2 17 11 0 0 1 0 11 F Soony Saad 2 0 37 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 D Luke Sassano 9 5 531 1 0 2 2 2 6 0 1 1 0 11 M Ryan Smith 6 2 294 1 0 9 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 88 M Milos Stojcev 12 11 790 0 2 18 4 9 8 3 13 1 1 22 M Davy Arnaud 17 14 1280 0 1 22 4 14 20 0 6 2 0 20 F Birahim Diop 18 8 761 0 1 10 1 19 6 0 0 3 0 10 M Jeferson 6 6 435 0 1 15 2 2 1 1 13 1 0 7 D Chance Myers 23 19 1759 0 1 17 5 32 20 1 0 1 0 3 D Korede Aiyegbusi 3 1 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 M *Stephane Auvray 6 3 325 0 0 5 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 25 D Daneil Cyrus 2 1 108 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 D Michael Harrington 21 15 1401 0 0 2 0 13 16 0 0 5 0 18 G Eric Kronberg 4 3 292 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 D Scott Lorenz 1 1 84 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 G Jimmy Nielsen 25 25 2227 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 4 M Craig Rocastle 6 5 306 0 0 2 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 16 D Seth Sinovic (TOT) 14 14 1197 0 0 4 1 8 12 0 0 2 0 16 D Seth Sinovic (KC) 14 14 1197 0 0 4 1 8 12 0 0 2 0 6 D Shavar Thomas 3 0 35 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 14 D Kevin Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 M Peterson Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 G Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 F Konrad Warzycha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 28 28 2520 43 30 384 128 355 355 63 128 45 8 Opponent totals 28 28 2520 36 35 335 111 356 355 58 118 54 4 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Aurelien Collin 2, Omar Bravo 2, Graham Zusi 1, C.J. Sapong 1, Julio Cesar 1 Kei Kamara 1, Roger Espinoza 1, Teal Bunbury 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 4, C.J. Sapong 2, Jeferson 1, Kei Kamara 1, Omar Bravo 1 Matt Besler 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Omar Bravo 2-2, Kei Kamara 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Jimmy Nielsen 25 25 2227 96 65 31 1.25 1 2 9 7 9 5 18 G Eric Kronberg 4 3 292 15 10 5 1.54 1 1 1 1 1 1 Team totals 28 28 2520 111 75 36 1.29 2 3 10 8 10 7 Opponent totals 28 28 2520 128 86 43 1.54 3 3 8 10 10 6 * = Played with other teams in 2011. Only Sporting Kansas City statistics listed here.

REAL SALT LAKE 2011 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. W-L-T POS. PTS NOTES: Sat. Mar. 19 at San Jose W 1-0 10,525 1-0-0 T1 3 RSL: Beckerman (63) Sat. Mar. 26 Los Angeles W 4-1 20,507 2-0-0 T1 6 RSL: Williams (2) Morales (10,41) Araujo (68); LA: Angel (79) Sat. Apr. 9 at New England W 2-0 7,970 3-0-0 T1 9 RSL: Schuler (27) Araujo (47) Wed. Apr. 13 Colorado W 1-0 15,513 4-0-0 1 12 RSL: Espindola (90) Sat. Apr. 30 at Portland L 0-1 18,627 4-1-0 T2 12 POR: Cooper (22) Sat. May 7 Chivas USA W 1-0 14,313 5-1-0 2 15 RSL: Johnson (87) Sat. May 14 Houston T 0-0 16,301 5-1-1 3 16 Sun. May 22 at FC Dallas T 0-0 10,550 5-1-2 T3 17 Sat. May 28 Seattle L 1-2 14,674 5-2-2 T5 17 RSL: Gonzalez (87); SEA: Ianni (72) Neagle (84) Sat. June 4 Vancouver W 2-0 15,174 6-2-2 4 20 RSL: Alexandre (32) Espindola (79) Wed. June 8 at Columbus L 1-2 9,650 6-3-2 4 20 RSL: Olave (7); CLB: Mendoza (76) Gardner (82) Sat. June 11 at Philadelphia T 1-1 18,728 6-3-3 0 21 RSL: Espindola (53); PHI: Daniel (24) Sat. June 18 D.C. United T 1-1 16,841 6-3-4 T4 22 RSL: Espindola (38); DC: Davies (85) Wed. June 22 at Chicago T 0-0 14,972 6-3-5 4 23 Sat. June 25 Toronto FC W 3-1 15,077 7-3-5 4 26 RSL: Borchers (39) Saborio (42,60); TOR: dos Santos (66) Mon. July 4 New England T 3-3 16,139 7-3-6 4 27 RSL: Johnson (24) Saborio (56) Espindola (83); NE: Lekic (4) Tierney (16) Joseph (63) Sat. July 9 FC Dallas W 2-0 17,734 8-3-6 4 30 RSL: Williams (47) Espindola (90) Sat. July 23 San Jose W 4-0 19,429 9-3-6 4 33 RSL: Saborio (63,75) Beckerman (78) Olave (83) Sat. July 30 Columbus L 0-2 18,516 9-4-6 5 33 CLB: Gaven (5) Heinemann (10) Wed. Aug. 3 at Sporting KC L 0-2 18,467 9-5-6 5 33 KC: Espinoza (29) Bunbury (34) Sat. Aug. 6 New York W 3-0 19,081 10-5-6 5 36 RSL: Borchers (13) Gil (44) Saborio (77) Sat. Aug. 13 at Toronto FC L 0-1 21,644 10-6-6 5 36 TOR: Plata (77) Sat. Aug. 20 at Houston L 2-3 16,247 10-7-6 5 36 RSL: Espindola (28) Gil (60); HOU: Ching (47) Boswell (69) Dixon (90) Sat. Aug. 27 at Chivas USA W 1-0 14,127 11-7-6 5 39 RSL: Saborio (11) Sat. Sept. 3 Philadelphia W 2-1 18,720 12-7-6 4 42 RSL: Beckerman (18) Schuler (26); PHI: Le Toux (30) Sat. Sept. 10 at Seattle W 2-1 35,940 13-7-6 0 45 RSL: own goal (12) Saborio (56); SEA: Montero (45) Sat. Sept. 17 Sporting KC Wed. Sept. 21 at New York Sat. Sept. 24 at D.C. United Wed. Sept. 28 Chicago Sat. Oct. 1 at Los Angeles Thu. Oct. 6 at Vancouver Fri. Oct. 14 at Colorado Sat. Oct. 22 Portland

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2011 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. W-L-T POS. PTS GOALS: Sat. Mar. 19 at Chivas USA W 3-2 18,122 1-0-0 T1 3 KC: Sapong (2) Bravo (45,74); CHV: Conrad (56) Zemanski (84) Sat. Mar. 26 at Chicago L 2-3 12,157 1-1-0 T5 3 KC: Besler (51) Bunbury (72); CHI: Chaves (34) Puerari (40) Pappa (60) Sat. Apr. 2 at Vancouver T 3-3 20,518 1-1-1 T4 4 KC: Bunbury (45,58) Kamara (62); VAN: Harris (73) Camilo (90,90) Sat. Apr. 16 at Columbus L 0-1 7,695 1-2-1 T8 4 CLB: Rogers (53) Sat. Apr. 23 at New England L 2-3 11,414 1-3-1 9 4 KC: Kamara (14,69); NE: Perovic (12) Joseph (72) Lekic (83) Sat. Apr. 30 at New York L 0-1 20,636 1-4-1 9 4 NY: Rodgers (22) Sat. May 14 at Los Angeles L 1-4 19,763 1-5-1 9 4 KC: own goal (39);LA: Donovan (44,46) Angel (64) Beckham (87) Sat. May 21 at Seattle L 0-1 36,098 1-6-1 9 4 SEA: Parke (90) Sat. May 28 at Colorado T 1-1 16,439 1-6-2 9 5 KC: Smith (75); COL: Casey (13) Sat. June 4 at Toronto FC T 0-0 19,962 1-6-3 0 6 Thu. June 9 Chicago T 0-0 19,925 1-6-4 9 7 Sun. June 12 at FC Dallas W 4-1 10,450 2-6-4 9 10 KC: Zusi (28,55) Collin (49) Sassano (78); DAL: Shea (32) Fri. June 17 San Jose W 1-0 18,467 3-6-4 9 13 KC: Sapong (31) Wed. June 22 at Philadelphia T 0-0 18,127 3-6-5 0 14 Sat. June 25 Vancouver W 2-1 18,467 4-6-5 6 17 KC: Bravo (33) Santos (40); VAN: Camilo (15) Sat. July 2 at Portland W 2-1 18,627 5-6-5 4 20 KC: Sapong (15) Collin (19); POR: Nagbe (45) Wed. July 6 Colorado T 1-1 15,209 5-6-6 4 21 KC: Zusi (62); COL: Casey (32) Sat. July 9 Chivas USA T 1-1 18,467 5-6-7 T5 22 KC: Bravo (90); CHV: LaBrocca (30) Sat. July 16 at Houston T 1-1 12,047 5-6-8 T5 23 KC: Collin (90); HOU: Davis (8) Sat. July 23 Toronto FC W 4-2 16,382 6-6-8 4 26 KC: Kamara (28,33) Bravo (37,64); TOR: Koevermans (50) Johnson (72) Sat. July 30 New England T 1-1 17,418 6-6-9 T4 27 KC: Bunbury (89); NE: Lekic (38) Wed. Aug. 3 Real Salt Lake W 2-0 18,467 7-6-9 T3 30 KC: Espinoza (29) Bunbury (34) Sat. Aug. 6 Seattle L 1-2 17,493 7-7-9 T3 30 KC: Kamara (20); SEA: Rosales (90) Neagle (90) Wed. Aug. 17 Portland W 3-1 15,271 8-7-9 3 33 KC: Zusi (25,40) Saad (73); POR: Dike (81) Sun. Aug. 21 D.C. United W 1-0 15,352 9-7-9 2 36 KC: Kamara (19) Sat. Aug. 27 FC Dallas L 2-3 20,018 9-8-9 2 36 KC: Kamara (22) Bravo (68); DAL: D. Hernandez (70) Santos (89) Warshaw (90) Mon. Sept. 5 Los Angeles T 2-2 20,512 9-8-10 2 37 KC: Santos (72) Bravo (90); LA: Franklin (25,74) Sat. Sept. 10 Houston W 3-0 14,791 10-8-10 T1 40 KC: Bunbury (9,73) Sapong (79) Sat. Sept. 17 at Real Salt Lake Fri. Sept. 23 Philadelphia Wed. Sept. 28 Columbus Sat. Oct. 1 at San Jose Sat. Oct. 15 New York Sat. Oct. 22 at D.C. United

REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2011) Goals 2 Javier Morales 03/26/2011 vs. LA W 4-1 2 Alvaro Saborio 06/25/2011 vs. TOR W 3-1 2 Alvaro Saborio 07/23/2011 vs. SJ W 4-0 Assists 2 Collen Warner 04/09/2011 at NE W 2-0 2 Kyle Beckerman 06/25/2011 vs. TOR W 3-1 2 Robbie Russell 06/25/2011 vs. TOR W 3-1 2 Kyle Beckerman 08/06/2011 vs. NY W 3-0 Shots 7 Andy Williams 07/04/2011 vs. NE T 3-3 7 Alvaro Saborio 07/23/2011 vs. SJ W 4-0 Shots on Goal 4 Andy Williams 07/04/2011 vs. NE T 3-3 4 Alvaro Saborio 07/23/2011 vs. SJ W 4-0 4 Fabian Espindola 09/03/2011 vs. PHI W 2-1 Fouls Committed 5 Fabian Espindola 08/03/2011 at KC L 0-2 Fouls Suffered 5 4 times Offside 7 Alvaro Saborio 05/07/2011 vs. CHV W 1-0 Saves 8 Nick Rimando 03/19/2011 at SJ W 1-0 Shots Faced 9 Nick Rimando 08/20/2011 at HOU L 2-3 Goals Allowed 3 Nick Rimando 07/04/2011 vs. NE T 3-3 3 Nick Rimando 08/20/2011 at HOU L 2-3

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2011) Goals 4 03/26/2011 vs. LA W 4-1 4 07/23/2011 vs. SJ W 4-0 Assists 4 03/26/2011 vs. LA W 4-1 4 06/25/2011 vs. TOR W 3-1 Shots 24 06/04/2011 vs. VAN W 2-0 24 07/23/2011 vs. SJ W 4-0 Shots on Goal 13 07/23/2011 vs. SJ W 4-0 Fouls Committed 18 06/04/2011 vs. VAN W 2-0 Fouls Suffered 19 04/09/2011 at NE W 2-0 Corner Kicks 10 04/30/2011 at POR L 0-1 10 05/28/2011 vs. SEA L 1-2 Offside 12 05/07/2011 vs. CHV W 1-0 Saves 8 03/19/2011 at SJ W 1-0 Shots Faced 10 08/20/2011 at HOU L 2-3 Goals Allowed 3 07/04/2011 vs. NE T 3-3 3 08/20/2011 at HOU L 2-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2011) Shots 5 05/22/2011 at DAL T 0-0 Shots on Goal 1 05/14/2011 vs. HOU T 0-0 1 06/11/2011 at PHI T 1-1 Fouls Committed 7 05/07/2011 vs. CHV W 1-0 7 05/28/2011 vs. SEA L 1-2 Fouls Suffered 5 08/20/2011 at HOU L 2-3 Corner Kicks 2 06/11/2011 at PHI T 1-1 2 08/27/2011 at CHV W 1-0 2 09/10/2011 at SEA W 2-1 Offside 0 07/04/2011 vs. NE T 3-3 0 09/03/2011 vs. PHI W 2-1 Saves 0 06/25/2011 vs. TOR W 3-1 0 07/04/2011 vs. NE T 3-3 Shots Faced 1 05/07/2011 vs. CHV W 1-0 1 06/25/2011 vs. TOR W 3-1 1 07/23/2011 vs. SJ W 4-0 1 08/06/2011 vs. NY W 3-0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2011) Goals 2 8 times Assists 2 Kei Kamara 03/19/2011 at CHV W 3-2 2 Milos Stojcev 04/02/2011 at VAN T 3-3 2 Graham Zusi 09/10/2011 vs. HOU W 3-0 Shots 6 Omar Bravo 03/19/2011 at CHV W 3-2 6 Kei Kamara 07/23/2011 vs. TOR W 4-2 6 Kei Kamara 07/30/2011 vs. NE T 1-1 6 Kei Kamara 08/06/2011 vs. SEA L 1-2 Shots on Goal 3 7 times Fouls Committed 7 Teal Bunbury 08/27/2011 vs. DAL L 2-3 Fouls Suffered 5 Kei Kamara 06/22/2011 at PHI T 0-0 Offside 3 Teal Bunbury 04/02/2011 at VAN T 3-3 3 Omar Bravo 06/04/2011 at TOR T 0-0 3 Omar Bravo 06/17/2011 vs. SJ W 1-0 Saves 7 Jimmy Nielsen 06/22/2011 at PHI T 0-0 Shots Faced 10 Eric Kronberg 05/14/2011 at LA L 1-4 Goals Allowed 4 Eric Kronberg 05/14/2011 at LA L 1-4

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2011) Goals 4 06/12/2011 at DAL W 4-1 4 07/23/2011 vs. TOR W 4-2 Assists 5 07/23/2011 vs. TOR W 4-2 Shots 24 07/16/2011 at HOU T 1-1 Shots on Goal 7 04/02/2011 at VAN T 3-3 Fouls Committed 18 04/16/2011 at CLB L 0-1 18 04/23/2011 at NE L 2-3 Fouls Suffered 19 08/21/2011 vs. DC W 1-0 Corner Kicks 10 04/23/2011 at NE L 2-3 10 07/16/2011 at HOU T 1-1 Offside 5 06/04/2011 at TOR T 0-0 5 06/17/2011 vs. SJ W 1-0 Saves 7 06/09/2011 vs. CHI T 0-0 7 06/22/2011 at PHI T 0-0 Shots Faced 10 05/14/2011 at LA L 1-4 Goals Allowed 4 05/14/2011 at LA L 1-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2011) Shots 7 05/21/2011 at SEA L 0-1 Shots on Goal 0 06/22/2011 at PHI T 0-0 Fouls Committed 5 06/09/2011 vs. CHI T 0-0 Fouls Suffered 7 07/02/2011 at POR W 2-1 7 07/09/2011 vs. CHV T 1-1 Corner Kicks 1 05/14/2011 at LA L 1-4 Offside 0 05/21/2011 at SEA L 0-1 0 06/12/2011 at DAL W 4-1 0 07/02/2011 at POR W 2-1 0 07/30/2011 vs. NE T 1-1 Saves 0 04/23/2011 at NE L 2-3 0 06/12/2011 at DAL W 4-1 0 09/10/2011 vs. HOU W 3-0 Shots Faced 0 09/10/2011 vs. HOU W 3-0

2011 REAL SALT LAKE VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-1-0) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 10 MID Arturo Alvarez 1 1 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 MID Kyle Beckerman 1 1 90 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 DEF Tony Beltran 1 1 68 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 DEF Nat Borchers 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 FWD Fabian Espindola 1 1 90 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 MID Luis Gil 1 0 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 MID Will Johnson 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 GK Nick Rimando 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 DEF Robbie Russell 1 0 22 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 FWD Alvaro Saborio 1 1 90 0 0 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 DEF Chris Schuler 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 MID Collen Warner 1 1 65 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 77 MID Andy Williams 1 0 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 17 DEF Chris Wingert 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 ----------- Team totals 1 1 90 0 0 19 3 12 14 2 8 2 0 0 Opponent totals 1 1 90 2 0 16 5 14 12 2 2 0 1 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME 18 GK Nick Rimando 1 1 90 5 3 2 2.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 1 1 90 5 3 2 2.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 Opponent totals 1 1 90 3 3 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0

2011 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. REAL SALT LAKE (1-0-0) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 9 FWD Teal Bunbury 1 1 90 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 M/D Roger Espinoza 1 1 57 1 0 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 DEF Matt Besler 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 99 FWD Omar Bravo 1 1 89 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 FWD Birahim Diop 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 DEF Michael Harrington 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 MID Jeferson 1 1 79 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 FWD Kei Kamara 1 1 74 0 0 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 GK Jimmy Nielsen 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 DEF Julio Cesar 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 FWD C.J. Sapong 1 0 16 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 DEF Luke Sassano 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 DEF*Seth Sinovic 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 MID Graham Zusi 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 ----------- Team totals 1 1 90 2 0 16 5 14 12 2 2 0 1 0 Opponent totals 1 1 90 0 0 19 3 12 14 2 8 2 0 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Roger Espinoza 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME 1 GK Jimmy Nielsen 1 1 90 3 3 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 1 1 90 3 3 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 Opponent totals 1 1 90 5 3 2 2.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. REAL SALT LAKE ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Sporting 6 wins, 20 goals Real 4 wins, 18 goals Ties 3 07/16/2005 KC 3 vs RSL 2 (KC) 08/13/2005 KC 4 at RSL 2 (RE) 05/20/2006 RSL 2 vs KC 1 (RE) 09/30/2006 KC 3 vs RSL 3 (KC) 07/14/2007 KC 1 vs RSL 0 (KC) 08/29/2007 RSL 3 vs KC 1 (RE) 06/07/2008 RSL 0 vs KC 0 (RE) 06/28/2008 KC 1 vs RSL 0 (CA) 05/16/2009 KC 2 at RSL 0 (RT) 08/29/2009 RSL 1 at KC 0 (CA) 05/29/2010 RSL 4 vs KC 1 (RT) 08/07/2010 KC 1 vs RSL 1 (CA) 08/03/2011 KC 2 vs RSL 0 (SP) U.S. OPEN CUP 04/18/2007 RSL 2 vs KC 1 (OT) (Q1, RE)

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Real Salt Lake Sporting KC Category 1 2 OT Tot. 1 2 OT Tot. Goals 10 8 0 18 12 8 0 20 Shots 68 89 0 157 88 91 0 179 Shots on Goal 30 37 0 67 34 37 0 71 Fouls 97 93 0 190 70 78 0 148 Offsides 19 19 0 38 22 14 0 36 Corner Kicks 18 23 0 41 40 32 0 72 GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total RSL 2 1 7 0 2 6 0 18 KC 3 7 2 3 3 2 0 20 CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Jason Kreis vs. KC 3-4-2 (1.22 pts./game) Peter Vermes vs. RSL 1-2-1 (1.00 pts./game) ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Real Salt Lake Sporting KC Goals 2 4 players tied 4 Sealy/Wolff Assists 2 4 players tied 5 Arnaud/Wolff Shots 16 Kyle Beckerman 27 Davy Arnaud Shots on Goal 8 Kyle Beckerman 9 3 players tied Fouls Committed 12 Atiba Harris 19 Davy Arnaud Fouls Suffered 12 Javier Morales 32 Davy Arnaud Wins 2 Nick Rimando 3 Kevin Hartman Losses 3 Nick Rimando 2 Kevin Hartman Shutouts 1 Rimando/Seitz 4 Kevin Hartman Saves 24 Nick Rimando 31 Kevin Hartman Goals Allowed 7 Countess/Rimando 9 Bo Oshoniyi ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Real Salt Lake Sporting KC Goals 2 Atiba Harris (9/30/06) 2 3 players tied Assists 1 15 players tied 3 Josh Wolff (8/13/05) Shots 6 Beckerman/Saborio 6 Arnaud/Kamara Shots on Goal 3 Kreis/Beckerman 3 6 players tied Fouls Committed 6 Harris/Olave 8 Davy Arnaud (5/29/10) Fouls Suffered 7 Javier Morales (5/29/10) 5 Davy Arnaud (5/29/10) Saves 7 Countess/Seitz 7 3 players tied Goals Allowed 4 D.J. Countess (8/13/05) 4 Jimmy Nielsen (5/29/10) 2011 W-L-T BREAKDOWNS: REAL SALT LAKE SPORTING KANSAS CITY W-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started) At Halftime: Leading 7-2-1 2 Ws (8/27/2011) 9-2-1 1 Ws (9/10/2011) Tied 6-2-3 1 Ws (9/10/2011) 1-4-3 1 Ts (6/22/2011) Trailing 0-3-2 2 Ls (7/30/2011) 0-2-6 6 Ts (5/28/2011) First Goal: Scored 13-2-1 3 Ws (8/27/2011) 9-3-1 1 Ws (9/10/2011) Allowed 0-5-2 3 Ls (7/30/2011) 1-5-6 5 Ts (7/6/2011) Goals Scored: 0 goals 0-4-3 3 Ls (7/30/2011) 0-3-3 3 Ts (6/4/2011) 1 goals 4-2-2 1 Ws (8/27/2011) 2-2-5 1 Ws (8/21/2011) 2 goals 5-1-0 2 Ws (9/3/2011) 3-3-1 1 Ts (9/5/2011) 3 goals 2-0-1 1 Ws (8/6/2011) 3-0-1 2 Ws (8/17/2011) 4 or more 2-0-0 10 Ws (8/9/2006) 2-0-0 31 Ws (5/2/1996) Goals Allowed: 0 goals 9-0-3 4 Ws (7/9/2011) 4-0-3 3 Ws (8/3/2011) 1 goals 4-2-2 2 Ws (9/3/2011) 4-3-5 1 Ws (8/17/2011) 2 goals 0-4-0 4 Ls (5/28/2011) 2-1-1 1 Ts (9/5/2011) 3 goals 0-1-1 1 Ls (8/20/2011) 0-3-1 2 Ls (4/23/2011) 4 goals 0-0-0 9 Ls (7/9/2005) 0-1-0 20 Ls (5/5/1996)

REAL SALT LAKE CAREER STATISTICS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-6-3) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Jason Kreis 4 4 360 2 2 13 Atiba Harris 4 3 259 2 1 4 Jordan Cila 2 2 150 2 0 2 Fabian Espindola 6 3 333 2 0 12 Robbie Russell 5 3 337 1 2 5 Andy Williams 12 6 600 1 2 11 Alvaro Saborio 3 3 269 1 1 12 Mehdi Ballouchy 2 1 111 1 0 3 Chris Brown 3 3 270 1 0 4 Pablo Campos 3 1 59 1 0 1 Jeff Cunningham 2 0 43 1 0 1 Robbie Findley 6 5 408 1 0 7 Ned Grabavoy 3 2 152 1 0 1 Matias Mantilla 1 1 90 1 0 2 Chris Klein 2 2 180 0 2 3 Alecko Eskandarian 1 1 90 0 1 3 Luke Kreamalmeyer 1 0 56 0 1 1 Javier Morales 6 6 495 0 1 13 Rusty Pierce 1 1 90 0 1 0 Dante Washington 1 0 27 0 1 1 Nelson Akwari 4 4 317 0 0 1 Jean Alexandre 2 1 135 0 0 1 Arturo Alvarez 1 1 59 0 0 0 Kyle Beckerman 7 7 630 0 0 16 Tony Beltran 4 4 338 0 0 0 Nat Borchers 7 7 630 0 0 2 Paul Broome 2 1 107 0 0 1 Kyle Brown 1 1 45 0 0 1 Matias Cordoba 1 0 20 0 0 0 D.J. Countess 2 2 180 0 0 0 Raphael Cox 1 1 72 0 0 0 Kenny Cutler 5 3 301 0 0 1 Kenny Deuchar 2 2 145 0 0 8 Brian Dunseth 2 2 180 0 0 0 Luis Miguel Escalada 1 0 14 0 0 1 Willis Forko 2 2 168 0 0 0 Scott Garlick 2 2 180 0 0 0 Luis Gil 1 0 25 0 0 1 Will Johnson 4 4 360 0 0 5 Brian Kamler 1 1 34 0 0 0 Jean-Martial Kipre 2 2 180 0 0 1 Ritchie Kotschau 2 2 180 0 0 0 Dema Kovalenko 2 2 180 0 0 3 Chris Lancos 1 1 90 0 0 0 Michael Lookingland 1 1 90 0 0 0 Clint Mathis 3 3 236 0 0 2 Yura Movsisyan 2 1 84 0 0 2 Kevin Novak 2 2 180 0 0 1 Tino Nunez 2 0 35 0 0 1 Jamison Olave 6 6 540 0 0 0 Eddie Pope 4 4 298 0 0 0 Nick Rimando 7 7 630 0 0 0 Chris Schuler 1 1 90 0 0 1 Chris Seitz 2 2 180 0 0 0 Jafet Soto 1 0 1 0 0 0 Jack Stewart 1 1 90 0 0 0 Carey Talley 4 4 340 0 0 3 Daniel Torres 2 2 180 0 0 0 Seth Trembly 1 1 90 0 0 2 Collen Warner 1 1 65 0 0 1 Jamie Watson 4 0 93 0 0 3 Chris Wingert 9 8 651 0 0 0 Team totals 13 13 1170 18 15 157 Opponent totals 13 13 1170 20 17 179 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Nick Rimando 7 630 31 24 1.00 0 Chris Seitz 2 180 12 8 1.00 0 Scott Garlick 2 180 9 5 2.00 0 D.J. Countess 2 180 19 13 3.50 0 ----------- Team totals 13 1170 71 50 1.54 0 Opponent totals 13 1170 67 49 1.38 0

CURRENT REAL SALT LAKE PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-6-3) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Andy Williams 26 19 1783 4 11 50 Kyle Beckerman 22 16 1557 2 1 30 Fabian Espindola 6 3 333 2 0 12 Robbie Russell 5 3 337 1 2 5 Arturo Alvarez 13 7 641 1 1 14 Alvaro Saborio 3 3 269 1 1 12 Ned Grabavoy 9 7 568 1 0 9 Nat Borchers 17 17 1540 0 1 3 Javier Morales 6 6 495 0 1 13 Jean Alexandre 2 1 135 0 0 1 Tony Beltran 4 4 338 0 0 0 Luis Gil 1 0 25 0 0 1 Will Johnson 5 4 372 0 0 5 Jamison Olave 6 6 540 0 0 0 Nick Rimando 21 21 1914 0 0 0 Chris Schuler 1 1 90 0 0 1 Blake Wagner 4 3 281 0 0 2 Collen Warner 1 1 65 0 0 1 Chris Wingert 16 12 1057 0 0 1 Team totals 13 13 1170 18 15 157 Opponent totals 13 13 1170 20 17 179 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Nick Rimando 21 1914 107 83 1.13 1 ----------- Team totals 13 1170 71 50 1.54 0 Opponent totals 13 1170 67 49 1.38 0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY CAREER STATISTICS VS. REAL SALT LAKE (6-4-3) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Josh Wolff 4 4 347 4 5 10 Scott Sealy 6 6 491 4 0 14 Sasha Victorine 8 7 647 2 1 12 Eddie Johnson 3 2 186 2 0 6 Teal Bunbury 3 3 270 1 0 5 Jose Burciaga Jr. 6 6 507 1 0 7 Roger Espinoza 3 3 208 1 0 7 Kei Kamara 3 3 254 1 0 9 Chris Klein 2 2 179 1 0 7 Ryan Pore 5 2 201 1 0 4 Davy Arnaud 11 11 960 0 5 27 Michael Harrington 9 7 684 0 1 2 Jack Jewsbury 11 8 749 0 1 14 Carlos Marinelli 4 2 189 0 1 5 Preki 1 1 45 0 1 1 Ryan Smith 2 2 179 0 1 6 Dave van den Bergh 1 1 84 0 1 1 Stephane Auvray 1 1 90 0 0 0 Matt Besler 4 4 360 0 0 1 Dustin Branan 1 0 1 0 0 0 Omar Bravo 1 1 89 0 0 2 Eloy Colombano 1 0 45 0 0 0 Jimmy Conrad 10 10 900 0 0 2 Adam Cristman 1 1 45 0 0 1 Birahim Diop 1 0 11 0 0 0 Nick Garcia 4 4 360 0 0 1 Herculez Gomez 2 1 93 0 0 4 Matt Groenwald 1 1 83 0 0 0 Diego Gutierrez 1 0 30 0 0 0 Kevin Hartman 6 6 540 0 0 0 Zoltan Hercegfalvi 1 0 45 0 0 2 Santiago Hirsig 2 2 180 0 0 0 Aaron Hohlbein 3 3 258 0 0 0 Jeferson 1 1 79 0 0 4 Michael Kraus 1 0 1 0 0 0 Jonathan Leathers 3 2 151 0 0 1 Claudio Lopez 4 4 359 0 0 11 Kurt Morsink 3 2 214 0 0 1 Yura Movsisyan 2 0 60 0 0 1 Chance Myers 3 0 83 0 0 1 Jimmy Nielsen 3 3 270 0 0 0 Bo Oshoniyi 4 4 360 0 0 0 Ryan Raybould 3 2 191 0 0 0 Brian Roberts 1 1 79 0 0 1 Craig Rocastle 1 1 63 0 0 0 Julio Cesar 1 1 90 0 0 0 C.J. Sapong 1 0 16 0 0 1 Luke Sassano 1 0 1 0 0 0 Seth Sinovic 1 1 90 0 0 0 Shavar Thomas 5 5 450 0 0 3 Ivan Trujillo 2 2 107 0 0 0 Tyson Wahl 2 1 94 0 0 0 Lance Watson 3 2 159 0 0 0 Kerry Zavagnin 6 6 465 0 0 4 Alex Zotinca 1 0 7 0 0 0 Graham Zusi 3 1 130 0 0 1 Team totals 13 13 1170 20 17 179 Opponent totals 13 13 1170 18 15 157 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Kevin Hartman 6 540 35 31 0.67 0 Jimmy Nielsen 3 270 14 9 1.67 0 Bo Oshoniyi 4 360 18 9 2.25 0 ----------- Team totals 13 1170 67 49 1.38 0 Opponent totals 13 1170 71 50 1.54 0

CURRENT SPORTING KANSAS CITY PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. REAL SALT LAKE (6-4-3) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Teal Bunbury 3 3 270 1 0 5 Roger Espinoza 3 3 208 1 0 7 Kei Kamara 9 6 556 1 0 15 Davy Arnaud 11 11 960 0 5 27 Michael Harrington 9 7 684 0 1 2 Ryan Smith 2 2 179 0 1 6 Matt Besler 4 4 360 0 0 1 Omar Bravo 1 1 89 0 0 2 Birahim Diop 1 0 11 0 0 0 Jeferson 1 1 79 0 0 4 Chance Myers 3 0 83 0 0 1 Jimmy Nielsen 3 3 270 0 0 0 Craig Rocastle 1 1 63 0 0 0 Julio Cesar 1 1 90 0 0 0 C.J. Sapong 1 0 16 0 0 1 Luke Sassano 3 0 42 0 0 0 Seth Sinovic 3 3 254 0 0 0 Shavar Thomas 9 9 810 0 0 4 Graham Zusi 3 1 130 0 0 1 Team totals 13 13 1170 20 17 179 Opponent totals 13 13 1170 18 15 157 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Jimmy Nielsen 3 270 14 9 1.67 0 ----------- Team totals 13 1170 67 49 1.38 0 Opponent totals 13 1170 71 50 1.54 0

REAL SALT LAKE v SPORTING KANSAS CITY – SATURDAY, SEPT. 17, 2011

MLS REGULAR SEASON GAME #27 – 2011 RSL GAME #35

Real Salt Lake (13-7-6, 45 pts, 4th

in West)

vs.

Sporting Kansas City (10-8-10, 40 pts, 2nd

in East)

Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 – Rio Tinto Stadium – Sandy, UT – 7:00 p.m. MT TV: MLS MatchDay Live via KSMO-TV Kansas City RADIO: 99.1 FM / ESPN700sports.com w/ Spencer Warne & Brian Kamler America First Credit Union Pre-Game Show @ 6:00 p.m. w/ Spencer Checketts & Trey Fitz-Gerald Juan 106.1 FM / ESPN-Deportes 1600 AM w/ Nelson Moran & Fernando Hortal

PROBABLE STARTERS 9/17 v KANSAS CITY RSL (4-4-2 diamond, R L):

GK: Rimando DF: Russell, Olave, Borchers, Wagner

MF: Beckerman; Williams, Johnson; Gil; FW: Espíndola, Saborío

RIO TINTO RESPITE: Real Salt Lake returns home Saturday seeking to extend an active three-game win streak that has vaulted Jason Kreis’ side into striking distance of West leaders LA, Seattle and Dallas … The penultimate month of the regular season sees Jason Kreis’ team make up all games in hand over West leaders LA, Seattle & Dallas … All four teams will be even on games played entering RSL’s Oct. 1 visit to Los Angeles … Last week in Seattle, RSL won a critical “six-point” match with the Sounders, riding an early gaffe by Sounders GK Kasey Keller and a stellar left-footed finish by Alvaro Saborio to overcome a first-half red card to DF Tony Beltran and a missed PK opportunity by Seattle en route to a 2-1 win over the Sounders … After Saturday, five of RSL’s next six matches are on the road (@ NY, @ DC, @LA, @VAN & @COL), with only two regular season home games remaining (9/28 v CHI and 10/22 v POR) … Saturday’s match at Rio Tinto Stadium kicks off at 7:00 p.m. MT, with the match televised live via the MLS Direct Kick Package … Fans can also follow over the air on RSL’s official radio partners, with 99.1 FM carrying the ESPN 700 feed and ESPN Deportes 1600 AM / Juan 106.1 FM …

RSL INJURY REPORT (as of 9/14/11)

OUT: MF Nelson González (R foot fracture), MF Javier Morales (L ankle fracture dislocation), DF Chris Wingert (L wrist fracture), GK Kyle Reynish (R ankle sprain)

DOUBTFUL:

QUESTIONABLE: FW Chris Agorsor (R hand fracture),

PROBABLE: DF Robbie Russell (back spasms), FW Álvaro Saborío (R knee effusion)

SABORIO SPECIAL FOR RSL STRIKE FORCE:

RSL’s predatory striker Álvaro Saborío moved into the team’s 2011 scoring lead with his 8th goal of the year last week at Seattle, surpassing by one this year’s MLS output for partner Fabian Espíndola … The early 2nd-half game-winner was the 9th GWG for Saborio in his 43 MLS games over the last two seasons – placing him in a 1st place tie with Robbie Findley’s 9 game-winners in 96 career MLS games – and the 20th MLS goal overall for the Costa Rican international … “Sabo” was also RSL’s leading scorer during the historic CONCACAF Champions League run, scoring 8 goals in 11 games … When Saborío – the first DP in RSL’s seven-season history – finds the back of the net, Jason Kreis’ team is a dominating 18-1-4 in all competitions (only loss was the rain-soaked 4-5 loss at Cruz Azul), compared to the 10-12-13 mark when he plays and does not score, as well as RSL’s 7-3-4 record when Sabo is unavailable due to injury or national team duty …


TIRELESS BECKERMAN – DARK HORSE MVP?:

RSL Captain Kyle Beckerman was the hero of the Sept. 3rd home victory over Philadelphia, scoring the eventual MLS Goal of the Week with a 18’ blast from 25 yards out and serving up a corner kick to DF Chris Schuler in the 26’ to give RSL a 2-0 lead in the eventual 2-1 win … The goal-and-assist performance by Beckerman was the second for the RSL captain in 2011 and his fourth multi-point effort of the campaign in MLS play … The 29-year-old midfielder upped his team-leading assist total to eight – good for a fourth-place tie in the League, and a career high … The fifth game-winning assist now places him alone in second place in the league this season, behind only that other “Becks,” LA Galaxy midfielder, David Beckham … KB5’s career total of nine game-winning assists leads RSL all-time, two ahead of MF Javier Morales (7) … That week’s heroics were made possible in part by U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who allowed Beckerman to miss the Sept. 2 friendly vs Costa Rica and travel after the RSL match for the Sept. 6 international friendly in Belgium, a game that saw Beckerman play the final 45 minutes of the 0-1 loss, connecting on 29 of 33 passes and stabilizing the U.S. defense … In mid-August, Beckerman started and played 90 “exceptional” minutes in the United States’ 1-1 friendly draw with Mexico in Philadelphia, earning that praise from Klinsmann … Beckerman – one of three RSL All-Stars this season – now has 14 caps and one goal in his U.S. career … The recent National Team duty gave the 12-year MLS veteran Beckerman a total of 11 games in 5 weeks from July 23 – Sept. 6, playing a full 90 minutes in eight RSL games plus one USMNT contest, along with the final 45 minutes in the MLS All-Stars’ loss to Manchester United on July 27 and the final 45 at Belgium … The RSL Captain has started and played a full 90 minutes in 30 of RSL’s 34 games this year (24 out of 26 MLS games, along with 5 of 6 CCL matches and the Open Cup Quarterfinal at Dallas) … Out of the 34 games in all competitions, Beckerman has sat out only the CCL Final v. Monterrey (suspended due to yellow cards) and the Open Cup contest v. Wilmington Hammerheads … National soccer scribes Steve Davis (SI.com) and Grant Wahl (SI.com) have each mentioned Beckerman as a dark horse candidate in the 2011 MLS MVP race for his tireless efforts to assume RSL’s playmaking mantle in place of the injured Javier Morales … Others often mentioned include Dallas MF Brek Shea, Seattle MF Mauro Rosales and Los Angeles talisman Landon Donovan …

RSL RESPONSIBLE FOR SURGING SHAKEUP:

Last week’s victory moved RSL into fourth place in the Western Conference, Real Salt Lake (45 points) now within one point of third-place FC Dallas (46 pts.) and one game of second-place Seattle Sounders FC (48 pts.), with the Utah side holding two games in hand on both squads … RSL is now four points above Rocky Mountain Cup rival, the Colorado Rapids, but holds three games in hand on the defending MLS Cup Champs … Based on points-per-match, RSL currently projects to 2nd in MLS with a 1.73 PPM average, trailing only LA (1.96) … With RSL’s two games in hand on LA and the head-to-head matchup on Oct. 1, Jason Kreis’ team controls its destiny in the 2011 MLS Supporters Shield race … Last year, only an LA win over Dallas on the final day gave the Galaxy the Shield … “BOR-LAVE” PAIRING NEARLY INVINCIBLE:

When 2010 Best XI defenders Nat Borchers and Jamison Olave start together and play 60+ minutes, Real Salt Lake has posted a 6-0-5 mark this season, allowing only 5 goals in those 11 games … When injury, suspension or red cards limit the duo’s time together and cause one or both to miss action, RSL is only 7-7-1 with 17 goals conceded … Olave – the 2010 MLS Defender of the Year and an MLS All-Star this season – has missed one game due to the red card on May 28 in the home loss to Seattle, two road games on turf that followed CONCACAF games 72 hours earlier and five games due to the knee injury suffered in the MLS All-Star Game in late July against Manchester United … Borchers was ejected for the third time this season on August 27 at Chivas, denying Nick LaBrocca an “obvious goal-scoring opportunity” … Nat was also tossed in the 3rd minute of the wild 3-3 draw on July 4 at home vs. NE, and saw one red in CCL play on Feb. 22 at Columbus, when he and Emilio Renteria got tangled and both were ejected in the 72’ … Borchers has missed only 10 of RSL’s 150 matches across all competitions from 2008-present, with the four absences this year surpassing his three combined during the 2009 & 10 seasons … NO LONGER WINLESS IN SEATTLE: Real Salt Lake’s bizarre 2-1 win was its first-ever defeat of the Sounders in Seattle, improving to 1-1-1 mark there in League play, and also dropping a 1-4 US Open Cup match to the Sounders early on in 2009 … Later that year, RSL returned to Seattle and emerged victorious in MLS Cup 2009 against Los Angeles, coming back from an 0-1 deficit and winning a dramatic PK shootout after 120 minutes …


NEW BLOOD JOINING RSL … : At the death of Thursday’s MLS roster freeze, RSL GM Garth Lagerwey announced the addition of two players to the team’s roster … Joining RSL on loan from USL PRO Champion Orlando City FC, MF Yordany Alvarez will wear #16 for the Claret-and-Cobalt … Now 26 years old and recently named the MVP of the Division 2 USL PRO league, Alvarez is a Cuban-born asylee who defected to the United States during the Olympic qualifying tourney in 2008 … The holding midfielder played at Rio Tinto Stadium in March of 2009 with the Austin Aztex, his side in 2010 as well, prior to the organization’s move to Orlando last winter … Also signing with RSL is the franchise’s second-ever Home Grown addition, 18-year old MF Nico Muñiz … The Albuquerque native is the first to make the voyage directly from the RSL-Arizona Academy system … The 18-year-old midfielder was a key part of the RSL-AZ U-18 side’s successful inaugural campaign in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, playing in 26 of the team’s 28 contests (11 goals) during the regular season and helping the side to a 15-8-5 mark and eventual #2 wild-card seeding for the USSDA’s playoffs … Muñiz started in all three of the RSL-AZ U-18s’ postseason contests at Pizza Hut Park, where the squad won its first two pool play matches before bowing out on the cusp of qualifying for the “Finals Week” championships in Milwaukee …

… WHILE OLD BLOOD RETURNS TO HEALTH:

Stalwart MF Ned Grabavoy has played 17 and 22 minutes each of the last two weeks after missing all of August, while FW Cody Arnoux was one of two RSL players to make his team debut two weeks ago at home vs. PHI, joining DF Blake Wagner … Arnoux has missed most of 2011 due to his recovery from a serious knee injury suffered last November while with Vancouver, while Wagner signed with RSL on August 15 after DF Chris Wingert – who has started nearly every game since 2008 – broke his wrist that weekend at Toronto … Another midseason pickup – FW Chris Agorsor – returned to training this week after breaking his right hand in a reserve game at Houston on August 21 … MF Javier Morales has the Oct. 1 match at Los Angeles circled for his return from the gruesome May 7 ankle injury, but the RSL MVP has been elevated to “non-neutral” status in this week’s trainings, will travel with the team to NY and DC next week and could see action during RSL’s next home game, Sept. 28 vs. Chicago …

“YOUNG-UN” GIL STEPPING UP AS WELL: When RSL acquired 16-year old MF Luis Gil in Feb. 2010 from Kansas City, few would have imagined 18 months later that the Garden Grove, Calif., native would have played in 15 consecutive games, starting 11 out of 12, and replacing the void left by Javier Morales at attacking Mid for six critical games in August / September … Gil has two goals on the season in nearly 1000 minutes of play, with the budding 17-year-old playmaker opening his MLS account in RSL’s 3-0 win over New York on August 6 at Rio Tinto Stadium, and scoring the go-ahead goal midway through the second half at Houston on August 20 … DISAPPOINTED IN THE PACE?: Despite the 2-3-0 August record and the disappointment of home losses to Seattle and Columbus, as well as the lineup carousel due to injury and national team duties, Real Salt Lake’s total of 45 points through 26 games is only three points behind last year’s club-record pace, yet 11 points ahead of where the team was at this point in 2009, when it won MLS Cup … Totals after 25, 26 and 27 games in the Kreis era: YEAR RECORD PTS GM 27 GM 28 FINAL 2011 13-7-6 45 ??? ??? 2010 13-4-9 48 WIN TIE 15-4-11 (56) 2009 9-10-7 34 LOSS LOSS 11-12-7 (40) 2008 9-10-7 34 TIE TIE 10-10-10 (40)

DEPTH CONTINUALLY TESTED: While RSL Nation was elated to see FW Paulo Junior return to action for the final 9 minutes @ TOR for first time since mid-April (a span of 17 MLS games, and 20 games in all competitions), several regular starters have missed significant time due to long-term injuries … The good news is that talisman MF Javier Morales – the man who has made the RSL attack click since 2008 – returned to training two weeks ago with a “non-contact” decree by Jason Kreis and the doctors … Morales has missed 23 games and counting, as he targets an Oct. 1 return from the broken ankle suffered back on May 7 … This year’s time lost due to injury, suspension or int’l duty: PLAYER MIN. LOST RECORD RETURN

Javier Morales 2160 10-7-6 9/28 v CHI ???

Paulo Junior 1880 5-5-6 8/13 @ TOR

Alvaro Saborio 900 3-3-3

Arturo Alvarez 900 4-2-3

Will Johnson 810 2-2-2

Chris Wingert 720 5-3-2 9/28 v CHI ???

Fabian Espindola 630 1-1-2

Jamison Olave 450 1-4-0 8/27 @ CHV

Ned Grabavoy 360 1-3-0 9/3 v PHI

The total number of games lost due to injury or national team duty this season? … More than 100 games worth by RSL’s top contributors … Almost 1/2 of those games missed have been by Morales and Paulo Junior, with RSL posting a 6-5-6 MLS mark in games missed completely by the dynamic duo …


DOMINANT DEFENSE NEEDS SOME SUPPORT:

Despite the shock of the August 0-2 losses suffered v CLB and @ KC, RSL’s vaunted rearguard has still allowed only 22 goals through 26 games, including the concession of one goal or fewer in 18 of 26 MLS contests … The team boasts allowing a league-low 0.88 GAA and 22 goals allowed thus far, including three on PKs … Last year, RSL allowed just 20 goals in the 30-game regular season, setting a new standard in MLS annals and breaking the 2007 Houston Dynamo record of 23 GA … ROAD WARRIORS’ MIXED BAG: Despite late collapses at Houston and Columbus, Real Salt Lake – once the worst road team in the history of MLS – has earned points in 20 of its last 31 road games dating back to May, 2010 in MLS, CCL and Open Cup play … This recent advent of road success places the squad’s all-time regular season road mark at 18-60-26 (.298; 94 GF / 171 GA) following the 104th road contest in League play last week at Seattle … Since Kreis took over, RSL’s MLS road mark is 14-36-21, with the four road wins in 2010 doubling the two earned in each of the 2007-09 seasons … 12 games down (4-5-3, 16 pts), 5 to go in 2011 … Starting with Aug. 13 at Toronto, and factoring in the new Oct. 6 date north of the border, the Claret-and-Cobalt play 9 of its final 13 regular season contests – and 5 of the last 7 – away from the friendly confines of Rio Tinto Stadium …

MORALES A MARKED MAN IN MLS: Argentine playmaker Javier Morales has played 116 games for RSL (93 MLS regular-season, 8 playoff, 3 Open Cup, 12 CCL) … During that time, he has been the most-fouled player in the League (reg. season only), an indicator of the target on his back by opposing defenses … The list (from 8/29/07 to 5/7/11): Player FS

Javier Morales - RSL 211

Alejandro Moreno - CLB 199

Eddie Gaven - CLB 189

Robbie Rogers - CLB 172

Guillermo Barros Schelotto - CLB 163

ALL-TIME RESULTS, WITHOUT JAVIER: Since the talismanic Argentine Javier Morales’ arrival on the Wasatch Front, RSL has played 49 MLS regular-season/playoff, CCL or Open Cup games without its playmaker, posting a 20-15-14 overall mark (only 6-11-5 away from home) … Head Coach Jason Kreis’ team has gone 15-13-12 in MLS reg. season play, 0-0-1 Playoff, 3-0-0 in CONCACAF and 1-2-1 in Open Cup sans Javi … Since the beginning of the 2009 season, that record is 16-12-11, including the ability to score 2+ goals in only 19 of those 39 games without Javier … The breakdown:

DATE OPP. RESULT

09/19/2007 Los Angeles T 2-2

09/22/2007 Colorado W 1-0

09/29/2007 @ New York T 2-2

10/06/2007 Chivas USA L 2-3

10/15/2007 Houston L 0-1

10/20/2007 @ Colorado W 1-0 (2-2-2 overall)

05/15/2008 @ Colorado L 0-2 (0-1-0 overall)

04/28/2009 @ Seattle L 1-4* USOC

05/06/2009 Los Angeles T 2-2

06/06/2009 Colorado T 1-1

08/26/2009 Chivas USA W 4-0

08/29/2009 @ Kansas City W 1-0

09/12/2009 Chicago T 1-1

09/19/2009 @ Houston L 2-3

09/26/2009 @ FC Dallas L 0-3 (2-3-3 overall)

04/14/2010 @ San Jose T 3-3* USOC

04/17/2010 @ Los Angeles L 1-2

04/24/2010 @ Columbus L 0-1

05/01/2010 Toronto FC W 2-1

05/08/2010 Philadelphia W 3-0

09/15/2010 Toronto FC W 4-1^ CCL

09/18/2010 Chicago W 1-0

09/22/2010 @ Arabe Unido W 3-2^ CCL

09/25/2010 Colorado T 1-1

10/19/2010 Cruz Azul W 3-1^ CCL

11/06/2010 FC Dallas T 1-1& Playoff

(6-2-3 overall)

04/09/2011 @ New England W 2-0

05/14/2011 Houston T 0-0

05/22/2011 @ Dallas T 0-0

05/28/2011 Seattle L 1-2

06/04/2011 Vancouver W 2-0

06/08/2011 @ Columbus L 1-2

06/11/2011 @ Phila. T 1-1

06/18/2011 D.C. United T 1-1

06/22/2011 @ Chicago T 0-0

06/25/2011 Toronto FC W 3-1

06/28/2011 Wilmington W 2-0* USOC

07/04/2011 New England T 3-3

07/09/2011 FC Dallas W 2-0

07/12/2011 @ Dallas L 0-2* USOC

07/23/2011 San Jose W 4-0

07/30/2011 Columbus L 0-2

08/03/2011 @ Kansas City L 0-2

08/06/2011 New York W 3-0

08/13/2011 @ Toronto L 0-1

08/20/2011 @ Houston L 2-3

08/27/2011 @ Chivas USA W 1-0

09/03/2011 Philadelphia W 2-1

09/10/2011 @ Seattle W 2-1 (10-7-6 overall)


SEEING RED, BUT TO LITTLE ADVANTAGE: After seeing just one red card for the bulk of 2010 (only a bench red to Espindola in a CONCACAF match in Panama), RSL has seen eight players ejected in its last 36 games, dating back to the Javier Morales ejection at Dallas in last year’s playoffs … DF Tony Beltran saw red early 2nd half in RSL’s first game of the year at Columbus in the Feb. 22 CONCACAF Quarterfinal, and again last week in Seattle … In between, DF Nat Borchers has seen 3 red cards, Jamison Olave one and MF Will Johnson one … Back on May 7, in RSL’s 1-0 home win over CD Chivas USA, RSL saw an opponent hit with multiple red cards for the third time in the team’s now 210-game MLS regular-season history, with the 65-minute span with at least a one-man advantage the longest in club annals … For an incredible amount of 49 minutes, RSL enjoyed a TWO-MAN advantage over Chivas USA, playing 11-v-9 in deadlocked fashion prior to Will Johnson’s victory-clinching goal in the 87th minute … On only one prior occasion – Oct. 18, 2008, in the 2nd-ever game at Rio Tinto Stadium – had RSL enjoyed a 2-man advantage over its opponent, but that was just for stoppage time of the team’s 3-1 victory over FC Dallas, a game known primarily for Johnson’s 2008 MLS Goal of the Year blast … Following the August 3 ejection of KC MF Roger Espinoza in the 57th minute v KC, RSL opponents have now been subject to ejection on 28 occasions, giving the Claret-and-Cobalt a total of 487 minutes with a man-advantage … During those minutes, RSL has now seen a +13 goal difference, thanks to the 4-goal outburst on July 23 vs SJ … All-time, RSL now has been victim of 32 red cards, succumbing to a -9 goal difference in a total of 702 minutes playing a man down … Incredibly, SIX of those nine goals came in one game, the 0-6 loss @NY in August 2006 when DF Jack Stewart was tossed in the 8th minute … RSL has never played with just nine men due to disciplinary issues, and has now scored SEVEN short-handed goals (Jason Kreis, 7/4/05 v. NY; Chris Klein & Kreis, 9/16/06 v. DAL; a Chris Leitch own-goal on 7/3/09 v. SJ; Nelson Gonzalez late goal on 5/28/11 v SEA; and the Johnson/Saborio goals on July 4 v NE) …

LINEUP SHUFFLE STOPPED IN TORONTO … :

For the first time in more than a year, Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis rolled out the same starting XI on Aug. 13 at Toronto as he had the previous week – in the team’s 30th game in all competitions this season … Injuries, cards, suspensions, national team duty and fixture congestion had all conspired to prevent a duplicate lineup in back-to-back matches, something that had not happened since July 31/Aug. 7, 2010 – a span of 48 MLS, CCL and Open Cup games … … BUT PICKING UP AGAIN: However, Kreis’ carousel continues, as DF Chris Wingert (left wrist fracture) and MF Will Johnson (yellow-card accumulation) missed the game in Houston … With the Borchers red card suspension and the national team duty for several guys, the carousel spinned hard again last time out at home v PHI … The return of Sabo, Johnson and Olave last week @ SEA provides a return to normalcy, yet Tony Beltran’s red card requires more tinkering by Coach Kreis this week v KC … BECKERMAN STILL ON WARNING: With his trio of caution-free games in early August, Captain and MF Kyle Beckerman has earned a “Good Behavior” reduction to his caution total … However, with his yellow card foul on Chivas villain Marco Mondaini August 27, Beckerman returns to “yellow-card peril” and will be forced to sit out a game after his next caution … The Captain has been caution-free in 2-1 RSL wins v PHI and @ SEA the last two weeks … DF Robbie Russell is also on the precipice of having to sit out one game after his next yellow, but can go two games without booking to earn the “Good Behavior” incentive … Three RSL players – FW Fabian Espíndola, DF Chris Wingert and M/F Jean Alexandre – are each TWO cautions away from suspension … KANSAS CITY FIRST TO WIN AT RIOT: Back in May of 2009, the former Kansas City Wizards became the first team to come to RSL’s new Stadium and win a regular-season match, riding a pair of Josh Wolff goals to win 2-0 … All-Time, KC holds a 6-4-3 advantage over RSL, outscoring the team from the Wasatch 20-18 … In Utah, however, RSL holds a 3-2-1 mark and an 11-9 goal difference … Last May, RSL defeated KC 4-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium, getting goals from Fabian Espindola, Alvaro Saborio, Robbie Russell and Ned Grabavoy … Since that time, the teams tied 1-1 in KC last year, prior to RSL dropping an 0-2 decision in its inaugural visit to LiveStrong Sporting Park last month …


FORTRESS STILL STANDING STRONG: Despite dropping three home games in the last five months, Rio Tinto Stadium and Utah soil remains a “Fortress” for Jason Kreis’ team, as RSL has dropped just 6 of its last 68 home games (43-6-19) across MLS regular season / playoff and CONCACAF / Open Cup play dating back to the start of 2008 … Prior to that, RSL was 15-19-13 on Utah soil in MLS competition, with a -5 goal differential (60 GF / 65 GA) from 2005-07 … The 2010 RSL side was just the 2nd MLS team to remain unbeaten at home in an entire season, joining the 2005 SJ Earthquakes (9-0-7) … Since June ‘09, RSL is 20-0-8 at home in regular-season play, the longest such run in League history: TEAM # START STOP

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Real Salt Lake 29 06/06/2009 05/28/2011

Columbus Crew 22 06/28/2008 09/26/2009

San Jose 18 09/25/2004 10/08/2005

Three teams tied with 17 With RSL’s 0-2 loss at home July 30 against Columbus, the team saw its once-impenetrable home breached for the third occasion in 2011, including the 1-2 loss on May 28 against Seattle – which snapped its MLS home unbeaten streak at 29 games – and the CCL Final loss on April 27 to Monterrey (MEX) snapped the club’s overall home unbeaten run at 37 games across MLS, CCL and exhibition play … Since June 6, 2009, RSL is 5-1-0 at home in CONCACAF play, 26-2-11 in MLS regular season, 1-0-1 playoffs and 2-0-1 in international exhibitions … The aggregate scoreline in those games?: 97-29 …

Form Guide: the 36-3-13 (all competitions) mark from June 6, 2009 – present: (CCL=red; Playoff = blue; friendly = green; Open Cup = underline): 2009: T W T W W W T W T T W W W 2010: T W W W W W W T W T W W W W W W T W W T 2011: W W W W L W T L W T W W T W W L W W

RMC TIES: The June 6, 2009 Fox Soccer Channel telecast went to multiple commercial breaks during Elder Gonzalez’ lengthy “consecration” of the field, much to the disdain of current Rapids’ coach Gary Smith … RSL’s all-time home mark PRIOR to Elder Gonzalez' "consecration" – just 25-21-19 … AFTER Elder Gonzalez' June 6, 2009 prayer at Rio Tinto Stadium – now 36 wins, 3 losses, 13 ties … Real Salt Lake Year-by-Year Home Results (Regular Season) 2005: 5-8-3 (.406) 18 pts. 19 GF / 24 GA (-5 GD) 2006: 6-4-6 (.563) 24 pts. 23 GF / 19 GA (+4 GD) 2007: 4-7-4 (.400) 16 pts. 18 GF / 22 GA (-4 GD) 2008: 8-1-6 (.733) 30 pts. 24 GF / 10 GA (+14 GD) 2009: 9-1-5 (.750) 32 pts. 34 GF / 11 GA (+23 GD) 2010: 11-0-4 (.867) 37 pts. 31 GF / 7 GA (+24 GD) 2011: 9-2-3 (.750) 30 pts. 27 GF / 11 GA (+16 GD) CAREER: 52-23-31 (.637) 176 GF / 104 GA (+72 GD)

BREAKING DOWN THE STREAK: In the two years without losing a home MLS game between May 16, 2009 (Kansas City) and May 28, 2011 (Seattle), here’s the 29-game MLS / Rio Tinto Stadium unbeaten streak for RSL (reg. season only), by the numbers: 17 – RSL shutouts by GK Nick Rimando 16 – number of RSL players to score at home 13 – crowds of 18,000+ or more at Rio Tinto Stadium 12 – opposing players to each score once during streak 11 – total 2nd half comebacks for RSL to salvage tie/win 9 – goals by FW Robbie Findley, tops among scorers 9 – goals by FW Álvaro Saborío, all coming in 2010 7 – wins at home during the streak following road losses 7 – number of one-goal wins (including five 1-0 wins) 5 – largest margin of victory (see below) 4 – number of 3-0 wins, the most common result 4 – come-from-behind ties 3 – scoreless draws 2 – number of times opponent scored 2 or more goals 2 – Wins against 2010 Supp. Shield winner LA Biggest Win (margin): 7/2/10 v NE – 5-0 Biggest Win (meaning): 10/24/09 v COL – RSL wins 3-0 on final day of season to force postseason tiebreakers and eliminate Colorado from playoffs for 3rd consecutive season, qualifying for Playoffs and eventually winning MLS Cup and paving way to CCL participation; Biggest Crowd: 3/26/11 v LA – a RioT record of 20,507 saw RSL score twice in first 10 minutes en route to a 3-0 halftime lead and an eventual 4-1 win over David Beckham and the L.A. Galaxy, despite the FIFA date and a Jazz home game; Loudest Crowd: 4/10/10 v SEA – 19,970 were on hand as newcomer Álvaro Saborío headed home a Nelson Gonzalez corner kick three minutes into 2nd half stoppage time to salvage a 2-2 draw in RSL’s 2010 home opener, a match that included a pre-game banner raising and ring ceremony to commemorate the teams’ MLS Cup 2009 win; Cutting it close: 7/3/09 v SJ – stoppage time OG by Earthquakes’ Chris Leitch gives RSL a 1-1 tie; 4/13/11 v COL – 93’ goal by Fabian Espindola gives RSL 1-0 win Best Comeback: 7/24/09 v DAL – Four second-half goals erase 0-2 halftime deficit; GK Nick Rimando saves Cunningham PK, Kreis ejected; Outscored opponents 59-13, with 16 different scorers: (Findley 9, Saborío 9, Morales 7, Espindola 6, Movsisyan 5, Olave 4, Grabavoy 4, Williams 3, Beckerman 2, Johnson 2, Russell, Campos, Gonzalez, Borchers, Mathis, Paulo Jr.; Own Goals – 2)


STREAK STOPPED AT SEVEN: Real Salt Lake’s 0-2 loss to Columbus on July 30 halted the team’s unbeaten run at seven MLS games, marking the club’s third-longest stretch without a loss in team history … The only longer streaks each originated last year, when single-season runs of 10 and 14 games for Jason Kreis’ team without a loss, the latter extended to 18 with its hot regular-season start this year:

TEAM STK START END

Real Salt Lake 18 07/24/2010 04/13/2011

Real Salt Lake 10 05/01/2010 07/08/2010

Real Salt Lake 7 06/11/2011 07/30/2011

Real Salt Lake 5 07/26/2006 08/19/2006

Real Salt Lake 5 09/30/2006 04/14/2007

Real Salt Lake 5 05/31/2008 06/21/2008

Real Salt Lake 5 09/27/2008 10/25/2008

Real Salt Lake 5 06/06/2009 07/03/2009

MAYDAY, MAYDAY: 12-MONTH RUN OF

SUCCESS ON MULTIPLE FRONTS: Real Salt Lake performed exceptionally in the 45 games played between May 1, 2010 and April 30, 2011, losing only six times in that stretch, the rough equivalent of a season-and-a-half … Across MLS reg. season, MLS Playoff and CONCACAF Champions League games, Jason Kreis’ team posted an impressive mark of 26-6-13 and outscored opponents 75-33 since May 1, 2010 … RSL would have earned 91 points in this stretch … The MLS equivalents: (reg.-season games only)

TEAM GAME 1 GAME 45 PTS

Los Angeles Galaxy 7/04/1997 9/02/1998 95

D.C. United 5/21/2005 7/22/2006 91

Chicago Fire 6/04/2000 9/01/2001 90

Prior to April 30 at Portland, the lone MLS losses both came on the road at Dallas on July 17 and Oct. 30, sandwiched around the bizarre 4-5 loss at Cruz Azul … The fourth loss was the 1-2 decision at Saprissa which enabled RSL to advance to the CCL Final …

KREIS CONTRACT EXTENDED THRU 2013: On March 24, RSL President Bill Manning and GM Garth Lagerwey announced that the club has extended by two years the contract of current Head Coach Jason Kreis, keeping the youngest MLS Cup-winning manager in League history on the RSL sideline through the completion of the 2013 season … All-time, Kreis now owns a 55-44-37 mark in MLS regular-season, playoff and CONCACAF Champions League play …

Under Kreis’ leadership, RSL became the first-ever MLS team (and one of just three non-Mexican teams) to win a CONCACAF group, posting a 4-1-1 mark and becoming the first-ever MLS side to advance CCL Final … The former striker’s 2010 side was also the second-highest-scoring team in CONCACAF’s group stage, with 17 goals in six games (2.83 goals/game) …

MILESTONES ACHIEVED DURING KREIS ERA: During MLS play in 2010, the following numbers established by RSL set or tied new single-season league standards:

fewest goals allowed (20) overall goal differential (+25) total home points (37) fewest home losses (0) fewest home goals allowed (7)

In addition to those league benchmarks, last year’s edition set franchise-high records in

wins (15) goals (45) scoring output (1.50/game) points (56) shutouts (15) road points (19) road goal differential (+1)

TWO-GOAL COMEBACKS: Real Salt Lake emerged with a point on July 4 for the sixth time in club history after spotting the opposition a two-goal lead … Four of the six 2-goal comebacks have occurred at home, with three of the four happening as precursors to the Independence Day or Pioneer Day fireworks shows … This week’s NE comeback was the second to occur on July 4, as former captain Jason Kreis tallied a 90’ PK v NY to salvage a 2-2 draw … In last year’s regular-season finale at rival Colorado, Saborio scored twice in second-half stoppage time to retain the Rocky Mountain Cup for holders RSL … The only win of the six came against Dallas … In 2009, RSL stormed back from a 0-2 deficit at halftime to visiting Dallas on Pioneer Day to score four in an incredible second half, which saw GK Nick Rimando stone a Jeff Cunningham PK and Yura Movsisyan notch a 2nd-half brace … The list:

7/4/2005 v NY: T 2-2 RSL: Trembly (78) Kreis (90);

MET: Razov (44) Magee (48)

10/8/2005 @ SJ: T 2-2 RSL: Novak (64) Williams (73);

SJ: De Rosario (38) Nash (44)

05/05/2007 v NY: T 3-3 RSL: Klein (61) Cunningham (90) C. Brown (90);

NY: Richards (12) Mathis (28,83)

07/24/2009 v DAL: W 4-2 RSL: Movsisyan (55,90) Findley (62) own goal (88);

DAL: Cunningham (13) van den Bergh (21)

10/23/2010 @ COL: T 2-2 RSL: Saborio (90,90);

COL: Cummings (16) Casey (50)

07/04/2011 v NE: T 3-3 RSL: Johnson (24) Saborio (56) Espindola (83);

NE: Lekic (4) Tierney (16) Joseph (63)


RSL “BRACING” FOR SUCCESS: With FW Alvaro Saborio’s two-goal ‘brace’ on July 23 v SJ, RSL has now seen 20 of its 30 all-time multi-goal performances occur at home in its 210-game MLS regular-season game, 12-game CCL and 12-game Open Cup histories … The multi-goal game was Saborio’s 7th cross all competitions, ahead of Jeff Cunningham (5) and Javier Morales’ tie with Robbie Findley with four “braces,” while Yura Movsisyan and Jason Kreis each had 2, ahead of Paulo Junior, Will Johnson, Kyle Beckerman, Atiba Harris, Chris Brown and Fabian Espíndola, who have each also scored 2 or more times in a game … When an RSL player scores 2 or more goals in a game, the team has posted a 21-3-4 all-time mark … Besides the 4-5 loss at Cruz Azul in CCL play and the 4-6 loss at Minnesota in Open Cup action, when was the lone MLS loss? … June 17, 2007, when Chris Brown’s brace @LA was wasted in a 2-3 loss: G Player Date Opponent Result

2 Álvaro Saborío 07/23/2011 vs. SJ W 4-0

2 Álvaro Saborío 06/25/2011 vs. TOR W 3-1

2 Javier Morales 03/26/2011 vs. LA W 4-1

2 Javier Morales 03/01/2011 vs. CLB W 4-1*

2 Álvaro Saborío 10/23/2010 @ COL T 2-2

2 Paulo Junior 10/18/2010 vs. CAZ W 3-1*

2 Will Johnson 09/25/2010 @ AUO W 3-2*

2 Álvaro Saborío 08/25/2010 @ CAZ L 4-5*

2 Álvaro Saborío 08/18/2010 vs. AUO W 2-1*

2 Javier Morales 08/14/2010 vs. CLB W 2-0

2 Álvaro Saborío 07/02/2010 vs. NE W 5-0

2 Álvaro Saborío 05/13/2010 vs. HOU W 3-1

2 Javier Morales 03/27/2010 @ SJ W 3-0

3 Robbie Findley 04/02/2009 vs. CLB W 4-1

2 Yura Movsisyan 07/24/2009 vs. DAL W 4-2

2 Robbie Findley 08/26/2009 vs. CHV W 4-0

2 Robbie Findley 10/24/2009 vs. COL W 3-0

2 Yura Movsisyan 09/27/2008 @ SJ W 3-2

2 Fabian Espindola 08/29/2008 vs. COL W 2-0

2 Kyle Beckerman 04/12/2008 vs. DC W 4-0

2 Robbie Findley 06/23/2007 vs. DC W 2-1

2 Chris Brown 06/17/2007 @ LA L 2-3

2 Jeff Cunningham 04/07/2007 vs. DAL T 2-2

2 Atiba Harris 09/30/2006 @ KC T 3-3

2 Jeff Cunningham 08/09/2006 @ COL W 4-1

2 Jeff Cunningham 07/29/2006 vs. DC W 2-1

2 Jeff Cunningham 06/03/2006 vs. CHI W 3-1

2 Jeff Cunningham 05/13/2006 @ LA W 3-0

3 Jason Kreis 07/13/2005 @ MIN L 4-6&

2 Jason Kreis 04/30/2005 vs. SJ T 2-2

*CONCACAF Champions League &U.S. Open Cup

LATE DRAMA PART OF RSL DNA: MF Will Johnson’s 87’ game-winning goal vs. Chivas way back on May 7 marked the 16th all-time go-ahead scored by RSL in the final 15 minutes of a regular-season MLS or CCL game … Two of the three RSL goals scored prior to that – Espindola’s 93+ game-winner v COL and Morales’ late equalizer at Monterrey – also meet the dramatic criteria … All-time lists for equalizers and GWG (active players in bold):

RSL EQUALIZERS AFTER 75’ (18 total)

95+ ................ Saborío, 10/23/10 @ COL (1-1 T)

94+ ............... Saborío, 04/10/10 v. SEA (2-2 T)

93+ .............. Borchers, 09/25/10 v. COL (1-1 T)

92+ ................ Johnson, 8/25/10 @ CAZ* (4-5 L)

92+................. C. Brown, 5/05/07 v. NY (3-3 T)

91+’ ............ Leitch (OG), 7/03/09 v. SJ (1-1 T)

90’ ...............Movsisyan, 10/15/08 @ COL (1-1 T)

90’................Cunningham, 7/29/06 v. DC (2-1 W)

90’..................... Kreis, 7/4/05 v. NY (2-2 T)

89’................ Morales, 04/20/11 @ MTY* (2-2 T)

89’.................... Soto, 10/15/06 @ CHV (1-1 T)

89’.....................Kreis, 4/15/06 v. NY (1-1 T)

88’....................Kreis, 5/27/06 v. COL (2-2 T)

86’.................. Morales, 9/19/07 v. LA (2-2 T)

83’..................Espindola, 7/4/11 v. NE (3-3 T)

81’..................... Kreis, 9/30/06 @ KC (3-3 T)

78’................ Ballouchy, 5/20/06 v. KC (2-1 W)

75’.................... Klein, 8/16/06 @ CLB (2-1 W)

RSL GAME-WINNERS AFTER 75’ (16 total)

93+.............. Espíndola, 04/13/11 v. COL (1-0 W)

92+................ Saborío, 8/18/10 v. DAU* (2-1 W)

92+ .............. Cunningham, 7/29/06 v. DC (2-1 W)

90’................... Talley, 8/16/06 @ CLB (2-1 W)

89’............... Espíndola, 05/22/10 @ CHV (2-1 W)

88’............. Torres (OG), 7/24/09 v. DAL (4-2 W)

87’.................. Johnson, 5/7/11 v. CHV (1-0 W)

87’................. Findley, 7/28/08 v. TOR (2-1 W)

87’................. Findley, 10/20/07 @ COL (1-0 W)

84’................... Saborío, 10/2/10 @ NE (2-1 W)

84’................. Findley, 8/04/07 v. HOU (1-0 W)

81’................. Dunseth, 4/16/05 v. COL (1-0 W)

80’.................. Morales, 6/09/10 v. LA (1-0 W)

80’................ Williams, 10/14/09 v. NY (1-0 W)

80’ ................. Morales, 4/11/09 v. DC (2-1 W)

80’............... Cunningham, 5/20/06 v. KC (2-1 W)


REAL SALT LAKE ALL-TIME INT’L RESULTS (12-7-6 – 43 GF / 33 GA) * - XanGo Cup # - CCL Date Opponent Score Result June 8, 2005 Universidad Catolica (Chile) 3-2 W August 24, 2005 Harbour View F.C. (Jamaica) 1-1 T July 19, 2006 Monarcas Morelia (Mexico) 1-3 L August 12, 2006 Real Madrid (Spain)* 0-2 L April 18, 2007 Fiji National Team 3-0 W June 7, 2007 Chinese National Team 1-0 W July 21, 2007 Everton F.C. (England)* 2-0 W July 24, 2007 Boca Juniors (Argentina)* 1-1 T July 9, 2008 Club Santos Laguna (Mexico)* 1-4 L July 23, 2008 Dep. Saprissa (Costa Rica) 1-2 L Sept. 3, 2008 U.A.N.L. (Tigres) (Mexico) 1-0 W July 11, 2009 C.F. América (Mexico)* 1-0 W Oct. 7, 2009 CD Guadalajara (Mexico) 1-1 T June 19, 2010 Puntarenas F.C. (Costa Rica) 2-0 W August 18, 2010 Árabe Unido (Panama) # 2-1 W August 25, 2010 @ Cruz Azul (Mexico) # 4-5 L Sept. 15, 2010 Toronto FC (Canada) # 4-1 W Sept. 22, 2010 @ Arabe Unido (Panama) # 3-2 W Sept. 28, 2010 @ Toronto FC (Canada) # 1-1 T Oct. 19, 2010 Cruz Azul (Mexico) # 3-1 W Feb. 22, 2011 @ Columbus (USA) # 0-0 T March 1, 2011 Columbus Crew (USA) # 4-1 W March 15, 2011 Dep. Saprissa (CRC) # 2-0 W April 5, 2011 @ Dep. Saprissa (CRC) # 1-2 L* April 20, 2011 @ Monterrey (MEX) # 2-2 T April 27, 2011 Monterrey (MEX) # 0-1 L

* RSL advances 3-2 on aggregate

HOW DOES RSL GET BACK IN TO CCL?: RSL probably won’t play another international side – exhibition or otherwise – until the 2012/13 CONCACAF tourney, which it could only qualify for by winning the 2011 MLS Supporters Shield crown or be a MLS Cup 2011 participant … RSL saw its other opportunity fall by the wayside this week after falling out of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup via a quarterfinal defeat at FC Dallas … Had RSL defeated Dallas in last year’s MLS Cup Playoff series, or even had Los Angeles advanced in place of Dallas to MLS Cup – RSL would have qualified for this year’s CONCACAF Champions League due to LA essentially owning “dual” slots (Supp. Shield / Cup participant) and RSL finishing #2 in last year’s overall MLS table … RSL’S INTERNATIONAL HISTORY: With the late April 0-1 loss to Monterrey in the 2010/11 CONCACAF Final, RSL is now 12-7-6 all-time in international contests, with a positive goal differential (43 goals for / 33 goals against) … In meaningful int’l competition, RSL is now 6-3-3 (26 GF / 17 GA) … In the Jason Kreis era, RSL falls to 8-3-2 vs. visiting international squads (does NOT include Toronto FC league matches; however, DOES include CCL games vs Columbus) …

DIXON THE LATEST – & FIRST IN AWHILE:

During Real Salt Lake’s early years, it seemed like fans’ hearts were routinely broken by an opposing goal from a player few had ever heard of … Between 2005-07, the club’s turmoil-filled early years, 20 different players scored their first-ever MLS goal against the hapless Claret-and-Cobalt … In the Kreis era, as the team matured, that trend slowed to a trickle – only three players in 2008-09 found the back of the net for the first time vs. RSL … Earlier this year, Seattle’s Lamar Neagle became the first player in two years to bury his first career tally against RSL , with his bending 84’ blast that proved to be the game winner … Two weeks later, Philadelphia midfielder Keon Daniel struck with his initial MLS goal … That feat was repeated Aug. 20 in Houston, as homegrown player Alex Dixon opened his MLS account with a stoppage-time dagger for the Dynamo to send RSL to a crushing defeat … Dixon is now one of the 12 to have scored their lone career MLS goal (as of Aug. 28, 2011, indicated by an *) … The list:

DATE OPP Player Result

05/28/2005 CHI Chad Barrett L, 0-3

05/28/2005 CHI Samuel Caballero* L, 0-3

06/04/2005 DAL Abe Thompson L, 0-2

06/22/2005 LA Ednaldo* T, 1-1

09/21/2005 COL Dedi Ben Dayan L, 0-2

10/08/2005 SJ Julian Nash* T, 2-2

10/12/2005 COL Fabrice Noel L, 0-1

04/08/2006 DAL Mark Wilson* L, 1-2

05/06/2006 CLB Jason Garey L, 0-1

05/27/2006 COL Daniel Wasson* T, 2-2

06/03/2006 CHI Brian Plotkin* L, 1-3

07/08/2006 LA Josh Gardner* L, 0-2

08/19/2006 HOU Adrian Serioux W, 3-1

10/07/2006 HOU Paul Dalglish T, 1-1

10/15/2006 CHV Brent Whitfield* T, 1-1

04/21/2007 CHV Maykel Galindo L, 0-4

05/05/2007 NY Dane Richards T, 3-3

07/04/2007 TOR Collin Samuel L, 1-2

08/18/2007 CHI Cuauhtemoc Blanco L, 0-2

08/18/2007 CHI Paulo Wanchope L, 0-2

04/19/2008 TOR Laurent Robert* L, 0-1

09/06/2008 LA Bryan Jordan T, 2-2

05/02/2009 COL Kosuke Kimura L, 0-2

05/28/2011 SEA Lamar Neagle* L, 1-2

06/11/2011 PHI Keon Daniel* T, 1-1

08/20/2011 HOU Alex Dixon* L, 2-3


Penalty KicksMorales – 3/26 v LA

Espindola – 6/18 v DC

Saborio – 7/4 v NE

Saborio – 7/23 v SJ

Saborio – 8/6 v NY

Own GoalsKeller, 13’ – 9/10 @ SEA

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REAL SALT LAKE 2011 MISCELLANEOUS STATS (MLS Regular Season Games through 09/10)

2011 RSL GOAL SCORERS

15 – Saborio (8) 7 – Espíndola (7) 11 – Morales (2) 23 – Paulo Jr. (2) 8 – Johnson (2) 77 – Williams (2) 5 – Beckerman (3) 4 – Olave (2) 6 – Borchers (2) 21 – Gil (2) 28 – Schuler (2) 22 – Gonzalez (1) 12 – Alexandre (1)

2011 REAL SALT LAKE REGULAR SEASON STATS: Goals 1 2 Total RSL 17 20 37 Opp. 10 12 22 Assists 1 2 Total RSL 14 17 31 Opp. 5 11 16 Fouls 1 2 Total RSL 146 151 297 Opp. 135 148 283

Shots 1 2 Total RSL 143 187 330 Opp. 122 129 251 SOG 1 2 Total RSL 61 69 130 Opp. 42 51 93 Corners 1 2 Total RSL 52 80 132 Opp. 40 57 97

Cautions 1 2 Total RSL 12 27 39 Opp. 15 29 44 Ejections 1 2 Total RSL 3 2 5 Opp. 3 5 8 Offsides 1 2 Total RSL 46 44 90 Opp. 25 20 45

2011 PENALTY KICK RESULTS REAL SALT LAKE:

Player Opp. GK Min. Result Date Morales Saunders 9’ Goal 3/26 v LA Espindola Hamid 38’ Goal 6/18 v DC Saborio Reis 56’ Goal 7/4 v NE Saborio Busch 63’ Goal 7/23 v SJ Saborio Coundoul 77’ Goal 8/6 v NY

OPPONENT:

Player (Team) RSL GK Min. Result Date Mendoza (CLB) Rimando 76’ Goal 6/8/11 Davies (DC) Rimando 85’ Goal 6/18/11 Lekic (NE) Rimando 4’ Goal 7/4/11 Rosales (SEA) Rimando 17’ Wide 9/10/11


2011 REAL SALT LAKE MISCELLANEOUS STATS: Quickest Goals Scored: 2’ – Williams; 03/26 v LA 7’ – Olave; 6/8 @ CLB Quickest Goals Allowed: 4’ – Lekic; 7/4 v NE 5’ – Gaven; 7/30 v CLB RSL Equalizers after 75': 83’ – Espindola, 7/4 v NE Opp. Equalizers after 75': 85’ – Davies, 6/18 v DC RSL Game-Winners after 75': 93’ – Espindola; 4/13 v COL 87’ – Johnson; 5/7 v CHV Opposition GWG after 75': 93+ - Dixon; 8/20 @ HOU 84’ – Neagle; 5/28 v SEA 82’ – Gardner; 6/8 @ CLB 77’ – Plata; 8/13 @ TOR RSL Multi-Goal Games: Morales (2); 3/26 v LA Saborio (2); 6/25 v TOR Saborio (2); 7/23 v SJ Opp. Multi-Goal Games: N/A RSL Multi-Assist Games: Warner (2); 4/9 @ NE Russell (2); 6/25 v TOR Beckerman (2); 6/25 v TOR Beckerman (2); 8/6 v NY Opp. Multi-Assist Games: Rogers (2); 7/30 v CLB Davis (2); 8/20 @ HOU RSL Hat Tricks: N/A Opp. Hat Tricks: N/A Own Goals for RSL: Keller, SEA; 9/10 @ SEA, 12’ Own Goals against RSL: N/A RSL Red Cards Received: Johnson, 87’; 4/9 @ NE Olave, 58’; 5/28 v SEA Borchers, 3’; 7/4 v NE Borchers, 24’; 8/27 @ CHV Beltran, 35’; 9/10 @ SEA Opp. Red Cards Received: Joseph, 64’; 4/9 @ NE Phelan, 87’; 4/9 @ NE Boyens, 24’; 5/7 v CHV Mondaini, 37’; 5/7 v CHV Cochrane, 67’; 7/4 v NE Burling, 60’; 7/23 v SJ Espinoza, 57’; 8/3 @ KC Hurtado, 39’; 9/10 @ SEA

2011 RSL AWARD WINNERS MLS Player of the Week Week 2 – MF Javier Morales Week 12 – FW Jean Alexandre MLS Goal of the Week Week 21 – MF Luis Gil Week 25 – MF Kyle Beckerman MLS Save of the Week Week 1 – GK Nick Rimando Week 24 – GK Nick Rimando MLS Player of the Month March – GK Nick Rimando

2011 MLS REG. SEASON CATEGORICAL W-L-T (GF/GA):

Home Road Overall MLS Regular Season: 9-2-3 (27/11) 4-5-3 (10/11) 13-7-6 (37/22) One-Goal Games: 3-1-0 3-4-0 6-4-0 vs. East: 3-1-3 (12/8) 1-4-2 (6/9) 4-5-5 (18/17) vs. West: 6-1-0 (15/3) 3-1-1 (4/2) 9-2-1 (19/5) First 17 games: 6-1-3 (18/8) 2-2-3 (5/4) 8-3-6 (23/12) Last 17 games: 3-1-0 (9/3) 2-3-0 (5/7) 5-4-0 (14/10) Before All-Star: 7-1-3 (22/8) 2-2-3 (5/4) 9-3-6 (27/12) Since All-Star: 2-1-0 (5/3) 2-3-0 (5/7) 4-4-0 (10/10) Scoring First: 9-0-1 4-2-0 13-2-1 Opp. Scoring First: 0-2-1 0-3-1 0-5-2 Leading at Half: 5-0-1 2-2-0 7-2-1 Tied at Half: 4-1-1 2-1-2 6-2-3 Trailing at Half: 0-1-1 0-2-1 0-3-2 Leading at 75': 7-0-1 4-1-0 11-1-1 Tied at 75': 2-0-1 0-2-3 2-2-4 Trailing at 75': 0-2-1 0-2-0 0-4-1 Day Games: 1-0-0 (1/0) 1-0-1 (3/2) 2-0-1 (4/2) Night Games: 8-2-3 (26/11) 3-5-2 (7/9) 11-7-5 (33/20) On Grass: 9-2-3 (27/11) 2-4-3 (6/9) 11-6-6 (33/20) On Turf: N/A 2-1-0 (4/2) 2-1-0 (4/2) In Red: 9-2-3 (27/11) 3-5-1 (9/11) 12-7-4 (36/22) In Gold: n/a 0-0-1 (0/0) 0-0-1 (0/0) In White: N/A (-/-) 1-0-1 (1/0) 1-0-1 (1/0) On KUTV2/KMYU: 4-1-0 (10/2) 3-5-3 (9/11) 7-6-4 (19/13) On ESPN2: 0-0-1 (3/3) N/A (-/-) 0-0-1 (3/3) On Telefutura: 1-0-0 (1/0) N/A (-/-) 1-0-0 (1/0) On Fox Soccer: 0-0-1 (0/0) 1-0-0 (1/0) 1-0-1 (1/0) 1-0-3 (5/2) Opp. Local TV: 8-2-1 (23/1) 3-5-3 (9/11) 11-7-4 (32/19) In March: 1-0-0 (4/1) 1-0-0 (1/0) 2-0-0 (5/1) In April: 1-0-0 (1/0) 1-1-0 (2/1) 2-1-0 (3/1) In May: 1-1-1 (2/2) 0-0-1 (0/0) 1-1-2 (2/2) In June: 2-0-1 (6/3) 0-1-2 (2/3) 2-1-3 (8/5) In July: 2-1-1 (9/3) -- 2-1-1 (9/5) In August: 1-0-0 (3/0) 1-3-0 (3/6) 2-3-0 (6/6) In Sept.: 1-0-0 (2/1) 1-0-0 (2/1) 2-0-0 (4/2) MLS Regular Season: 9-2-3 (27/11) 4-5-3 (10/11) 13-7-6 (37/22) MLS Reserve Division: 1-2-0 (2/3) 1-3-0 (2/5) 2-5-0 (4/8) U.S. Open Cup: 1-0-0 (2/0) 0-1-0 (0/2) 1-1-0 (2/2) CONCACAF CL: 2-1-0 (6/2) 0-1-2 (3/4) 2-2-2 (9/6) Friendlies: N/A (-/-) N/A (-/-) N/A (-/-) TOTALS 13-5-3 (37/18) 5-10-5 (15/22) 18-15-8 (52/40)

2010 RSL AWARD WINNERS RSL Team MVP – MF Javier Morales Budweiser Golden Boot – FW Alvaro Saborio Defensive Player of the Year – DF Nat Borchers Humanitarian of the Year – DF Jean Alexandre


REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (ALL-TIME) – MLS REGULAR SEASON ONLY, 2005-2011 (includes games of 9/3/11)

(active players in BOLD)

GAMES PLAYED

PLAYER GP

1) Andy Williams 182

2) Nick Rimando 135

3) Kyle Beckerman 118

4) Chris Wingert 116

5) Nat Borchers 111

6) Robbie Findley 96

7) Javier Morales 93

8) Jamison Olave 92

9) Fabian Espindola 89

10)Will Johnson 82

GAMES STARTED

PLAYER GS

1) Nick Rimando 135



4) Nat Borchers 111


6) Jamison Olave 91


8) Will Johnson 76

9) Fabian Espindola 70

10)Eddie Pope 69

MINUTES PLAYED

PLAYER MIN

1) Nick Rimando 12095




5) Nat Borchers 9789

6) Jamison Olave 7956


8) Will Johnson 6880

9) Eddie Pope 5930

10)Robbie Findley 5573

GOALS

PLAYER GP GOALS

1) Robbie Findley 96 29

2) Fabián Espíndola 89 23

3) Alvaro Saborio 43 20

4) Jeff Cunningham 38 19

5) Jason Kreis 58 17

Javier Morales 93 17

7) Yura Movsisyan 53 15

8) Andy Williams 182 14

9) Kyle Beckerman 118 13

10)Jamison Olave 92 10

ASSISTS

PLAYER GP ASTS

1) Javier Morales 93 33





Clint Mathis 66 11

7) Chris Klein 43 9

Jason Kreis 58 9

Carey Talley 60 9

Chris Wingert 116 9

GAME-WINNING GOALS

PLAYER GP GWG


Álvaro Saborío 43 9




Kyle Beckerman 118 4

Andy Williams 182 4

8) Jason Kreis 58 3

9) Pablo Campos 27 2

Brian Dunseth 24 2

Yura Movsisyan 53 2

Will Johnson 82 2

Chris Schuler 14 2

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS

PLAYER GP GWA




Andy Williams 182 5

5) Clint Mathis 66 4

Fabián Espíndola 89 4

Robbie Russell 72 4


8) Alecko Eskandarian 17 2

Chris Klein 43 2

Carey Talley 60 2

Tony Beltran 76 2

Collen Warner 31 2

HAT TRICKS

PLAYER GP HATS


MULTI-GOAL GAMES

PLAYER GP GAMES

1) Álvaro Saborío 43 5

Jeff Cunningham 38 5





Fabián Espíndola 89 1

Chris Brown 60 1

Atiba Harris 43 1

Jason Kreis 58 1

PENALTY-KICK GOALS

PLAYER GP PKG


Alvaro Saborio 43 5

2) Jason Kreis 58 4

4) Carey Talley 60 2

Robbie Findley 96 2

6) Freddy Adu 11 1

Alecko Eskandarian 17 1

Will Johnson 82 1

Dema Kovalenko 22 1

Andy Williams 182 1

Javier Morales 93 1

Fabian Espindola 89 1


REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (ALL-TIME) – REGULAR SEASON ONLY, 2005-2011 (continued)

SHOTS

PLAYER GP SHOTS







7) Will Johnson 82 139



10)Chris Klein 43 92

SHOTS ON GOAL

PLAYER GP SOG





Kyle Beckerman 118 67





10)Chris Klein 43 37

FOULS COMMITTED

PLAYER GP FC




4) Chris Wingert 116 121

5) Jamison Olave 92 118

6) Fabian Espíndola 89 98


8) Atiba Harris 43 92

9) Nat Borchers 111 84

10)Mehdi Ballouchy 46 82

FOULS SUFFERED

PLAYER GP FS





5) Fabian Espindola 89 88


Will Johnson 82 85

8) Mehdi Ballouchy 46 75


10)Jason Kreis 58 72

CAUTIONS (YELLOWS)

PLAYER GP CAUT







Carey Talley 60 14

Javier Morales 93 14

Nat Borchers 110 14

10)Atiba Harris 43 13

EJECTIONS (RED CARDS)

PLAYER GP EJECT




Clint Mathis 66 2

Nat Borchers 111 2

CORNER KICKS

PLAYER GP CK



3) Chris Klein 43 76


5) Mehdi Ballouchy 46 49

OFFSIDES

PLAYER GP OFF

1) Fabían Espíndola 89 88



4) Alvaro Saborio 43 45


GAMES PLAYED / STARTED IN GOAL

PLAYER GP GS

1) Nick Rimando 135 135

2) Scott Garlick 31 31

3) D.J. Countess 27 27

4) Chris Seitz 7 7

Jay Nolly 7 6

6) Kyle Reynish 5 4

7) Brian Kamler 1 0

MINUTES PLAYED IN GOAL

PLAYER MIN

1) Nick Rimando 12095

2) Scott Garlick 2745

3) D.J. Countess 2422

4) Chris Seitz 630

5) Jay Nolly 585

6) Kyle Reynish 415

7) Brian Kamler 8

GOALS AGAINST AVG. (minimum 4000 min.)

PLAYER GP MIN SHTS SVS GA GAA W-L-T SHO

Nick Rimando 135 12095 604 461 145 1.08 53-44-38 49

SAVE PERCENTAGE (minimum 150 saves)

PLAYER GP SAVES SOG PCT

Nick Rimando 135 461 629 73.2 WINS

PLAYER GP WON




4) Chris Seitz 7 1

Jay Nolly 7 1

Kyle Reynish 4 1

LOSSES

PLAYER GP LOST




4) Jay Nolly 7 4

5) Chris Seitz 7 4

SAVES

PLAYER GP SVS




4) Jay Nolly 7 41

5) Chris Seitz 7 19

6) Kyle Reynish 5 14

SHUTOUTS

PLAYER GP SHO



Scott Garlick 31 4

4) Kyle Reynish 5 2 5) Chris Seitz 7 1


2011 REAL SALT LAKE PLAYER BIOS

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#13 – CHRIS AGORSOR FW 5-9 145 lbs. 9/01/1990 Severn, Maryland The 20-year old native of Severn, Maryland (suburban Baltimore) enters the RSL roster with a world of potential, the diminutive striker coming to the Wasatch Front for a trial in late June after being waived by the Philadelphia Union earlier in the month … With the RSL forward corps returning to full strength in recent weeks, Agorsor will be looked upon to provide valuable depth as the second half of RSL’s campaign kicks into gear … Philadelphia Union (2011): Did not appear for the first-team in Philadelphia, but did make three MLS Reserve League appearances … Scored two goals, including the game-winner, in a preseason match against Greek Third Division side Hersonissos F.C. on 3/03 … Played full 90 minutes and tallied the Union’s first ever MLS Reserve League goal on 4/10 v. NY, helping the Union Reserve side to a 2-1 win … Also played all 90 minutes for the Union Reserves on 5/16 v. DC (0-1 L), 5/29 v. TOR (0-0 T) … Was waived by Philadelphia on 6/02 and joined RSL camp as a trialist in late June. University of Virginia (2008-09): Made 20 appearances across two seasons at the University of Virginia, although both years with the Cavaliers ended prematurely due to injury … 2008: Appeared in seven games as a freshman in Charlottesville, starting five, before suffering a season-ending knee injury on 9/23 vs. Central Connecticut State … Tallied four goals, including one game-winner … Started his collegiate career off with a bang, scoring in three straight games against SMU (8/31), George Mason (9/05), and Hofstra (9/07) … 2009: Appeared in 13 games as a sophomore, starting in 10, before his season ended due to an ankle injury … Scored two goals and added two assists en route to the Cavs winning the NCAA College Cup, although the ankle injury prevented him from participating in the postseason. Youth Career: U.S. Youth National Teams: Was a member of the player pools for the U.S. Under-20, Under-18 & Under-16 Men’s National Teams … Called into the USA’s U-18 side for the Limoges Tournament in France in Oct. 2007 (3 GP) and earned last-second call-up to the U.S. U-20s for a trip to England in May 2008 (goal v. Bolton Wanderers Reserves and saw time vs. Manchester United Reserves) … Club Career: Played club soccer for the Baltimore Bays from 2006-09 … Helped the Bays win numerous crowns, including the 2006 U.S. Youth Soccer U-16 National Championship, the 2008 U.S. Soccer Development Academy U-17/18 National Championship, and the 2009 U.S. Youth Soccer Region I title … Enjoyed an accolade-filled 2008 campaign after being named the Gatorade National Player of the Year, the U.S. Soccer Development Academy U-17/18 Player of the Year & U-17/18 First-Team member, the NSCAA Player of the Year and Baltimore Sun’s Male Athlete of the Year … High School: Played three years of high school ball for McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD, helping the squad to the 2008 Maryland Athletic Interscholastic Association ‘A’ Conference championship. Misc: Born on September 1, 1990 in Severn, Maryland … Following his two injury-riddled seasons at the University of Virginia, spent time trialing in Europe, including training stints with English Premier League power Manchester United and Portuguese First Division side CD V+ Nacional … Combined his junior and senior years at McDonogh School in order to accelerate his soccer career … While he has suited up for the United States at youth international levels, Agorsor is also eligible to switch his national team allegiance to Ghana. #12 – JEAN ALEXANDRE MF 5-11 185 lbs. 8/24/86 Delray Beach, FL LAST MLS MATCH: Played final 5 minutes in RSL’s 2-3 road loss @ HOU on 8/20/11 LAST MLS GOAL: 06/04/11 v VAN (32’) – received pass in box from Beckerman and juked defenders to slot past GK (8 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 06/11/11 v PHI (54’) – won ball at midfield and gained possession before springing Espindola for 2nd career assist (6 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 4 GP / 1 GS, 0G, 0A in 122 minutes 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 1 GS, 1G, 1A in 90 minutes NOTE: Named MLS Player of the Week for Week 12 after scoring goal and adding assist in RSL 2-0 W v VAN on 6/4/11 … Tallied game-winning assist and added insurance goal in 2-0 home win vs. USL Wilmington Hammerheads on 6/28 … Missed RSL action on 9/3 v PHI due to int’l duty with Haiti National Team, scoring twice and playing 90 minutes in 6-0 win over US Virgin Islands on 9/2 and playing full 90 in 4-2 win on 9/6 over Curacao in 2014 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers … #10 – ARTURO ALVAREZ M/F 5-9 170 lbs. 6/28/85 Houston, TX LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played first 32 minutes of RSL’s 1-0 road win @ CHV on 8/27/11, sacrificed for DF Chris Schuler after Borchers red LAST MLS GOAL: 7/10/10 v PHI (92+) – ran length of field at PPL Park in waning seconds to give SJ 2-1 road win (25 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 7/23/11 v SJ (83’) – broke 10-game run off the scoresheet with looping pass to Olave’s head (6 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 4 GP / 0 GS, 0G, 1A in 50 minutes 2010 MLS SEASON: 19 GP/ 11 GS, 3G, 1A in 1,210 min. w/ San Jose Earthquakes NOTE: Missed RSL action on 9/3 v PHI due to int’l duty with El Salvador National Team, playing final 35 minutes in 9/2 win over Dominican Republic and final 34 minutes in 9/6 win over Cayman Islands in 2014 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers …

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OR REFER TO www.REALSALTLAKE.com/Players *** #27 – CODY ARNOUX FW 5-10 170 lbs. 4/13/1988 Wilmington, NC LAST MLS MATCH: Played final 24 minutes of RSL’s 2-1 home win v PHI on 9/3/11, making MLS debut 2010: Vancouver Whitecaps FC – USSF D-2 Pro League: Signed by Whitecaps FC on 8/18 … Made his debut a day later in a 1-1 draw @ FC Tampa Bay … Scored his first Whitecaps FC goal in the club's regular season finale, as Vancouver drew 2-2 v. Portland on 10/02. 2009-10: Everton FC – English Premier League: After impressing on trial, signed a one-year contract with Everton FC on 8/04/09 … As a member of the Everton reserve squad, the striker made seven appearances in the English Premier Reserve League North … Scored in a 3-0 home win over Burnley reserves on 8/25/09 … Struck for the equalizer in a 1-1 draw v. Sunderland reserves on 11/23/09 … During Everton stint, trialed with Scottish Premier League club Motherwell FC in March 2010 … After being released by Everton at the end of the previous season, Arnoux had a trial with English League One side Plymouth Argyle FC in July 2010. 2007-09: Carolina Dynamo – USL Premier Development League: During his time at Wake Forest University, played three summers with PDL club Carolina Dynamo … 2007: The striker made one appearance for the Dynamo, though it proved to be an eventful one, as he scored the game-winner and the squad’s sixth goal in an 8-0 trouncing of Cocoa Expos on 6/23 … 2008: Scored four goals and two assists in eight appearances … Those goals came in a 2-0 win @ Nashville Metros (6/07), a 4-2 defeat @ Cary Clarets (6/14), a 3-3 draw v. Central Florida Kraze (6/21), and a 4-2 defeat v. Atlanta Silverbacks U-23's (7/19) … 2009: Was named to the PDL's All-Eastern Conference Team after scoring eight goals and recording three assists in seven appearances during his third season with the Dynamo … Scored twice in a 6-1 win v. West Virginia Chaos on 5/09 … Notched a hat-trick in a 5-1 victory @ West Virginia Chaos on 6/25 … Also scored two goals in a 5-1 win v. Virginia Legacy on 6/27. #5 – KYLE BECKERMAN – CAPTAIN MF 5-11 165 lbs. 4/23/82 Crofton, MD LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played full 90 minutes of RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11 LAST MLS GOAL: 09/3/11 v PHI (18’) – took short corner and dribbled around top corner of box, launching bomb from 25 yards (1 game) LAST MLS ASSIST: 09/03/11 v PHI (26’) – found Schuler on CK for game-winner (1 game) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 9 GP / 9 GS, 1G, 0A in 810 minutes 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 1 GS, 0G, 0A in 63 minutes NOTE: Game-winning assist on 8/6/11 v NY was the 8th of his RSL career, giving him the all-time lead in the category, one ahead of Morales … One of eight MLS players called in by U.S. Men’s National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmnann for recent US v Mexico friendly in Philadelphia (1-1 draw) … Kyle reported to U.S. camp on August 7 and met RSL in Toronto on August 11, allowing him to not miss any MLS league games … Beckerman also selected by Klinsmann for the early September U.S. friendlies, but missed 9/2 v Costa Rica (allowing him to play for RSL against PHI on 9/3), joining the USMNT on 9/4 for the Sept. 6 friendly in Brussels, Belgium … Played final 45 minutes in 0-1 USA loss at Belgium, connecting on 29/32 passes and stabilizing US defense … #2 – TONY BELTRAN DF 5-8 150 lbs. 10/11/87 Claremont, CA LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played 35 minutes in RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11, ejected for 2nd yellow at that time LAST MLS GOAL: Has yet to score in MLS (77 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 03/19/11 @ SJ (64’) – Got deep into offensive corner, cutting ball back to Morales, who set up Beckerman (20 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 7 GP / 4 GS, 0G, 0A in 438 minutes 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 1 GS, 1G, 0A in 90 minutes NOTE: Tallied game-winning goal – first-ever in an RSL uniform – in 2-0 Open Cup win vs USL Wilmington Hammerheads on 6/28 … #6 – NAT BORCHERS DF 6-2 175 lbs. 4/13/81 Pueblo, CO LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played full 90 minutes in RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/3/11 LAST MLS GOAL: 8/6/11 v NY (13’) – broke 4-game scoreless streak with powerful header on Beckerman corner (4 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 05/7/11 v CHV (87’) – Assisted Johnson on RSL GWG in a 1-0 win, breaking an 90-game assist-less streak (17 games) LAST CCL GOAL: Following a cleared corner, stormed back into box to get on a Will Johnson cross on 4/20/11 @ MTY 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 8 GP / 8 GS, 1G, 0A in 702 minutes 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 minutes NOTE: Missed 9/3 game v PHI due to red card prior week @ CHV, his 3rd ejection of season (2/22 CCL @ CLB, 7/4 v NE) #7 – FABIÁN ESPÍNDOLA FW 5-9 160 lbs. 05/04/85 Buenos Aires, Argentina LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played 79 minutes of RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11 LAST MLS GOAL: 08/20/11 @ HOU (29’) – took Warner pass on wing and beat ‘keeper from corner of box for team-leading 7th goal (3 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 08/20/11 @ HOU (60’) – His pass to Luis Gil set up 2-1 lead in eventual 2-3 loss, breaking 14-gm assist-less streak (3 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 8 GP / 7 GS, 2G, 2A in 604 minutes #21 – LUIS GIL MF 5-8 150 lbs. 11/14/93 Garden Grove, CA LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played 45 minutes of RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11, sacrificed for DF after Beltran red card LAST MLS GOAL: 8/20/11 @ HOU (60’) – took Beckerman pass and launched low liner from 23 yards out (3 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: has yet to provide assist in 18 career MLS appearances 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 1 GP / 1 GS, 0G, 0A in 45 minutes 2010 USOC: 1 GP/ 0 GS, 0G, 0A in 30 min. 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 minutes




OR REFER TO www.REALSALTLAKE.com/Players *** #22 – NELSON GONZALEZ MF 5-6 156 lbs. 9/22/88 Buenos Aires, Argentina LAST MLS MATCH: Played final 23 minutes of RSL’s 3-1 home win v TOR on 6/25/11 LAST MLS GOAL: 5/28/11 v. SEA (88’) – Scored late goal to cut SEA lead in half (5 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 06/08/11 @ CLB (7’) – His corner kick in the early going was chipped home by Olave (4 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 4 GP / 3 GS, 0G, 0A in 215 minutes 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 0 GS, 0G, 0A in 27 minutes NOTE: lost to season-ending injury suffered on 7/24/11 (broken 5th metatarsal of right foot) …

#20 – NED GRABAVOY MF 5-7 150 lbs. 7/01/83 New Lenox, IL LAST MLS MATCH: Played final 22 minutes of RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11 LAST MLS GOAL: 10/16/10 v. DAL (59’) – Broke 9-game goalless streak with header over Dallas defense for 3rd goal of season (22 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 07/31/10 v. DC (13’) – Broke 18-game streak w/o assist by setting up Saborio in the box for game-winner (31 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 12 GP / 4 GS, 0G, 2A in 515 minutes 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 0 GS, 0G, 0A in 27 minutes NOTE: Suffered left hamstring strain on 7/30 v CLB, forcing him out for as much as six weeks … Returned on 9/3 vs PHI … #8 – WILL JOHNSON MF 5-10 155 lbs. 1/21/87 Toronto, Ontario, Canada LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played full 90 minutes of RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11 LAST MLS GOAL: 07/04/11 v NE (24’) – Slammed home rebound of saved Williams free kick to cut NE lead to just one (8 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 07/9/11 v DAL (94+) – Broke 25-game MLS assist-less streak with helper on late Espindola goal (7 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 11 GP / 11 GS, 3G, 1A in 930 minutes 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 1 GS, 0G, 1A in 90 minutes NOTE: Johnson represented Canada in 2011 Gold Cup duty, playing 245 minutes across the trio of group stage matches … He departed RSL on Sunday, May 29 and returned in time to come off the bench in the June 18 home game against D.C. United … served yellow-card accumulation suspension on 8/20 @ HOU … Missed 9/3 v PHI due to Canadian National Team WCQ duty … Scored final goal in Canada’s 4-1 win on 9/2 v St. Lucia, playing final 20 minutes … Started and played full 90 in Canada’s 3-0 win Tuesday at Puerto Rico, kicking off 2014 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying for the Maple Leafs … #30 – RAUWSHAN MCKENZIE DF 6-1 185 lbs. 11/19/86 Hoffman Estates, IL LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played full 90 minutes of RSL’s 2-0 road win @ NE on 4/9/11 LAST MLS GOAL: Has yet to score a goal in MLS (10 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: Has yet to record an assist in MLS (10 games) LAST CCL MATCH: Dressed but did not play vs Saprissa on 3/15/11 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 2 GP / 2 GS, 0G, 1A in 180 min. 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 minutes #1 – TIM MELIA GK 6-1 195 lbs. 5/15/86 East Islip, NY 2010 MLS SEASON: Did not see any RSL first-team action 2009 w/ Rochester Rhinos (USL-1): Posted a 0.97 GAA, 6 shutouts, and 60 saves in 14 appearances for Rochester (1,363 min.) … Led Rhinos to 2009 U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals with pair of wins in the competition. NOTE: Dressed as part of the 18-man gameday roster for first time in his 18 months with club on Sat., July 30 v CLB and Wed., Aug. 3 @ KC due to Reynish concussion … Also dressed on 9/3 v PHI due to Reynish ankle injury … #11 – JAVIER MORALES F 5-9 165 lbs. 1/10/80 Buenos Aires, Argentina LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played 44 minutes of RSL’s 1-0 home win over CHV on 5/7/11, suffering broken ankle due to bad tackle LAST MLS GOAL: 3/26/11 v. LA (9’, 44’) – Scored on early game-winning PK and booming 20-yarder just before half to pace RSL (3 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 3/26/11 v. LA (2’) – Found Paulo Jr in corner to start Williams’ scoring play (3 games) LAST CCL MATCH: Started and played full 90 minutes of RSL’s 0-1 home loss to MTY on 4/27/11 LAST CCL GOAL: 4/20/11 @MTY (89’) – Scored equalizer at the death on cutback play in corner of box, going far post to earn 2-2 draw 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 10 GP / 8 GS, 4G, 1A in 754 minutes #4 – JAMISON OLAVE DF 6-3 210 lbs. 4/21/81 Medellin, Colombia LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played full 90 minutes of RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11 LAST MLS GOAL: 07/23/11 v SJ (83’) – Got on the end of Alvarez cross into the six to break 7-game goalless streak (3 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 7/4/11 v NE (83’) – Recorded first assist of 87-game MLS career, slotting through to Sabo, who set up Fabian (5 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 10 GP / 10 GS, 2G, 0A in 855 minutes NOTE: Suffered Grade 1 MCL sprain in Left Knee during 2011 MLS All-Star Game vs. Manchester United, keeping him out of Sat., July 30 v CLB; Wed., August 3 at KC; Sat., Aug. 6 v NY; Sat., Aug. 13 @ TOR; and Sat., Aug. 20 @ HOU … Returned to action on 8/27 @ CHV …




OR REFER TO www.REALSALTLAKE.com/Players *** #23 – PAULO JUNIOR FW 5-7 160 lbs. 2/23/89 Teresina, Brazil LAST MLS MATCH: Played final 11 minutes in RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11 LAST MLS GOAL: 4/9/11 @ NE (47’); Scored one-on-one with GK after being sprung at midfield by Warner pass (5 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 4/13/11 vs. COL (93’); slotted rebound of Morales’ free kick to Espindola for game-winner (4 games) LAST CCL MATCH: Played final 10 minutes of RSL’s 0-1 home loss to MTY on 4/27/11 LAST CCL GOAL: 10/19/10 v CAZ (43’, 67’) – Scored twice in spectacular fashion to give RSL 3-1 home win and Group A title over Cruz Azul 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 4 GP / 1 GS, 3G, 1A in 111 min. NOTE: Series of hamstring and hip flexor injuries (and subsequent re-aggravation) caused Paulo Junior to miss all of May, June and July … Nine-minute appearance at Toronto on 8/13/11 was first MLS action since 4/13/11, a span of 17 games … #24 – KYLE REYNISH GK 6-3 190 lbs. 11/3/84 Valencia, CA LAST MLS MATCH: Made three saves in RSL’s 2-0 road win at NE on 4/9/11, his first-ever MLS win LAST MLS WIN: 4/9/11 @ NE (1 career win) LAST MLS SHUTOUT: 4/9/11 @ NE – 2nd career clean sheet LAST CCL MATCH: Made four saves in RSL’s 3-1 home win v. Cruz Azul, earning victory in Group A clincher on 10/19/10 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 1 GP / 1 GS RECORD: 1-0-0 GAA: 1.00 SO: 0 2011 USOC: 1 GP / 1 GS RECORD: 1-0-0 GAA: 0.00 (0 GA) SO: 1

#18 – NICK RIMANDO GK 5-9 184 lbs. 6/17/79 Montclair, CA LAST MLS MATCH: Made 2 saves – including a game-saver with his face – In RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11 LAST MLS WIN: 9/10/11 @ SEA (119 career wins, 53 with RSL (ACTIVE) LAST MLS SHUTOUT: 8/27/11 @ CHV – 85th career shutout (49th for RSL); sole possession of 2nd place on MLS career chart (2 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 11 GP / 11 GS RECORD: 5-3-3 GAA: 1.45 SO: 2 2010 MLS SEASON: 27 GP / 27 GS RECORD: 15-4-8 GAA: 0.67 SO: 14 #3 – ROBBIE RUSSELL DF 6-1 200 lbs. 7/16/79 Amherst, MA LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played full 90 minutes of RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11 LAST MLS GOAL: 05/29/10 v. KC (83’) – Broke 38-game scoreless streak by slotting home rebound of saved Morales free kick (33 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 6/25/11 v TOR (42’, 60’) – Pair of crosses into box – square through defense and lofted over top – found Saborio (10 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 11 GP / 10 GS, 0G, 0A in 800 minutes 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 0 GS, 1G, 1A in 27 minutes #15 – ALVARO SABORÍO FW 6-0 170 lbs. 3/25/82 San Carlos, Costa Rica LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played full 90 minutes in RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/3/11, scoring GWG in 56th minute LAST MLS GOAL: 9/10/11 @ SEA (56’) – scored 8th goal of season, collecting rebound and failed clearance to slam left-footed shot home(ACTIVE) LAST MLS ASSIST: 7/23/11 v SJ (78’) – tallied 2nd helper in 3 games with pass to Beckerman for 3rd goal v SJ (6 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 11 GP / 11 GS, 8G, 2A in 941 minutes 2010 MLS SEASON: 27 GP / 23 GS, 12G, 4A in 1987 min. 2010 USOC: 2 GP/ 1 GS, 0G, 0A in 137 min. NOTE: Saborio departed for Costa Rica 2011 Gold Cup Duty on Sunday, May 23 and returned to Utah on Monday, June 20 following his national team’s quarterfinal elimination against Honduras (4-5 in PKs after 1-1 draw) … Scored goal in Costa Rica’s 5-0 win over Cuba, while seeing two others disallowed and also narrowly missing several other chances in the Group Stage … Was first-ever MLS player suspended for “simulation & intent to deceive the referee” on 7/29, forcing him to miss the following day’s home match v CLB … Played full 90 minutes and set up Costa Rica goal in 1-0 win over USA on 9/2, flying back to Utah and dressing – but not playing – in RSL’s 2-1 home win v PHI on 9/3 … #28 – CHRIS SCHULER DF 6-4 185 lbs. 9/6/87 Aurora, IL LAST MLS MATCH: Played final 45 minutes in RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11 at left back, after Beltran ejection LAST MLS GOAL: 9/3/11 v PHI (26’) – Nodded home corner kick from MF Kyle Beckerman for second career MLS goal (1 game) LAST MLS ASSIST: Has yet to record an assist in MLS career (15 games) LAST CCL MATCH: Played final 45 minutes in RSL’s 2-0 home win vs SAP on 3/15/11, replacing injured Jamison Olave 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 3 GP, 2 GS, 0G, 0A in 225 min 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 minutes




OR REFER TO www.REALSALTLAKE.com/Players *** #19 – BLAKE WAGNER DF 5-10 165 lbs. 1/29/88 Tampa, FL LAST MLS MATCH: Played final 1 minute of RSL’s 2-1 home v PHI on 9/3/11, making RSL debut after signing with RSL on 8/15/11 Citizenship: USA College: N/A MLS Experience: 5th Season (2006-09, 2011) Last club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2011) Acquired RSL: Signed to a contract on 8/16/11 VAN: Signed to then USSF D-2 contact on 2/02/10; Signed to MLS contract on 3/11/11; Released on 7/28/11 DAL: Selected in the Second Round (18th overall) of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft on 1/20/06 MLS/Professional Career 2011 (Vancouver Whitecaps FC – MLS): Made his official return to Major League Soccer after winning a spot with Vancouver Whitecaps FC during the 2011 preseason, signing with the expansion squad just a week before the season opener on 3/11/11 … Started in all nine appearances in MLS play for Vancouver during its inaugural MLS campaign (778 minutes) … After sitting out of Whitecaps FC’s opening day 4-2 win on 3/19 v. TOR, started in eight of the team’s next 11 contests, including six straight matches beginning with 3/26 @ PHI (0-1 L) … Lined up primarily at left back for Vancouver, starting seven of his nine appearances on the Whitecaps’ backline … Also made a pair of appearances in the Nutrilite Canadian Championship tournament, going the full 90 minutes on 4/27 @ Montreal in the first leg of the Semifinals (1-0 W; 2-1 W on agg.) and playing 28 minutes off the bench on 7/02 @ TOR in the second leg of the Finals (1-2 L; 2-3 L on agg.) … Wagner’s playing time dwindled after Vancouver replaced head coach Teitur Thordarson with Tom Soehn in late May, Whitecaps FC eventually releasing him along with fellow defender Mouloud Akloul on 7/28. 2010 (Vancouver Whitecaps – USSF D-2): After beginning his career with four seasons at FC Dallas, signed on with Vancouver Whitecaps of the then-USSF D-2 League on 2/02/10 … Started in 14 of his 16 regular season appearances en route to notching four goals and an assist across 1217 minutes of play … A foot injury kept Wagner from making his debut with the Whitecaps until 6/30 @ Montreal, when he played the second half in a 2-1 win … Made his first start in Vancouver’s next contest on 7/03 @ Portland, playing 78 minutes in the scoreless rivalry fixture … Tallied his first point for the Whitecaps on 7/08 v. St. Louis, his assist on Randy Edwini-Bonsu’s equalizer helping to claim a 1-1 draw … Tallied a hat trick for the home-standing Whitecaps on 7/14 v. Miami FC, his first three goals in a Vancouver shirt leading the way in a 3-1 victory … Final goal of the campaign on 8/19 @ Tampa Bay – a highlight-reel blast from distance – helped salvage a 1-1 away draw … Also started all three appearances during Vancouver’s run in the USSF D-2 postseason, playing all but one of the 180 minutes in the Quarterfinal series against Portland (2-1 W on agg.) before leaving the first leg of the Semifinals @ Puerto Rico due to injury (back) after 56 minutes. 2009 (FC Dallas – MLS): Started eight of 15 regular season appearances during the final of his four seasons with FC Dallas, totaling 789 minutes of action … All eight of his starts came during the first half of the year for Schellas Hyndman’s side, ending with a 73-minute stint on 5/09 @ HOU (0-1 L) … Minutes would become sporadic soon after, as Wagner’s last seven appearances across the final four months of the season came off the substitute’s bench. 2008 (FC Dallas – MLS): Registered career highs in games played (24), games started (23) and minutes played (2,068) during his third season, as coach Steve Morrow plugged in the winger on the left side of the Hoops’ formation, primarily at fullback ... Started both of FCD’s contests in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on 7/01 v. Miami FC (2-1 W) and 7/08 v. Charleston (1-3 L), totaling 172 minutes across the pair of games … Registered an assist across three matches with Dallas’ MLS Reserve Division squad … Also appeared in four of FCD’s six international friendlies in 2008. 2007 (FC Dallas – MLS): His lone regular season appearance for Dallas would mark his official MLS debut, the then-19-year-old starting and playing the full 90 minutes at left back on 9/30 v. HOU (0-3 L) … Made 12 appearances on FCD’s 18-man gameday roster during his second professional season before making his breakthrough on the field … Saw plenty of action in MLS Reserve Division action, starting 11 of Dallas’ 12 contests while tallying 904 minutes of play and helping the Hoops to a 4-4-4 mark. 2006 (FC Dallas – MLS): After originally committing to play collegiately at ACC powerhouse Maryland, tacked course and signed a Generation adidas contract with Major League Soccer … Was drafted by FC Dallas in the Second Round (18th overall) of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft in Philadelphia on 1/20/06 … While he did not see any first-team time during his rookie campaign, the 18-year-old would play both contests in FCD’s Rio Grande Plate friendly series against Mexican side Tigres, appearing off the bench in the opening leg on 7/19 at Pizza Hut Park (2-0 W) before starting the away leg a week later on 7/26 (0-2 L) … Started seven of his eight appearances in MLS Reserve Division action, playing a total of 709 minutes for the FCD Reserves at left and central positions on both the backline and in midfield.



BLAKE WAGNER – cont’d U.S. Youth National Teams Represented the United States regularly between 2003-08 at the U-17, U-20 & U-23 levels … U.S. Under-23s: With the USA U-23 Olympic squad, started all three Group B matches at the 2008 Toulon International Tournament in Toulon, France … Appeared in contests on 5/21 v. Turkey (2-3 L), 5/23 v. Côte d’Ivoire (0-1 L) & 5/25 v. Italy (0-2 L) … U.S. Under-20s: U-20: Was involved with the USA U-20 squad throughout much of 2006 … Made roster for a U-20 camp in Argentina in April 2006, earning a start in a 0-4 friendly defeat to Argentina U-20’s on 4/26 … Attended another training camp in Canada in July 2006 before participating in the 2006 Milk Cup tournament in Northern Ireland and the Busan International U-20 Four Nations Tournament in South Korea … Last U-20 appearance came as a late substitute at Pizza Hut Park, helping the USA to a 2-1 win over the Haitian senior squad on 3/28/07 … U.S. Under-17s: From 2003 to 2005, was a member of the United States U-17 National Team Residency Program in Bradenton, FL … As a member of the USA U-17 squad, the defender/midfielder made 20 appearances, scoring his first-ever international goal in a 4-3 friendly defeat to Uruguay U-17’s in Porte Alegre, Brazil, on 7/15/05 … Started and went the full 90 minutes in all four of the USA’s matches at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru, including contests on 9/17 v. North Korea (3-2 W), 9/20 v. Italy (3-1 W), 9/23 v. Côte d’Ivoire (1-1 T) and the 0-2 quarterfinal defeat to the Netherlands on 9/26. Club / Youth Wagner attended and played soccer for Paul R. Wharton High School in Tampa, FL, during his freshman year before moving to the USA U-17 Residency Program in 2003 … It was with the Residency Program that the defender/midfielder finished high school a year early at the Edison Academic Center in Bradenton, FL … As a youth player, won three Florida State Championships with Tampa’s Black Watch Soccer Club … Also played one year with Hillsborough County United Soccer Club (HC United) in Tampa … Initially committed to playing NCAA Division I soccer with defending national champion Maryland before opting to sign a Generation adidas contract with MLS in 2006. Misc. Born in Atlanta, Wagner moved with his family to San Diego when he was just 10 months old … By the time he was four years old, moved again with his family to his current hometown of Tampa … Parents are Carol and Bo Wagner, and grew up alongside two older brothers – Brandon and Brett – and a younger sister, Allegra … Wagner is a fan of Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam and the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers … When not concentrating on the playing field, enjoys spending time at the beach and surfing, while he also enjoys winter sports like skiing and snowboarding. #26 – COLLEN WARNER MF 5-10 170 lbs. 6/24/88 Denver, CO LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played first 73 minutes of RSL’s 2-1 home win v PHI on 9/3/11 LAST MLS GOAL: Has yet to score in MLS career (34 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 08/20/11 (29’) – Broke 14-game streak w/o assist by setting up Espindola goal to give RSL early 1-0 lead (2 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 3 GP, 2 GS, 1G, 1A in 145 min 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 1 GS, 0G, 0A in 63 minutes #77 – ANDY WILLIAMS MF 5-8 170 lbs. 9/23/77 Herriman, UT LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played full 90 minutes of RSL’s 2-1 road win @ SEA on 9/10/11 LAST MLS GOAL: 07/9/11 v DAL (47’) – Broke 13-game MLS scoreless streak with looping free kick off Hartman’s hands (9 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/16/10 v. DAL (89’) – broke 3-game streak w/o assist by setting up Findley cross to Morales (24 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 11 GP / 8 GS, 1G, 7A in 690 minutes 2011 U.S. OPEN CUP: 1 GP / 1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 minutes #17 – CHRIS WINGERT DF 5-11 170 lbs. 6/16/82 Babylon, NY LAST MLS MATCH: Started and played first 32 minutes of RSL’s 0-1 road loss @ TOR on 8/13/11, breaking L wrist LAST MLS GOAL: 05/22/10 @ CHV – His solid, low shot off Morales’ shot off the post gave Wingert his first career goal in MLS play (34 games) LAST MLS ASSIST: 08/26/09 v. CHV (85’) – Helped RSL pour it on against Chivas USA, assisting Findley on RSL’s third in a 4-0 rout (44 games) 2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 8 GP / 8 GS, 0G, 1A in 720 minutes 2010 MLS SEASON: 24 GP / 22 GS, 1G, 0A in 1985 min. NOTE: expected to miss as much as six weeks after L wrist fracture suffered on 8/13/11 @ TOR …


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GROUP STAGE RESULTS – GROUP A

Wed., August 18 – Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah Real Salt Lake 2 : 1 Árabe Unido (PAN) (A:10,626) RSL: Saborio 45, 94+ DAU: Cooper 13 Wed., August 25 – Estadio Azul; Mexico City, Mexico Cruz Azul (MEX) 5 : 4 Real Salt Lake RSL: Saborío 26, 43; Espíndola 64, Johnson 92+ CAZ: Orozco 5, 75, 88, 89; Gimenez 93+ Wed., Sept. 15 – Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah Real Salt Lake 4 : 1 Toronto FC (CAN) (A: 11,579) RSL: Beckerman 21, Olave 40, Saborio 69, Paulo Jr 80 TOR: Santos 8 Wed., Sept. 22 – Estadio Rommel Fernandez; Panama City, Panama Árabe Unido (PAN) 2 : 3 Real Salt Lake RSL: Johnson 10, 43; Saborio 36 DAU: Aguilar 2, Angulo 53 Tues., Sept. 28 – BMO Field; Toronto, Canada Toronto FC (CAN) 1 : 1 Real Salt Lake RSL: Morales 67 TOR: Peterson 21 Tues., Oct. 19 – Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah Real Salt Lake 3 : 1 Cruz Azul (MEX) (A: 20,463) RSL: Paulo Junior 43, 67; Warner 69 CAZ: Villaluz 71

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QUARTERFINAL STAGE RESULTS

Tues., Feb. 22 – Columbus Crew Stadium; Columbus, Ohio Columbus Crew (USA) 0 : 0 Real Salt Lake (USA) (A: 4,665)

Tues.,March 1 – Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah Real Salt Lake (USA) 4 : 1 Columbus Crew (USA) (A: 15,405) RSL: Morales 31, 63; Saborio 41; Williams 94+ CLB: Mendoza 48 RSL advances 4-1 on aggregate

SEMIFINAL STAGE RESULTS

Tues.,March 15 – Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah Real Salt Lake (USA) 2 : 0 Dep. Saprissa (CRC) (A: 16,888) RSL: Saborio 9; Espindola 56

Tues.,April 5 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa ; San Jose, Costa Rica Dep. Saprissa (CRC) 2 : 1 Real Salt Lake (USA) (A: 24,000) RSL: Olave 61 SAP: Cordero 46; Solis 87’ RSL advances 3-2 on aggregate

2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

GROUP A STANDINGS

Team GP W L D Pts GF/GA Real Salt Lake* 6 4 1 1 13 17 / 11 Cruz Azul* 6 3 2 1 10 15 / 9

Toronto FC 6 2 2 2 8 5 / 7 Arabe Unido 6 1 5 0 3 4 / 14

* Advanced to Quarterfinal Round of CCL Championship Stage (Feb. 22-24 & Mar. 1-3) *RSL first-ever MLS team to win a CCL group, and only 2nd non-MEX team (Olimpia became 3rd two days later)

GROUP WINNERS: GROUP RUNNERS-UP:

Real Salt Lake (USA) Cruz Azul (MEX) Santos Laguna (MEX) Columbus Crew (USA) Monterrey (MEX) Saprissa (CRC) Olimpia (HON) Toluca (MEX)

2010/11 CONCACAF CHAMPIONSHIP STAGE

Quarterfinals (home teams listed first) First Leg February 22-24 Columbus (USA) 0 : 0 Real Salt Lake (USA) Toluca (MEX) 0 : 1 Monterrey (MEX) Cruz Azul (MEX) 2 : 0 Santos Laguna (MEX) Saprissa (CRC) 1 : 0 Olimpia (HON) Second Leg March 1-3 Real Salt Lake (USA) 4 : 1 Columbus Crew (USA) Monterrey (MEX) 2 : 0 Toluca (MEX) Santos Laguna (MEX) 0 : 3 Cruz Azul (MEX) Olimpia (HON) 1 : 2 Saprissa (CRC) Semifinals First Leg March 15-16 Real Salt Lake (USA) 2 : 0 Saprissa (CRC) Monterrey (MEX) 2 : 1 Cruz Azul (MEX) Second Leg April 5-6 Saprissa (USA) 2 : 1 Real Salt Lake (USA) Cruz Azul (MEX) 1 : 1 Monterrey (MEX) 2010/11 CCL FINAL RESULTS FIRST LEG Wed.,April 20 – Estadio Tecnologico; Monterrey, Mexico Monterrey (MEX) 2 : 2 Real Salt Lake (USA) (A: 31,000) RSL: Borchers 35; Morales 89’ MTY: deNigris 18’; Suazo (pen) 63’ SECOND LEG Wed.,April 27 – Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah Real Salt Lake 0 : 1 Monterrey (MEX) (A: 20,378) MTY: Suazo 46+


FINAL 2010/11 REAL SALT LAKE CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATS

(6-3-3 overall; 1st place Group A; loses Final 2-3 on aggregate)

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A C E

15 FW Alvaro Saborío 11 11 924 8 2 1 0

11 MF Javier Morales 10 8 759 4 1 1 0

8 MF Will Johnson 12 12 1020 3 1 0 0

23 FW Paulo Junior 4 1 125 3 1 0 0

7 FW Fabián Espíndola 9 8 651 2 2 2 1

4 DF Jamison Olave 10 10 855 2 0 1 0

77 MF Andy Williams 11 8 688 1 7 2 0

26 MF Collen Warner 3 2 143 1 1 2 0

5 MF Kyle Beckerman 10 10 900 1 0 3 0

6 DF Nat Borchers 10 10 882 1 0 0 1

20 MF Ned Grabavoy 12 4 537 0 2 0 0

10 FW Robbie Findley 6 3 303 0 2 1 0

17 DF Chris Wingert 9 9 810 0 1 1 0

2 DF Tony Beltran 7 4 438 0 1 0 1

22 MF Nelson González 4 3 226 0 1 2 0

30 DF Rauwshan McKenzie 2 2 180 0 1 0 0

10 FW Arturo Alvarez 4 0 52 0 1 0 0

18 GK Nick Rimando 11 11 990 0 0 0 0

3 DF Robbie Russell 10 9 710 0 0 2 0

28 DF Chris Schuler 3 2 225 0 0 0 0

12 MF Jean Alexandre 4 1 117 0 0 2 0

24 GK Kyle Reynish 1 1 90 0 0 0 0

19 FW Pablo Campos 1 1 66 0 0 0 0

21 MF Luis Gil 1 1 45 0 0 0 0

RSL totals 12 12 1080 26 24 22 3

Opponent totals 12 12 1080 17 7 25+ 4

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Álvaro Saborío 2, Will Johnson 1, Jamison Olave 1, Paulo Junior 1,

Javier Morales 1

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Andy Williams 4, Fabian Espíndola 2, Nelson Gonzalez 1, Robbie

Findley 1, Tony Beltran 1

PENALTY KICKS: Álvaro Saborío 3-3, Pablo Campos 0-1

REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

18 GK Nick Rimando 11 11 990 16 1.45 3 3 5 3 3 2

24 GK Kyle Reynish 1 1 90 1 1.00 0 0 1 0 0 0

RSL Totals 12 12 1080 17 1.45 3 3 6 3 3 2

Opponent totals 12 12 1080 26 2.31 3 4 3 6 3 2

REAL SALT LAKE – CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HISTORY

No. of Series Last

vs. Team Series W-L GP W-L-T OT ShO GF GA Mtg. Stage Result

Arabe Unido (PAN) - --- 2 2-0-0 n/a n/a 5 3 2010 Group

Cruz Azul (MEX) - --- 2 1-1-0 n/a n/a 7 6 2010 Group

Toronto FC (CAN) - --- 2 1-0-1 n/a n/a 5 2 2010 Group

Columbus Crew (USA) 1 1-0 2 1-0-1 n/a n/a 4 1 2011 Quarter RSL advance 4-1 agg.

Saprissa (CRC) 1 1-0 2 1-1-0 n/a n/a 3 2 2011 Semi RSL advance 3-2 agg.

Monterrey (MEX) 1 0-1 2 0-1-1 2 3 2011 FINAL RSL loses 2-3 agg.

TOTALS 12 6-3-3 n/a n/a 26 17

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SJ LA NE COL POR CHV HOU DAL SEA VAN CLB PHI DC CHI TOR NE DAL SJ CLB KC NY TOR HOU CHV PHI SEA

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

1 Tim Melia

2 Tony Beltran 90D 27 90D 90D 70D 90D 90D 90D 90D 33 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 68D 58 90D 90D 90D 35D

3 Robbie Russell 63D 90D 54D 90D 76D 10 57D 5 90D 90D 45D 90D 61D 22 90D 81D 90D 90D 89D 90D

4 Jamison Olave 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 58D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

5 Kyle Beckerman 90M 90M 27 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 45 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

6 Nat Borchers 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 3D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 24D 90D

7 Fabian Espindola 65F 90F 90F 65F 90F 90F 90F 90F 83F 7F 27 24 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 62F 90F 90F 79F

8 Will Johnson 90M 86M 45 90M 85M 90M 90M 24 90M 90M 90M 90M 84M 90M 90M 87M 90M 90M 90M

10 Arturo Alvarez 25 90F 90F 36 74F 81F 11 29 59M 8 14 85M 32M

11 Javier Morales 90M 90M 90M 90M 45M

12 Jean Alexandre 13 63M 45M 16 9 62F 81F 80F 71F 90F 9 2 70F 3 5

13 Chris Agorsor

14 Artur Aghasyan 3 19 7 69F

15 Alvaro Saborio 84F 69F 90F 90F 90F 90F 81F 90F 88F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 68F

17 Chris Wingert 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 28 90D 90D 90D 85D 90D 90D 90D 90D 32D

18 Nick Rimando 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

19 Blake Wagner 1

20 Ned Grabavoy 77M 90M 90M 90M 20 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 67M 90M 66M 79M 90M 17 22

21 Luis Gil 13 11 3 9 31 83M 83 90F 63F 90F 6 20 25 67M 90M 90M 85M 90M 45M

22 Nelson Gonzalez 5 14 67M 59M 6 23

23 Paulo Araujo Jr. 6 77F 90F 21 9 28 66F 11

24 Kyle Reynish 90G

25 Donny Toia

26 Collen Warner 21 79M 45M 25 60M 18 87M 66M 7 66M 84M 57M 9M 9 18 29 65M 23 45M 73M

27 Cody Arnoux 24

28 Chris Schuler 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 81 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 58 90D 45

30 Rauwshan McKenzie 90D

77 Andy Williams 69M 90M 45 45 30 72M 87M 23 24 90M 90M 21 33 90M 81M 72M 61M 31 82M 76M 45 5 90M 90M

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Blake Wagner played 778 minutes for VAN

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Game #1 03/19/2011 RSL 1 at SJ 0 W Beckerman 1 (Morales 1, Beltran 1) 64

Game #2 03/26/2011 RSL 4 vs LA 1 W Williams 1 (Paulo Junior 1, Morales 2) 2; Morales 1 (penalty kick) 10; Morales 2 (Wingert 1) 41;

Paulo Junior 1 (Espindola 1) 68

Game #3 04/09/2011 RSL 2 at NE 0 W Schuler 1 (Warner 1) 27; Paulo Junior 2 (Warner 2) 47

Game #4 04/13/2011 RSL 1 vs COL 0 W Espindola 1 (Paulo Junior 2) 93+

Game #5 04/30/2011 RSL 0 at POR 1 L

Game #6 05/07/2011 RSL 1 vs CHV 0 W Johnson 1 (Borchers 1, Warner 3) 87

Game #7 05/14/2011 RSL 0 vs HOU 0 T

Game #8 05/22/2011 RSL 0 at DAL 0 T

Game #9 05/28/2011 RSL 1 vs SEA 2 L Gonzalez 1 (unassisted) 87

Game #10 06/04/2011 RSL 2 vs VAN 0 W Alexandre 1 (Beckerman 1) 32; Espindola 2 (Alexandre 1) 79

Game #11 06/08/2011 RSL 1 at CLB 2 L Olave 1 (Gonzalez 1) 7

Game #12 06/11/2011 RSL 1 at PHI 1 T Espindola 3 (Alexandre 2) 53

Game #13 06/18/2011 RSL 1 vs DC 1 T Espindola 4 (penalty kick) 38

Game #14 06/22/2011 RSL 0 at CHI 0 T

Game #15 06/25/2011 RSL 3 vs TOR 1 W Borchers 1 (Beckerman 2) 39; Saborio 1 (Russell 1, Beckerman 3) 42; Saborio 2 (Russell 2) 60

Game #16 07/04/2011 RSL 3 vs NE 3 T Johnson 2 (unassisted) 24; Saborio 3 (penalty kick) 56; Espindola 5 (Saborio 1, Olave 1) 83

Game #17 07/09/2011 RSL 2 vs DAL 0 W Williams 2 (Beckerman 4) 47; Espindola 6 (Johnson 1) 94+

Game #18 07/23/2011 RSL 4 vs SJ 0 W Saborio 4 (penalty kick) 63; Saborio 5 (unassisted) 75; Beckerman 2 (Saborio 2) 78;

Olave 2 (Alvarez 1, Beckerman 5) 83

Game #19 07/30/2011 RSL 0 vs CLB 2 L

Game #20 08/03/2011 RSL 0 at KC 2 L

Game #21 08/06/2011 RSL 3 vs NY 0 W Borchers 2 (Beckerman 6) 13; Gil 1 (Beckerman 7) 44; Saborio 6 (penalty kick) 77

Game #22 08/13/2011 RSL 0 at TOR 1 L

Game #23 08/20/2011 RSL 2 at HOU 3 L Espindola 7 (Warner 4) 28; Gil 2 (Espindola 2) 60

Game #24 08/27/2011 RSL 1 at CHV 0 W Saborio 7 (unassisted) 11

Game #25 09/03/2011 RSL 2 vs PHI 1 W Beckerman 3 (Paulo Junior 3) 18; Schuler 2 (Beckerman 8) 26

Game #26 09/10/2011 RSL 2 at SEA 1 W own goal (Keller) 12; Saborio 8 (unassisted) 56

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# Player QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 F1 F2 R16 QF

CLB CLB SAP SAP MTR MTR WILM DAL

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

1 Tim Melia

2 Tony Beltran 90D 90D 9 45 90D 90D

3 Robbie Russell 31 90D 90D 90D 81D 45D 27

4 Jamison Olave 90D 90D 45D 90D 90D 90D 90D

5 Kyle Beckerman 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 63M 90M

6 Nat Borchers 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

7 Fabian Espindola 59F 85F 87F 79F 90F 85F 66F

8 Will Johnson 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

10 Arturo Alvarez 3 11 9 26 32

11 Javier Morales 90M 87M 90M 90M 90M 90M

12 Jean Alexandre 5 90F 24

15 Alvaro Saborio 90F 71F 90F 90F 81F 90F

17 Chris Wingert 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 58D

18 Nick Rimando 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

20 Ned Grabavoy 81M 3 23 32 60M 90M 27 58M

21 Luis Gil 90F 90F

22 Nelson Gonzalez 16

23 Paulo Araujo Jr. 19 5

24 Kyle Reynish 90G

26 Collen Warner 74M 32

28 Chris Schuler 90D 45 63D

30 Rauwshan McKenzie 90D

77 Andy Williams 9 90M 67M 58M 30 64M 90M 90M

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 10/11

QF1 03/09/2011 RSL 0 at CLB 0 T

QF2 03/09/2011 RSL 4 vs CLB 1 W Saborío (Morales) 23; Morales (Williams) 36; Morales (Paulo Junior) 77; Williams (unassisted) 95+

SF1 03/22/2011 RSL 2 vs SAPRSA 0 W Saborio (Espindola) 9; Espindola (Williams) 57

SF2 04/05/2011 RSL 1 at SAPRSA 2 L Olave (unassisted) 60

F1 04/20/2011 RSL 2 at MONTRY 2 T Borchers (Johnson) 35; Morales (Alvarez) 89

F2 04/27/2011 RSL 0 vs MONTRY 1 L

U.S. OPEN CUP

R16 06/28/2011 RSL 2 vs WILMTN 0 W Beltran (Alexandre) 40; Alexandre (Johnson) 44

QF 07/12/2011 RSL 0 at DAL 2 L

Sporting Kansas City at Real Salt LakeRio Tinto Stadium

Sandy, UtahEnglish TV: KSMO

Spanish TV: TWC Ch. 5Spanish Radio: 1340 AM

www.SportingKC.com

2011 MLS Match 29 // Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 8:00 p.m. CT

COACHESPETER VERMES

MLS EXPERIENCEMLS RECORD

YEAR WITH TEAMRECORD WITH TEAM

3rd season24-27-193rd season24-27-19

5th season55-46-41

5th season55-46-41

TEAM STATSSPORTING KANSAS CITY

RECORDGAMES PLAYED

CONFERENCE POSITIONGOALS

GOALS/GAMEALLOWED

ALLOWED/GAMEGOAL DIFFERENTIAL

SHOTS (ON GOAL)ON GOAL %

FOULS COMMITTEDFOULS SUFFERED

CAUTIONSEJECTIONS

10-8-10 (40 pts)282nd in East431.53361.28+7384 (128)33.3%355355458

13-7-6 (45 pts)26

4th in West37

1.4222

0.85+15

357 (131)36.7%

313303375

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSSPORTING KANSAS CITY REAL SALT LAKE

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALGAME-WINNING GOALSGAME-WINNING ASSISTS

FOULS SUFFEREDFOULS COMMITTED

CAUTIONSEJECTIONS

GOALS AGAINST AVGWINS

SHUTOUTSSAVES

8 Kamara/Bravo6 Graham Zusi66 Kei Kamara21 Kamara/Bravo2 Collin/Bravo 4 Graham Zusi41 C.J. Sapong43 Roger Espinoza8 Aurelien Collin2 Omar Bravo

1.25 Jimmy Nielsen9 Jimmy Nielsen 5 Jimmy Nielsen65 Jimmy Nielsen

Alvaro Saborio 8Kyle Beckerman 8Alvaro Saborio 51

Fabian Espindola 25Alvaro Saborio 4

Kyle Beckerman 5Andy Williams 32

Kyle Beckerman 31Will Johnson 6Nat Borchers 2

Nick Rimando 0.88Nick Rimando 12Nick Rimando 11Nick Rimando 66

REAL SALT LAKE

No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 1 GK Jimmy Nielsen neel-sen 2 DEF Michael Harrington 3 DEF Korede Aiyegbusi co-red-eh eye-eh-BOO-see 4 MID Craig Rocastle ROW-castle 5 DEF Matt Besler BEEZ-ler 6 DEF Shavar Thomas 7 MID Chance Myers 8 MID Graham Zusi ZOO-see 9 FWD Teal Bunbury 10 MF Jeferson JEFF-err-SONE11 FWD Soony Saad soo-NEE sod 12 DEF Konrad Warzycha Var-ZEE-hah13 DEF Lawrence Olum OH-lumm14 DEF Kevin Ellis15 MID Roger Espinoza16 DEF Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick17 FWD C.J. Sapong sah-PONG 18 GK Eric Kronberg Krawn-berg19 MID Peterson Joseph20 FWD Birahim Diop Bee-ra-heem Dee-op21 GK Jon Kempin 22 MID Davy Arnaud ARE-no 23 FWD Kei Kamara kye kah-MAHR-ah24 DEF Scott Lorenz luh-renz 25 DEF Daneil Cyrus DAN-yull27 MID Stéphane Auvray OH-vray32 DEF Luke Sassano sah-SAHN-noh 55 DEF Julio Cesar JEW-lee-o SEH-sahr78 DEF Aurelien Collin au-REEL-ee-en88 MID Milos Stojcev MEE-los STOY-chev99 FWD Omar Bravo

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

Eastern Conf. GP W L T P 1. Columbus Crew 28 11 9 8 412. Sporting Kansas City 28 10 8 10 403. Philadelphia Union 27 8 7 12 364. Houston Dynamo 29 8 9 12 365. D.C. United 25 8 7 10 346. New York Red Bulls 27 6 6 15 337. Chicago Fire 27 4 8 15 278. NE Revolution 28 5 11 12 279. Toronto FC 29 5 12 12 27Western Conf. GP W L T P1. Los Angeles Galaxy 28 15 3 10 552. Seattle Sounders 28 13 6 9 483. FC Dallas 28 13 8 7 464. Real Salt Lake 26 13 7 6 455. Colorado Rapids 29 10 8 11 416. Portland Timbers 27 9 12 6 337. Chivas USA 28 7 11 10 318. San Jose Earthquakes 27 6 10 11 299. Vancouver Whitecaps 27 4 13 10 22

MLS STANDINGS (AS OF 9/15/11)

GAME NOTES

JASON KREIS

WHEN LAST THEY MET...

Capacity: • 18,467 for soccer • 25,000 for concerts • Suites: 36 • Clubs: 5 • Field Club (Capacity: 400) • Members Club (Capacity: 2,000) • Shield Club (Capacity: 1,000) • Signature Suite • Executive Suite Playing Surface: • Natural grass with a SubAir™ under-soil heating and cooling system • Field dimensions: 75 yards x 120 yardsStadium Elements: • Dramatic canopy roof that covers every seating section • Height of first-row seats: West: 0”, North: 0”, East: 0” (Mem-bers Stand) or 8” (General), South: 3’-1” • Distance from touch line to first row: West: 19’-2”, North: 16’-0”, East: 16’-0”, South: 19’-4” • Distance from touch line to farthest seat in stand: West: 103’-4”, North: 47’-0”, East: 96’-5”, South: 81’-5” • Size of Stadium: 342,105 ft² • Size of Event Plaza: 124,000 ft² • Two Video Boards: • Main Board at South End: 2,016 square feet HD • North End Board: 550 square feet HD • Locker Rooms: 6 • Sporting Kansas City locker room • Visiting locker room • 4 auxiliary locker rooms • Concert Green Rooms: 4 • Broadcast Facilities: • 3 TV Commentary Booths • 4 Radio Commentary Booths • First MLS stadium fully lighted for HDTV • 326 HDTVs throughout all of its levels • Cost: $200 million plus • Construction Timeline: 16 months (February ‘10 - June ‘11) • Construction Manager: Turner Construction • Architect: Populous • Major Events: • Concerts: Farm Aid (Aug. 13), Buzz Beach Ball (Aug. 17) • 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: United States vs. Guade- loupe, Canada vs. Panama (June 14) • Sporting KC vs. Newcastle United FC (July 20) • September 17: USWNT vs. Canada • October 12: Sporting KC vs. Chivas del Guadalajara

KANSAS CITY CONNECTIONS

Sporting Kansas City defeated Real Salt Lake 2-0 on August 3rd, 2011 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza scored the game-winner in the 29th minute with his first goal since the 2008 season and striker Teal Bunbury struck again for Sporting five minutes later in the victory.

Sporting Kansas City was reduced to 10 men when Espinoza received a red card in the 57th minute, but Sporting KC goalkeep-er Jimmy Nielsen made three saves for the shutout win, which stretched the club’s unbeaten run to 14 games. It marked the longest such streak in club history and is tied for the third longest in MLS history.

• • Real Salt Lake defender Rauwshan McKenzie began his profes-sional career in Kansas City after being taken in the fourth round ofthe 2008 MLS SuperDraft.• After not making any regular season appearances during his rookie season, McKenzie started fives matches during the 2009 season.• Real Salt Lake forward Luis Gil was assigned to Sporting KansasCity in a weighted lottery held in February 2010. He was then ac-quired by Real Salt Lake in a trade for RSL’s second round pick inthe 2011 MLS SuperDraft, an international player roster spot and 25 percent of any future transfer fee received by Real Salt Lake forGil from a club outside of Major League Soccer.• Gil and Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Jon Kempin were team-mates on the United States Under-18 National Team at the LisbonInternational Tournament in Portugal in May 2011 and most recent-ly, at the Northern Ireland Milk Cup last month.• Real Salt Lake Manager Jason Kreis scored 16 goals in 32 alltimeregular season games against Sporting Kansas City in his career, the most amongst any team he faced.• Real Salt Lake General Manager Garth Lagerway began his MLScareer in Kansas City in 1996, starting 22 of his 23 games played with a 12-10-0 record.• Kansas City and Real Salt Lake have traded players multiple times in recent history, including Yura Movsisyan in 2007 and ChrisKlein in 2006.

LIVESTRONG SPORTING PARK

Sporting Kansas City Game Notes | September 17, 2011 at Real Salt Lake | www.SportingKC.com

PLAYOFF PUSH | Saturday’s 3-0 win over the Houston Dynamo moved Sporting Kansas City within one point of the Columbus Crew for first place in the Eastern Conference with six games re-maining in the 2011 MLS regular season. The club’s climb up the table came courtesy of a 14-game unbeaten run that stretched from May to August. The unbeaten streak matched the longest run in MLS this season and equalled the 3rd longest in MLS history.

05/28/2011 KC @ COL 1-1 T 06/04/2011 KC @ TOR 0-0 T 06/09/2011 KC vs. CHI 0-0 T 06/12/2011 KC @ DAL 4-1 W 06/17/2011 KC vs. SJ 1-0 W 06/22/2011 KC @ PHI 0-0 T 06/25/2011 KC vs. VAN 2-1 W 07/02/2011 KC @ POR 2-1 W 07/06/2011 KC vs. COL 1-1 T 07/09/2011 KC vs. CHV 1-1 T 07/16/2011 KC @ HOU 1-1 T 07/23/2011 KC vs. TOR 4-2 W 07/30/2011 KC vs. NE 1-1 T 08/03/2011 KC vs. RSL 2-0 W

Sporting Kansas City has lost only twice in their last 20 MLS match-es.

BACK ON THE ROAD | Sporting Kansas City concluded their nine-game homestand, an all-time MLS record, at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park with a 3-0 win over Houston last Saturday. Sporting Kansas City will now play their first away match in a span of 63 days when face Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday.

Sporting Kansas City began the season with a record 10-game


road trip, which amounted to the longest stretch of away games in MLS history. KC is 62-126-56 (.369) all-time on the road and 3-6-5 (.393) in 2011, with a current six-game unbeaten streak away from LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.

GOALS GALORE | Striker Teal Bunbury scored twice in Sport-ing Kansas City’s 3-0 win over Houston last Saturday, his second multi-goal game of the season and the eighth match this year when a Sporting Kansas City player has scored more than once in an MLS match.

Overall, 14 MLS players have recorded multi-goal games in MLS play in 2011, including four Sporting Kansas City players -- Bun-bury, Omar Bravo, Kei Kamara, and Graham Zusi -- all of whom have done so twice.

Bravo and Kamara are tied for the team lead with eight goals this season, but the club has gotten goals from 12 different players thus far in 2011.

-- Sporting Kansas City defender Shavar Thomas is 29 minutes shy of surpassing 7,500 regular season minutes played in his Sporting KC career, third most among all current Sporting KC players.-- Sporting KC striker Kei Kamara next start will be the 100th regu-lar season game started of his MLS career and 50th regular season game started in a KC uniform. He will become the fourth current Sporting KC player to log 100 games started in their MLS career.-- Sporting KC midfielder Davy Arnaud has played 247 games in his KC career, including postseason, and currently tied with Nick Garcia for second on KC’s all-time games played chart.-- Arnaud is 11 minutes shy of surpassing 20,000 minutes played in his MLS and KC career, when including postseason. He will be-come only the third player to break the barrier in their KC career, along with Nick Garcia and Kerry Zavagnin.

SCORING 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 22 21 43OPP. 14 22 36

FOULS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 169 186 355OPP. 165 190 355

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 16 29 45OPP. 20 34 54

SHOTS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 186 198 384OPP. 142 193 335

SOG 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 59 69 128OPP. 49 65 114

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 30 33 63OPP. 35 23 58

EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 1 7 8OPP. 0 4 4

CORNERS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 61 67 128OPP. 46 72 118

PK 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 1 2 3OPP. 3 0 3

REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

SPORTING KANSAS CITY HEADLINES

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHSSPORTING KANSAS CITY

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALFOULS COMMITTEDFOULS SUFFERED

SAVESGOALS ALLOWED

2 Three players tied3 Josh Wolff (8/13/05)6 Arnaud/Kamara3 Six players tied 8 Davy Arnaud (5/29/10)5 Davy Arnaud (5/29/10) 7 Three players tied4 Jimmy Nielsen (5/29/10)

(9/30/06) Atiba Harris 215 players tied 1

Beckerman/Saborio 6

Kreis/Beckerman 3Harris/Olave 6

(5/29/10) Javier Morales 7

Countess/Seitz 7(8/13/05) D.J. Countess 4

ALL-TIME MATCHUP STATSSPORTING KANSAS CITY

Category 1 2 Overtime Total Goals 12 8 0 20Shots 88 91 0 179 Shots on Goal 34 37 0 71Fouls 70 78 0 148 Offsides 22 14 0 36 Corner Kicks 40 32 0 72

Category 1 2 Overtime Total Goals 10 8 0 18Shots 68 89 0 157Shots on Goal 30 37 0 67Fouls 97 93 0 190Offsides 19 19 0 38Corner Kicks 18 23 0 41

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERSSPORTING KANSAS CITY HOUSTON DYNAMO

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALFOULS COMMITTEDFOULS SUFFERED

WINSLOSSES

SHUTOUTSSAVES

GOALS ALLOWED

4 Sealy/Wolff5 Arnaud/Wolff27 Davy Arnaud9 Three players tied 19 Davy Arnaud32 Davy Arnaud

3 Kevin Hartman2 Kevin Hartman4 Kevin Hartman31 Kevin Hartman9 Bo Oshoniyi

Four players tied 2Four players tied 2

Kyle Beckerman 16Kyle Beckerman 8

Atiba Harris 12Javier Morales 12

Nick Rimando 2Nick Rimando 3

Rimando/Seitz 1Nick Rimando 24

Countess/Rimando 7

Sporting Kansas City record: 6-4-3 Home games: 4-1-2 (11 GF, 7 GA) Road games: 2-3-1 (9 GF, 11 GA)

07/16/2005 KC 3 vs RSL 2 W Arrowhead Stadium08/13/2005 KC 4 at RSL 2 W Rice-Eccles Stadium

05/20/2006 KC 1 at RSL 2 L Rice-Eccles Stadium09/30/2006 KC 3 vs RSL 3 T Arrowhead Stadium

07/14/2007 KC 1 vs RSL 0 W Arrowhead Stadium08/29/2007 KC 1 at RSL 3 L Rice-Eccles Stadium

06/07/2008 KC 0 at RSL 0 T Rice-Eccles Stadium06/28/2008 KC 1 vs RSL 0 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark

05/16/2009 KC 2 at RSL 0 W Rio Tinto Stadium08/29/2009 KC 0 vs RSL 1 L CommunityAmerica Ballpark

05/29/2010 KC 1 at RSL 4 L Rio Tinto Stadium08/07/2010 KC 1 vs RSL 1 T CommunityAmerica Ballpark

08/03/2011 KC 2 vs RSL 0 W Livestrong Sporting Park

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS


HOUSTON DYNAMO

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total

KC 3 7 2 3 3 2 0 20RSL 2 1 7 0 2 6 0 18

HOUSTON DYNAMOALL-TIME POST-SEASON RESULTS

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY LEAGUE LEADERS (AS OF 9/15/11)

GOALKEEPER SHUTOUTS PLAYER TEAM GP SHO1. Kevin Hartman DAL 28 122. Nick Rimando RSL 25 113. Kasey Keller SEA 28 83. Dan Kennedy CHV 26 85. Jon Busch SJ 27 75. Bill Hamid DC 20 75. William Hesmer CLB 26 75. Faryd Mondragon PHI 25 75. Troy Perkins POR 22 75. Donovan Ricketts LA 13 7

PLAYER TEAM GP G1. Landon Donovan LA 20 121. Thierry Henry NY 21 123. Charlie Davies DC 20 113. Andres Mendoza CLB 23 115. Eric Hassli VAN 20 105. Brek Shea DAL 27 105. Chris Wondolowski SJ 23 108. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 25 98. Dominic Oduro CHI* 27 910. Six players tied with... 8

SHOTS PLAYER TEAM GP SH1. Fredy Montero SEA 25 822. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 25 813. Maicon Santos DAL* 24 793. Chris Wondolowski SJ 23 795. Marco Pappa CHI 23 726. Sebastien Le Toux PHI 27 697. Brek Shea DAL 27 678. Kei Kamara KC 24 669. Camilo VAN 25 6510. Nick LaBrocca CHV 28 64

PLAYER TEAM GP A1. Brad Davis HOU 29 132. David Beckham LA 22 123. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 25 103. Mauro Rosales SEA 23 105. Kyle Beckerman RSL 26 85. Davide Chiumiento VAN 22 85. Jack Jewsbury POR 25 85. Sebastien Le Toux PHI 27 89. Fredy Montero SEA 25 79. Dane Richards NY 20 7 GAME-WINNING GOALS

PLAYER TEAM GP GWG1. Brek Shea DAL 27 52. Landon Donovan LA 20 42. Andres Mendoza CLB 23 42. Alvaro Saborio RSL 16 45. Charlie Davies DC 20 35. Juninho LA 26 35. Thierry Henry NY 21 35. Shalrie Joseph NE 26 35. Lamar Neagle SEA 18 35. Carlos Ruiz PHI 14 35. Chris Wondolowski SJ 23 3

SAVES PLAYER TEAM GP SV1. Matt Reis NE 24 1062. Stefan Frei TOR 26 1003. Jon Busch SJ 27 944. Tally Hall HOU 29 875. Dan Kennedy CHV 26 846. Kasey Keller SEA 28 827. William Hesmer CLB 26 748. Kevin Hartman DAL 28 739. Matt Pickens COL 29 6910. Troy Perkins POR 22 67

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS

PLAYER TEAM GP GWA1. David Beckham LA 22 62. Kyle Beckerman RSL 26 53. Graham Zusi KC 26 43. Brad Davis HOU 29 43. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 25 43. Mauro Rosales SEA 23 47. Kalif Alhassan POR 26 37. Jack Jewsbury POR 25 37. Sebastien Le Toux PHI 27 37. Jan Gunnar Solli NY 25 3

SHOTS ON GOAL PLAYER TEAM GP SOG1. Chris Wondolowski SJ 23 362. Marco Pappa CHI 23 323. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 25 303. Fredy Montero SEA 25 305. Camilo VAN 25 275. Dominic Oduro CHI* 27 277. Justin Braun CHV 25 267. Andres Mendoza CLB 23 269. Fabian Espindola RSL 21 259. Eric Hassli VAN 20 25

MULTI-GOAL GAMES PLAYER TEAM GP G1. Eric Hassli VAN 20 42. Landon Donovan LA 20 32. Andres Mendoza CLB 23 34. Omar Bravo KC 21 24. Kei Kamara KC 24 24. Graham Zusi KC 26 24. Teal Bunbury KC 24 24. Seven more players tied with... 2

ASSISTS

HAT TRICKS

GOALS

GOALKEEPER WINS PLAYER TEAM GP W1. Kevin Hartman DAL 28 131. Kasey Keller SEA 28 133. Nick Rimando RSL 25 124. Matt Pickens COL 29 105. William Hesmer CLB 26 95. Jimmy Nielsen KC 25 97. Tally Hall HOU 29 87. Faryd Mondragon PHI 25 87. Josh Saunders LA 15 810. Dan Kennedy CHV 26 710. Troy Perkins POR 22 710. Donovan Ricketts LA 13 7

PLAYER TEAM GP GWG1. Justin Braun CHV 25 22. Will Bruin HOU 22 12. Charlie Davies DC 20 12. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 25 12. Steven Lenhart SJ 14 12. Lamar Neagle SEA 18 12. Sanna Nyassi COL 21 1


2011 SCHEDULESat., March 19th 3-2 W @ Chivas USA Sapong, Bravo (2)Sat., March 26th 2-3 L @ Chicago FIre Besler, BunburySat., April 2nd 3-3 T @ Vancouver Bunbury (2), KamaraWed., April 6th 1-0 W @ Houston* SapongSat., April 16th 0-1 L @ Columbus -Sat., April 23rd 2-3 L @ New England Kamara (2) Sat., April 30th 0-1 L @ New York -Sat., May 14th 1-4 L @ Los Angeles Own GoalSat., May 21st 0-1 L @ Seattle --Wed., May 25th 5-0 W vs. NEW ENGLAND* Myers (2), Sapong (2), CollinSat., May 28th 1-1 T @ Colorado Smith Sat., June 4th 0-0 T @ Toronto FC --Thurs., June 9th 0-0 T vs. CHICAGO FIRE --Sun., June 12th 4-1 W @ FC Dallas Zusi (2), Collin, SassanoFri., June 17th 1-0 W vs. SAN JOSE SapongWed., June 22nd 0-0 T @ Philadelphia --Sat., June 25th 2-1 W vs. VANCOUVER Bravo, Julio CesarTues., June 28th 3-0 W vs FIRE PDL* Bunbury, Stojcev, KamaraSat., July 2nd 2-1 W @ Portland Sapong, CollinWed., July 6th 1-1 T vs. COLORADO ZusiSat., July 9th 1-1 T vs. CHIVAS USA BravoTues., July 12th 2-0 L vs. RICHMOND* Sat. July 16th 1-1 T @ Houston CollinWed., July 20th 0-0 T vs. NEWCASTLE UNITED** Sat., July 23rd 4-2 W vs. TORONTO FC Kamara (2), Bravo (2)Sat., July 30th 1-1 T vs. NEW ENGLAND BunburyWed., August 3rd 2-0 W vs. REAL SALT LAKE Espinoza, BunburySat., August 6th 1-2 L vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS KamaraWed., August 17th 3-1 W vs PORTLAND TIMBERS Zusi (2), Saad Sun., August 21st 1-0 W vs. D.C. UNITED KamaraSat., August 27th 3-2 L vs. DALLAS Kamara, BravoMon., Sept. 5th 2-2 T vs. LOS ANGELES Cesar, BravoSat., Sept. 10th 3-0 W vs. HOUSTON Bunbury (2), SapongSat., Sept. 17th 8:00pm @ Salt Lake KSMOFri., Sept. 23rd 7:30pm vs. PHILADELPHIA FOX SoccerWed., Sept. 28th 7:30pm vs. COLUMBUS KSMOSat., Oct. 1st 9:30pm @ San Jose KSMOWed., Oct. 12th 7:30pm vs. CD GUADALAJARA** Sat., Oct 15th 3:00pm vs. NEW YORK TeleFutura/KSMOSat., Oct. 22nd 6:30pm @ D.C. United KSMO*U.S. Open Cup **International Friendly

RECORD BREAKDOWN

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) VS CHIVAS USA (0-1-0)DATE: March 19, 2011 -- The Home Depot Center

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chivas USA 0 2 2Sporting Kansas City 2 1 3

Scoring Summary:KC--Sapong 1 (unassisted) 2KC--Bravo 1 (Kamara 1) 48+CHV--Conrad 1 (unassisted) 56KC--Bravo 2 (Kamara 2) 74CHV--Zemanski 1 (LaBrocca 1) 84

Misconduct Summary: CHV: CAUTIONS: Conrad 27, Valentin 52 KC: CAUTIONS: Arnaud 23, Bravo 71

Stats Sporting Kansas City Chivas USATOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Bravo 6) 9 (Conrad 2, LaBrocca 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Bravo 3) 4 (4 tied with 1)FOULS: 12 (Bravo 4) 12 (Moreno 3)OFFSIDE: 2 2CORNER KICKS: 4 8SAVES: Nielsen 2 Thornton 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Luke Sassano (Chance Myers 72), RogerEspinoza, Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Kei Kamara, Milos Stojcev (Graham Zusi89), Omar Bravo, Craig Rocastle (Stephane Auvray 20), Davy Arnaud, C.J. Sapong.

CHIVAS USA--Zach Thornton, Heath Pearce, Ante Jazic (Victor Estupinan 86),Zarek Valentin, Jimmy Conrad, Ben Zemanski, Nick LaBrocca, Francisco Mendoza(Blair Gavin 62), Justin Braun, Marcos Mondaini (Tristan Bowen 70), AlejandroMoreno.

Referee: Edvin JurisevicReferee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, James Conlee4th Official: Niko Bratsis.Attendance: 18,122.Temperature: 59 and Cloudy.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-1-0) VS CHICAGO FIRE (1-1-0)DATE: March 26, 2011 -- Toyota Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chicago Fire 2 1 3Sporting Kansas City 0 2 2

Scoring Summary:CHI--Chaves 2 (penalty kick) 34CHI--Puerari 1 (Vidiera 1, Pappa 1) 40KC--Besler 1 (unassisted) 51CHI--Pappa 1 (free kick) 60KC--Bunbury 1 (unassisted) 72

Misconduct Summary: CHI: CAUTIONS: Puerari 48KC: CAUTIONS: Arnaud 58, Diop 88; EJECTIONS: Bravo 32

Stats Sporting Kansas City Chicago FireTOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Auvray 2, Bunbury 2) 12 (Pappa 5)SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Bunbury 2) 7 (3 tied with 2)FOULS: 17 (Lorenz 3, Sapong 3) 16 (Puerari 5)OFFSIDE: 1 4CORNER KICKS: 6 4SAVES: Nielsen 4 Johnson 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, RogerEspinoza, Scott Lorenz (Birahim Diop 84), Matt Besler, Milos Stojcev, Omar Bravo (Ejected 32), Craig Rocastle (Teal Bunbury 46+), Davy Arnaud, C.J. Sapong.

CHICAGO FIRE--Sean Johnson, Josip Mikulic, Gonzalo Segares, Cory Gibs, Jalil Anibaba, Patrick Nyarko (Dasan Robinson 93+), Marco Pappa, Logan Pause, Michael Vidiera, Diego Chaves (Dominic Oduro 90), Gaston Puerari (Orr Barouch 74).

Referee: Jasen AnnoReferee’s Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Frank Anderson4th Official: Fotis BazakosAttendance: 12,157Temperature: 30 and Clear.

2011 Record When… Scoring first goal: 9-3-1 Conceding first goal: 1-5-6 Leading at halftime: 9-2-1 Tied at halftime: 1-4-3 Trailing at halftime: 0-2-6 0 goals scored: 0-3-3 1 goal scored: 2-2-5 2 goals scored: 3-3-1 3 goals scored: 3-0-1 4+ goals scored: 2-0-0 0 goals allowed: 4-0-3 1 goal allowed: 4-3-5 2 goals allowed: 2-1-1 3 goals allowed: 0-3-1 4+ goals allowed: 0-1-0 Wearing Sporting blue: 10-5-9 Wearing dark indigo: 0-3-1 Leading at 75’ 10-2-1 Tied at 75’ 0-2-5 Trailing at 75’ 0-4-4 Outshooting opponent 7-3-7 Outshot by opponent 2-5-3 Shots even 1-0-0 One-goal games 4-7-0 On ESPN2 0-0-1 On FOX Soccer 1-0-1 On KCTV5 0-0-1 On KSMO-TV 9-8-7 Day games (before 5pm) 1-1-0 Games 5pm or later: 9-7-10 With red card received… 2-5-1 With red card against… 1-0-2 Temperature 75 & up… 7-2-5 Temperature below 75… 3-6-5 In Pacific time zone… 2-2-1 In Mountain time zone… 0-0-1 In Central time zone… 8-3-6 In Eastern time zone… 0-3-2 vs. Eastern Conference 3-4-5 vs. Western Conference 7-4-5 On grass… 9-6-9 On turf… 1-2-1

Record By Month.. March 2011: 1-1-0 March all-time: 5-6-1 April 2011: 0-3-1 April all-time: 31-26-11 May 2011: 0-2-1 May all-time: 25-33-16 June 2011: 3-0-3 June all-time: 32-25-19 July 2011: 2-0-4 July all-time: 35-29-20 August 2011: 3-2-0 August all-time: 31-39-12 September 2011: 1-0-1 September all-time: 21-30-10 October 2011: October all-time: 11-10-9Home and Away... Overall All-time: 191-198-98 2011 At home: 7-2-5 All-time at home: 129-72-42 2011 On road: 3-6-5 All-time on road: 62-126-56Team-by-team (in 2011)... vs. Chicago: 10-21-9 (0-1-1) vs. Chivas USA: 6-4-4 (1-0-1) vs. Colorado Rapids: 20-17-12 (0-0-2) vs. Columbus Crew: 17-20-5 (0-1-0) vs. D.C. United: 15-18-9 (1-0-0) vs. FC Dallas: 19-19-8 (1-1-0) vs. Houston Dynamo: 3-5-4 (1-0-1) vs. LA Galaxy: 17-22-11 (0-1-1) vs. Miami Fusion: 3-4-1 vs. N.E. Revolution: 20-13-9 (0-1-1) vs. New York Red Bulls: 16-17-9 (0-1-0) vs. Philadelphia Union: 1-0-2 (0-0-1) vs. Portland Timbers: 2-0-0 (2-0-0) vs. Real Salt Lake: 6-4-3 (1-0-0) vs. SJ Earthquakes: 19-20-6 (1-0-0) vs. Seattle Sounders FC: 1-5-0 (0-2-0) vs. Tampa Bay Mutiny: 10-6-1 vs. Toronto FC: 5-3-4 (1-0-1) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0-1 (1-0-1)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-1-1) VS VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC (1-1-1)DATE: April 2, 2011 -- Empire Field

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 1 2 3Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 3 3

Scoring Summary:KC--Bunbury 2 (Espinoza 1) 46+KC--Bunbury 3 (Stojcev 1) 58KC--Kamara 1 (Sapong 1, Stojcev 2) 62VAN--Harris 2 (Khalfan 1, Camilo 1) 73VAN--Camilo 1 (free kick) 92+VAN--Camilo 2 (free kick) 93+

Misconduct Summary:KC: CAUTIONS: Harrington 64, Diop 68, Bunbury 88

Stats Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FCTOTAL SHOTS: 15 (Kamara 4) 19 (Camilo 9)SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Bunbury 2, Kamara 2) 9 (Camilo 4)FOULS: 16 (Diop 4) 8 (Camilo 3)OFFSIDE: 3 3CORNER KICKS: 6 5SAVES: Nielsen 6 Nolly 4

SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Roger Espinoza, JulioCesar (Shavar Thomas 82), Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud (Stephane Auvray 76),Birahim Diop, Milos Stojcev (Craig Rocastle 90), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury,C.J. Sapong.

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC-- Jay Nolly, Jonathan Leathers, Alain Rochat, GregJanicki (Nizar Khalfan 63), Michael Boxall, Wes Knight (Davide Chiumiento69), Blake Wagner, Gershon Koffie, Terry Dunfield, Camilo, Atiba Harris.

Referee: Silviu PetrescuReferee’s Assistants: Cameron Blair, Daniel Belleau4th Official: Drew Fischer.Attendance: 20,518.Temperature: 50


SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-2-1) VS COLUMBUS CREW (2-1-2)DATE: April 16, 2011 -- Columbus Crew Stadium

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0Columbus Crew 0 1 1

Scoring Summary:CLB--Rogers 2 (Duka 1, Burns 1) 53

Misconduct Summary:KC: CAUTIONS: Santos 50, Harrington 55, Thomas 76; EJECTIONS: Santos 72

Stats Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FCTOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Kamara 5) 15 (Rogers 4)SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Kamara 1, Sapong 1) 4 (Duka 2)FOULS: 18 (Diop 3, Espinoza 3) 12 (James 3, Renteria 3)OFFSIDE: 1 4CORNER KICKS: 3 6SAVES: Nielsen 3 Hesmer 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Roger Espinoza, JulioCesar (Ejected 72), Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud (Graham Zusi 71), Birahim Diop, Milos Stojcev (Shavar Thomas 75), Kei Kamara (Korede Aiyegbusi 87), Teal Bunbury, C.J. Sapong.

COLUMBUS CREW-- William Hesmer, Sebastian Miranda, Rich Balchan, Chad Marshall, Julius James, Eddie Gaven, Emmanuel Ekpo (Dejan Rusmir 89), Robbie Rogers (Jeff Cunningham 77), Kevin Burns, Dilly Duka, Emilio Renteria (Tommy Heinemann 67)

Referee: Juan GuzmanReferee’s Assistants: Ian Anderson, Kevin Duliba4th Official: Baldomero ToledoAttendance: 7,695Temperature: 46 and raining

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-3-1) VS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (2-2-3)DATE: April 23, 2011 -- Gillette Stadium

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 1 1 2New England Revolution 1 2 3

Scoring Summary:NE--Perovic 1 (Feilhaber 1) 12KC--Kamara 2 (Bunbury 1) 14KC--Kamara 3 (penalty kick) 69NE--Joseph 3 (Mansally 1) 72NE--Lekic 1 (Boggs 1) 83

Misconduct Summary:KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 24, Besler 48, Harrington 54; EJECTIONS: Collin 76NE: CAUTIONS: McCarthy 19, Perovic 42, Mansally 79, Lekic 84, Joseph 93+

Stats Sporting Kansas City New England RevolutionTOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Kamara 5) 12 (Lekic 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Kamara 2) 3 (3 tied with 1)FOULS: 18 (Collin 6) 17 (3 tied with 3)OFFSIDE: 1 2CORNER KICKS: 10 3SAVES: 0 Reis 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Roger Espinoza, Aurelien Collin (Ejected 76), Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud, Birahim Diop, Milos Stojcev (Graham Zusi 58), Kei Kamara (Ryan Smith 87), Teal Bunbury (Shavar Thomas 78), C.J. Sapong

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION-- Matt Reis, Kevin Alston, Didier Domi, A.J. Soares, Franco Coria, Zak Boggs, Benny Feilhaber, Stephen McCarthy (Zack Schilawski 64), Marko Perovic (Kenny Mansally 60), Shalrie Joseph, Rajko Lekic

Referee: Edvin JurisevicReferee’s Assistants: Rob Fereday, James Conlee4th Official: Mark KadlecikAttendance: 11,414Temperature: 54 and Overcast

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-4-1) VS NEW YORK RED BULLS (4-1-2)DATE: April 30, 2011 -- Red Bull Arena

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0New York Red Bulls 1 0 1

Scoring Summary:NY--Rodgers 3 (De Rosario 3, Henry 3) 22

Misconduct Summary:NY: CAUTIONS: Rodgers 32, Tainio 42, Ballouchy 93+

Stats Sporting Kansas City New York Red BullsTOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Kamara 4) 10 (Richards 2, Rodgers 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Arnaud 1, Kamara 1) 7 (7 tied with 1)FOULS: 9 (Bunbury 3) 15 (De Rosario 3, Tainio 3)OFFSIDE: 3 4CORNER KICKS: 4 6SAVES: Nielsen 6 Coundoul 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Korede Aiyegbusi, Julio Cesar, Aure-lien Collin, Davy Arnaud, Stephane Auvray (Milos Stojcev 64), Graham Zusi, Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury, C.J. Sapong (Ryan Smith 56+).

NEW YORK RED BULLS-- Bouna Coundoul, Jan Gunnar Solli, Roy Miller, Tim Ream, Rafael Marquez, Dane Richards, Teemu Tainio (Carl Robinson 56+), Dwayne De Rosario (Mehdi Ballouchy 80), Joel Lindpere, Thierry Henry, Luke Rodgers (Juan Agudelo 57+).

Referee: Andrew ChapinReferee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Daniel Belleau4th Official: Edvin Jurisevic.Attendance: 20,636.Temperature: 61 and Partly Cloudy.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-5-1) VS LA GALAXY (5-2-5)DATE: May 14, 2011 -- The Home Depot Center

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Los Angeles Galaxy 1 3 4Sporting Kansas City 1 0 1

Scoring Summary:KC--own goal (Gonzalez) 39LA--Donovan 6 (penalty kick) 44LA--Donovan 7 (Barrett 2) 46LA--Angel 2 (Barrett 3) 64LA--Beckham 1 (unassisted) 87

Misconduct Summary: LA: CAUTIONS: Gomes 80

Stats Sporting Kansas City LA GalaxyTOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Bunbury 3) 13 (Barrett 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Bunbury 2) 10 (4 tied with 2)FOULS: 17 (Kamara 4) 11 (5 tied with 2)OFFSIDE: 2 3CORNER KICKS: 1 4SAVES: Kronberg 6 Saunders 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Michael Harrington, Roger Espinoza (Chance Myers 57), Julio Cesar, Aurelien Collin, Davy Arnaud, Stephane Auvray, Milos Stojcev (Ryan Smith 65), Kei Kamara (C.J. Sapong 67), Teal Bunbury, Graham Zusi.

LOS ANGELES GALAXY -- Josh Saunders, Sean Franklin, Todd Dunivant, Omar Gonzalez, A.J. DeL-aGarza, Landon Donovan, Mike Magee, Juninho (Michael Stephens 85), David Beckham, Chad Barrett (Chris Birchall 81), Miguel Lopez (Juan Pablo Angel 61).

Referee: Baldomero ToledoReferee’s Assistants: Ian Anderson, Kevin Duliba4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal.Attendance: 19,763.Temperature: 61 and Overcast.


SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-6-1) VS SEATTLE SOUNDERS (4-3-5)DATE: May 21, 2011 -- Qwest Field

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Seattle Sounders FC 0 1 1Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0

Scoring Summary:SEA--Parke 1 (Wahl 1) 93+

Misconduct Summary: SEA: CAUTIONS: Fernandez 44, Carrasco 51, Rosales 64, Alonso 84KC: CAUTIONS: Smith 49

Stats Sporting Kansas City Seattle SoundersTOTAL SHOTS: 7 (Arnaud 2) 12 (Fucito 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1) 2 (Fernandez/Parke 1)FOULS: 15 (Bunbury 5) 14 (4 tied with 2)OFFSIDE: 0 1CORNER KICKS: 4 8SAVES: Nielsen 1 Keller 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Roger Espinoza, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Kei Kamara, Omar Bravo (Graham Zusi 76), Ryan Smith (Chance Myers 86), Davy Arnaud, Craig Rocastle, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 73).

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Kasey Keller, James Riley, Tyson Wahl, Jeff Parke, JhonKennedy Hurtado, Servando Carrasco (Nate Jaqua 55), Mauro Rosales (Mike Fucito 69), Osvaldo Alonso, Alvaro Fernandez, Roger Levesque, Fredy Montero (Patrick Ianni 95+).

Referee: Geoff GambleReferee’s Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Eric Proctor4th Official: Drew Fischer.Attendance: 36,098.Temperature: 52 and Cloudy.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-6-2) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (4-3-6)DATE: May 28, 2011 -- Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Colorado Rapids 1 0 1Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1

Scoring Summary:COL -- Casey 1 (unassisted) 13KC -- Smith 1 (Bunbury 2) 75

Misconduct Summary: COL: CAUTIONS: LaBauex 45, Folan 83KC: CAUTIONS: Harrington 41, Bravo 83

Stats Sporting Kansas City Colorado RapidsTOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Bravo 5) 7 (Akpan 4)SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1) 2 (Akpan/Casey 1)FOULS: 6 (Myers 4) 10 (Larentowicz/Mastroeni 2)OFFSIDE: 4 0CORNER KICKS: 2 4SAVES: Nielsen 1 Pickens 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Seth Sinovic (Ryan Smith 57+), Au-relien Collin, Matt Besler, Chance Myers, Graham Zusi, Omar Bravo (Birahim Diop 85), Craig Rocastle, Davy Arnaud, C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 54).

COLORADO RAPIDS--Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura, Drew Moor, Marvell Wynne, Tyrone Marshall, Ross LaBauex (Caleb Folan 73), Wells Thompson, Pablo Mastroeni, Jeff Larentowicz, Sanna Nyassi (Joseph Nane 56+, Andre Akpan 57), Conor Casey.

Referee: Hilario GrajedaReferee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Ian Anderson4th Official: Mark Declouet.Attendance: 16,439.Temperature: 52 and Cloudy.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-6-3) VS TORONTO FC (2-5-7)DATE: June 4, 2011 -- BMO Field

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Toronto FC 0 0 0Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0

Scoring Summary:None

Misconduct Summary: TOR: CAUTIONS: Tchani 68, Harden 69 KC: CAUTIONS: Bravo 39, Zusi 48+, Arnaud 68

Stats Sporting Kansas City Toronto FCTOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Arnaud/Bunbury 2) 10 (3 tied with 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Bunbury 2) 3 (3 tied with 1)FOULS: 16 (Zusi 4) 16 (Yourassowsky 4)OFFSIDE: 5 1CORNER KICKS: 5 5SAVES: Kronberg 3 Frei 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud, Craig Rocastle (Luke Sassano 60), Graham Zusi (Birahim Diop 85), Ryan Smith, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 88), Omar Bravo.

TORONTO FC -- Stefan Frei, Richard Eckersley (Dan Gargan 76), Danleigh Borman, Ty Harden, Nana Attakora (Doneil Henry 92+), Tony Tchani, Nathan Sturgis, Mikael Yourassowsky, Javier Martina, Maicon Santos, Joao Plata (Nick Soolsma 67).

Referee: Yader ReyesReferee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Peter Balciunas4th Official: Abiodun Okulaja.Attendance: 19,962.Temperature: 62 and Overcast.


CHICAGO FIRE (1-4-8) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-6-4)DATE: June 9, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chicago Fire 0 0 0Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0


Misconduct Summary: CHI: CAUTIONS: Puerari 37, Nazarit 57KC: CAUTIONS: Harrington 21, Collin 97+; EJECTIONS: Nielsen 67.

Stats Sporting Kansas City Chicago FireTOTAL SHOTS: 14 (3 tied with 3) 12 (Paladini 5)SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (3 tied wtih 1) 4 (4 tied with 1)FOULS: 5 (Besler 2) 14 (Oduro 4)OFFSIDE: 2 3CORNER KICKS: 5 2 SAVES: Nielsen 3, Kronberg 1 Johnson 4

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen (Ejected 67), Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud (Birahim Diop 85), Luke Sassano, Graham Zusi, Kei Kamara (C.J. Sapong 59), Teal Bunbury, Omar Bravo.

CHICAGO FIRE--Sean Johnson, Bratislav Ristic, Gonzalo Segares, Cory Gibbs, Yamith Cuesta, Dominic Oduro, Gaston Puerari (Diego Chaves 71), Corben Bone (Patrick Nyarko 56), Daniel Paladini, Logan Pause, Cristian Nazarit (Orr Barouch 78).

Referee: Michael KennedyReferee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Brian Poeschel4th Official: Mark Declouet.Attendance: 19,925.Temperature: 84 and Fair.

FC DALLAS (7-4-4) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (2-6-4)DATE: June 12, 2011 -- Pizza Hut Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot FC Dallas 1 0 1Sporting Kansas City 1 3 4

Scoring Summary:KC--Zusi 1 (Arnaud 1) 28DAL--Shea 5 (Ihemelu 1) 32KC--Collin 1 (Sapong 2, Zusi 1) 49KC--Zusi 2 (free kick) 55KC--Sassano 1 (Diop 1) 78

Misconduct Summary: DAL: CAUTIONS: Loyd 48+, Ihemelu 56, Rodriguez 89KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 21, Sinovic 34, Stojcev 39; EJECTIONS: Stojcev 56.

Stats Sporting Kansas City FC DallasTOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Zusi 3) 9 (Shea 4)SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Zusi 3) 1 (Shea 1)FOULS: 9 (Stojcev 2) 16 (Ihemelu 4)OFFSIDE: 0 1CORNER KICKS: 3 3 SAVES: None Hartman 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Eric Kronberg, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi (Teal Bunbury 92+), Davy Arnaud (Kei Kamara 68), Milos Stojcev (Ejected 56), Luke Sassano, Birahim Diop (Julio Cesar 79), C.J. Sapong.

FC DALLAS--Kevin Hartman, Zach Loyd (Jackson Goncalves 56+), Jair Benitez (Ruben Luna 74), George John, Ugo Ihemelu, Eric Alexander (Milton Rodriguez 57+), Brek Shea, Andrew Jacobson, Daniel Hernandez, Marvin Chavez, Fabian Castillo.

Referee: Kevin StottReferee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Brian Poeschel4th Official: Matthew Foerster.Attendance: 10,450.Temperature: 97 and Clear.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (5-5-4) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (3-6-4)DATE: June 17, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0Sporting Kansas City 1 0 1

Scoring Summary:KC--Sapong 2 (Zusi 2) 31

Misconduct Summary: SJ: CAUTIONS: Corrales 42, Lenhart 50 KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 52, Sassano 54

Stats Sporting Kansas City San Jose EarthquakesTOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Arnaud/Sapong 3) 15 (Stephenson 4)SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1) 4 (Stephenson 2)FOULS: 9 (Arnaud/Collin 2) 10 (3 tied with 2)OFFSIDE: 5 1CORNER KICKS: 4 4SAVES: Nielsen 4 Busch 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi (Kei Kamara 63), Davy Arnaud, Omar Bravo (Teal Bunbury 86), Birahim Diop, Luke Sas-sano (Julio Cesar 61), C.J. Sapong.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Jon Busch, Steven Beitashour, Bobby Convey, Jason Hernandez, Bobby Burling, Anthony Ampaipitakwong (Ellis McLoughlin 56+, Scott Sealy 89), Khari Stephenson, Ramiro Corrales, Sam Cronin (Simon Dawkins 57+), Brad Ring, Steven Lenhart.

Referee: Paul WardReferee’s Assistants: Darren Clark, Philippe Briere4th Official: Tyler Ploeger.Attendance: 18,467.Temperature: 83 and Overcast.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (3-6-5) VS PHILADELPHIA UNION (6-4-5)DATE: June 22, 2011 -- PPL Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Philadelphia Union 0 0 0Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0


Misconduct Summary: PHI: CAUTIONS: Paunovic 31KC: CAUTIONS: Santos 29, Nielsen 93+

Stats Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia UnionTOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Kamara 4) 26 (Ruiz 7)SHOTS ON GOAL: 0 7 (Ruiz 2)FOULS: 11 (3 tied with 2) 11 (5 tied with 2)OFFSIDE: 2 1CORNER KICKS: 4 6 SAVES: Nielsen 7 None

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud, Luke Sassano, Omar Bravo (Michael Harrington 63), Birahim Diop (Stephane Auvray 72), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 56+).

PHILADELPHIA UNION--Faryd Mondragon, Sheanon Williams, Jordan Harvey, Carlos Valdes, Danny Califf, Sebastien Le Toux, Veljko Paunovic (Amobi Okugo 66), Brian Carroll, Justin Mapp (Roger Torres 78), Jack McInerney (Keon Daniel 60), Carlos Ruiz.

Referee: Terry VaughnReferee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Jason Cullum4th Official: Jose Carlos Rivero.Attendance: 18,127.Temperature: 72 and Partly Cloudy.

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC (2-7-8) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-6-5)DATE: June 25, 2011 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 0 1Sporting Kansas City 2 0 2

Scoring Summary:VAN--Camilo 5 (Chiumiento 7) 15KC--Bravo 3 (penalty kick) 33KC--Julio Cesar 1 (Bravo 1, Zusi 3) 40

Misconduct Summary: VAN: CAUTIONS: DeMerit 32, Duckett 84KC: CAUTIONS: Kamara 89

Stats Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FCTOTAL SHOTS: 20 (Sapong/Stojcev 4) 12 (Hassli 4)SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Sapong 2) 3 (3 tied with 1)FOULS: 10 (Espinoza 3) 14 (Hassli 3)OFFSIDE: 4 1CORNER KICKS: 3 2 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Cannon 6

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Omar Bravo (Michael Harrington 85), Roger Espinoza, Julio Cesar, Milos Stojcev (Davy Arnaud 69), C.J. Sapong (Kei Kamara 81).

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC--Joe Cannon, Jonathan Leathers, Alain Rochat, Jay DeMerit (Bilal Duckett 56+), Michael Boxall, Shea Salinas, Davide Chiumiento (Russell Teibert 57+), Camilo, Terry Dunfield (Nizar Khalfan 77), Jeb Brovsky, Eric Hassli.

Referee: Edvin JurisevicReferee’s Assistants: Colin Arblaster, Mike Rottersman4th Official: Sorin Stoica.Attendance: 18,467.Temperature: 73 and Fair.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (5-6-5) VS PORTLAND TIMBERS (5-8-3)DATE: July 2, 2011 -- Jeld-Wen Field

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Portland Timbers 1 0 1Sporting Kansas City 2 0 2

Scoring Summary:KC--Sapong 3 (Bravo 2) 15KC--Collin 2 (Besler 1, Sapong 3) 19POR--Nagbe 1 45

Misconduct Summary: POR: CAUTIONS: Purdy 60, Jewsbury 64KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 71, Nielsen 94+

Stats Sporting Kansas City Portland TimbersTOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Stojcev 3) 11 (Nagbe 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (5 tied with 1) 3 (3 tied with 1)FOULS: 13 (Bravo 3) 7 (Jewsbury 3)OFFSIDE: 0 2CORNER KICKS: 2 3 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Perkins 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Omar Bravo (Birahim Diop 82), Roger Espinoza, Julio Cesar, Milos Stojcev (Kei Kamara 72), C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 93+).

PORTLAND TIMBERS--Troy Perkins, Steve Purdy, Rodney Wallace, Mamadou Danso, Eric Brunner, Kalif Alhassan (Sal Zizzo 73), Darlington Nagbe (James Marcelin 78), Jack Jewsbury, Diego Chara, Eddie Johnson (Kenny Cooper 67), Jorge Perlaza

Referee: Hilario GrajedaReferee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Colin Arblaster4th Official: Drew Fischer.Attendance: 18,627.Temperature: 65 and Fair.


COLORADO RAPIDS (5-5-9) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (5-6-6)DATE: July 6, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Colorado Rapids 1 0 1Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1

Scoring Summary:COL--Casey 5 (Marshall 1) 32KC--Zusi 3 (unassisted) 62

Misconduct Summary: COL: CAUTIONS: Mastroeni 12, LaBauex 23KC: CAUTIONS: Julio Cesar 52

Stats Sporting Kansas City Colorado RapidsTOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Bravo 5) 8 (Casey 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Sapong 2) 3 (3 tied with 1)FOULS: 16 (Espinoza/Julio Cesar 3) 12 (Nane 3)OFFSIDE: 4 3CORNER KICKS: 4 3 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Pickens 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers (Birahim Diop 90), Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Omar Bravo, Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 61).

COLORADO RAPIDS--Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura, Drew Moor, Marvell Wynne, Tyrone Marshall, Ross LaBauex (Sanna Nyassi 65), Wells Thompson, Pablo Mastroeni (Joseph Nane 30), Jeff Larento-wicz, Omar Cummings (Caleb Folan 82), Conor Casey.

Referee: Niko BratsisReferee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Kermit Quisenberry4th Official: Abiodun Okulaja.Attendance: 15,209.Temperature: 81 and Fair.

CHIVAS USA (5-7-7) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (5-6-7)DATE: July 9, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chivas USA 1 0 1Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1

Scoring Summary:CHV--LaBrocca 6 (Braun 3, Gavin 1) 30KC--Bravo 4 (unassisted) 93+

Misconduct Summary: CHV: CAUTIONS: Braun 32KC: CAUTIONS: Espinoza 83

Stats Sporting Kansas City Chivas USATOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Bravo 4) 14 (LaBrocca 4)SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Bravo 3) 5 (Braun 2)FOULS: 15 (Collin/Espinoza 3) 7 (Braun 3)OFFSIDE: 2 3CORNER KICKS: 8 2 SAVES: Nielsen 4 Kennedy 6

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Milos Stojcev (Kei Kamara 38), Julio Cesar (Luke Sassano 45), Roger Espinoza, Graham Zusi (Birahim Diop 80), C.J. Sapong, Omar Bravo.

CHIVAS USA--Dan Kennedy, Michael Lahoud, Zarek Valentin, Michael Umana, Heath Pearce, Ben Zemanski, Nick LaBrocca, Simon Elliott (Francisco Mendoza 68), Blair Gavin (Jorge Flores 63), Justin Braun, Marcos Mondaini (Mariano Trujillo 79).

Referee: Jasen AnnoReferee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Peter Balciunas4th Official: Daniel Fitzgerald.Attendance: 18,467.Temperature: 77 and Fair.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (5-6-8) VS HOUSTON DYNAMO (5-6-9)DATE: July 16, 2011 -- Robertson Stadium

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Houston Dynamo 1 0 1Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1

Scoring Summary:HOU--Davis 3 (free kick) 8KC--Collin 3 (Espinoza 2) 90

Misconduct Summary: HOU: CAUTIONS: Cruz 16, EJECTIONS: Clark 51, Ching 69KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 91+

Stats Sporting Kansas City Houston DynamoTOTAL SHOTS: 24 (Kamara/Zusi 5) 6 (Ching/Davis 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Zusi 2) 2 (Cruz/Davis 1)FOULS: 16 (Diop 4) 14 (Watson 3)OFFSIDE: 1 3CORNER KICKS: 10 4 SAVES: Nielsen 1 Hall 7

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington (Teal Bunbury 80), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Birahim Diop, Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong, Omar Bravo.

HOUSTON DYNAMO--Tally Hall, Kofi Sarkodie, Corey Ashe, Jermaine Taylor (Bobby Boswell 45), Andre Hainault, Danny Cruz (Hunter Freeman 79), Geoff Cameron, Colin Clark (Ejected 51), Brad Davis (Lovel Palmer 61), Je-Vaughn Watson, Brian Ching (Ejected 69).

Referee: Kevin StottReferee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel4th Official: Matthew Foerster.Attendance: 12,047.Temperature: 81.


SPORTING KANSAS CITY (6-6-8) VS TORONTO FC (3-11-9)DATE: July 23, 2011 - - Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting KC 3 1 4Toronto FC 0 2 2

Scoring Summary:KC -- Kamara 4 (unassisted) 28KC -- Kamara (Espinoza 3, Sapong 4) 33KC -- Bravo 5 (Jeferson 1) 37TOR -- Koevermans 1 (Johnson 3) 50KC -- Bravo 6 (Myers 1, Zusi 4) 64 TOR -- Johnson 1 (unassisted) 72

Misconduct Summary:KC: CAUTIONS: Kamara 66, Zusi 76TOR: CAUTIONS: Viatar 31, Stinson 68.

Stats Sporting Kansas City Toronto FCTOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Kamara 6) 14 (Johnson 4)SHOTS ON GOAL: 10 (Bravo, Kamara 3) 5 (Johnson 3)FOULS: 11 (Espinoza 3) 12 (3 tied with 2) OFFSIDE: 4 2CORNER KICKS: 2 7 SAVES: Nielsen 3 Frei 7

SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin (Daneil Cyrus 62), Matt Besler, Jeferson, Julia Cesar (Graham Zusi 58), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 53), Omar Bravo.

Toronto FC-- Stefan Frei, Richard Eckersley, Mikael Yourassowsky (Ashtone Morgan 58), Eddy Viatar, Andy Iro, Maicon Santos (Matt Stinson 44), Torsten Frings (Daneil Henry 80), Gianluca Zavarise, Nick Soolsma, Danny Koevermans, Ryan Johnson.

Referee: Chris PensoReferee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Mike Rottersman4th Official: Landis WileyAttendance: 16,382Temperature: 89 and Fair

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (4-9-9) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (6-6-9)DATE: July 30, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot New England Revolution 1 0 1Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1

Scoring Summary:NE--Lekic 4 (Reis 1) 38KC--Bunbury 4 (unassisted) 89

Misconduct Summary: NE: CAUTIONS: Mansally 50, Coria 75;EJECTIONS: Soares 82. KC: CAUTIONS: Cyrus 67

Stats Sporting Kansas City New England RevolutionTOTAL SHOTS: 21 (Kamara/Jeferson 5) 7 (Lekic 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Three tied with 1) 3 (Lekic 2)FOULS: 13 (Cyrus/Kamara 3) 11 (Lekic 5)OFFSIDE: 0 1CORNER KICKS: 6 4 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Reis 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic (Birahim Diop 88), Daneil Cyrus (Teal Bunbury 80), Matt Besler, Roger Espinoza, Jeferson, Julio Cesar (Omar Bravo 56), Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong, Graham Zusi.

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Matt Reis, Kevin Alston (Ryan Guy 78), Darrius Barnes, Franco Coria, A.J. Soares (Ejected 82), Pat Phelan, Shalrie Joseph, Stephen McCarthy (Kenny Mansally 34), Zack Schilawski (Sainey Nyassi 72), Rajko Lekic, Benny Feilhaber.

Referee: Terry VaughnReferee’s Assistants: Fabio Tovar, Ian Anderson4th Official: Juan Guzman.Attendance: 17,418.Temperature: 90 and Sunny.

REAL SALT LAKE (9-5-6) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-6-9)DATE: August 3, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Real Salt Lake 0 0 0Sporting Kansas City 2 0 2

Scoring Summary:KC--Espinoza 1 (unassisted) 29KC--Bunbury 5 (unassisted) 34

Misconduct Summary: RSL: CAUTIONS: Borchers 47, Espindola 89KC: EJECTIONS: Espinoza 57.

Stats Real Salt Lake Sporting Kansas CityTOTAL SHOTS: 19 (Saborio 6) 17 (Espinoza 5)SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Beckerman 2) 5 (Espinoza 2)FOULS: 12 (Espindola 5) 14 (Espinoza/Kamara 4)OFFSIDE: 2 2CORNER KICKS: 8 2 SAVES: Rimando 3 Nielsen 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Seth Sinovic, Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Omar Bravo (Luke Sassano 94+), Roger Espinoza (Ejected 57), Kei Kamara (C.J. Sapong 74), Jeferson (Birahim Diop 79), Teal Bunbury.

REAL SALT LAKE--Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran (Robbie Russell 68), Chris Wingert, Chris Schuler, Nat Borchers, Will Johnson, Collen Warner (Luis Gil 65), Kyle Beckerman, Arturo Alvarez (Andy Wil-liams 59), Fabian Espindola, Alvaro Saborio.

Referee: Hilario GrajedaReferee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Peter Manikowski4th Official: Tyler Ploeger.Attendance: 18,467.Temperature: 93 and Sunny.

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (11-5-8) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-7-9)DATE: August 6, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Seattle Sounders FC 0 2 2Sporting Kansas City 1 0 1

Scoring Summary:KC--Kamara 6 (Besler 2) 20SEA--Rosales 3 (unassisted) 90SEA--Neagle 2 (Fucito 1, Rosales 7) 92+

Misconduct Summary:KC: CAUTIONS: Diop 37; EJECTIONS: Bravo 59

Stats Sporting Kansas City Seattle Sounders FCTOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Kamara 6) 12 (Montero/Neagle 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Kamara 3) 5 (Neagle 2)FOULS: 9 (Diop 4) 10 (Three tied with 2)OFFSIDE: 4 1CORNER KICKS: 6 1 SAVES: Nielsen 3 Keller 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Seth Sinovic, Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Jeferson (Luke Sassano 39), Birahim Diop, Graham Zusi, Kei Kamara (Chance Myers 82), C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 65), Omar Bravo (Ejected 59).

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Kasey Keller, James Riley, Tyson Wahl, Zach Scott, Jeff Parke, Mauro Rosales, Alvaro Fernandez (Pat Noonan 55), Servando Carrasco, Osvaldo Alonso, Roger Levesque (Lamar Neagle 68), Fredy Montero (Mike Fucito 55).

Referee: Jair MarrufoReferee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson, James Conlee4th Official: Fotis Bazakos.Attendance: 17,493.Temperature: 94 and Sunny.


PORTLAND TIMBERS (7-12-5) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (8-7-9)DATE: August 17, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Portland Timbers 0 1 1Sporting Kansas City 2 1 3

Scoring Summary:KC--Zusi 4 (unassisted) 25KC--Zusi 5 (unassisted) 40KC--Saad 1 (unassisted) 73POR--Dike 1 (Wallace 1, Jewsbury 7) 81

Misconduct Summary:KC: CAUTIONS: Sinovic 43POR: CAUTIONS: Chabala 18

Stats Sporting Kansas City Portland TimbersTOTAL SHOTS: 15 (Bunbury 5) 7 (Cooper/Jewsbury 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Zusi 3) 2 (Dike/Jewsbury 1)FOULS: 16 (Bunbury 5) 15 (Horst/Perlaza 3)OFFSIDE: 1 2CORNER KICKS: 3 1 SAVES: Nielsen 1 Perkins 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic (Michael Harrington 75), Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Milos Stojcev (Soony Saad 63), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (Korede Aiyegbusi 92+), C.J. Sapong.

PORTLAND TIMBERS--Troy Perkins, Mike Chabala, Rodney Wallace, David Horst, Eric Brunner, Sal Zizzo (Kalif Alhassan 45), Darlington Nagbe (Brian Umony 60), Jack Jewsbury, Diego Chara, Kenny Cooper (Bright Dike 66), Jorge Perlaza.

Referee: Elias BazakosReferee’s Assistants: Eric Boria, Corey Parker4th Official: Abiodun Okulaja.Attendance: 15,271.Temperature: 86 and Sunny.

D.C. UNITED (7-7-10) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (9-7-9)DATE: August 21, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot D.C. United 0 0 0Sporting Kansas City 1 0 1

Scoring Summary:KC--Kamara 7 (unassisted) 19

Misconduct Summary:DC: CAUTIONS: Kitchen 36, Quaranta 54

Stats Sporting Kansas City D.C. UnitedTOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Sapong 3) 5 (5 tied with 1)SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Sapong 2) 2 (Brettschneider/Quaranta 1)FOULS: 9 (Espinoza/Sapong 3) 19 (Horst/Perlaza 3)OFFSIDE: 3 2CORNER KICKS: 6 2SAVES: Nielsen 2 Willis 3

D.C. UNITED--Joe Willis, Perry Kitchen, Daniel Woolard (Joseph Ngwenya 80), Brandon McDonald, Dejan Jakovic, Andy Najar, Santino Quaranta, Clyde Simms, Chris Pontius, Blake Brettschneider (Dwayne De Rosario 45), Josh Wolff (Marc Burch 65).

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Gra-ham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Omar Bravo (Michael Harrington 89), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (Birahim Diop 73), C.J. Sapong.

Referee: Alex PrusReferee’s Assistants: George Gansner, Jason Cullum4th Official: Ismail Elfath.Attendance: 15,352.Temperature: 89 and Sunny.

FC DALLAS (13-7-7) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (9-8-9)DATE: August 27, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot FC Dallas 0 3 3Sporting Kansas City 1 1 2

Scoring Summary:KC--Kamara 8 (unassisted) 22KC--Bravo 7 (Bunbury 3) 68DAL--D. Hernandez 2 (free kick) 70DAL--Maicon Santos 8 (Shea 2) 89DAL--Warshaw 1 (Shea 3) 92+

Misconduct Summary:DAL: CAUTIONS: Benitez 36, Shea 51, Ihemelu 81, D. Hernandez 90KC: CAUTIONS: Bunbury 16, Myers 36;EJECTIONS: Bunbury 76.

Stats Sporting Kansas City FC DallasTOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Kamara 4) 18 (dos Santos 10)SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Sapong/Kamara 2) 4 (dos Santos 2)FOULS: 14 (Bunbury 7) 14 (Shea 3)OFFSIDE: 2 1CORNER KICKS: 5 3SAVES: Nielsen 1 Hartman 4

FC DALLAS--Kevin Hartman, Andrew Jacobson, Jair Benitez (Ruben Luna 80), Ugo Ihemelu, Jeremy Hall, Ricardo Villar, Marvin Chavez (Bobby Warshaw 67), Bruno Guarda (Jackson 61), Daniel Hernan-dez, Brek Shea, Maicon Santos.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic (Michael Harrington 89), Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Omar Bravo (Aurelien Collin 71), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (Ejected 76), C.J. Sapong

Referee: Chris PensoReferee’s Assistants: Paul Scott, Bill Dittmar4th Official: Edvin Jurisevic.Attendance: 20,018.Temperature: 88 and Sunny.

LA GALAXY (14-3-10) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (9-8-10)DATE: September 5, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot LA Galaxy 1 1 2Sporting Kansas City 0 2 2

Scoring Summary:LA--Franklin 3 (Gonzalez 1) 25KC--Julio Cesar 2 (unassisted) 72LA--Franklin 4 (Beckham 12) 74KC--Bravo 8 (penalty kick) 92+

Misconduct Summary:KC: CAUTIONS: Espinoza 2, Zusi 67, Collin 73LA: CAUTIONS: Hejduk 66, Donovan 84, Beckham 91+

Stats Sporting Kansas City LA GalaxyTOTAL SHOTS: 13 (3 tied with 2) 9 (Franklin 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Bravo 2) 3 (Franklin 2)FOULS: 11 (Espinoza/Cesar 3) 13 (Donovan 4)OFFSIDE: 3 2CORNER KICKS: 5 3 SAVES: Nielsen 1 Saunders 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Aurelien Collin, Seth Sinovic, Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 64), Jeferson (Soony Saad 80), Chance Myers, C.J. Sapong, Omar Bravo.

LA GALAXY--Josh Saunders, Frankie Hejduk, Todd Dunivant, Omar Gonzalez, A.J. DeLaGarza, Sean Franklin, Juninho, David Beckham, Mike Magee (Michael Stephens 78), Chad Barrett (Landon Donovan 59), Adam Cristman (Jovan Kirovski 88).

Referee: Ricardo SalazarReferee’s Assistants: Brian Poeschel, Peter Manikowski4th Official: Daniel Fitzgerald.Attendance: 20,512.Temperature: 72 and Sunny.


HOUSTON DYNAMO (8-9-11) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (10-8-10)DATE: September 10, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Houston Dynamo 0 0 0Sporting Kansas City 1 2 3

Scoring Summary:KC--Bunbury 6 (Zusi 5) 9KC--Bunbury 7 (Julio Cesar 1) 73KC--Sapong 4 (Kamara 3, Zusi 6) 79

Misconduct Summary:KC: CAUTIONS: Jeferson 37HOU: CAUTIONS: Cameron 61;EJECTIONS: Costly 64.

Stats Sporting Kansas City Houston DynamoTOTAL SHOTS: 11 (4 tied with 2) 9 (Costly 4)SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Bravo/Bunbury 2) 0FOULS: 10 (Bunbury/Sapong 2) 14 (Cameron/Costly 4)OFFSIDE: 2 2CORNER KICKS: 5 8 SAVES: 0 Hall 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers (Michael Harrington 78), Seth Sinovic, Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Jeferson (Davy Arnaud 57), C.J. Sapong, Teal Bunbury (Kei Kamara 74), Omar Bravo.

HOUSTON DYNAMO--Tally Hall, Hunter Freeman, Corey Ashe, Andre Hainault, Jermaine Taylor, Colin Clark (Cam Weaver 67), Adam Moffat, Geoff Cameron, Brad Davis (Luiz Camargo 81), Brian Ching (Je-Vaughn Watson 45), Carlo Costly (Ejected 64).

Referee: Mark GeigerReferee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Peter Balciunas4th Official: Ismail Elfath.Attendance: 14,791.Temperature: 75 and Partly Cloudy.

2011 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORESSPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) VS HOUSTON DYNAMO (0-1-0)

DATE: April 6, 2011 -- Aggie Soccer Stadium

Goals by Period 1 2 1OT 2OT Tot Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0Sporting Kansas City 0 0 1 0 1

Scoring Summary:KC-- C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury) 92

Misconduct Summary: HOU: CAUTIONS: Sarkodie 5, Palmer 43, Chabala 65, Boswell 73KC: CAUTIONS: Bravo 46+

Stats Sporting Kansas City Houston DynamoTOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Kei Kamara 5) 16 (Cruz/Garey 4)SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Kei Kamara 3) 6 (Jason Garey 3)FOULS: 18 (Kei Kamara 4) 14 (Palmer/Sarkodie 3)OFFSIDE: 5 (Teal Bunbury 3) 1 (Cam Weaver 1)CORNER KICKS: 7 (Milos Stojcev 5) 5 (Clark/Cruz 2)SAVES: Kronberg 6 Deric 4

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Michael Harrington, Matt Besler, Shavar Thomas, Roger Espinoza, Luke Sassano (Davy Arnaud 91), Craig Rocastle (Birahim Diop 76), Milos Stojcev, Kei Kamara, Omar Bravo (C.J. Sapong 46), Teal Bunbury

HOUSTON DYNAMO -- Tyler Deric, Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Eddie Robinson (Jordan Graye 86), Mike Chabala, Danny Cruz, Alex Dixon, Lovel Palmer, Colin Clark (Corey Ashe 76), Cam Weaver (Will Bruin 83), Jason Garey

Referee: Ismail ElfathReferee’s Assistants: Greg Boles, Marcel Theriot4th Official: Luis GuardiaAttendance: 2,383Temperature: Sunny and 75 degrees

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (2-0-0) VS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (1-1-0)DATE: May 25, 2011 -- Blue Valley District Activities Complex

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot New England Revolution 0 0 0Sporting Kansas City 3 2 5

Scoring Summary:KC -- Chance Myers (Omar Bravo) 9KC -- Chance Myers (unassisted) 19KC -- C.J. Sapong (Seth Sinovic) 24KC -- Aurelien Collin (Ryan Smith) 81KC -- C.J. Sapong (unassisted) 88

Misconduct Summary: NE: CAUTIONS: Domi 20, Phelan 45, Koger 74

Stats Sporting Kansas City New England RevolutionTOTAL SHOTS: 11 (3 tied with 2) 10 (Phelan/Schilawski 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Myers/Sapong 2) 3 (Zack Schilawski 2)FOULS: 11 (Graham Zusi 5) 11 (Pat Phelan 3)OFFSIDE: 2 (Collin/Myers 1) 0CORNER KICKS: 5 (Graham Zusi 4) 9 (Andrew Sousa 9)SAVES: Kronberg 3 Shuttleworth 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Michael Harrington, Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, Seth Sinovic, Omar Bravo (Ryan Smith 58), Craig Rocastle (Birahim Diop 72), Chance Myers (Kei Kamara 79), Luke Sassano, Graham Zusi, C.J. Sapong

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION -- Bobby Shuttleworth (Tim Murray 72), Ryan Kinne, Franco Coria, Otto Loewy, Didier Domi, Michael Augustine (Diego Fagundez 70), Pat Phelan, Andrew Sousa, Sainey Nyassi (Zak Boggs 60), Zack Schilawski, Alan Koger

Referee: Sorin StoicaReferee’s Assistants: Lance Mesman, Matthew Foerster4th Official: Landis WileyAttendance: 1,228Temperature: Cloudy and 53 degrees


SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) VS CHICAGO FIRE PDL (0-1-0)DATE: June 28, 2011 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chicago FIre PDL 0 0 0Sporting Kansas City 1 2 3

Scoring Summary:KC -- Teal Bunbury (Luke Sassano) 3KC -- Milos Stojcev (unassisted) 58KC -- Kei Kamara (Graham Zusi) 59

Misconduct Summary: CHI: CAUTIONS: Raj 59KC: CAUTIONS: Diop 87

Stats Sporting Kansas City Chicago Fire PDLTOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Teal Bunbury 6) 5 (Harrison Petts 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Teal Bunbury 3) 1 (Callum Mallace 1)FOULS: 8 (Birahim Diop 4) 11 (Andrew Ribeiro 3)OFFSIDE: 0 4CORNER KICKS: 3 1SAVES: Kronberg 1 Meves 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Aurelien Collin (Matt Besler 83), Michael Harrington, Scott Lorenz, Shavar Thomas, Korede Aiyegbusi, Birahim Diop, Kei Kamara (Kevin Ellis 63), Luke Sassano (Graham Zusi 46), Milos Stojcev, Teal Bunbury

CHICAGO FIRE PDL -- David Meves, Hunter Gorskie, Kevin Cope, Jonathan Raj, Tyler Polak, Jacob Bushue (Callum Mallace 46), Ian Christianson (Josey Portillo 72), Andrew Ribeiro, Chris Estridge, Har-rison Petts (Brendan King 63), Paulo Vaz

Referee: Landis WileyReferee’s Assistants: Richard Ominsi, Jon Fremon4th Official: Tom McColoughAttendance: 4,487Temperature: Cloudy and 81 degrees

SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS RICHMOND KICKERSDATE: July 12, 2011 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Richmond Kickers 0 2 2Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0

Scoring Summary:RIC -- Shaka Bangura (David Bulow, Ryan Heins) 66RIC -- David Bulow (penalty kick) 83

Misconduct Summary: RIC: CAUTIONS: Kalungi 16, Hertel 92+KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 44, Myers 73

Stats Sporting Kansas City Richmond KickersTOTAL SHOTS: 22 (Teal Bunbury 6) 7 (3 tied with 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Teal Bunbury 3) 4 (Bangura/Bulow 2)FOULS: 10 (Bunbury/Collin 3) 10 (Stanley Nyazamba 4)OFFSIDE: 4 (4 tied with 1) 3 (Shaka Bangura 3)CORNER KICKS: 6 (Omar Bravo 3) 3 (Stanley Nyazamba 2)SAVES: Kronberg 2 Pascale 5

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Scott Lorenz (C.J. Sapong 72), Michael Harrington, Kei Kamara, Luke Sassano (Roger Espinoza 56), Milos Stojcev (Omar Bravo 60), Birahim Diop, Teal Bunbury

RICHMOND KICKERS -- Ronne Pascale, Henry Kalungi, Yomby William, Edson Elcock, Ryan Heins, David Hertel, Michael Callahan (David Bulow 65), Gerson Dos Santos (Luke Vercollone 46), Shaka Bangura, Sascha Goerres, Stanley Nyazamba (Jamal Wallace 65)

Referee: Mark KadlecikReferee’s Assistants: George Gansner; Chris Strickland4th Official: Edvin JurisevicAttendance: 4,794Time of Game: 3:12Weather: Partly Cloudy-and-97-degrees

2011 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY BOX SCORESPORTING KANSAS CITY VS NEWCASTLE UNITED FC

DATE: July 20, 2011 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Newcastle United FC 0 0 0Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0

Scoring Summary:Non

Misconduct Summary: NUFC: CAUTIONS: Tiote 38KC: CAUTIONS: Espinoza 31, Joseph 78

Stats Sporting Kansas City Newcastle United FCTOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Jeferson 4) 8 (Marveaux 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Saad/Sapong 1) 1 (Simpson 1)FOULS: 9 (Kamara 2) 6 (Tiote 3)OFFSIDE: 0 2CORNER KICKS: 5 4 SAVES: Kronberg 1 Krul 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg; Seth Sinovic (Kevin Ellis 62), Julio Cesar (Daneil Cyrus 46), Matt Besler, Chance Myers (Michael Harrington 46); Roger Espinoza (Peterson Joseph 46), Jéfer-son (Luke Sassano, Graham Zusi (Milos Stojcev); Omar Bravo (C.J. Sapong 46), Teal Bunbury (Soony Saad 62), Kei Kamara (Birahim Diop 46)

NEWCASTLE UNITED FC -- Tim Krul; Jonas Gutierrez, Fabricio Coloccini ©, Steven Taylor, Ryan Taylor; Peter Lovenkrands (Alan Smith 46), Dan Gosling (Danny Simpson 63), Cheik Tiote (James Tavernier 46), Sylvain Marveaux (Mehdi Abeid 46); Hatem Ben Arfa (Shola Ameobi 35), Demba Ba (Leon Best 72)

Referee: Edvin JurisevicReferee’s Assistants: Rob Fereday, James Conlee4th Official: Sorin StoicaAttendance: 16,131.Temperature: 99.


Korede Aiyegbusi GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 8 2 223 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 8 2 223 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0

Davy Arnaud GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 235 211 19143 43 34 450 176 324 520 98 144 43 4

KC - Post Season 12 9 846 4 1 10 6 21 24 5 0 4 0

MLS - TOTAL 247 220 19989 47 35 460 182 345 544 103 144 47 4

Matt Besler GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 66 62 5592 1 2 14 6 49 35 4 0 8 0

MLS - TOTAL 66 65 5592 1 2 14 6 49 35 4 0 8 0

Omar Bravo GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 21 20 1661 8 2 45 21 20 19 26 24 3 2

MLS - TOTAL 21 20 1661 8 2 45 21 20 19 26 24 3 2

Teal Bunbury GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 50 28 2785 12 5 84 39 53 38 34 3 5 0

MLS - TOTAL 50 28 2785 12 5 84 39 53 38 34 3 5 0

Julio Cesar GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 21 19 1613 2 1 5 3 21 12 1 0 3 1

MLS - TOTAL 21 19 1613 2 1 5 3 21 12 1 0 3 1

Aurelien Collin GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 17 16 1417 3 0 8 3 27 17 1 0 8 1

MLS - TOTAL 17 16 1417 3 0 8 3 27 17 1 0 8 1

Daneil Cyrus GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 2 1 108 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0

MLS - TOTAL 2 1 108 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0

Birahim Diop GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 32 15 1253 5 2 25 11 31 15 10 0 3 0

MLS - Reg. Season 36 18 1486 5 2 25 11 35 19 12 0 3 0

MLS - TOTAL 36 18 1486 5 2 25 11 35 19 12 0 3 0

Kevin Ellis GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Roger Espinoza GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 83 63 5704 2 9 59 17 108 93 8 12 13 3

KC - Post Season 2 1 78 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 85 64 5782 2 9 59 17 108 94 9 12 13 3

Michael Harrington GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 136 118 10662 5 13 34 21 123 99 9 4 17 0

KC - Post Season 5 5 450 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 1 0

MLS - TOTAL 141 123 11112 5 13 34 21 126 106 9 4 18 0

Jeferson GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 6 6 435 0 1 15 2 2 1 1 13 1 0

MLS - TOTAL 6 6 435 0 1 15 2 2 1 1 13 1 0

Peterson Joseph GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kei Kamara GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 59 49 4,495 19 9 169 56 85 89 24 1 7 0

MLS - Reg. Season 139 99 9232 33 12 297 114 192 193 65 3 14 1

MLS - Post Season 2 1 78 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 141 100 9310 34 12 298 115 194 195 67 3 14 1

ALL-TIME STATISTICS

Scott Lorenz GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 1 1 84 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 1 1 84 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Lawrence Olum GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chance Myers GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 54 32 3173 0 2 34 12 51 33 3 4 2 1

MLS - TOTAL 54 32 3173 0 2 34 12 51 33 3 4 2 1

Craig Rocastle GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 29 23 1776 0 3 12 1 33 38 1 0 4 1

MLS - TOTAL 29 23 1776 0 3 12 1 33 38 1 0 4 1

Soony Saad GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 2 0 37 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 2 0 37 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0

C.J. Sapong GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 28 21 1900 4 4 47 20 26 41 3 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 28 21 1900 4 4 47 20 26 41 3 0 0 0

Luke Sassano GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 9 5 531 1 0 2 2 2 6 0 1 1 0

MLS - Reg. Season 47 30 2784 1 0 16 3 20 27 1 1 4 1

MLS - Post Season 4 4 341 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 1 0

MLS - TOTAL 51 34 3125 1 0 17 3 23 32 1 1 5 1

Seth Sinovic GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 14 14 1997 0 0 4 1 8 12 0 0 2 0

MLS - Reg. Season 34 32 2777 0 0 11 2 21 22 0 0 5 0

MLS - TOTAL 34 32 2777 0 0 11 2 21 22 0 0 5 0

Milos Stojcev GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 12 11 790 0 2 18 4 9 8 3 13 1 1

MLS - TOTAL 12 11 790 0 2 18 4 9 8 3 13 1 1

Shavar Thomas GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 95 86 7471 2 1 26 8 112 39 0 0 14 1

MLS - Reg. Season 170 158 13807 3 1 45 15 206 66 0 2 27 4

MLS - Post Season 5 5 450 0 0 2 1 10 3 0 0 2 0

MLS - TOTAL 175 163 14257 3 1 47 16 216 69 0 2 29 4

Konrad Warzycha GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Graham Zusi GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

KC - Reg. Season 58 29 2940 6 7 58 21 36 40 4 87 5 0

MLS Career - TOTAL 58 29 2940 6 7 58 21 36 40 4 87 5 0

GOALKEEPING ALL-TIME STATSJimmy Nielsen GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA W L T

KC - Reg. Season 54 54 4837 210 145 15 65 1.21 2 3 19 20 15

MLS Career - TOTAL 54 54 4837 210 145 15 65 1.21 2 3 19 20 15

Jon Kempin GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA W L T

KC - Reg. Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0

MLS Career - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0

Eric Kronberg GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA W L T

KC - Reg. Season 5 4 382 19 13 1 6 1.41 1 1 2 1 1

MLS Career - TOTAL 5 4 382 19 13 1 6 1.41 1 1 2 1 1

#5 | D | Matt BeslerHt : 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/11/1987Hometown: Overland Park, KSCollege: Notre DameAcquired: ‘09 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, March 26, 2011, KC at CHIAssists 1, 2 times, last: August 6, 2011, KC vs. SEAShots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEAShots 2, 2 times, last: July 16, 2011, KC at HOU Fouls Committed 3, Mar. 27, 2010, KC vs. DCFouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOUGoal March 26, 2011, KC at CHIRecord when: he starts 10-6-10 he scores 0-1-0

#22 | M/F | Davy ArnaudHt : 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 6/22/1980Hometown: Nederland, TXCollege: West Texas A&MAcquired: ‘02 MLS SuperDraft 5th Round (#50)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, July 3, 2004, KC vs. DALAssists 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 20, 2007, KC at DALShots on Goal 4, June 26, 2010, KC vs. NYShots 6, 3 times, last: June 26, 2010, KC vs. NYFouls Committed 8, May 29, 2010, KC at RSLFouls Suffered 10, Oct. 14, 2006, KC at NY

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOUGoal Oct. 12, 2010, KC at CHIRecord when: he starts 3-6-5 he scores 0-0-0

#3 | D | Korede AiyegbusiHt : 5-5 Wt. 155 DOB: 7/15/1988Hometown: London, UKCollege: North Carolina StateAcquired: ‘10 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#20)

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal N/AShots N/AFouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: April 30, 2011, KC at NYFouls Suffered 1, June 10, 2010, KC vs. PHI

Last..Appearance August 17, 2011, KC vs. PORGoal N/ARecord when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

#99 | F | Omar BravoHt : 5-7 Wt. 150 DOB: 03/04/1980Hometown: Los Mochis, Sinaloa, MexicoLast Club: Club Deportivo GuadalajaraAcquired: Signed as Designated Player 8/12/10

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals 2, 2 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs. TORAssists 1, 2 times, last: July 2, 2011, KC at PORShots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs. TORShots 6, March 19, 2011, KC at CHVFouls Committed 4, March 19, 2011, KC at CHVFouls Suffered 3, June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOUGoal Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LARecord when: he starts 8-4-8 he scores 3-1-2

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Peter VermesManager

Octavio ZambranoAssistant Coach

Zoran SavicAssistant Coach

Kerry ZavagninAssistant Coach

John PascarellaGoalkeeping Coach

Mateus ManoelFitness Coach

#9 | F | Teal BunburyHt : 6-2 Wt. 175 DOB: 2/17/1990Hometown: Prior Lake, MNCollege: AkronAcquired: ‘10 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#4)

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs HOUAssists 1, 5 times, last: August 27, 2011, KC vs DALShots on Goal 4, Oct. 12, 2010, KC at CHIShots 7, Oct. 2, 2010, KC at NYFouls Committed 7, August 27, 2011, KC vs DALFouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, KC at NE

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs HOUGoal Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOURecord when: he starts 4-6-5 he scores 2-1-2

#20 | M | Birahim DiopHt : 6-3 Wt. 180 DOB: 2/7/1979Hometown: Thies, SenegalLast Club: FC Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol (Moldova)Acquired: Signed 3/17/10

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs. SJAssists 1, 2 times, last: June 12, 2011, KC at DALShots on Goal 4, Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs SJShots 4, Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs SJFouls Committed 6, Aug. 28, 2010, KC at LAFouls Suffered 3, August 21, 2011, KC vs DC

Last..Appearance August 21, 2011, KC vs DCGoal Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs. SJRecord when: he starts 2-3-3 he scores 0-0-0

#15 | M | Roger Espinoza Ht : 5-11 Wt. 160 DOB: 10/25/1986Hometown: Aurora, COCollege: Ohio StateAcquired: ‘08 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: August 3, 2011, KC vs. RSLAssists 1, 9 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs TORShots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: August 3, 2011, KC vs. RSLShots 5, August 3, 2011, KC vs. RSLFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: August 3, 2011, KC vs. RSLFouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs TOR

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOUGoal August 3, 2011, KC vs. RSLRecord when: he starts 8-6-6 he scores 1-0-0

#55 | D | Julio CesarHt : 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 11/18/1978Hometown: Sao Luis, Maranhao, BrazilLast Club: Maritimo Funchal (Portugal)Acquired: Signed as Discovery on 3/14/11

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LAAssists 1, Sept. 10, 2011: KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LAShots 1, 5 times, last: Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LAFouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LAFouls Suffered 3, August 17, 2011, KC vs. POR

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOUGoal Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LARecord when: he starts 8-5-6 he scores 1-0-1

#14 | D | Kevin EllisHt : 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 06/30/1991Hometown: Kansas City, MOCollege: Barton County CCAcquired: Signed as Home Grown on 2/18/11

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal N/AShots N/AFouls Committed N/AFouls Suffered N/A

Last..Appearance N/AGoal N/ARecord when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

#55 | D | Aurelien CollinHt : 6-2 Wt. 169 DOB: 03/08/1986Hometown: Enghien-les-Bains, FranceLast Club: Vitoria Setubal (Portugal)Acquired: Signed as Discovery on 4/15/11

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 16, 2011, KC at HOUAssists N/AShots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: July 16, 2011, KC at HOUShots 3, July 16, 2011, KC at HOUFouls Committed 6, Apr. 23, 2011, KC at NEFouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: July 16, 2011, KC at HOU

Last..Appearance Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LAGoal July 2, 2011, KC at PORRecord when: he starts 5-4-7 he scores 2-0-1

#25 | D | Daneil CyrusHt : 6-3 Wt. 150 DOB: 12/15/1990Hometown: Plymout, Trinidad and TobagoLast Club: Caledonia AIA (Trinidad & Tobago)Acquired: Acquired on loan on July 16, 2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal N/AShots N/AFouls Committed 3, July 30, 2011, KC vs. NEFouls Suffered 1, July 30, 2011, KC vs. NE

Last..Appearance July 30, 2011, KC vs. NEGoal N/ARecord when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

#2 | D | Michael Harrington Ht : 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/24/1986Hometown: Greenville, NCCollege: North CarolinaAcquired: ‘07 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#3)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 5, 2008, KC vs. CHIAssists 2, Sept. 22, 2010, KC vs HOUShots on Goal 2, Oct. 2, 2010, KC at NYShots 2, 5 times, last: Oct. 2, 2010, KC at NYFouls Committed 6, July 11, 2009, KC at NEFouls Suffered 4, July 14, 2007, KC vs. RSL

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs HOUGoal Oct 5, 2008 KC vs CHIRecord when: he starts 2-6-7 he scores 0-0-0

#23 | F | Kei KamaraHt : 6-3 Wt. 185 DOB: 9/1/1984Hometown: Lawndale, CACollege: Cal-State Dominguez HillsAcquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo 9/15/09

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 4 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs. TORAssists 2, 3 times, last: March 19, 2011, KC at CHVShots on Goal 5, July 10, 2010, KC vs. CHVShots 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2010, KC at NEFouls Committed 5, 3 times, last: July 17, 2010, KC at COLFouls Suffered 7, June 28, 2008, SJ at CHI

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs HOUGoal August 27, 2011, KC vs DALRecord when: he starts 5-7-6 he scores 2-3-1

#18 | GK | Eric KronbergHt : 6-5 Wt. 210 DOB: 6/7/1983Hometown: Santa Rosa, CACollege: CaliforniaAcquired: ‘06 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round (#40)

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals Allowed 4, May 14, 2011, KC at LASaves 6, May 14, 2011, KC at LA

Last..Appearance June 12, 2011, KC at DALShutout June 4, 2011, KC at TORRecord when: he starts 1-1-1

#21 | GK | Jon KempinHt : 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 4/8/1993Hometown: Leawood, KansasLast Club: Sporting Kansas City Juniors Acquired: Signed 8/31/10

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals Allowed N/ASaves N/A

Last..Appearance N/AShutout N/ARecord when: he starts 0-0-0

#10 | M | JefersonHt : 5-11 Wt. 167 DOB: 7/15/1984Hometown: Brasilia, BrazilLast Club: Avai (Brazil)Acquired: Acquired on loan on July 17, 2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, July 23, 2011, KC vs. TORShots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 10, KC vs. HOUShots 5, July 30, 2011, KC vs. NEFouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOUFouls Suffered 1, July 23, 2011, KC vs TOR

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOUGoal N/ARecord when: he starts 3-1-2 he scores 0-0-0

#19 | M | Peterson JosephHt : 5-8 Wt. 132 DOB: 4/24/1990Hometown: Port-au-Prince, HaitiLast Club: SC Braga (Portugal)Acquired: Signed on September 1, 2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A

Last..Appearance N/A Goal N/ARecord when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

#4 | M | Craig RocastleHt : 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 8/17/1981Hometown: London, UKLast Club: Forest Green Rovers (England)Acquired: Signed 3/15/10

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 23, 2010, KC vs. SJShots on Goal 1, May 23, 2010, KC vs. CLBShots 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 12, 2010, KC at CHIFouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: May 21, 2011, KC at SEAFouls Suffered 4, Aug. 14, 2010, KC at SJ

Last..Appearance June 4, 2011, KC at TORGoal N/ARecord when: he starts 1-2-2 he scores 0-0-0

#1 | GK | Jimmy NielsenHt : 6-3 Wt. 200 DOB: 8/6/1977Hometown: Aalborg, DenmarkLast Club: Vejle (Denmark)Acquired: Signed 2/15/10

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals Allowed 4, May 29, 2010, KC at RSLSaves 7, 3 times, last: June 22, 2011, KC at PHI

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOUShutout Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs HOURecord when: he starts 9-7-9

#11 | F | Soony SaadHt : 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 08/17/1992Hometown: Dearborn, MichiganCollege: Univ. of MichiganAcquired: Weighted Lottery on 07/05/2011

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals 1, August 17, 2011, KC vs. PORAssists N/AShots on Goal 1, August 17, 2011, KC vs. PORShots 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LAFouls Committed N/AFouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LA

Last..Appearance Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LAGoal August 17, 2011, KC vs. PORRecord when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 1-0-0

#7 | M | Chance MyersHt : 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 12/7/1987Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CACollege: UCLAAcquired: ‘08 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/AAssists 1, 2 times last: July 23, 2011 KC vs. TORShots on Goal 2, May 3, 2008, KC at CLBShots 3, June 9, 2011, KC vs CHIFouls Committed 4, 3 times, last: August 27, 2011, KC vs DALFouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs HOU


#13 | D | Lawrence OlumHt : 6-2 Wt. 185 DOB: 7/10/1984Hometown: Nairobi, KenyaLast Club: Orlando City SC (USL PRO)Acquired: Signed 9/15/10


Last..Appearance N/AGoal N/ARecord when: 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

#24 | D | Scott LorenzHt : 6-0 Wt. 173 DOB: 07/23/1987Hometown: Barrington, IllinoisCollege: WisconsinAcquired: SIgned 3/1/11 from NSC Minnesota

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal N/AShots N/AFouls Committed 3, March 26, 2011, KC at CHIFouls Suffered N/A

Last..Appearance March 26, 2011, KC at CHIGoal N/ARecord when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

#6 | D | Shavar ThomasHt : 6-1 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/29/1981Hometown: Hannah Town, JamaicaCollege: Univ. of ConnecticutLast Club: Philadelphia Union (MLS)

Acquired: Via trade 6/30/10)Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 2, 2006, KC at LAAssists 1, Aug. 30, 2006, KC vs. NYShots on Goal 1, 15 times, last: Sept. 4, 2010, KC at PHIShots 2, 3 times, last: July 10, 2010, KC vs. CHVFouls Committed 5, 3 times, last: Aug. 12, 2006, KC vs. CLBFouls Suffered 2, 9 times, last: May 3, 2008, CHV at HOU

Last..Appearance April 23, 2011, KC at NEGoal Sept. 2, 2006, KC at LA Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

#17 | F | C.J. SapongHt : 6-2 Wt. 185 DOB: 12/27/1988Hometown: Manassas, VirginiaCollege: James Madison Acquired: 2011 MLS SuperDraft (1st Rd)

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOUAssists 1, 4 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs TORShots on Goal 2, 4 times, last: August 27, 2011, KC vs DALShots 5, March 19, 2011, KC at CHVFouls Committed 3, March 26, 2011, KC at CHIFouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: June 12, 2011, KC at DAL

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOUGoal Sept. 10, 2011, KC at HOURecord when: he starts 9-6-6 he scores 4-0-0

#32 | D | Luke SassanoHt : 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/14/1985Hometown: Orinda, CaliforniaCollege: CaliforniaLast Club: NY Red Bulls

Acquired: Trade with LA Galaxy on 12/15/10 Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals 1, June 12, 2011, KC at DALAssists N/AShots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 17, 2011, KC vs SJShots 3, April 27, 2008, NY vs SJFouls Committed 3, May 25, 2008, NY vs CHIFouls Suffered 3, June 14, 2008, NY at DC

Last..Appearance August 6, 2011, KC vs. SEAGoal June 14, 2011, KC at DALRecord when: he starts 3-0-2 he scores 1-0-0

#88 | M | Milos StojcevHt : 5-9 Wt. 162 DOB: 1/19/1987Hometown: Belgrade, SFR YugoslaviaLast Club: Borac Čačak (Serbia)Acquired: Signed 3/16/2011

Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists 2, April 2, 2011, KC at VANShots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: June 25, 2011, KC vs. VANShots 4, June 25, 2011, KC vs. VANFouls Committed 3, April 2, 2011, KC at VANFouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: April 16, 2011, KC at CLB

Last..Appearance August 17, 2011, KC vs. PORGoal N/ARecord when: he starts 5-4-2 he scores 0-0-0

#12 | M | Konrad WarzychaHt : 6-1 Wt. 190 DOB: 02/14/1989Hometown: Dublin, OhioCollege: Ohio StateAcquired: 2011 MLS SuperDraft (3rd Rd)


Last..Appearance N/AGoal N/ARecord when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

#16 | D | Seth SinovicHt : 5-9 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/28/1987Hometown: Leawood, KansasCollege: CreightonLast Club: New England Revolution

Acquired: Signed May 10, 2011Regular-Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs TORShots 3, April 17, 2010, NE at SJFouls Committed 2, 7 times, last: August 17, 2011, KC vs. PORFouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: August 3, 2011, KC vs. RSL


#8 | M | Graham ZusiHt : 5-10 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/18/1986Hometown: Longwood, FLCollege: MarylandAcquired: ‘09 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: August 17, 2011, KC vs. PORAssists 2, Sept. 10, 2011: KC vs. HOUShots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: August 17, 2011, KC vs. PORShots 5, July 16, 2011, KC at HOUFouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: June 4, 2011, KC at TORFouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs HOU

Last..Appearance Sept. 10, 2011, KC vs. HOUGoal August 17, 2011, KC vs. PORRecord when: he starts 8-4-8 he scores 2-0-1

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# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

CHV CHI VAN CLB NE NY LA SEA COL TOR CHI DAL SJ PHI VAN POR COL CHV HOU TOR NE RSL SEA POR DC DAL LA HOU

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

1 Jimmy Nielsen 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 67G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

2 Michael Harrington 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 27 5 90D 90D 90D 80D 90D 90D 15 1 1 12

3 Korede Aiyegbusi 3 90D 1

4 Craig Rocastle 20M 45M 1 90M 90M 60M

5 Matt Besler 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

6 Shavar Thomas 8 15 12

7 Chance Myers 17 90D 33 4 90M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 89D 90D 90D 90D 90D 8 90D 90D 90D 90F 78D

8 Graham Zusi 1 21 19 32 90M 90F 14 90M 85M 90M 89M 63M 90M 90M 90M 80F 90M 32 90F 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

9 Teal Bunbury 45 90F 90F 78F 90F 90F 73F 36 88F 68F 1 4 45F 1 61F 10 37 10 90F 25 89F 73F 76F 74F

10 Jeferson 90M 90M 79M 39M 80M 57M

11 Ryan Smith 3 45 25 86M 45 90F

11 Soony Saad 27 10

12 Konrad Warzycha

14 Kevin Ellis

15 Roger Espinoza 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 57D 90D 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 57M 90M 90M 90M 64M 90M

16 Mike Jones

16 Seth Sinovic 45D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 88D 90D 90D 75D 90D 89D 90D 90D

17 C.J. Sapong 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 45F 23 17 54F 2 31 90F 90F 45 81F 89F 29 90F 90F 53F 90F 16 65F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F

18 Eric Kronberg 90G 90G 22 90G

19 Peterson Joseph

20 Birahim Diop 6 90M 90M 90M 5 5 5 79M 90M 72M 8 1 10 90M 2 11 90M 17

21 Jon Kempin

22 Davy Arnaud 90M 90M 76M 71M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 85M 68M 90M 90M 21 26 33

23 Kei Kamara 90F 90F 87F 87F 90F 67F 90M 59F 22 27 90M 9 18 90M 52 90F 90F 90F 74M 82F 90F 90F 90F 16

24 Scott Lorenz 84D

25 Daneil Cyrus 28 80D

27 Stephane Auvray 70 69M 14 64M 90M 18

32 Luke Sassano 73D 30 90M 90M 61M 90M 45 1 51

55 Julio Cesar 90D 82D 72D 90D 90D 11 29 90D 90M 90M 90M 45M 58M 56M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

78 Aurelien Collin 76D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 62D 19 90D

88 Milos Stojcev 89M 90F 89M 75M 58M 26 65M 56M 69M 72M 38M 63M

99 Omar Bravo 90F 32F 76M 85M 90F 90F 86M 63M 85M 82M 90M 90F 90F 90F 34 89M 59F 89M 71M 90F 90F

"00" = 100 minutes played

F/M/D/G = starting position

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Game log:

Game #1 03/19/2011 KC 3 at CHV 2 W Sapong 1 (unassisted) 2; Bravo 1 (Kamara 1) 48+; Bravo 2 (Kamara 2) 74

Game #2 03/26/2011 KC 2 at CHI 3 L Besler 1 (unassisted) 51; Bunbury 1 (unassisted) 72

Game #3 04/02/2011 KC 3 at VAN 3 T Bunbury 2 (Espinoza 1) 46+; Bunbury 3 (Stojcev 1) 58; Kamara 1 (Sapong 1, Stojcev 2) 62

Game #4 04/16/2011 KC 0 at CLB 1 L

Game #5 04/23/2011 KC 2 at NE 3 L Kamara 2 (Bunbury 1) 14; Kamara 3 (penalty kick) 69

Game #6 04/30/2011 KC 0 at NY 1 L

Game #7 05/14/2011 KC 1 at LA 4 L own goal (Gonzalez) 39

Game #8 05/21/2011 KC 0 at SEA 1 L

Game #9 05/28/2011 KC 1 at COL 1 T Smith 1 (Bunbury 2) 75

Game #10 06/04/2011 KC 0 at TOR 0 T

Game #11 06/09/2011 KC 0 vs CHI 0 T

Game #12 06/12/2011 KC 4 at DAL 1 W Zusi 1 (Arnaud 1) 28; Collin 1 (Sapong 2, Zusi 1) 49; Zusi 2 (unassisted) 55; Sassano 1 (Diop 1) 78

Game #13 06/17/2011 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Sapong 2 (Zusi 2) 31

Game #14 06/22/2011 KC 0 at PHI 0 T

Game #15 06/25/2011 KC 2 vs VAN 1 W Bravo 3 (penalty kick) 33; Julio Cesar 1 (Bravo 1, Zusi 3) 40

Game #16 07/02/2011 KC 2 at POR 1 W Sapong 3 (Bravo 2) 15; Collin 2 (Sapong 3, Besler 1) 19

Game #17 07/06/2011 KC 1 vs COL 1 T Zusi 3 (unassisted) 62

Game #18 07/09/2011 KC 1 vs CHV 1 T Bravo 4 (unassisted) 93+

Game #19 07/16/2011 KC 1 at HOU 1 T Collin 3 (Espinoza 2) 90

Game #20 07/23/2011 KC 4 vs TOR 2 W Kamara 4 (unassisted) 28; Kamara 5 (Espinoza 3, Sapong 4) 33; Bravo 5 (Jeferson 1) 37;

Bravo 6 (Myers 1, Zusi 4) 64

Game #21 07/30/2011 KC 1 vs NE 1 T Bunbury 4 (unassisted) 89

Game #22 08/03/2011 KC 2 vs RSL 0 W Espinoza 1 (unassisted) 29; Bunbury 5 (unassisted) 34

Game #23 08/06/2011 KC 1 vs SEA 2 L Kamara 6 (Besler 2) 20

Game #24 08/17/2011 KC 3 vs POR 1 W Zusi 4 (unassisted) 25; Zusi 5 (unassisted) 40; Saad 1 (unassisted) 73

Game #25 08/21/2011 KC 1 vs DC 0 W Kamara 7 (unassisted) 19

Game #26 08/27/2011 KC 2 vs DAL 3 L Kamara 8 (unassisted) 22; Bravo 7 (Bunbury 3) 68

Game #27 09/05/2011 KC 2 vs LA 2 T Julio Cesar 2 (unassisted) 72; Bravo 8 (penalty kick) 92+

Game #28 09/10/2011 KC 3 vs HOU 0 W Bunbury 6 (Zusi 5) 9; Bunbury 7 (Julio Cesar 1) 73; Sapong 4 (Kamara 3, Zusi 6) 79

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U.S. OPEN CUP

# Player Q1 Q2 R16 QF

HOU NE CFPD RICH

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

1 Jimmy Nielsen

2 Michael Harrington 120D 90D 90D 90M

3 Korede Aiyegbusi 90F

4 Craig Rocastle 75M 72M

5 Matt Besler 120D 90D 7 90D

6 Shavar Thomas 120D 90D

7 Chance Myers 79M 90D

8 Graham Zusi 90M 45

9 Teal Bunbury 120F 90F 90F

11 Ryan Smith 32

12 Konrad Warzycha

14 Kevin Ellis 27

15 Roger Espinoza 120D 34

16 Seth Sinovic 90D

17 C.J. Sapong 75 90F 18

18 Eric Kronberg 120G 90G 90G

20 Birahim Diop 45 18 90M 90F

21 Jon Kempin

22 Davy Arnaud 30

23 Kei Kamara 120F 11 63M 90M

24 Scott Lorenz 90D 72D

27 Stephane Auvray

32 Luke Sassano 90M 90M 45M 56M

55 Julio Cesar

78 Aurelien Collin 90D 83D 90D

88 Milos Stojcev 120M 90M 60F

99 Omar Bravo 45F 58F 30

U.S. OPEN CUP

1R 04/06/2011 KC 1 at HOU 0 W Sapong (Bunbury) 92

2R 05/25/2011 KC 5 vs NE 0 W Myers (Bravo) 9; Myers (unassisted) 19; Sapong (Sinovic) 24; Collin (Smith) 81; Sapong (unassisted) 88

R16 06/28/2011 KC 3 vs CHIPDL 0 W Bunbury (Sassano) 3; Stojcev (unassisted) 58; Kamara (Zusi) 59

QF 07/12/2011 KC 0 vs RCHMND 2 L

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