Game Notes: Sporting KC vs. Houston Dynamo

1Nielsen

99Bravo

7Myers

8Zusi23

Kamara

16Sinovic

9Bunbury

22Arnaud

15Espinoza

5Besler

78Collin

1Hall

5Cruz

32Boswell

17Camargo

25Ching

31Hainault

11Davis 16

Moffat

26Ashe 20

Cameron

3Carr

Hainault

EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

REFEREE: Mark Geiger.SAR (bench): C.J. Morgante; JAR (opposite): Steven Taylor;

4th: Chris Penso

INJURY REPORT:SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- OUT: DF Daneil Cyrus (L foot frac-ture); MF Luke Sassano (R knee sprain); MF Peterson Joseph (Rknee surgery); MF Konrad Warzycha (R knee surgery); PROBABLE:FW Omar Bravo (R abductor strain); MF Milos Stojcev (R anklesprain) ... HOUSTON DYNAMO -- OUT: FW Cam Weaver (R hip)SUSPENDED: none

Sun., Nov. 6, Livestrong Sporting Park (4:30 p.m. CT; FOX Soccer)LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD:KC 3 wins, 15 GF … HOU 5 wins, 18 GF … Ties 4

2011 HEAD-TO-HEAD: KC 1 win, 4 GF … HOU 0 wins, 1 GF … 1 tieAT LIVESTRONG SPORTING PARK:9/10: KC 3, HOU 0 (Bunbury 9, 73; Sapong 79)

MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: KC 0 wins, 0 GF … HOU 1 win, 2 GF … 0 ties

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v HOUSTON DYNAMO

Sporting Kansas City come into the fourth conference championship inclub history as one of the hottest teams in MLS. "I told the guysbefore the game started that we haven’t achieved anything yet," said

manager Peter Vermes. "You think that it’s going to be easy but the other teambrings everything they’ve got. ...Tactically it’s amazing as games go on we getbetter and better. I think it’s because they are playing with a level of confi-dence." ... Since a five-game losing streak amidst their 10-game road trip tostart the season, they have lost just four times in 30 games in all competi-tions. “It’s been that hot team in the playoffs that usually makes a good run ofit,” Graham Zusi said. “That’s what we are right now. We’re a hot team, andwe’re tough to beat right now.” ... With back-to-back shutouts in the confer-ence semifinals, SKC have now kept four consecutive clean sheets and notallowed a goal in 365 minutes. "We got to know each other more so we aremore confident and trusting of one another. We play as a unit in the defense.We go up together and we go back together, we go to the right, and to theleft," said center back Aurelien Collin. "We are a unit, before somebody wasdoing this, the other was doing that, but right now we are a unit, we feel it onthe field." ... Over the course of the regular season, Sporting created threegoals from free kicks. Both goals in the second leg vs. Colorado came fromfree kicks. "Every team dreams of having a player who can serve set pieceslike Zusi can. He’s in the same class as David Beckham and Brad Davis.Those type of players can serve the ball however you want it and that’s goodto have on your team. That’s huge," said goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen. ... OmarBravo also missed the second leg after again experiencing tightness in hisgroin. "Even though he can run, the problem is when he strikes the ball he canfeel it a little bit. ... Whenever there is a muscle situation, I like to be conserva-tive. Take a few days here instead of the four or six weeks later," said Vermes."I think he’ll be ready for Sunday. I can’t guarantee it, but he has a couplemore days now to keep getting treatment and get back."The last time the Dynamo faced Sporting Kansas City, it was a 3-0defeat. That was Houston's last loss -- they have won six of eightgames since, with two draws. “I think we’re going to play our game,”Houston defender Geoff Cameron said. “I don’t think we’re going to adapt totheir style. We’re going to adjust going in there and play our game. We lost a lotof that when we went there, but we have a lot of confidence going, we feel goodin the back, the midfield is excellent and Brian Ching is Brian Ching.” ... In theDynamo's first game in Houston, Ching inaugurated the club in style with a four-goal game in a 5-2 win vs. Colorado. Six full seasons later, Ching brought downthe curtain on the club's Robertson Stadium era with his first goal since Aug.20. “I was thinking about that all day, what a way it would be to close it out,”Ching said. “The stars just aligned for me and our team. The goal meant a lot tomake it easier to close out the series.” ... Brad Davis set up a goal in each play-off game, both on free kick services. “I think we’ve been successful all year onthem and in the past we’ve been the same way,” said Bobby Boswell. “It’s ourbread and butter. It’s hard to mark everyone. It’s been working for us. Whychange it if it’s working?” ... The Dynamo's lone goal vs. SKC this year camewhen Davis scored on his own from a free kick. “[The media] have talked aboutit and other teams keep saying it, but I keep saying we’re going to get ourchances every game and we look to capitalize on them,” said Davis, who hasnine of his 18 assists in league and MLS Cup play on set pieces. ... TheDynamo went winless in their first 15 trips away from Houston. But after winsagainst Dallas and Portland to close out the road portion of the regular season,the Orange then won at Philadelphia to open the playoffs. “They are an extreme-ly dangerous team and a team with a lot of confidence that has a great record athome,” said Ching. “They put their first-round opponent away decisively. They’rea team with a lot of confidence just like us. We have to stay organized. They playwith five in midfield and we definitely have to be prepared for that.”

SUBSTITUTES FROM2 Harrington DF3 Aiyegbusi DF4 Rocastle MF6 Thomas DF10 Jeferson MF11 Saad FW13 Olum DF14 Ellis DF17 Sapong FW18 Kronberg GK20 Diop FW21 Kempin GK24 Lorenz DF55 Julio Cesar MF88 Stojcev MF

SPORTING KANSAS CITYSUBSTITUTES FROM

2 Robinson DF4 Taylor DF7 Clark MF8 Sarkodie DF9 Garey FW10 Watson MF12 Bruin FW13 Navas Cobo MF18 Soto MF19 Dixon MF21 Freeman DF24 Deric GK28 Newton GK29 Costly FW

HOUSTON DYNAMO

2011 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS

2011 SPORTING KANSAS CITY POSTSEASON STATISTICS UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 9 F Teal Bunbury 2 2 156 2 0 6 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 78 D Aurelien Collin 2 2 180 1 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 17 F C.J. Sapong 2 2 180 1 0 4 4 7 4 0 0 0 0 8 M Graham Zusi 2 2 180 0 2 2 0 5 2 0 7 0 0 55 D Julio Cesar 2 2 157 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 22 M Davy Arnaud 2 0 66 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 5 D Matt Besler 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 F Birahim Diop 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 M Roger Espinoza 2 2 135 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 10 M Jeferson 1 0 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 F Kei Kamara 2 2 179 0 0 3 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 7 D Chance Myers 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 G Jimmy Nielsen 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 F Soony Saad 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 D Seth Sinovic 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Team totals 2 2 180 4 3 20 12 34 27 3 7 4 0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 0 0 17 5 27 34 5 8 5 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Aurelien Collin 1, Teal Bunbury 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 1, Julio Cesar 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Teal Bunbury 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING OT UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO RECORD 1 G Jimmy Nielsen 2 2 180 5 5 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 2 0-0-0 Team totals 2 2 180 5 5 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 2 0-0-0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 12 8 4 2.00 1 1 0 2 0 0 0-0-0

2011 HOUSTON DYNAMO POSTSEASON STATISTICS UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 25 F Brian Ching 2 2 152 1 1 5 3 2 9 2 0 0 0 3 F Calen Carr 2 2 165 1 0 3 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 31 D Andre Hainault 2 2 180 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 M Brad Davis 2 2 180 0 2 4 2 3 0 0 9 0 0 26 M Corey Ashe 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 32 D Bobby Boswell 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 F Will Bruin 2 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 M Luiz Camargo 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 20 M Geoff Cameron 2 2 180 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 F Carlo Costly 2 0 28 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 M Danny Cruz 2 2 122 0 0 2 0 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 G Tally Hall 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 M Adam Moffat 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 10 M Je-Vaughn Watson 2 0 58 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Team totals 2 2 180 3 3 22 11 21 25 10 9 3 0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 1 2 36 15 25 21 3 12 6 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Brian Ching 1, Calen Carr 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Brad Davis 1, Brian Ching 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None HOUSTON DYNAMO INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING OT UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO RECORD 1 G Tally Hall 2 2 180 15 14 1 0.50 0 0 2 0 0 1 0-0-0 Team totals 2 2 180 15 14 1 0.50 0 0 2 0 0 1 0-0-0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 11 7 3 1.50 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0-0

SPORTING WHERE THE GOALS CAME FROM F A GOALS SCORED 4 0 MINUTES PER GOAL 45 --

HOW SCORED RIGHT FOOT 2 0 LEFT FOOT 0 0 HEADERS 2 0 OTHER 0 0

TYPE OF PLAY OPEN PLAY 1 0 CROSS 0 0 CORNER 0 0 REBOUND 0 0 PENALTIES 1 0 DIRECT FROM FREE KICK 0 0 FREE KICK (INDIRECT) 2 0 OWN GOALS 0 0

DISTANCE INSIDE GOAL AREA 0 0 INSIDE PENALTY AREA 4 0 OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA 0 0

DYNAMO WHERE THE GOALS CAME FROM F A GOALS SCORED 3 1 MINUTES PER GOAL 60 180

HOW SCORED RIGHT FOOT 1 0 LEFT FOOT 0 1 HEADERS 2 0 OTHER 0 0

TYPE OF PLAY OPEN PLAY 1 1 CROSS 0 0 CORNER 1 0 REBOUND 0 0 PENALTIES 0 0 DIRECT FROM FREE KICK 0 0 FREE KICK (INDIRECT) 1 0 OWN GOALS 0 0

DISTANCE INSIDE GOAL AREA 0 0 INSIDE PENALTY AREA 3 1 OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA 0 0

SPORTING v DYNAMO RECORD AT HALFTIME

KC HOU LEAD 1-0-0 2-0-0 TIED 1-0-0 0-0-0 TRAIL 0-0-0 0-0-0

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL KC HOU SCORE 2-0-0 2-0-0 ALLOW 0-0-0 0-0-0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 2.00 HOU 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1.50 GOALS ALLOWED GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 HOU 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.50

GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED 1- 16- 31- 46- 61- 76- TOT 15 30 45 60 75 90 OT KC 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 HOU 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 GOALS ALLOWED 1- 16- 31- 46- 61- 76- TOT 15 30 45 60 75 90 OT KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HOU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs HOUSTON DYNAMO – 2011 LEAGUE BOXSCORES

HOUSTON DYNAMO 1, SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 July 16, 2011 -- Robertson Stadium Scoring Summary: HOU--Davis 3 (free kick) 8 KC--Collin 3 (Espinoza 2) 90

The Dynamo took the lead after just eight minutes. Brian Ching drew a foul some 22 yards from goal and Brad Davis curled the resulting free kick over the wall and inside Kansas City goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen's left-hand post.

The home side went a man down in the 56th minute when Colin Clark came in with a studs-up challenge on KC center back Aurelien Collin, then 14 minutes later, Ching was sent off with a straight red card from referee Kevin Stott after kicking at Collin’s heel deep in the Sporting end.

Collin then made the Dynamo pay, taking a pass about 25 yards goal and hammering a hard, low shot which took a slight deflection to send Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall diving the wrong way.

Since winning the first meeting ever between the clubs on April 8, 2006, Kansas City have not won in Houston. The Dynamo have won two of the last five league meetings at Robertson Stadium, with two draws.

The teams also met in a U.S. Open Cup play-in match on April 6, Sporting claiming a 1-0 victory in a behind an extra-time goal from C.J. Sapong.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Jimmy Nielsen - Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Michael Harrington (Teal Bunbury 80) - Birahim Diop - Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza - Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong, Omar Bravo. TOTAL SHOTS: 24 (Kamara 5, Zusi 5);SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Zusi 2);FOULS: 16 (Diop 4);OFFSIDE: 1;CORNER KICKS: 10;SAVES: Nielsen 1;CAUTIONS: Collin 91+;EJECTIONS: None. HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-2-3-1): Tally Hall - Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor (Bobby Boswell 46), Andre Hainault, Corey Ashe - Geoff Cameron, Je-Vaughn Watson - Danny Cruz (Hunter Freeman 79), Brad Davis (Lovel Palmer 61), Colin Clark (sent off 51) - Brian Ching (sent off 69). TOTAL SHOTS: 6 (Ching 2, Davis 2);SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Cruz 1, Davis 1);FOULS: 14 (Watson 3);OFFSIDE: 3;CORNER KICKS: 4;SAVES: Hall 7;CAUTIONS: Cruz 16;EJECTIONS: Clark 51, Ching 69. Referee: Kevin Stott Referee's Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel 4th Official: Matthew Foerster. Attendance: 12,047. Temperature: 90 and Clear.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3, HOUSTON DYNAMO 0 September 10, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park Scoring Summary: KC--Bunbury 6 (Zusi 5) 9 KC--Bunbury 7 (Julio Cesar 1) 73 KC--Sapong 4 (Kamara 3, Zusi 6) 79

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.

HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-4-2): Tally Hall - Hunter Freeman, Andre Hainault, Jermaine Taylor, Corey Ashe - Colin Clark (Cam Weaver 67), Adam Moffat, Geoff Cameron, Brad Davis (Luiz Camargo 81) - Brian Ching (Je-Vaughn Watson 46), Carlo Costly (sent off 64). TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Costly 4);SHOTS ON GOAL: 0 (28 tied with 0);FOULS: 14 (Cameron 4, Costly 4);OFFSIDE: 2;CORNER KICKS: 8;SAVES: Hall 3;CAUTIONS: Cameron 61;EJECTIONS: Costly 64. 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. TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (4 tied with 2);SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Bravo 2, Bunbury 2);FOULS: 10 (Bunbury 2, Sapong 2);OFFSIDE: 2;CORNER KICKS: 5;SAVES: None;CAUTIONS: Rodrigues 37;EJECTIONS: None. Referee: Mark Geiger Referee's Assistants: Chris Strickland, Peter Balciunas 4th Official: Ismail Elfath. Attendance: 14,791. Temperature: 75 and Partly Cloudy.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs HOUSTON DYNAMO – PLAYOFF HISTORY 2007 WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HOUSTON DYNAMO 2, KANSAS CITY WIZARDS 0 November 10, 2007 -- Robertson Stadium Scoring Summary: HOU--Jaqua 1 (Mulrooney 1) 35 HOU--De Rosario 1 (Waibel 1) 81 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury (Ryan Pore 75), Nick Garcia, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Kurt Morsink, Kerry Zavagnin (Carlos Marinelli 46), Sasha Victorine (Eloy Colombano 66), Eddie Johnson, Scott Sealy. HOUSTON DYNAMO--Pat Onstad, Craig Waibel, Brian Mullan, Eddie Robinson, Ryan Cochrane, Wade Barrett, Dwayne De Rosario (Stuart Holden 85), Richard Mulrooney, Brad Davis, Brian Ching (Joseph Ngwenya 70), Nate Jaqua.

2011 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO (1-0-1) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 9 FWD Teal Bunbury 2 1 84 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 78 DEF Aurelien Collin 1 1 90 1 0 3 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 17 FWD C.J. Sapong 2 2 180 1 0 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 MID Graham Zusi 2 2 180 0 2 6 2 0 4 0 11 0 0 0 15 M/D Roger Espinoza 2 2 180 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 FWD Kei Kamara 2 1 106 0 1 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 55 DEF Julio Cesar 1 1 90 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 MID Davy Arnaud 1 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 DEF Matt Besler 2 2 180 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 FWD Omar Bravo 2 2 180 0 0 4 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 20 FWD Birahim Diop 1 1 90 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 DEF Michael Harrington 2 1 92 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 MID Jeferson 1 1 57 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 DEF Chance Myers 2 2 168 0 0 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 GK Jimmy Nielsen 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 DEF*Seth Sinovic 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 ----------- Team totals 2 2 180 4 5 35 14 26 28 3 15 2 0 0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 1 0 15 2 28 26 5 12 2 3 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Teal Bunbury 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 1 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 2 2 180 2 1 1 0.50 0 0 1 0 1 1 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 2 2 180 2 1 1 0.50 0 0 1 0 1 1 0-0-0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 14 10 4 2.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-0-0

2011 HOUSTON DYNAMO VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-1-1) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 11 MID Brad Davis 2 2 142 1 0 4 1 3 2 1 6 0 0 0 26 MID Corey Ashe 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 DEF Bobby Boswell 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 MID Luiz Camargo 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 MID Geoff Cameron 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 25 FWD Brian Ching 2 2 114 0 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 7 MID Colin Clark 2 2 118 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 29 FWD Carlo Costly 1 1 64 0 0 4 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 MID Danny Cruz 1 1 79 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 21 DEF Hunter Freeman 2 1 101 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 DEF Andre Hainault 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 GK Tally Hall 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 MID*Adam Moffat 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 MID*Lovel Palmer 1 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 DEF Kofi Sarkodie 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 DEF Jermaine Taylor 2 2 135 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 MID Je-Vaughn Watson 2 1 135 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 5 0 0 0 15 FWD Cam Weaver 1 0 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----------- Team totals 2 2 180 1 0 15 2 28 26 5 12 2 3 0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 4 5 35 14 26 28 3 15 2 0 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 1 GK Tally Hall 2 2 180 14 10 4 2.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 2 2 180 14 10 4 2.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-0-0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 2 1 1 0.50 0 0 1 0 1 1 0-0-0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY CAREER STATISTICS VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO (3-5-4) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Teal Bunbury 4 1 147 3 0 5 Josh Wolff 7 6 525 2 0 11 Jose Burciaga Jr. 3 3 270 1 2 4 Sasha Victorine 4 4 342 1 2 5 Kei Kamara 5 4 303 1 1 12 Davy Arnaud 10 7 653 1 0 10 Aurelien Collin 1 1 90 1 0 3 Jimmy Conrad 7 7 630 1 0 3 Zoltan Hercegfalvi 1 0 28 1 0 2 Eddie Johnson 3 3 270 1 0 7 C.J. Sapong 2 2 180 1 0 4 Ryan Smith 2 2 162 1 0 2 Michael Harrington 10 9 760 0 3 3 Graham Zusi 3 2 203 0 2 6 Roger Espinoza 6 6 493 0 1 4 Claudio Lopez 4 4 360 0 1 11 Craig Rocastle 2 1 130 0 1 1 Julio Cesar 1 1 90 0 1 0 Scott Sealy 4 3 224 0 1 3 Alex Zotinca 2 1 98 0 1 2 Stephane Auvray 2 2 135 0 0 0 Matt Besler 5 5 436 0 0 2 Omar Bravo 2 2 180 0 0 4 Eloy Colombano 1 0 18 0 0 0 Birahim Diop 2 2 135 0 0 2 Pablo Escobar 1 1 90 0 0 0 Nick Garcia 4 4 360 0 0 0 Herculez Gomez 2 1 94 0 0 2 Matt Groenwald 1 1 82 0 0 0 Kevin Hartman 6 6 540 0 0 0 Santiago Hirsig 2 2 180 0 0 1 Aaron Hohlbein 2 2 135 0 0 0 Jeferson 1 1 57 0 0 2 Jack Jewsbury 10 8 742 0 0 9 Michael Kraus 1 0 16 0 0 0 Jonathan Leathers 1 1 90 0 0 0 Carlos Marinelli 4 2 175 0 0 2 Rauwshan McKenzie 1 1 90 0 0 1 Kurt Morsink 3 2 203 0 0 1 Yura Movsisyan 1 0 39 0 0 2 Chance Myers 6 4 398 0 0 1 Jimmy Nielsen 4 4 360 0 0 0 Bo Oshoniyi 2 2 180 0 0 0 Ryan Pore 1 0 10 0 0 0 Ryan Raybould 1 0 16 0 0 0 Seth Sinovic 1 1 90 0 0 1 Shavar Thomas 2 2 180 0 0 2 Abe Thompson 2 0 74 0 0 5 Ivan Trujillo 1 0 11 0 0 0 Tyson Wahl 3 2 162 0 0 0 Lance Watson 2 2 135 0 0 1 Kerry Zavagnin 6 5 452 0 0 1 Team totals 12 12 1080 15 16 137 Opponent totals 12 12 1080 18 19 128 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Kevin Hartman 6 540 30 23 1.17 0 Jimmy Nielsen 4 360 13 6 1.75 0 Bo Oshoniyi 2 180 13 8 2.00 0 ----------- Team totals 12 1080 56 37 1.50 0 Opponent totals 12 1080 53 35 1.25 0

HOUSTON DYNAMO CAREER STATISTICS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (5-3-4) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Brad Davis 11 10 737 3 2 20 Luis Angel Landin 2 2 134 2 1 3 Brian Ching 5 5 384 2 0 15 Nate Jaqua 1 1 83 2 0 4 Kei Kamara 2 2 180 1 2 9 Dominic Oduro 4 3 267 1 2 6 Brian Mullan 9 9 786 1 1 8 Adrian Serioux 4 2 206 1 1 2 Cam Weaver 3 2 130 1 1 2 Samuel Appiah 1 0 19 1 0 2 Patrick Ianni 2 2 180 1 0 1 Joseph Ngwenya 3 2 171 1 0 2 Eddie Robinson 6 5 459 1 0 2 Mike Chabala 4 4 360 0 2 0 Stuart Holden 5 3 314 0 2 4 Corey Ashe 9 6 598 0 1 4 Dwayne De Rosario 5 4 361 0 1 9 Kevin Goldthwaite 1 1 90 0 1 3 Alejandro Moreno 2 2 169 0 1 3 Craig Waibel 3 3 270 0 1 2 Ade Akinbiyi 1 0 23 0 0 0 Wade Barrett 6 6 539 0 0 1 Bobby Boswell 7 6 585 0 0 1 Tony Caig 2 2 180 0 0 0 Luiz Camargo 1 0 9 0 0 0 Geoff Cameron 7 5 475 0 0 2 Franco Caraccio 1 1 71 0 0 2 Ronald Cerritos 1 0 3 0 0 0 Colin Clark 2 2 118 0 0 0 Ricardo Clark 6 6 537 0 0 5 Ryan Cochrane 7 4 351 0 0 0 Carlo Costly 1 1 64 0 0 4 Danny Cruz 3 1 99 0 0 1 Hunter Freeman 2 1 101 0 0 0 Kelly Gray 3 2 190 0 0 1 Andre Hainault 5 5 450 0 0 1 Tally Hall 2 2 180 0 0 0 Adam Moffat 1 1 90 0 0 2 Richard Mulrooney 5 5 450 0 0 1 Pat Onstad 8 8 720 0 0 0 Lovel Palmer 3 2 209 0 0 5 Kofi Sarkodie 1 1 90 0 0 0 Jermaine Taylor 2 2 135 0 0 0 Je-Vaughn Watson 2 1 135 0 0 0 Chris Wondolowski 2 0 6 0 0 1 Team totals 12 12 1080 18 19 128 Opponent totals 12 12 1080 15 16 137 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Tony Caig 2 180 6 5 0.50 0 Pat Onstad 8 720 33 20 1.25 0 Tally Hall 2 180 14 10 2.00 0 ----------- Team totals 12 1080 53 35 1.25 0 Opponent totals 12 1080 56 37 1.50 0

CURRENT SPORTING KANSAS CITY PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO (3-5-4) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Teal Bunbury 4 1 147 3 0 5 Kei Kamara 8 6 469 2 1 14 Davy Arnaud 10 7 653 1 0 10 Aurelien Collin 1 1 90 1 0 3 C.J. Sapong 2 2 180 1 0 4 Ryan Smith 2 2 162 1 0 2 Michael Harrington 10 9 760 0 3 3 Graham Zusi 3 2 203 0 2 6 Roger Espinoza 6 6 493 0 1 4 Craig Rocastle 2 1 130 0 1 1 Julio Cesar 1 1 90 0 1 0 Matt Besler 5 5 436 0 0 2 Omar Bravo 2 2 180 0 0 4 Birahim Diop 2 2 135 0 0 2 Jeferson 1 1 57 0 0 2 Chance Myers 6 4 398 0 0 1 Jimmy Nielsen 4 4 360 0 0 0 Luke Sassano 1 1 44 0 0 1 Seth Sinovic 2 1 91 0 0 1 Shavar Thomas 8 8 623 0 0 3 Team totals 12 12 1080 15 16 137 Opponent totals 12 12 1080 18 19 128 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Jimmy Nielsen 4 360 13 6 1.75 0 ----------- Team totals 12 1080 56 37 1.50 0 Opponent totals 12 1080 53 35 1.25 0

CURRENT HOUSTON DYNAMO PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. SPORTING KC (5-3-4) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Brian Ching 16 12 1122 4 4 34 Brad Davis 21 19 1486 4 3 33 Eddie Robinson 12 11 924 3 0 4 Cam Weaver 4 3 220 1 1 2 Bobby Boswell 17 16 1485 1 0 6 Calen Carr 8 1 209 1 0 3 Adam Moffat 4 4 324 1 0 9 Colin Clark 7 7 493 0 2 5 Corey Ashe 9 6 598 0 1 4 Luiz Camargo 1 0 9 0 0 0 Geoff Cameron 7 5 475 0 0 2 Carlo Costly 1 1 64 0 0 4 Danny Cruz 3 1 99 0 0 1 Hunter Freeman 7 6 482 0 0 1 Jason Garey 9 4 410 0 0 9 Andre Hainault 5 5 450 0 0 1 Tally Hall 2 2 180 0 0 0 Kofi Sarkodie 1 1 90 0 0 0 Jermaine Taylor 2 2 135 0 0 0 Je-Vaughn Watson 2 1 135 0 0 0 Team totals 12 12 1080 18 19 128 Opponent totals 12 12 1080 15 16 137 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Tally Hall 2 180 14 10 2.00 0 ----------- Team totals 12 1080 53 35 1.25 0 Opponent totals 12 1080 56 37 1.50 0

CAREER POSTSEASON STATISTICS FOR CURRENT SPORTING KANSAS CITY PLAYERS UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG PKG PKA SKG SKA FC FS OFF CK C E 22 M Davy Arnaud 14 9 912 4 1 11 7 0 0 0 0 23 26 6 0 5 0 5 D Matt Besler 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 F Teal Bunbury 2 2 156 2 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 78 D Aurelien Collin 2 2 180 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 20 F Birahim Diop 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 M-D Roger Espinoza 4 3 213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 D Michael Harrington 5 5 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 1 0 23 F Kei Kamara 4 3 257 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 5 7 3 0 0 0 7 D Chance Myers 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 10 M Jeferson 1 0 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 F Soony Saad 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 55 D Julio Cesar 2 2 157 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 17 F C.J. Sapong 2 2 180 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 32 D Luke Sassano 4 4 341 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 1 0 16 D Seth Sinovic 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 D Shavar Thomas 5 5 450 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 2 0 8 M Graham Zusi 2 2 180 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 7 0 0 UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PKG PKA SKG SKA W L T SO 1 GK Jimmy Nielsen 2 2 180 0 5 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

CAREER POSTSEASON STATISTICS FOR CURRENT HOUSTON DYNAMO PLAYERS UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG PKG PKA SKG SKA FC FS OFF CK C E 26 F-M Corey Ashe 5 2 285 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 32 D Bobby Boswell 12 11 1104 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 0 0 1 0 12 F Will Bruin 2 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 M Luiz Camargo 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 20 M Geoff Cameron 6 5 517 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 9 5 0 0 1 0 3 F Calen Carr 7 3 299 1 2 9 5 0 0 0 0 9 4 5 0 0 0 25 F Brian Ching 20 18 1682 8 2 48 28 0 0 1 1 32 46 19 1 0 0 7 F Colin Clark 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 F Carlo Costly 2 0 28 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 M Danny Cruz 2 2 122 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 0 1 0 11 M Brad Davis 15 14 1338 2 5 29 12 1 1 0 1 19 22 3 58 1 0 21 D Hunter Freeman 2 2 180 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 9 F Jason Garey 4 0 96 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 D Andre Hainault 5 5 510 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 16 M Adam Moffat 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 M-D Eddie Robinson 19 17 1648 0 1 14 2 0 0 0 0 34 26 1 0 5 0 10 M Je-Vaughn Watson 2 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 F Cam Weaver 2 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PKG PKA SKG SKA W L T SO 1 GK Tally Hall 2 2 180 0 14 1 0.50 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1

Sporting Kansas City vs Houston DynamoLIVESTRONG Sporting Park

Kansas City, KSEnglish TV: FOX Soccer

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2011 Eastern Conference Championship // Sunday, November 6, 2011 - 4:30pm CT

COACHES - REGULAR SEASONPETER VERMES

MLS EXPERIENCEMLS RECORD

YEAR WITH TEAMRECORD WITH TEAM

3rd season27-28-213rd season27-28-21

8th season100-67-81

6th season73-53-60

2011 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATSSPORTING KANSAS CITY

RECORDGAMES PLAYED

CONFERENCE POSITIONGOALS

GOALS/GAMEALLOWED

ALLOWED/GAMEGOAL DIFFERENTIAL

SHOTS (ON GOAL)ON GOAL %

FOULS COMMITTEDFOULS SUFFERED

CAUTIONSEJECTIONS

12-9-13 (49 pts)34

2nd in East45

1.3241

1.20+4

449 (147)32.7%

396378477

2011 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERSSPORTING KANSAS CITY

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALGAME-WINNING GOALSGAME-WINNING ASSISTS

FOULS SUFFEREDFOULS COMMITTED

CAUTIONSEJECTIONS

GOALS AGAINST AVGWINS

SHUTOUTSSAVES

Cameron/Ching/Bruin/Boswell 5Brad Davis 16

Geoff Cameron 64Will Bruin 23

Boswell/Ching/Bruin 2Brad Davis 6

Geoff Cameron 36Cam Weaver 47Bobby Boswell 6

Seven players tied with 1

Tally Hall 1.21Tally Hall 12Tally Hall 6

Tally Hall 99

HOUSTON DYNAMO

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-yull32 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

REGULAR SEASON MLS STANDINGS

GAME NOTES

DOMINIC KINNEAR

HOUSTON DYNAMO

13-9-12 (51 pts)341st in East501.47401.18+10488 (159)32.6%425416518

9 Bravo/Kamara/Bunbury7 Graham Zusi91 Kei Kamara29 Kei Kamara2 Collin/Bravo/Bunbury 4 Graham Zusi44 Espinoza/Sapong44 Roger Espinoza10 Aurelien Collin2 Omar Bravo

1.14 Jimmy Nielsen12 Jimmy Nielsen 7 Jimmy Nielsen79 Jimmy Nielsen

Eastern Conf. GP W L T P 1. Sporting Kansas City 34 13 9 12 512. Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 493. Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 484. Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 475. New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 466. Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 437. D.C. United 34 9 13 12 398. Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 339. NE Revolution 34 5 16 13 28Western Conf. GP W L T P1. LA Galaxy 34 19 5 10 672. Seattle Sounders 34 18 7 9 633. Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 534. FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 525. Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 496. Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 427. San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 388. Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 369. Vancouver Whitecaps 34 6 18 10 28

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) • USWNT vs. Canada (September 17) • Sporting KC vs. Chivas del Guadalajara (October 12)

KANSAS CITY CONNECTIONS

Sporting Kansas City earned a 3-0 victory over the Houston Dy-namo on September 10th at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Sport-ing KC striker Teal Bunbury scored twice, converting chances in the 9th and 73rd minutes, while rookie forward C.J. Sapong scored the game’s final goal in the 79th minute. Sporting KC play-maker recorded two assists in the match for the first multi-assist match of his career.

The Sporting Kansas City defense held Houston without a shot on goal -- marking the third time in club history that the team kept an opponent without a shot on target -- in the shutout vic-tory, which propelled Sporting Kansas City into first place in the Eastern Conference for the first time since the season-opening 3-2 win at Chivas USA.

Houston has not lost in their eight matches since the 3-0 defeat.

• Sporting Kansas City striker Kei Kamara played in Houston from 2008-2009, scoring eight goals in 34 appearances. Kansas City acquired the Sierra Leone National Team member from Houston on September 15, 2009 in a trade for Abe Thompson and allocation money. Kamara has eight goals and two assists on the season.• Sunday’s match will reunite several former teammates on the field: • Sporting KC defender Michael Harrington and Dynamo midfielder Corey Ashe were teammates at UNC from 2003-2006. • Sporting KC forward Birahim Diop and Houston midfield-er Brad Davis were teammates for the NY/NJ MetroStars in 2002. • Sporting Kansas City defender Shavar Thomas and Da-vis were teammates at the Dallas Burn in 2003. • Kansas City’s Jimmy Nielsen (Vejle) and Houston’s Tally Hall (Esbjerg) were both goalkeepers in the Danish Superliga from 2008-2009. • Thomas and Houston teammates Je-Vaughn Watson and Jermaine Taylor are teammates on the Jamaica National Team. • Sporting Kansas City striker Teal Bunbury and Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie were teammates at the University of Akron from 2008-2009. • Bunbury suffered a dislocated elbow during a pre-sea-son match against the Houston Dynamo on February 15, 2011 in Arizona. Bunbury collided with Dynamo defender Andrew Hainault on the play. • Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza and Houston Dynamo Designated Player Carlo Costly are teammates on the Honduras National Team.

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HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE | After previously finishing first in the Western Conference in 1997, 2000 and 2004, Sporting Kansas City’s first place finish in the Eastern Conference this season earns the distinction of becoming the first team to finish atop the Eastern and Western Conferences in MLS regular season history.

As the top seed in the Eastern Conference, Sporting Kansas City have home field advantage throughout the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. After Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids, Sporting Kansas City is now 10-2-6 at home in MLS matches during the inaugural season at LIVESTRONG Sport-ing Park, accumulating the most regular season points at home (33) since the team’s historic 2000 season in which the club won both the Supporters Shield and MLS Cup.

In postseason play, Sporting Kansas City have lost only twice in regulation in 17 all-time home matches, with the last home loss coming in 1997 at Arrowhead Stadium. Sporting KC have out-scored opponents 31-13 at home in the postseason.

SAPONG FOR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR? | Sporting Kansas City striker C.J. Sapong scored in the 76th minute of Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.He led all MLS rookies in goals scored (5), assists (5) and games played (34) during the 2011 MLS regular season. He was the only Sporting Kansas City player to appear in every regular season MLS match this season and sets a new single-season club mark for most games played. He has started both postseason matches.

The Manassas, Virginia native scored Sporting Kansas City’s first goal of the 2011 MLS season less than two minutes into his profes-sional debut. The 2011 MLS SuperDraft first round pick also scored the first-ever MLS goal at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.


HISTORIC TURNAROUND | Sporting Kansas City began the 2011 season with an MLS record 10-game road trip while awaiting the opening of LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Despite going 1-6-3 over the stretch, Sporting Kansas City recorded a club-record and 2011 League-best 14-game unbeaten run from May to August and the team has lost only three times in their past 26 MLS matches.

In last place in the Eastern Conference as late as their 0-0 draw at Philadelphia on June 22nd, Sporting KC finished in first place in the East following a 1-0 win at D.C. in their regular season finale.

GOALS GALORE | Sporting’s 50 goals in 2011, the second most scored in a single season by the club in the last 14 years, tied for the second most in MLS this season behind the Seattle Sounders FC (56). Strikers Teal Bunbury, Omar Bravo and Kei Kamara each led the team with nine goals scored this season, while no other club in MLS had three players with eight or more goals this season.

Having allowed 40 goals during the regular season, Sporting Kan-sas City’s +10 goal differential was the best in the Eastern Confer-ence this year. Further, after scoring 36 goals in 2010, Sporting Kansas City’s +14 increase from last year’s offensive output is the third largest increase by any MLS team from last season.

NIELSEN IN NET | Jimmy Nielsen, named the team’s 2011 MVP, recorded seven clean sheets and 12 wins in 2011, tied for fourth most among MLS goalkeepers. He won the MLS Save of the Week honor four times, second only to Kasey Keller’s six.

The Danish native posted a 1.14 goals against average in 2011, the third-best single-season mark in club history, which improves his career goals against average to 1.15, best among all goalkeep-ers in club history with at least 4,000 minutes played.

REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS, NOTES AND HEADLINES

SCORING 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 23 27 50OPP. 15 25 40

FOULS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 193 232 425OPP. 200 216 416

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 20 31 51OPP. 24 37 61

SHOTS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 236 252 488OPP. 176 223 399

SOG 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 71 88 159OPP. 55 74 129

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 34 37 71OPP. 43 35 78

EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 1 7 8OPP. 1 4 5

CORNERS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 73 88 161OPP. 58 83 141

PK 1 2 TOTALSPORTING 2 2 4OPP. 3 0 3

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHSSPORTING KANSAS CITY

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALFOULS COMMITTEDFOULS SUFFERED

SAVESGOALS ALLOWED

2 Nine players tied3 Preki (10/4/03)9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01)4 Nine players tied7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00)7 Three players tied

9 Bo Oshoniyi (9/10/04)4 Mike Ammann (8/7/96)

Seven players tied 2Four players tied 2

(9/14/02) Mark Chung 8(8/22/03) John Spencer 5(8/2/00) Chris Martinez 7Henderson/Beckerman 6

Four players tied 9Grafer/Kramer 5

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category 1 2 Overtime Total Goals 31 55 0 86Shots 298 388 7 693 Shots on Goal 132 178 3 313Fouls 320 319 12 651Offside 81 79 0 160 Corner Kicks 110 126 3 239

Category 1 2 Overtime Total Goals 28 37 0 65Shots 284 344 9 637Shots on Goal 107 125 2 234Fouls 352 383 8 743Offside 74 62 2 138Corner Kicks 136 139 8 283

Sporting Kansas City record: 3-5-4 Home games: 2-3-1 (9 GF, 8 GA) Road games: 1-2-3 (6 GF, 10 GA)

04/08/2006 KC 2 at HOU 1 W Robertson Stadium07/15/2006 KC 2 vs HOU 3 L Arrowhead Stadium

06/24/2007 KC 0 vs HOU 1 L Arrowhead Stadium09/01/2007 KC 1 at HOU 1 T Robertson Stadium

04/12/2008 KC 0 vs HOU 0 T CommunityAmerica Ballpark09/07/2008 KC 1 at HOU 3 L Robertson Stadium

07/04/2009 KC 0 vs HOU 1 L CommunityAmerica Ballpark10/04/2009 KC 1 at HOU 1 T Robertson Stadium

05/01/2010 KC 0 at HOU 3 L Robertson Stadium09/22/2010 KC 4 vs HOU 3 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark

07/16/2011 KC 1 at HOU 1 T Robertson Stadium09/10/2011 KC 3 vs HOU 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 TotalKC 5 12 14 20 11 24 0 86HOU 8 10 10 12 8 17 0 65

ALL-TIME POSTSEASON RESULTS11/10/2007 KC 0 at HOU 2 L Robertson Stadium

HOUSTON DYNAMO

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY LEADERS VS HOUSTON

Category Player Name StatGames Played Arnaud/Harrington/Jewsbury 10 Games Started Michael Harrington 9 Minutes Played Michael Harrington 760Goals Teal Bunbury 3 Assists Michael Harrington 3 Shots Kei Kamara 12 Shots on Goal Eddie Johnson 6Fouls Committed Michael Harrington 9Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud 14Cautions Kurt Morsink 2Ejections Arnaud/Burciaga Jr 1Corner Kicks Claudio Lopez 19Offsides Claudio Lopez 7GWG Bunbury/Burciaga Jr./Wolff 1GWA Harrington/Victorine/Zusi 1Multi-Goal Games Teal Bunbury 1Goals per Game Collin/Hercegfalvi 1.00Assists per Game Julio Cesar 1.00Goals per 90 mins Zoltan Hercegfalvi 3.21Assists per 90 mins Julio Cesar 1.00Scoring Pct. Teal Bunbury 60.0 %GK Games Played Kevin Hartman 6GK Games Started Kevin Hartman 6GK Minutes Played Kevin Hartman 540Goals Against Avg Kevin Hartman 1.17GK Winning Pct Jimmy Nielsen .625GK Wins Jimmy Nielsen 2GK Losses Kevin Hartman 3GK Saves Kevin Hartman 23GK Shutouts Hartman/Nielsen 1GK Saves Pct* Kevin Hartman 76.7*Minimum 10 saves

# PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E9 Teal Bunbury 4 1 147 3 0 5 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 23 Kei Kamara 5 4 303 1 1 12 4 6 7 0 0 1 0 22 Davy Arnaud 10 7 653 1 0 10 2 8 14 2 11 1 1 78 A. Collin 1 1 90 1 0 3 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 17 C.J. Sapong 2 2 180 1 0 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 M Harrington 10 9 760 0 3 3 3 9 12 0 0 0 0 8 Graham Zusi 3 2 203 0 2 6 2 1 4 0 11 0 0 15 R. Espinoza 6 6 493 0 1 4 0 7 7 0 0 1 04 C. Rocastle 2 1 130 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 55 Julio Cesar 1 1 90 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 Matt Besler 5 5 436 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 99 Omar Bravo 2 2 180 0 0 4 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 20 B. Diop 2 2 135 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 Jeferson 1 1 57 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 C. Myers 6 4 398 0 0 1 1 8 9 0 0 0 0 16 Seth Sinovic 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 S. Thomas 2 2 180 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 SHTS SV GA GAA W L T SO1 J. Nielsen 4 4 360 13 6 7 1.75 2 1 1 1

CURRENT SKC PLAYER STATS VS HOUSTON


SPORTING KANSAS CITY REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE LEADERS

GOALKEEPER SHUTOUTS PLAYER TEAM GP SHO1. Kevin Hartman DAL 33 131. Nick Rimando RSL 33 133. Kasey Keller SEA 34 93. Dan Kennedy CHV 32 93. Troy Perkins POR 29 96. Josh Saunders LA 19 86. Matt Pickens COL 34 86. William Hesmer CLB 32 89. Six players tied with... 7

PLAYER TEAM GP G1. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 33 161. Chris Wondolowski SJ 30 163. Thierry Henry NY 26 144. Andres Mendoza CLB 29 135. Fredy Montero SEA 30 125. Landon Donovan LA 23 125. Dominic Oduro CHI* 34 125. Camilo VAN 32 129. Sebastien Le Toux PHI 34 119. Brek Shea DAL 31 119. Charlie Davies DC 26 119. Alvaro Saborio RSL 23 11

SHOTS PLAYER TEAM GP SH1. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 33 1132. Chris Wondolowski SJ 30 1093. Fredy Montero SEA 30 1084. Maicon Santos DAL* 30 924. Marco Pappa CHI 29 926. Kei Kamara KC 30 917. Camilo VAN 32 838. Sebastien Le Toux PHI 34 819. Four players tied with... 78

PLAYER TEAM GP A1. Brad Davis HOU 34 162. David Beckham LA 26 153. Mauro Rosales SEA 26 134. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 33 125. Kyle Beckerman RSL 29 95. Davide Chiumiento VAN 26 95. Sebastien Le Toux PHI 34 95. Patrick Nyarko CHI 30 95. Fredy Montero SEA 30 910. Jack Jewsbury POR 31 8

GAME-WINNING GOALS PLAYER TEAM GP GWG1. Brek Shea DAL 31 51. Andres Mendoza CLB 29 51. Fredy Montero SEA 29 51. Chris Wondolowski SJ 30 55. Landon Donovan LA 23 45. Luke Rodgers NY 23 45. Alvaro Saborio RSL 23 45. Chad Barrett LA 27 49. 11 players tied with... 3

SAVES PLAYER TEAM GP SV1. Jon Busch SJ 33 1142. Matt Reis NE 27 1113. Kasey Keller SEA 34 1104. Stefan Frei TOR 27 1065. Dan Kennedy CHV 32 1006. Tally Hall HOU 34 997. Nick Rimando RSL 33 958. William Hesmer CLB 32 929. Troy Perkins POR 29 9110. Kevin Hartman DAL 33 85

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS

PLAYER TEAM GP GWA1. David Beckham LA 26 72. Kyle Beckerman RSL 29 62. Brad Davis HOU 34 64. Mauro Rosales SEA 26 55. Graham Zusi KC 32 45. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 33 45. Jan Gunnar Solli NY 31 45. Brad Evans SEA 20 4

SHOTS ON GOAL PLAYER TEAM GP SOG1. Chris Wondolowski SJ 30 522. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 33 443. Fredy Montero SEA 30 424. Marco Pappa CHI 29 415. Dominic Oduro CHI* 34 406. Camilo VAN 32 377. Juan Pablo Angel CHV* 31 328. Andres Mendoza CLB 29 319. Fabian Espindola RSL 27 3110. Three players tied with... 30

MULTI-GOAL GAMES PLAYER TEAM GP G1. Eric Hassli VAN 26 41. Andres Mendoza CLB 29 43. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 33 33. Landon Donovan LA 23 33. Sebastien Le Toux PHI 34 33. Fredy Montero SEA 30 33. Chris Wondolowski SJ 30 38. Ten players tied with... 2

ASSISTS

HAT TRICKS

GOALS

GOALKEEPER WINS PLAYER TEAM GP W1. Kasey Keller SEA 34 182. Kevin Hartman DAL 33 153. Nick Rimando RSL 33 144. Josh Saunders LA 19 124. Matt Pickens COL 34 124. Jimmy Nielsen KC 31 124. Tally Hall HOU 34 128. William Hesmer CLB 32 119. Troy Perkins POR 29 99. Sean Johnson CHI 28 9

PLAYER TEAM GP HAT1. Justin Braun CHV 29 21. Dwayne De Rosario DC* 33 23. Will Bruin HOU 25 13. Charlie Davies DC 26 13. Steven Lenhart SJ 14 13. Lamar Neagle SEA 23 13. Sanna Nyassi COL 26 13. Marco Pappa CHI 29 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 1-0 L @ Salt Lake --Fri., Sept. 23rd 1-1 T vs. PHILADELPHIA BravoWed., Sept. 28th 2-1 W vs. COLUMBUS Kamara, Own GoalSat., Oct. 1st 1-1 T @ San Jose BunburyWed., Oct. 12th 2-2 T vs CD GUADALAJARA Saad, EllisSat., Oct 15th 2-0 W vs. NEW YORK Bunbury, SapongSat., Oct. 22nd 1-0 W at D.C. United BeslerSun., Oct. 30th 2-0 W @ Colorado Bunbury (2)Wed., Nov. 2nd 2-0 W vs. COLORADO Collin, SapongSun., Nov. 6th 7:30 p.m. vs. Houston Dynamo FOX Soccer, 810 WHB*U.S. Open Cup **International Friendly

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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.

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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 Columbus CrewTOTAL 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


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.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (10-9-10) VS REAL SALT LAKE (14-7-6)DATE: September 17, 2011 -- Rio Tinto Stadium

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

Scoring Summary:RSL--Borchers 3 (Beckerman 9) 54

Misconduct Summary:KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 28, Zusi 93+RSL: CAUTIONS: Schuler 12, Beckerman 69

Stats Sporting Kansas City Real Salt LakeTOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Bunbury/Collin 3) 5 (5 tied with 1)SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Collin 2) 3 (3 tied with 1)FOULS: 16 (Collin 4) 18 (Saborio 5)OFFSIDE: 2 5CORNER KICKS: 6 2 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Rimando 5

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Omar Bravo (C.J. Sapong 69), Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 81), Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Jeferson 86), Teal Bunbury.

REAL SALT LAKE--Nick Rimando, Robbie Russell, Chris Schuler, Jamison Olave, Nat Borchers, Andy Williams, Luis Gil (Ned Grabavoy 59), Kyle Beckerman, Will Johnson, Fabian Espindola (Jean Alexandre 91+), Alvaro Saborio.

Referee: Ricardo SalazarReferee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Peter Manikowski4th Official: Tyler Ploeger.Attendance: 19,888.Temperature: 63 and Clear.

PHILADELPHIA UNION (9-7-13) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (10-9-11)DATE: September 23, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

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

Scoring Summary:KC--Bravo 9 (Kamara 4) 56PHI--Le Toux 8 (M. Farfan 2) 63

Misconduct Summary:PHI: CAUTIONS: Valdes 61

Stats Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia UnionTOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Kamara 5) 9 (3 tied with 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Sapong 2) 2 (Le Toux/McInerney 1)FOULS: 6 (Besler/Collin 2) 7 (7 tied with 1)OFFSIDE: 3 3CORNER KICKS: 3 4 SAVES: Nielsen 1 MacMath 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Julio Cesar, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Jeferson (Aurelien Collin 45), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 62), Omar Bravo (Soony Saad 89).

PHILADELPHIA UNION--Zac MacMath, Kyle Nakazawa (Zach Pfeffer 62), Gabriel Farfan, Carlos Val-des, Danny Califf, Roger Torres (Stefani Miglioranzi 72), Michael Farfan, Amobi Okugo, Brian Carroll, Sebastien Le Toux, Veljko Paunovic (Jack McInerney 57).

Referee: Baldomero ToledoReferee’s Assistants: Fabio Tovar, George Gansner4th Official: Juan Guzman.Attendance: 18,778.Temperature: 71 and Sunny.

COLUMBUS CREW (11-12-8) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (11-9-11)DATE: September 28, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

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

Scoring Summary:KC--Kamara 9 (penalty kick) 15CLB--Renteria 7 (Rogers 7) 34KC--own goal (James) 74

Misconduct Summary:CLB: CAUTIONS: Francis 36KC: CAUTIONS: Besler 43, Collin 76

Stats Sporting Kansas City Columbus CrewTOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Kamara 6) 8 (Mendoza 4)SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Kamara 4) 4 (4 tied with 1)FOULS: 15 (7 tied with 2) 10 (Burns/Francis 2)OFFSIDE: 2 2CORNER KICKS: 6 2SAVES: Nielsen 3 Hesmer 4

COLUMBUS CREW--William Hesmer, Sebastian Miranda, Shaun Francis, Chad Marshall, Julius James, Dilly Duka (Jeff Cunningham 84), Emmanuel Ekpo, Kevin Burns, Robbie Rogers (Tommy Heinemann 82), Andres Mendoza, Emilio Renteria (Justin Meram 71).

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud (Lawrence Olum 77), Julio Cesar, Graham Zusi, Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong, Omar Bravo (Michael Harrington 86).

Referee: Hilario GrajedaReferee’s Assistants: Bill Dittmar, Paul Scott4th Official: Chris Penso.Attendance: 17,838.Temperature: 83 and Partly Cloudy.


SPORTING KANSAS CITY (11-9-12) VS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (6-11-14)DATE: October 1, 2011 -- Buck Shaw Stadium

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

Scoring Summary:SJ--Wondolowski 12 (Beitashour 6) 85KC--Bunbury 8 (Sapong 5) 85

Misconduct Summary:SJ: CAUTIONS: Stephenson 28KC: CAUTIONS: Bravo 24

Stats Sporting Kansas City SJ EarthquakesTOTAL SHOTS: 15 (Bunbury 7) 21 (Wondolowski 5)SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Bunbury 4) 2 (Wondolowski 2)FOULS: 11 (Cesar 3) 5 (Corrales 2)OFFSIDE: 1 3CORNER KICKS: 5 5SAVES: Nielsen 1 Busch 3

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Jon Busch, Steven Beitashour, Justin Morrow, Jason Hernandez, Bobby Burling, Rafael Baca (Joey Gjertsen 66), Sam Cronin, Simon Dawkins, Ramiro Corrales, Khari Stephenson (Maxwell Griffin 72), Chris Wondolowski.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Davy Arnaud, Julio Cesar, Jeferson (Graham Zusi 87), Kei Kamara (C.J. Sapong 72), Teal Bunbury, Omar Bravo (Peterson Joseph 82).

Referee: Alex PrusReferee’s Assistants: Jeff Hosking, Frank Anderson4th Official: Jasen Anno.Attendance: 10,525.Temperature: 70 and Clear.

NEW YORK RED BULLS (9-8-16) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (12-9-12)DATE: October 15, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park

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

Scoring Summary:KC--Bunbury 9 (Julio Cesar 2) 57KC--Sapong 5 (Arnaud 2, Zusi 7) 74

Misconduct Summary:NY: CAUTIONS: Marquez 61; EJECTIONS: Henry 28

Stats Sporting Kansas City New York Red BullsTOTAL SHOTS: 24 (Bunbury 6) 6 (Lindpere 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (3 tied with 2) 2 (Lindpere/Richards 1)FOULS: 11 (Bunbury 3) 15 (Marquez/Richards 5)OFFSIDE: 0 2CORNER KICKS: 4 6SAVES: Nielsen 2 Rost 6

NEW YORK RED BULLS--Frank Rost, Jan Gunnar Solli, Roy Miller, Tim Ream, Stephen Keel, Dane Richards, Joel Lindpere, Teemu Tainio (Mehdi Ballouchy 83), Rafael Marquez (Stephane Auvray 83), Luke Rodgers (Juan Agudelo 70), Thierry Henry (Ejected 28).

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar, Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 55), Kei Kamara (Soony Saad 90), Teal Bunbury, Omar Bravo (C.J. Sapong 73).

Referee: Kevin StottReferee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel4th Official: Edvin Jurisevic.Attendance: 19,921.Temperature: 69 and Sunny.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (13-9-12) VS D.C. UNITED (9-13-12)DATE: October 22, 2011 -- RFK Stadium

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

Scoring Summary:KC--Besler 2 (unassisted) 54

Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Espinoza 26DC: CAUTIONS: Kitchen 35

Stats Sporting Kansas City D.C. UnitedTOTAL SHOTS: 27 (Kamara 7) 15 (De Rosario 9)SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1) 5 (5 tied with 1)FOULS: 11 (Cesar 3) 6 (Kitchen/Najar 2)OFFSIDE: 0 5CORNER KICKS: 9 4SAVES: Nielsen 5 Hamid 3

D.C. UNITED--Bill Hamid, Chris Korb, Daniel Woolard (Marc Burch 45), Ethan White, Brandon McDon-ald, Santino Quaranta, Stephen King (Josh Wolff 75), Andy Najar, Perry Kitchen, Clyde Simms (Austin da Luz 17), Dwayne De Rosario.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar, Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 45), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 68), Omar Bravo.

Referee: Alex PrusReferee’s Assistants: Eric Proctor, Corey Parker4th Official: Mark Kadlecik.Attendance: 15,965.Temperature: 56 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 FRIENDLIES 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


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.


SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS CD GUADALAJARADATE: October 12, 2011 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot CD Guadalajara 1 1 2Sporting Kansas City 0 2 2

Scoring Summary:CHV – Marco Fabian (penalty kick) 20KC – Soony Saad (Milos Stojcev) 75KC – Kevin Ellis (unassisted) 86CHV – Erick Torres (unassisted) 88

Misconduct Summary:CHV: CAUTIONS: Alvarez 16, Gallardo 44, Mora 86KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 19, Olum 78. EJECTIONS: Rocastle 94+

Stats Sporting Kansas City CD GuadalajaraTOTAL SHOTS: 20 (Jeferson 4) 5 (Fabian 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1) 2 (2 tied with 1)FOULS: 13 (Collin 3) 16 (Fabian 3)OFFSIDE: 3 4CORNER KICKS: 4 1SAVES: Michel/Hernandez 1

CD GUADALAJARA -- Luis Ernesto Michel (Victor Hugo Hernandez 61); Arturo Ledesma, Mario De Luna, Hector Reynoso (Kristian Alvarez 14), Jonny Magallón (Jose Luis Verduzco 83); Edgar Mejia, Antonio Gallardo (Patricio Araujo 46), Marco Fabián (Antonio Salazar 53); Jesus Sánchez (Xavier Baez 59), Carlos Fierro (Erick Torres 46), Julio Nava (Jorge Mora 40)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg; Seth Sinovic (Korede Aiyegbusi 46), Lawrence Olum, Aurelien Collin, Chance Myers (Michael Harrington 46); Davy Arnaud (Kevin Ellis 61), Graham Zusi (Birahim Diop 46), Jeferson (Scott Lorenz 87); Omar Bravo (Milos Stojcev 53), C.J. Sapong (Soony Saad 46), Kei Kamara (Craig Rocastle 46)

Referee: Ramon HernandezReferee’s Assistants: Jonathan Johnson, Mark Boyko4th Official: Younes MarrakchiAttendance: 17,142.Temperature: Partly cloudy, 77 degrees.

2011 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS BOX SCORESPORTING KANSAS CITY VS COLORADO RAPIDS

DATE: October 30, 2011 -- Dick’s Sporting Goods Park


Scoring Summary:KC -- Teal Bunbury 1 (Julio Cesar 1) 49KC -- Teal Bunbury 2 (penalty kick) 59

Misconduct Summary: COL: CAUTIONS: Nyassi 63. EJECTIONS: Marshall 57KC: CAUTIONS: Bunbury 47+

Stats Sporting Kansas City Colorado RapidsTOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Bunbury 3) 8 (Cummings/Nyassi 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Bunbury 2) 1 (Kandji 1)FOULS: 13 (Sapong 3) 10 (Three players tied 2)OFFSIDE: 0 2CORNER KICKS: 4 6 SAVES: Nielsen 1 Pickens 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jimmy Nielsen; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, Chance Myers; Julio Cesar (Jeferson 78), Roger Espinoza, Graham Zusi; C.J. Sapong, Teal Bunbury (Davy Arnaud 69), Kei Kamara (Soony Saad 89)

COLORADO RAPIDS -- Matt Pickens; Miguel Comminges, Kosuke Kimura (Tyrone Marshall 36), Drew Moor (Scott Palguta 59), Marvell Wynne; Jeff Larentowicz, Brian Mullan, Sanna Nyassi, Wells Thomp-son; Omar Cummings, Caleb Folan (Macoumba Kandji 23)

Referee: Baldomero ToledoReferee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson, Ian Anderson4th Official: Juan GuzmanAttendance: 8,601.Temperature: Clear and 63 degrees.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS COLORADO RAPIDSDATE: November 2, 2011 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park


Scoring Summary:KC -- Aurelien Collin 1 (Graham Zusi 1) 28KC -- C.J. Sapong 1 (Graham Zusi 2) 76

Misconduct Summary: COL: CAUTIONS: Nane 27, Comminges 55, Mullan 75, Nyassi 93+KC: CAUTIONS: Espinoza 35, Cesar 48+, Arnaud 65

Stats Sporting Kansas City Colorado RapidsTOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Collin/Bunbury 3) 9 (Nyassi 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Sapong 3) 4 (Nyassi 2)FOULS: 21 (Myers/Sapong 4) 17 (Comminges 4)OFFSIDE: 3 3CORNER KICKS: 3 2 SAVES: Nielsen 4 Pickens 5

SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jimmy Nielsen; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, Chance Myers; Julio Cesar (Birahim Diop 79), Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 46), Graham Zusi; C.J. Sapong, Teal Bunbury (Soony Saad 87), Kei Kamara

COLORADO RAPIDS -- Matt Pickens; Miguel Comminges, Scott Palguta, Marvell Wynne, Wells Thompson; Jeff Larentowicz, Brian Mullan, Sanna Nyassi, Joseph Nane (Macoumba Kandji 56); Omar Cummings (Quincy Amarikwa 46), Ross LaBauex (Eddie Ababio 80)

Referee: Kevin StottReferee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel4th Official: David GantarAttendance: 18,565.Temperature: Rain and 45 degrees.

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1m42s, C.J. Sapong, 3/19 at Chivas USA

7m30s, Brad Davis, 7/16 at Houston

N/A

93+’, Omar Bravo, 7/9 vs Chivas USA90’, Aurelien Collin, 7/16 at Houston

89’, Teal Bunbury, 7/30 vs. New England92+’, Omar Bravo, 9/5 vs LA Galaxy

83’, Rajko Lekic, 4/23 at New England93+’, Jeff Parke, 5/21 at Seattle

92+’, Lamar Neagle, 8/6 vs Seattle92+’, Bobby Warshaw, 8/27 vs FC Dallas

93+, Camilo, 4/2 at Vancouver

N/A

N/A

39’, Omar Gonzalez, 5/14 at LA Galaxy74’, Julius James, 9/28 vs Columbus

N/A

32’, Omar Bravo, 3/26 at Chicago72’, Julio Cesar, 4/16 at Columbus

76’, Aurelien Collin, 4/23 at New England67’, Jimmy Nielsen, 6/9 vs Chicago

56’, Milos Stojcev, 6/12 at FC Dallas57’, Roger Espinoza, 8/3 vs Real Salt Lake

59’, Omar Bravo, 8/6 vs Seattle76’, Teal Bunbury, 8/27 vs FC Dallas

51’, Ricardo Clark, 7/16 at Houston69’, Brian Ching, 7/16 at Houston

82’ A.J. Soares, 7/30 vs New England64’, Carlo Costly, 9/10 vs Houston

28’, Thierry Henry, 10/15 vs New York

69’, Kei Kamara, 4/23 at New England33’, Omar Bravo, 6/25 vs Vancouver92+’, Omar Bravo, 9/5 vs LA Galaxy15’, Kei Kamara, 9/28 vs Columbus

34’, Diego Chaves, 3/26 at Chicago14’, Rafael Marquez, 4/30 at New York

44’, Landon Donovan, 5/14 at LA Galaxy

19y0d, Soony Saad, 8/17 vs Portland

32y291d, Julio Cesar, 9/5 vs LA Galaxy

20y227d, Daneil Cyrus, 7/30 vs NE

34y77d, Jimmy Nielsen, 10/22 at DC

REGULAR SEASON RECORD BREAKDOWN2011 Record When… Scoring first goal: 12-3-2 Conceding first goal: 1-6-7 Leading at halftime: 9-2-1 Tied at halftime: 4-5-5 Trailing at halftime: 0-2-6 0 goals scored: 0-4-3 1 goal scored: 3-2-7 2 goals scored: 5-3-1 3 goals scored: 3-0-1 4+ goals scored: 2-0-0 0 goals allowed: 6-0-3 1 goal allowed: 5-4-7 2 goals allowed: 2-1-1 3 goals allowed: 0-3-1 4+ goals allowed: 0-1-0 Wearing Sporting Blue:13-6-11 Wearing Dark indigo: 0-3-1 Leading at 75’ 13-2-1 Tied at 75’ 0-2-7 Trailing at 75’ 0-5-4 Outshooting opponent 10-4-8 Outshot by opponent 2-5-4 Shots even 1-0-0 One-goal games 6-8-0 On ESPN2 0-0-1 On FOX Soccer 1-0-2 On KCTV5 0-0-1 On KSMO-TV 12-9-8 Day games (before 5pm) 2-1-0 Games 5pm or later: 11-8-12 With red card received… 2-5-1 With red card against… 2-0-2 Temperature 75 & up… 8-2-5 Temperature below 75… 5-7-7 In Pacific time zone… 2-2-2 In Mountain time zone… 0-1-1 In Central time zone… 10-3-7 In Eastern time zone… 1-3-2 vs. Eastern Conference 6-4-6 vs. Western Conference 7-5-6 On grass… 12-7-11 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: 2-1-2 September all-time: 22-31-11 October 2011: 2-0-1 October all-time: 13-10-10Home and Away... Overall All-time: 194-199-100 2011 At home: 9-2-6 All-time at home: 131-72-43 2011 On road: 4-7-6 All-time on road: 63-127-57Team-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: 18-20-5 (1-1-0) vs. D.C. United: 16-18-9 (2-0-0) 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: 17-17-9 (1-1-0) vs. Philadelphia Union: 1-0-3 (0-0-2) vs. Portland Timbers: 2-0-0 (2-0-0) vs. Real Salt Lake: 6-5-3 (1-1-0) vs. SJ Earthquakes: 19-20-7 (1-0-1) 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)


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

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

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

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

KC - Reg. Season 240 213 19399 43 35 452 176 328 528 98 144 43 4 10 10

KC - Post Season 134 9 912 4 1 11 7 23 26 6 0 5 0 2 1

MLS - TOTAL 254 222 20311 47 36 463 183 351 554 104 144 48 4 12 11

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

KC - Reg. Season 72 68 6132 2 2 17 7 55 37 4 0 9 0 1 1

KC - Post Season 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 74 70 6312 2 2 17 7 58 37 4 0 9 0 1 1

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

KC - Reg. Season 27 26 2150 9 3 60 25 22 24 27 24 4 2 2 2

MLS - TOTAL 27 26 2150 9 3 60 25 22 24 27 24 4 2 2 2

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

KC - Reg. Season 55 33 3185 14 5 106 45 59 39 36 3 5 1 4 1

KC - Post Season 2 2 156 2 0 6 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 0

MLS - TOTAL 57 35 3341 16 5 112 48 61 42 37 3 6 1 5 1

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

KC - Reg. Season 27 25 2149 2 2 9 4 30 17 1 0 3 1 1 1

KC - Post Season 2 2 157 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1

MLS - TOTAL 29 27 2306 2 3 9 4 30 19 1 0 4 1 1 2

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

KC - Reg. Season 23 21 1912 3 0 15 5 38 19 2 0 10 1 2 0

KC - Post Season 2 2 180 1 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

MLS - TOTAL 25 23 2092 4 0 18 6 44 20 2 0 10 1 3 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

KC - Post Season 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 37 18 1497 5 2 25 11 35 19 12 0 3 0 2 0

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

KC - Reg. Season 0 0 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 0 0

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

KC - Reg. Season 87 67 5975 2 9 61 17 109 102 8 12 14 3 1 2

KC - Post Season 4 3 213 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 91 70 6188 2 9 61 17 111 106 9 12 15 3 1 2

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

KC - Reg. Season 138 119 10756 5 13 34 21 124 99 9 4 17 0 0 4

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

MLS - TOTAL 143 124 11206 5 13 34 21 127 106 9 4 18 0 0 4

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

KC - Reg. Season 9 8 571 0 1 17 3 4 1 1 19 1 0 0 1

KC - Post Season 1 0 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 10 8 583 0 1 18 4 4 1 1 19 1 0 0 1

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

KC - Reg. Season 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ALL-TIME STATISTICS

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

KC - Reg. Season 65 55 5016 20 10 194 64 91 99 25 1 7 0 5 4

MLS - Reg. Season 145 105 9753 34 13 322 122 198 203 66 3 14 1 9 6

KC - Post Season 2 2 179 0 0 3 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - Post Season 4 3 257 1 0 4 3 5 7 3 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 149 108 10010 35 13 326 125 203 210 69 3 14 1 9 6

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

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

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

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

KC - Reg. Season 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 1 0 13 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 GWG GWA

KC - Reg. Season 59 37 3623 0 2 38 12 55 34 3 4 2 1 0 0

KC - Post Season 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 61 39 3803 0 2 38 12 59 37 3 4 2 1 0 0

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

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

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

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

KC - Reg. Season 4 0 39 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

KC - Post Season 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 6 0 43 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

KC - Reg. Season 34 22 2096 5 5 53 25 30 44 5 0 0 0 1 2

KC - Post Season 2 2 180 1 0 4 4 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 36 24 2276 6 5 57 29 37 48 5 0 0 0 1 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

KC - Reg. Season 20 20 1737 0 0 6 2 15 15 1 0 2 0 0 0

MLS - Reg. Season 40 38 3317 0 0 13 3 28 25 1 0 5 0 0 0

KC - Post Season 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 42 40 3497 0 0 13 3 30 27 1 0 5 0 0 0

Milos Stojcev GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA

KC - Reg. Season 12 11 790 0 2 18 4 9 8 3 13 1 1 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 12 11 790 0 2 18 4 9 8 3 13 1 1 0 0

Shavar Thomas GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA

KC - Reg. Season 95 86 7471 2 1 26 8 112 39 0 0 14 1 0 0

MLS - Reg. Season 170 158 13807 3 1 45 15 206 66 0 2 27 4 1 0

MLS - Post Season 5 5 450 0 0 2 1 10 3 0 0 2 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 175 163 14257 3 1 47 16 216 69 0 2 29 4 1 0

Konrad Warzycha GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA

KC - Reg. Season 0 0 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 0 0

Graham Zusi GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA

KC - Reg. Season 64 34 3393 6 8 68 23 42 49 4 114 6 0 1 4

KC - Post Season 2 2 180 0 2 2 0 5 2 0 7 0 0 0 1

MLS Career - TOTAL 66 36 3573 6 10 70 23 47 51 4 121 6 0 1 5

GOALKEEPING ALL-TIME STATSJimmy Nielsen GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA W L T

KC - Reg. Season 60 60 5377 228 159 17 69 1.15 2 3 22 21 17

KC - Post Season 2 2 180 5 5 2 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 0

MLS Career - TOTAL 62 62 5557 233 165 19 69 1.12 2 3 24 21 17

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, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DCAssists 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 Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DCRecord when: he starts 15-7-12 he scores 1-1-0

#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 Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal Oct. 12, 2010, KC at CHIRecord when: he starts 4-6-6 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, 3 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DCShots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs. TORShots 6, 2 times, Last Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DCFouls Committed 4, March 19, 2011, KC at CHVFouls Suffered 3, June 25, 2011, KC vs. VAN

Last..Appearance Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DCGoal Sept. 23, 2011, KC vs PHIRecord when: he starts 11-5-10 he scores 3-1-3

MINI BIOSCOACHING STAFF

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, 2 times, last: Oct. 1, 2011, KC at SJShots 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 1, 2011, KC at SJFouls Committed 7, August 27, 2011, KC vs DALFouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, KC at NE

Last..Appearance Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal Oct. 30, 2011, KC at COLRecord when: he starts 8-7-7 he scores 4-1-3

#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 Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal 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 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL

Last..Appearance Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal August 3, 2011, KC vs. RSLRecord when: he starts 12-7-7 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, 2 times, last: Oct. 15, 2011, KC vs NYShots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSLShots 2, Sept. 28, 2011, KC vs CLBFouls Committed 3, 4 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DCFouls Suffered 3, August 17, 2011, KC vs. POR

Last..Appearance Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LARecord when: he starts 13-6-8 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 2, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSLShots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSLFouls Committed 6, Apr. 23, 2011, KC at NEFouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: July 16, 2011, KC at HOU

Last..Appearance Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLRecord when: he starts 10-5-8 he scores 3-0-1

#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. 28, 2011, KC vs CLBGoal Oct 5, 2008 KC vs CHIRecord when: he starts 2-7-7 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, 3 times, last: Oct. 22, 2010, KC at DCFouls Committed 5, 3 times, last: July 17, 2010, KC at COLFouls Suffered 7, June 28, 2008, SJ at CHI

Last..Appearance Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal Sept. 28, 2011, KC vs CLBRecord when: he starts 10-8-8 he scores 3-3-1

#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, 3 times, last: Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSLShots 5, July 30, 2011, KC vs. NEFouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: Oct. 1, 2011, KC at SJFouls Suffered 1, July 23, 2011, KC vs TOR

Last..Appearance Oct. 30, 2011, KC at COLGoal N/ARecord when: he starts 3-1-4 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 Oct. 1, 2011, KC at SJGoal 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 Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLShutout Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLRecord when: he starts 14-8-11

#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 1, Oct. 15, 2011, KC vs NYFouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LA

Last..Appearance Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal 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

Last..Appearance Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal N/ARecord when: he starts 13-2-11 he scores 0-0-0

#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 Sept. 28, 2011, KC vs CLBGoal 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, 5 times, last: Oct. 15, 2011, KC vs NYAssists 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 1, 2011, KC at SJShots on Goal 2, 6 times, last: Oct. 15, 2011, KC vs NYShots 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 Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLRecord when: he starts 12-6-6 he scores 6-0-0

#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, 3 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DCShots 3, April 17, 2010, NE at SJFouls Committed 3, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSLFouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: August 3, 2011, KC vs. RSL

Last..Appearance Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal N/ARecord when: he starts 13-3-6 he scores 0-0-0

#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, 3 times, last: Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSLFouls Suffered 4, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL

Last..Appearance Nov. 2, 2011, KC vs COLGoal August 17, 2011, KC vs. PORRecord when: he starts 13-5-9 he scores 2-0-1

Houston Dynamo at Sporting Kansas City Sunday, 6 November 2011 – 4:30 p.m. CT

Eastern Conference final LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Kansas City KS

Broadcast Information Dynamo Media Contacts (@HoustonDynamo.com) TV: FOX Soccer, FOX Deportes Lester Gretsch (lgretsch@ 832-633-0632) Radio: KPRC 950, La Ranchera 850 Jonathan Yardley (jyardley@ 713-876-4500) Jonathan Kaplan (jkaplan@ 516-965-4664)

DYNAMO AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY The Houston Dynamo will try to win their third conference championship in six seasons on Sunday afternoon when they take on Sporting Kansas City in the Eastern Conference final. Houston reached the final with a 3-1 aggregate win over the Philadelphia Union. The Dynamo are appearing in their fourth conference final, with wins in 2006 and 2007. Houston and Kansas City met in the 2007 Western Conference championship game, a 2-0 Dynamo win. Kansas City won the regular season series between the teams, 1-0-1, and also eliminated Houston from the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 1-0 extra-time win in April.

GAME NOTES Sunday’s match will be the fourth competitive meeting of the season between Houston and Kansas City,

with Sporting leading the 2011 series 2-0-1. The Dynamo maintain a 6-4-4 edge in the all-time series in all competitions, including a win in the teams’ only previous playoff meeting. Houston had a nine-game unbeaten streak against Kansas City snapped on Sept. 22, 2010.

With the semifinal series sweep, Houston extended its unbeaten streak to eight games (6-0-2) and is now 9-2-4 in the last 15 games, dating back to a 3-1 win over Seattle on July 30. The unbeaten streak is the club’s longest since an 11-game regular-season unbeaten streak from April 19-June 20, 2009.

The Dynamo have won three consecutive road games for the second time in team history and the first time since 2007. Houston won at FC Dallas (Sept. 24), at Portland (Oct. 14), and at Philadelphia (Oct. 30) to improve its road record on the year to 3-6-9. During the regular season, the Dynamo ranked second in the league in road ties with nine and tied for the fourth fewest road losses of any team with six. The Dynamo are 1-3-2 all-time in road playoff games.

Houston midfielder Brad Davis is expected to become the first player in club history to appear in his 200th career Dynamo game in all competitions (out of 248). Davis also needs 28 minutes to set the club record for minutes played in all competitions. Davis has played 15,312 minutes, while former goalkeeper Pat Onstad played 15,339 minutes in his Houston career.

Brad Davis assisted on two of the Dynamo’s three goals against Philadelphia, giving him five assists for his postseason career. After notching assists in four consecutive games, Davis has a career-high 18 assists in 2011, adding a 19th in a September friendly against Monterrey.

Houston defender Corey Ashe became the 13th player in Dynamo history to make 100 starts for the club in all competitions in Thursday’s game.

Since establishing eight regulars of 11 starters on September 17, the Dynamo have gone 6-0-1 while playing four home games and three away games, outscoring opponents 12-4. Prior to that stretch, Houston was 8-9-12 with a -2 goal differential in MLS play.

NOTES ON PROJECTED HOUSTON STARTERS

GK Tally Hall – made 8 saves in 1-1 tie vs. KC on 7/16; made 10 saves in playoff opener at PHI on 10/30 RB Andre Hainault – had goal disallowed in 2009 Western Conference final at LA CB Bobby Boswell – played 90 mins. in last 14 outings; missed 9/10 match at KC due to suspension CB Geoff Cameron – played 90 mins. in 35 of 36 MLS games; missed 5/4 match vs. COL due to injury LB Corey Ashe – made 100th career start in all competitions vs. PHI on 11/3; suffered 7 fouls in series RM Danny Cruz – Houston is 8-2-5 when he starts in 2011; suffered 5 fouls in semifinal series CM Luiz Camargo – team is 6-0-2 with 4 goals allowed from open play in his 8 starts CM Adam Moffat – played 90 mins. in last 14 outings; missed 8/20 match vs. RSL due to suspension LM Brad Davis – assists in 4 straight games; set to play 200th career Dynamo game in all competitions FW Calen Carr – more than doubled career playoff minutes from 134 to 299 with 2 starts, 1 goal vs. PHI FW Brian Ching – has scored in five of his last six postseasons, including game-winning goal vs. PHI

HOUSTON VS. KANSAS CITY – PART II The lineups from the 2007 Western Conference championship game between the clubs included Brian

Ching, Brad Davis, Eddie Robinson, and current assistant coach Wade Barrett for Houston, with Corey Ashe available as a substitute. Kansas City’s lineup included Davy Arnaud, Michael Harrington, and current assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin, with Eric Kronberg available as a substitute.

PLAYOFF NOTES Houston is 8-4-3 all-time in the MLS Cup Playoffs (counting the 2006 final as a tie). Houston has been

the No. 2 seed in its conference in four of five appearances, reaching the conference final each time.

Seven Dynamo players made their playoff debuts in the first leg of the semifinal series, including starting goalkeeper Tally Hall; midfielders Luiz Camargo, Danny Cruz, and Adam Moffat; and substitutes Will Bruin, Carlo Costly, and Je-Vaughn Watson.

The Dynamo have scored first in five of their 15 all-time playoff games, including both games of the semifinal series, and they have won all five. Houston is 3-4-2 when allowing the first goal, including wins in the 2006 Western Conference final, the 2007 Western Conference semifinal, and the 2007 MLS Cup.

Of Houston’s 20 all-time playoff goals, a remarkable 14 have been scored after the 60th minute, including four overtime goals. Three of those were scored by forward Brian Ching, with a tying header in the 2006 MLS Cup final and game-winners in the second leg of Western Conference semifinals in 2007 and 2009. Ching ranks second among active players with eight playoff goals, trailing only Landon Donovan (17).

Midfielder Brad Davis has appeared in all 15 Dynamo playoff games, starting 14, while forward Brian Ching has started 14 but missed the 2007 MLS Cup final due to injury.

According to MLSsoccer.com writer Elijah Miller, the Dynamo are the youngest team to qualify for the 2011 playoffs, with an average age of 26.51 in the regular season, slightly younger than Eastern Conference opponents Kansas City (26.80), Columbus (26.92), and Philadelphia (26.97).

Previous Dynamo conference championship games (2-1 record):

November 5, 2006 Houston 3-1 Colorado Dalglish 2, Mullan

November 10, 2007 Houston 2-0 Kansas City Jaqua, De Rosario

November 13, 2009 LA Galaxy 2-0 aet Houston

DYNAMO NOTES

Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear earned his 100th career MLS regular season win in the Oct. 23 regular-season finale. Kinnear became the fifth coach in league history to reach that milestone, joining Seattle coach Sigi Schmid (157), LA coach Bruce Arena (128), Bob Bradley (124), and Steve Nicol (112). Kinnear has quality to go with his quantity: His .567 career winning percentage ranks fourth in league history.

Since a 3-0 loss at Chivas USA on July 23, the Dynamo have been one of the top teams in MLS, posting an 9-2-4 record in their last 15 games. That stretch includes a 7-1 record against Western Conference teams; Houston is 9-5-4 on the season against its former conference.

Brazilian midfielder Luiz Camargo has started the last eight MLS games for the Dynamo, and the team has posted a 6-0-2 record in those contests. The insertion of Camargo has allowed Geoff Cameron to shift to center back and has, for the last seven games, pushed Andre Hainault to right back. The Dynamo have allowed just four goals from open play in eight games with Camargo in midfield.

Midfielder Brad Davis, a league MVP candidate, finished the season with 16 assists, the most in MLS and a career high, and added one in each leg of the semifinal series. Davis also led the league in chances created, both overall and from the run of play, according to MLS stats partner Opta. In all competitions, Davis has recorded at least 11 assists for the Dynamo in five of his six seasons, falling short of that total only in 2007, when he missed 13 MLS games due to injury.

Midfielder Danny Cruz has missed time due to injury in his third professional season, but the Dynamo are 8-2-5 when the 21-year-old sparkplug starts a match.

All-Star Geoff Cameron has made nine starts on defense in 2011, including the final six regular-season games and both legs of the semifinal series. When Cameron starts on defense, Houston’s goals against average has been 0.89, while it rises to 1.26 in all other MLS games.

Houston has scored in the final 11 minutes to win or tie a game on 10 separate occasions this season, including six times in a nine-game span from August 6-September 24.

With a 10-3-4 home record, the Dynamo finished tied for second in MLS in home points per game (2.0) and tied the club record for home regular season wins, set in 2008 with a 10-1-4 record. Including Thursday’s playoff game, the Dynamo finished 7-0-2 in their last nine home games, dating back to a 2-0 loss to Columbus on June 18.

Houston has scored first in 16 out of 36 MLS games on the season; the Dynamo are 11-1-4 when notching the first goal and 3-8-7 when the opponent scores first; there have been two 0-0 ties. Houston’s 10 results when allowing the first goal tied Seattle for the most in MLS; the Dynamo’s winning percentage when allowing the first goal (.361) ranked third.

SPREADING THE WEALTH The Dynamo received goals from 17 different players in 2011 out of a total of 25 field players who have taken the field in an MLS game. Houston had seven players with at least four goals in the regular season, including co-scoring leaders Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Brian Ching, and Will Bruin with five goals each and Colin Clark, Brad Davis, and Cam Weaver with four goals apiece.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER The Dynamo scored 23 of 45 regular-season goals (51.1%) in the final 15 minutes of a half, portions of the game that make up 30 percent of a match. Houston scored 14 goals in the final 15 minutes, second in MLS.

RE-WRITING THE RECORD BOOKS Brad Davis is playing his way to the top of the Dynamo statistic charts. Davis is the all-time club leader in games played in all competitions (199) and MLS (159); games started in all competitions (181) and MLS (145); minutes played in MLS (12,372); and assists in all competitions (73) and MLS (62). Davis also ranks second in team history in minutes played in all competitions (15,312) and third in goals in all competitions (23) and MLS goals (21).

ALWAYS THERE Goalkeeper Tally Hall was one of just four players in MLS to contest all 3,060 minutes of the MLS regular season. Hall and midfielder Brad Davis were the only Houston players to start each MLS game.

UP NEXT: MLS CUP FINAL Sunday’s winner will advance to the 2011 MLS Cup final, to be held on Sunday, November 20, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Houston won both its previous trips to the final, taking back-to-back titles in 2006-07, while Kansas City won the 2000 MLS Cup final and lost the 2004 championship game.

NEW BLOOD Of the Dynamo’s 26 players on the roster, 14 are new to the orange in 2011. Houston acquired three players via draft (Kofi Sarkodie, Will Bruin, Evan Newton), four via trade (Colin Clark, Jason Garey, Calen Carr, Adam Moffat), five via international signings (Hunter Freeman, Jermaine Taylor, Je-Vaughn Watson, Carlo Costly, Luiz Camargo), and two via the Dynamo Academy (Alex Dixon, Josue Soto).

LOCAL FLAVOR Almost one-third of the Dynamo’s current roster has close ties to Texas. Six players are native Texans (Bobby Boswell, Tyler Deric, Alex Dixon, Hunter Freeman, Francisco Navas Cobo, Josue Soto), Colin Clark attended SMU in Dallas, and Jason Garey (Gonzales, La.) has a sister, Melissa, who was a standout player at Texas A&M University in College Station.

MISCELLANEOUS STATS - 2011 SEASON

Quickest goal Bruin (4), 4/29 vs. DC Quickest goal against Richards (0:39), 5/21 vs. NY Game-winning goals after 75’ (4) Freeman (86), 4/17 vs. NE Dixon (93+), 8/20 vs. RSL Bruin (79), 9/17 vs. SJ Cameron (87), 9/24 at FCD Game-tying goals after 75’ (6) Boswell (83), 4/23 at CHI Clark (87), 5/28 vs. FCD Ching (89), 6/25 at DC Cameron (84), 8/6 at PHI Boswell (90), 8/17 at NE Carr (86), 9/14 at CLB Game-winning goals against after 75’ (2) Palguta (84), 5/4 vs. COL Salinas (86), 8/27 at VAN Game-tying goals against after 75’ (3) Zakuani (80), 3/25 at SEA Ballouchy (91+), 5/21 vs. NY Collin (90), 7/16 vs. KC Hat tricks (1) Bruin, 4/29 vs. DC Hat tricks against (1) Braun, 7/23 at CHV Own goals (1) Pearce (55), 6/11 vs. CHV Own goals against (0) none Red cards (7) Sarkodie (72), 5/28 vs. FCD Palmer (52), 6/18 vs. CLB Clark (51), 7/16 vs. KC Ching (69), 7/16 vs. KC Watson (70), 7/23 at CHV Moffat (94+), 8/17 at NE Costly (64), 9/10 at KC Red cards against (3) Amarikwa (93+), 7/3 at COL Reis (94+), 8/17 at NE Ekpo (11), 9/14 at CLB Penalty kicks (3-3) Davis goal (12), 5/21 vs. NY (Sutton) Davis goal (41), 6/25 at DC (Hamid) Davis goal (47), 9/17 vs. SJ (Busch) Penalty kicks against (5-5) Plata goal (50), 5/7 at TFC (Hall) Donovan goal (46+), 5/25 at LA (Hall) Fernandez goal (37), 7/30 vs. SEA (Hall) Mendoza goal (64), 9/14 at CLB (Hall) Mendoza goal (76), 9/14 at CLB (Hall) Youngest goalscorer Will Bruin (21y,168d), 4/10 vs. VAN Oldest goalscorer Brian Ching (33y,164d), 11/3 vs. PHI Youngest starter Kofi Sarkodie (20y,3d), 3/25 at SEA Oldest starter Brian Ching (33y,164d), 11/3 vs. PHI

HOW THE 2011 DYNAMO WERE ASSEMBLED Date Player Transaction type 12/16/05 Eddie Robinson Moved with club from San Jose (SJ acquired 01 SuperDraft) 12/16/05 Brian Ching Moved with club from San Jose (SJ acquired 03 Supplemental Draft) 12/16/05 Brad Davis Moved with club from San Jose (SJ acquired 05 trade) 1/12/07 Corey Ashe 2007 MLS SuperDraft, Round 2 (pick 26) 12/12/07 Bobby Boswell Traded from D.C. United for Zach Wells 1/18/08 Geoff Cameron 2008 MLS SuperDraft, Round 3 (pick 42) 1/15/09 Danny Cruz 2009 MLS SuperDraft, Round 3 (pick 41) 1/23/09 Tally Hall Signed as discovery player on free transfer from Esbjerg (Denmark) 2/27/09 Tyler Deric Signed as home-grown player (first in club history) 4/14/09 Andre Hainault Transferred from SIAD Most (Czech Republic) 6/9/09 Cam Weaver Traded from San Jose Earthquakes for Chris Wondolowski 3/4/10 Francisco Navas Cobo Signed as home-grown player 9/15/10 Colin Clark Traded from Colorado Rapids for Brian Mullan 12/3/10 Jason Garey Signed after rights traded from Columbus Crew for future draft pick 12/17/10 Hunter Freeman Signed after rights traded from New York Red Bulls for allocation money 1/13/11 Kofi Sarkodie 2011 MLS SuperDraft, Round 1 (pick 7) 1/13/11 Will Bruin 2011 MLS SuperDraft, Round 1 (pick 11) 1/18/11 Evan Newton 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft, Round 1 (pick 7) 1/19/11 Josue Soto Signed as home-grown player 1/19/11 Alex Dixon Signed as home-grown player 2/16/11 Jermaine Taylor Transferred from St. George’s (Jamaica) 3/23/11 Calen Carr Traded from Chicago Fire for Dominic Oduro 4/15/11 Je-Vaughn Watson Transferred from Sporting Central (Jamaica) 7/21/11 Adam Moffat Traded from Portland Timbers for Mike Chabala and Lovel Palmer 8/4/11 Carlo Costly Loaned from Atlas de Guadalajara (Mexico) 8/9/11 Luiz Camargo Loaned from Clube Paraná (Brazil) Acquisitions by first season with club 2006 3 2007 1 2008 2 2009 5 2010 2 2011 13

Acquisitions by method MLS SuperDraft 5 Trade 5 Home-Grown Player 4 San Jose original 3 Transfer 3 Rights traded 2 Loan 2 Free transfer 1 MLS Supplemental Draft 1

HOUSTON DYNAMO NUMERICAL ROSTER/TECHNICAL STAFF No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Born Pronunciation Status 1 Tally Hall GK 6-4 205 5-12-85 rhymes with RALLY 2 Eddie Robinson D 6-1 195 6-19-78 3 Calen Carr F 6-0 150 10-4-82 CAY-len 4 Jermaine Taylor D 5-10 180 1-14-85 International 5 Danny Cruz M 5-8 170 1-3-90 CRUISE Generation adidas 7 Colin Clark M 6-0 180 4-11-84 8 Kofi Sarkodie D 5-8 165 3-22-91 KO-fee sar-KO-dee Generation adidas 9 Jason Garey F 6-0 185 7-19-84 10 Je-Vaughn Watson M 6-1 175 10-22-83 International 11 Brad Davis M 5-11 175 11-8-81 12 Will Bruin F 6-2 194 10-24-89 Generation adidas 13 Francisco Navas Cobo M 5-10 150 11-17-91 NAH-vahs Home-Grown Player 15 Cam Weaver F 6-4 195 6-10-83 16 Adam Moffat M 6-0 175 5-15-86 MOFF-itt 17 Luiz Camargo M 5-8 172 5-4-87 International 18 Josue Soto M 5-9 160 1-3-89 hoh-SWAY Home-Grown Player 19 Alex Dixon M 5-8 150 2-7-90 Home-Grown Player 20 Geoff Cameron M 6-3 185 7-11-85 21 Hunter Freeman D 5-11 175 1-8-85 24 Tyler Deric GK 6-3 195 8-30-88 DARE-ick Home-Grown Player 25 Brian Ching F 6-1 195 5-24-78 26 Corey Ashe D 5-5 154 3-14-86 ASH 28 Evan Newton GK 6-2 185 4-1-88 29 Carlo Costly F 6-2 187 7-18-82 International 31 Andre Hainault D 6-0 180 6-17-86 HAY-no International 32 Bobby Boswell D 6-2 185 3-15-83 BOZ-well Head Coach – Dominic Kinnear (8th year overall, 100-67-81 MLS) Assistant Coach – Wade Barrett Assistant Coach – Steve Ralston Goalkeepers Coach – Tim Hanley Head Athletic Trainer – Theron Enns Assistant Athletic Trainer – Shane Caron Equipment Manager – Michael Porter Director, Soccer Operations – Nick Kowba

Houston Dynamo Player Bios

1 TALLY HALL GK 6-4 205 Born: 5/12/85, SeaTac, WA Age: 26 Last Club: Esbjerg fB (Denmark) Third-year player who led all goalkeepers in selections to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week. MLS: 34 GS, 3,060 mins, 1.21 GAA, 6 shutouts, 12-9-13 Playoffs: 2 GS, 180 mins, 0.50 GAA, 14 saves, 1 shutout Stepped in as No. 1 goalkeeper and impressed while

playing every minute of the regular season Stopped 14 of 15 shots in playoff series win vs. PHI MLS All-Star … Played 38 minutes as a sub on 7/27

vs. Manchester United Was named to MLSSoccer.com Team of the Week

four times (all after road games), a league high among goalkeepers

One of only four players to play all 3,060 minutes of the season, an MLS record

Made six saves in 1-1 tie at SEA on 3/25 near his hometown of Gig Harbor, WA

Set a career high in MLS play with eight saves, including several impressive stops of French star Thierry Henry, in 1-1 tie at NY on 4/2 … Also earned first career assist in same match

Turned in sterling performance with six saves in 0-0 tie at COL on 7/3

Matched his career high of eight saves in 1-1 tie vs. KC on 7/16 as Dynamo finished with nine players

Made four saves, including three key stops in the first half, as Dynamo recorded first shutout since 7/9 in 1-0 win at FCD on 9/24

Made four saves, including crucial stop of back-post deflection, to post road shutout in 2-0 win at POR on 10/14.

Last goal: 10/21/09 at Isidro Metapán (CCL) Last assist: 4/2/11 at New York Last yellow card: 7/3/11 at Colorado Last shutout: 11/3/11 vs. Philadelphia (Playoffs) Most saves (’11): 10, 10/30/11 at Philadelphia (Playoffs)

2 EDDIE ROBINSON DF 6-1 195 Born: 6/19/78, Orlando, FL Age: 33 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes

Experienced defender and four-time MLS Cup champion who provides depth on the back line. MLS: 2 GS, 146 mins, 0 G, 0 A Reserves: 9 GS, 769 mins, 0 G, 0 A Career Playoffs: 19 GP, 17 GS, 1,648 mins, 0 G, 1 A Made two appearances, both starts, in MLS play First start came in 2-1 loss at TFC on 5/7 Started again on 6/11 vs. CHV and helped Houston

take lead to break winless streak but suffered a knee injury and left after 56 minutes

Open Cup: Started and played 86 minutes but left due to injury in 1-0 overtime loss vs. KC on 4/6

Start was his 120th for the Dynamo in all competitions, making him the seventh player in club history to reach that milestone

Reserves: Dynamo Reserves captain, appearing in nine games and leading defense to five shutouts en route to a second-place finish in Central/Mountain Division.

Last appearance: 6/11/11 vs. Chivas USA Last goal: 5/29/10 vs. Philadelphia Last assist: 5/22/10 vs. D.C. United Last yellow card: 9/18/10 vs. Toronto FC Last red card: 11/26/08 vs. Firpo (CCL)

3 CALEN CARR FW 6-0 150 Born: 10/4/82, Berkeley, CA Age: 29 Last Club: Chicago Fire Fast, versatile forward acquired from Chicago early in 2011 season. MLS: 9 GP, 4 GS, 380 mins, 1 G, 0 A Playoffs: 2 GS, 165 mins, 1 G, 0 A Reserves: 3 GS, 189 mins, 1 G, 1 A Career Playoffs: 7 GP, 3 GS, 299 mins, 1 G, 2 A Started both matches of playoff series vs. PHI and

scored game-winning goal in first leg on 10/30 Recovered from preseason concussion to make nine

regular-season appearances, including four starts Made Dynamo debut with 10-minute stint as a sub on

8/17, helping Houston rally for 1-1 tie at NE Came on as a sub and fired in game-tying goal in

86th minute of 2-2 tie at CLB on 9/14 Made first Dynamo start in 2-1 win vs. SJ on 9/17

Reserves: Played in three reserve games after returning from injury, notching a goal and an assist

Had goal and assist in 3-0 win vs. CHI on 10/1 Last goal: 10/30/11 at Philadelphia (Playoffs) Last assist: 10/21/07 vs. LA Galaxy (w. CHI) Last yellow card: 11/3/11 vs. Philadelphia (Playoffs)

Last red card: 9/9/06 at Columbus (w. CHI)

4 JERMAINE TAYLOR DF 5-10 180 I Born: 1/14/85, Portland, Jamaica Age: 26 Last Club: St. George’s SC (Jamaica) Calm, experienced defender who provides depth on the back line. Jamaica international (44 caps). MLS: 13 GP, 10 GS, 925 mins, 0 G, 1 A Reserves: 5 GS, 405 mins, 0 G, 0 A Made 12 appearances, 10 of them starts, and notched

one assist despite missing time due to injury and national team duty

Opening Day starter at center back in his Dynamo debut on 3/19

Injured while on national team duty with Jamaica and did not return to lineup until 2-2 tie vs. FCD on 5/28

Returned from CONCACAF Gold Cup and went back into the starting lineup in 2-2 tie at DC on 6/25

Helped lead defense to consecutive shutouts on 7/3 at COL and 7/9 vs. TFC

Left match vs. KC on 7/16 due to injury but returned at CHV on 7/23

Made first sub appearance in second half of 1-1 tie at PHI on 8/6

Played 90 minutes at left back in 1-1 tie at NE on 8/17

Started at center back in 3-0 loss at KC on 9/10 Moved to right back and delivered strong

performance that included cross to Je-Vaughn Watson for an assist in 2-2 tie at CLB on 9/14

Reserves: Played in five Dynamo Reserves matches, four of which resulted in shutouts

Last start: 9/14/11 at Columbus Last appearance: 10/1/11 vs. Chicago Last assist: 9/14/11 at Columbus Last yellow card: 9/14/11 at Columbus

5 DANNY CRUZ MF 5-8 170 GA Born: 1/3/90, Petersburg, VA Age: 21 Last Club: UNLV Aggressive, speedy midfielder in third season who provides pace and energy at wide midfield positions. MLS: 20 GP, 13 GS, 1,152 mins, 2 G, 3 A Playoffs: 2 GS, 122 mins, 0 G, 0 A Reserves: 4 GP, 2 GS, 152 mins, 0 G, 0 A Started both games of playoff series vs. PHI and

drew five total fouls. Scored two goals with a career-high three assists

despite missing significant time due to injury Club was 6-2-5 in his 13 starts After coming in as a sub in first two games, stepped

into starting lineup at right midfield with trademark high-energy play in 1-1 tie at NY on 4/2

Assisted on game-winning goal in 3-1 win vs. VAN on 4/10, bending in a right-footed cross to set up Bobby Boswell’s goal

Also started vs. NE on 4/17 and at CHI on 4/23 before missing time due to knee injury

Returned as starter in 2-0 loss at SJ on 6/4 Scored first goal of season by racing behind the

defense to give Houston the lead in 2-0 win vs. TFC on 7/9

Injured right quad in late July shortly before match vs. SEA on 7/30

Returned to first-team action as sub in 3-0 friendly win vs. Monterrey on 9/4

Returned to MLS play as substitute and helped set up game-tying goal in 2-2 tie at CLB on 9/14

Also came on as a substitute and helped set up game-winning goal in 2-1 win vs. SJ on 9/17

Returned to starting lineup and scored spectacular long-range goal in playoff-clinching 2-0 win at POR on 10/14

Open Cup: Played all 120 minutes in midfield in 1-0 overtime loss vs. KC on 4/6 as Dynamo were eliminated in qualifying round

Last goal: 10/14/11 at Portland Last assist: 9/17/11 vs. San Jose Last yellow card: 10/30/11 at Philadelphia (Playoffs) Last red card: 7/21/10 vs. Puebla (SuperLiga)

7 COLIN CLARK MF 6-0 180 Born: 4/11/84, Fort Collins, CO Age: 27 Last Club: Colorado Rapids Tricky, technical attacking midfielder acquired from Colorado in 2010. United States international (1 cap). MLS: 29 GP, 17 GS, 1,486 mins, 4 G, 3 A Reserves: 6 GP, 5 GS, 392 mins, 1 G, 1 A Career Playoffs: 1 GP, 8 mins, 0 G, 0 A (2006 w. COL) Returned from 2010 ACL injury and made first MLS

appearance for Houston as a late sub in 3-1 win vs. VAN on 4/10

Made first MLS start for Dynamo at right midfield in 4-1 win vs. DC on 4/29

Played all 90 minutes and scored only Houston goal against his old team in 2-1 loss vs. COL on 5/4

Was dangerous as a sub in 2-1 loss at TFC on 5/7 and contributed cross that led to lone Houston goal

Came on as a sub and scored dramatic game-tying goal with cool, left-footed finish in the 87th minute of 2-2 tie vs. FCD on 5/28

Again was part of a dramatic finish as a sub when he set up Brian Ching’s 89th-minute equalizer in 2-2 tie at DC on 6/25

Served corner kick that led to Geoff Cameron’s clinching goal in 2-0 win vs. TFC on 7/9

Returned from suspension in 3-1 win vs. SEA on 7/30, scoring from close-range and setting up Brian Ching in the second half

Nutmegged a defender with a slick pass to Brian Ching for second goal in 2-1 win vs. POR on 8/14

Scored from close-range after corner kick in 1-1 tie vs. CHI on 10/1

Open Cup: Made Dynamo debut and first appearance since ACL injury as a starter, playing 76 minutes in 1-0 overtime loss vs. KC on 4/6 as Dynamo were eliminated in qualifying round

Last goal: 10/1/11 vs. Chicago Last assist: 8/14/11 vs. Portland Last yellow card: 7/3/11 at Colorado

Last red card: 7/16/11 vs. Kansas City

8 KOFI SARKODIE DF 5-8 165 GA Born: 3/22/91, Dayton, OH Age: 20 Last Club: University of Akron Rookie selected No. 7 overall in 2011 MLS SuperDraft. United States U-20 international. MLS: 7 GP, 7 GS, 582 mins, 0 G, 0 A Reserves: 8 GP, 8 GS, 720 mins, 1 G, 1 A Started in 1-1 tie at SEA on 3/25, becoming youngest

Dynamo player to start an MLS match at age 20 years, 3 days

Made second start in 2-2 tie at FCD on 5/28 but was ejected in 72nd minute

Started and made key defensive play to clear ball off goal line in 2-2 tie at DC on 6/25

Continued as starter in consecutive shutouts at COL on 7/3 and vs. TFC on 7/9

Open Cup: Started and played all 120 minutes in 1-0 overtime loss vs. KC on 4/6

Last appearance: 7/23/11 at Chivas USA Last yellow card: 6/25/11 at D.C. United Last red card: 5/28/11 vs. FC Dallas

9 JASON GAREY FW 6-0 185 Born: 7/19/84, Baton Rouge, LA Age: 27 Last Club: Columbus Crew Experienced attacking option acquired in offseason. MLS: 10 GP, 2 GS, 164 mins, 0 G, 0 A Reserves: 10 GS, 900 mins, 3 G, 2 A Career Playoffs: 4 GP, 96 mins, 0 G, 0 A Made Dynamo debut as starter in season-opening

1-0 loss vs. PHI on 3/19 Also started in 1-1 tie at SEA on 3/25 Open Cup: Started and played all 120 minutes in

1-0 overtime loss vs. KC on 4/6 Other: Came off the bench to score final goal in

3-0 friendly win vs. Monterrey on 9/4 Reserves: Led team with three goals and two assists

Last appearance: 7/30/11 vs. Seattle Last goal: 9/14/10 vs. Joe Public (CCL) (w. CLB) Last MLS goal: 8/21/10 vs. COL (w. CLB) Last assist: 10/21/10 at Joe Public (CCL) (w. CLB)

Last yellow card: 8/24/10 at Santos (CCL) (w. CLB)

10 JE-VAUGHN WATSON MF 6-1 175 I Born: 10/22/83, St. Catherine, Jamaica Age: 28 Last Club: Sporting Central (Jamaica) Energetic midfielder capable of starting or coming off the bench in midfield. Jamaica international (13 caps). MLS: 22 GP, 11 GS, 1,163 mins, 1 G, 2 A Playoffs 2 GP, 0 GS, 58 mins, 0 G, 0 A Reserves: 7 GS, 482 mins, 0 G, 0 A Came on as a substitute in both legs vs. PHI Acquired in April and made Dynamo debut as

substitute in 1-1 tie at CHI on 4/23 Made first Houston start, stepping into central

midfield, and assisted on Dynamo’s only goal in 2-1 loss vs. COL on 5/4

Moved to right midfield but stayed in starting lineup for next game and again set up Houston’s only goal in 2-1 loss at TFC on 5/7

Returned from Gold Cup to start in midfield and fed Brian Ching to set up a penalty kick in 2-2 tie at DC on 6/25

Ejected in 3-0 loss at CHV on 7/23 Appeared in all three games, starting twice, as

Dynamo went 2-0-1 in 7-day stretch 8/14-8/20. Returned to starting lineup at CLB on 9/14 and

notched first MLS goal, heading in a cross from countryman Jermaine Taylor, in 2-2 tie

Last goal: 9/14/11 at Columbus Last assist: 5/7/11 at Toronto FC Last yellow card: 10/14/11 at Portland Last red card: 7/23/11 at Chivas USA

11 BRAD DAVIS MF 5-11 175 Born: 11/8/81, St. Charles, MO Age: 29 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Original Dynamo and club all-time leader in games, starts, and assists. United States international (5 caps). MLS: 34 GS, 2,892 mins, 4 G, 16 A Playoffs: 2 GS, 180 mins, 0 G, 2 A Career Playoffs: 15 GP, 14 GS, 1,338 mins, 2 G, 5 A Assisted two of three Houston goals in playoff series

vs. PHI with free kick deliveries League MVP candidate after leading MLS with

16 assists

Earned fourth MLS All-Star selection … Started match on 7/27 and was one of game’s most active players in 61 minutes, firing three shots

Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week on seven different occasions, tied for the most in MLS

Started every regular-season match for the first time in his career

In MLS play, has now notched at least 10 assists in three consecutive seasons and four of the last six

MLS Player of the Month for April after notching six assists in five games

Converted all three penalty kicks in MLS play Assisted on all three Dynamo goals in 3-1 win vs.

VAN on 4/10, the first three-assist game of his career Assisted on two of Will Bruin’s three goals in 4-1

win vs. DC on 4/29, crossing for the second and serving a free kick for the third

Set up both Houston goals, including late equalizer, in 2-2 tie vs. FCD on 5/28, his third multiple-assist game of the season

Assisted the game-tying goal in 2-1 win vs. CHV on 6/11 with a free kick to Geoff Cameron and set up game-winning own goal with corner kick delivery

Scored third goal of the season with well-struck free kick nominated for Goal of the Week in 1-1 tie vs. KC on 7/16

Set up first two goals in come-from-behind 3-2 win vs. RSL on 8/20, breaking into penalty area to set up Brian Ching and serving corner to Bobby Boswell … Match was his 171st career start for Houston in all competitions, breaking tie with Pat Onstad for club record

Delivered corner kick to Geoff Cameron for late, game-winning goal in 1-0 win at FCD on 9/24

Helped Dynamo clinch a playoff spot by setting up opening goal in 2-0 win at POR on 10/14

Won MLS assist title with accurate cross to Carlo Costly in 3-1 win vs. LA on 10/23

Other: Notched penalty-kick goal and an assist in 3-0 friendly win vs. Monterrey on 9/4.

Last goal: 9/17/11 vs. San Jose (pk) Last assist: 11/3/11 vs. Philadelphia (Playoffs) Last yellow card: 9/17/11 vs. San Jose Last red card: 8/30/09 at Colorado

12 WILL BRUIN FW 6-2 194 GA Born: 10/24/89, St. Louis, MO Age: 22 Last Club: Indiana University Forward who saw significant playing time after being selected in the first round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. MLS: 25 GP, 21 GS, 1,693 mins, 5 G, 1 A Playoffs: 2 GP, 0 GS, 15 mins, 0 G, 0 A Reserves: 5 GP, 3 GS, 285 mins, 2 G, 1 A Appeared as a sub in both legs vs. PHI Netted five goals to tie for lead among all MLS

rookies while appearing in club-rookie-record 25 games, including a dominating hat trick against D.C. United

Became first Dynamo rookie to start on Opening Day in 1-0 loss vs. PHI on 3/19

Set up Cam Weaver’s game-tying goal with a header to earn first professional assist in 1-1 tie at NY on 4/2

Scored first professional goal with left foot after rounding goalkeeper to seal 3-1 win vs. VAN on 4/10

Became fifth player and first rookie in Dynamo history to score a hat trick in 4-1 win vs. DC on 4/29 ... In the process, became second-youngest player in MLS history and fourth MLS rookie to ever score three goals in a game ... Named MLS Player of the Week for his performance

Was fouled to earn penalty kick and set up first goal in 2-2 tie vs. NY on 5/21

Left with knee injury in 3-1 win vs. SEA on 7/30 Returned to first-team action in friendly vs.

Monterrey on 9/4 and started MLS match at CLB on 9/14

Scored late game-winning goal as substitute in 2-1 win vs. SJ on 9/17

Open Cup: Came on as a sub to play 37 minutes and create some of Houston’s best chances in 1-0 overtime loss vs. KC on 4/6

Reserves: Played in five reserve games and ranked second on team with two goals, adding an assist

Scored twice in first half to key 3-0 win vs. eventual division winner CHI on 10/1

Set up second goal in 2-0 win at KC on 10/18. Last goal: 9/17/11 vs. San Jose Last assist: 4/2/11 at New York Last yellow card: 5/14/11 at Real Salt Lake

13 FRANCISCO NAVAS COBO MF 5-10 150 HG Born: 11/17/91, Houston, TX Age: 19 Last Club: Dynamo Academy Second-year professional provides depth in midfield. Reserves: 9 GP, 5 GS, 547 mins, 0 G, 1 A Did not make a competitive appearance during his

second professional season Other: Made first appearance of year with first team

as a substitute in 2-0 Dynamo Charities Cup loss vs. Bolton Wanderers on 7/20

Also appeared as substitute in 3-0 friendly win vs. Monterrey on 9/4

Reserves: Started his first Dynamo Reserves match and assisted on game-winning goal from free kick in 1-0 win vs. KC on 4/11

Made steal to set up Kofi Sarkodie’s game-winning goal in 1-0 win vs. COL on 6/7.

Last MLS appearance: 4/17/10 vs. Chivas USA Last start: 7/6/10 vs. Chivas USA (USOC)

15 CAM WEAVER FW 6-4 195 Born: 6/10/83, Tacoma, WA Age: 28 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Target forward who has been ruled out for the season following hip surgery. MLS: 28 GP, 16 GS, 1,611 mins, 4 G, 1 A Reserves: 2 GS, 180 mins, 0 G, 0 A Career Playoffs: 2 GP, 16 mins, 0 G, 0 A Out for season following October surgery to repair

torn labrum in hip Scored four goals to tie an MLS career high and

added an assist … Four goals came in first 13 games; he played rest of year with labrum injury

Open Cup: Started and played 83 minutes in 1-0 overtime loss vs. KC on 4/6

Other: Started and scored opening goal with deflected shot from outside penalty area in 3-0 friendly win vs. Monterrey on 9/4.

Last appearance: 9/17/11 vs. San Jose Last goal: 5/28/11 vs. FC Dallas Last assist: 5/28/11 vs. FC Dallas Last yellow card: 7/30/11 vs. Seattle Last red card: 10/4/09 vs. Kansas City

16 ADAM MOFFAT MF 6-0 175 Born: 5/15/86, Glasgow, Scotland Age: 25 Last Club: Portland Timbers Tenacious two-way midfielder acquired in July 21 trade. MLS: 13 GP, 12 GS, 1,103 mins, 2 G, 1 A (HOU only) Playoffs: 2 GS, 180 mins, 0 G, 0 A Reserves: 1 GS, 90 mins, 0 G, 1 A (HOU only) Played every minute of both legs vs. PHI Key acquisition via trade helped Dynamo go 6-2-4 in

his 12 starts while scoring two spectacular long-range goals and adding one assist

Had been limited to four games and 100 minutes in league play with Portland

Made Houston debut as substitute in 3-0 loss at CHV on 7/23

Stepped into starting lineup and helped Houston to 3-1 win vs. SEA with active performance in home debut on 7/30

Scored spectacular long-range goal from nearly 40 yards out to key 2-1 win vs. POR on 8/14 ... Strike against his former club was voted MLS Goal of the Week

Ejected at final whistle of 1-1 tie at NE on 8/17 and was suspended for match on 8/20 vs. RSL

Earned assist on Je-Vaughn Watson’s goal with lofted pass to start play on 9/14 at CLB

Rifled long-range shot into top right corner to open scoring in 3-1 win vs. LA on 10/23

Reserves: Played all 90 minutes and set up game’s only goal with square pass to Jason Garey in 1-0 win vs. RSL on 8/21 after being suspended for previous day’s game

Last goal: 10/23/11 vs. LA Galaxy Last assist: 9/14/11 at Columbus Last yellow card: 10/30/11 at Philadelphia (Playoffs) Last red card: 8/17/11 at New England

17 LUIZ CAMARGO MF 5-8 172 I Born: 5/24/87, Vinheda, Brazil Age: 24 Last Club: Paraná Clube (Brazil) Skilled, hard-tackling midfielder acquired in August. MLS: 7 GP, 6 GS, 515 mins, 0 G, 2 A Playoffs: 2 GS, 180 mins, 0 G, 0 A Reserves: 1 GS, 82 mins, 0 G, 0 A Played every minute of both legs vs. PHI Key player in Houston’s late surge, appearing in the

last seven games and contributing two assists while helping Houston go 4-0-2 in his six starts

Made MLS debut as substitute in 3-0 loss at KC on 9/10

Made first start in 2-2 tie at CLB on 9/14 Started and set up game-winning goal with cross in

2-1 win vs. SJ on 9/17 Turned in strong performance and assisted on Danny

Cruz goal in 2-0 win at POR on 10/14 Other: Made Dynamo first-team debut with strong

90 minutes in central midfield in 3-0 friendly win vs. Monterrey on 9/4, drawing a penalty kick that led to Houston’s second goal

Reserves: Debuted in 3-0 loss at COL on 9/1, playing 82 minutes in midfield.

Last assist: 10/14/11 at Portland

18 JOSUE SOTO MF 5-9 160 HG Born: 1/3/89, Fort Worth, TX Age: 22 Last Club: Dynamo Academy Steady midfielder and home-grown product signed after completing collegiate career at SMU. Reserves: 10 GS, 873 mins, 0 G, 2 A Rookie did not appear in a competitive match Other: Made first professional appearance with first

team as a substitute in 2-0 Dynamo Charities Cup loss vs. Bolton Wanderers on 7/20

Also came on as a sub in 3-0 friendly win on 9/4 vs. Monterrey, the club he grew up cheering for

Reserves: One of two players to start all 10 matches for Dynamo Reserves, mostly in midfield but also at left back, contributing two assists

Notched both assists with pinpoint delivery in 3-2 loss vs. FCD on 5/29.

19 ALEX DIXON MF 5-8 150 HG Born: 2/7/90, Bay City, TX Age: 21 Last Club: Dynamo Academy Talented attacking player and home-grown product signed after three years at North Carolina. MLS: 7 GP, 84 mins, 1 G, 0 A Reserves: 9 GP, 8 GS, 731 mins, 1 G, 0 A Made seven substitute appearances in league play and

scored one goal in his rookie season Made professional debut in 1-1 tie at NY on 4/2 Played a career-high 28 minutes in 1-1 tie at NE on

8/17 Came on as sub three days later and scored dramatic

game-winning goal, his first as a professional, in final seconds of stoppage time in 3-2 win vs. RSL on 8/20, curling in left-footed shot from top of the penalty area

Open Cup: Made first Dynamo start and played 120 minutes in midfield in 1-0 overtime loss vs. KC on 4/6

Other: Started and played all 90 minutes at three different positions in 2-0 Dynamo Charities Cup loss vs. Bolton Wanderers on 7/20

Reserves: Three of eight starts came at forward and five in midfield

Fractured finger in 3-0 loss at COL on 9/1 Scored opening goal with outstanding individual

effort in 2-0 win at KC on 10/18. Last appearance: 8/20/11 vs. Real Salt Lake Last start: 4/6/11 vs. Sporting KC (USOC) Last goal: 8/20/11 vs. Real Salt Lake

20 GEOFF CAMERON MF 6-3 185 Born: 7/11/85, Attleboro, MA Age: 26 Last Club: University of Rhode Island Emerging star who rebounded from 2010 injury to be key starter in 2011. United States international (1 cap). MLS: 33 GS, 2,970 mins, 5 G, 5 A Playoffs: 2 GS, 180 mins, 0 G, 0 A Career Playoffs: 6 GP, 5 GS, 517 mins, 0 G, 0 A Won team’s Golden Boot with a career-high five

goals (tied for team lead) and five assists (Golden Boot tiebreaker)

Named MLS All-Star for second time in three seasons and played 52 minutes at center back vs. Manchester United on 7/27

Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week five times, twice in midfield and three times on defense

Scored Houston’s first goal of the season in 1-1 tie at SEA on 3/25, firing in the rebound of a shot that hit the crossbar

Made his 100th appearance for the Dynamo in all competitions in 1-1 tie at CHI on 4/23, becoming the 14th player in team history to do so

Contributed first two assists of season in 4-1 rout vs. DC on 4/29, making a steal and left-footed pass to set up Will Bruin’s first goal and starting the play that led to Bruin’s second

Started at center back for first time in 2011 in 2-0 loss at SJ on 6/4

Scored second goal of the season with header from free kick in 2-1 win vs. CHV on 6/11, a match in which he started in midfield but moved to defense after Eddie Robinson’s injury

Made run through midfield to assist on Brian Ching’s game-tying goal in 89th minute of 2-2 tie at DC on 6/25

Netted third goal by firing home loose ball in the box in 2-0 win vs. TFC on 7/9

Set up two of three goals from central midfield with accurate crosses in 3-1 win vs. SEA on 7/30, earning an assist on Brian Ching’s header

Scored dramatic game-tying goal with accurate shot from outside penalty area in 84th minute of 1-1 tie at PHI on 8/6

Started at center back in 2-2 tie at CLB on 9/14 and moved into midfield to set up Calen Carr’s game-tying goal in 86th minute

Consensus man of the match in 1-0 win at FCD on 9/24 after helping defense post shutout from center back and heading in game-winning goal in 87th minute

Last goal: 9/24/11 at FC Dallas Last assist: 9/14/11 at Columbus Last yellow card: 9/10/11 at Kansas City Last red card: 10/10/10 vs. New England

21 HUNTER FREEMAN DF 5-11 175 Born: 1/8/85, Tyler, TX Age: 26 Last Club: IK Start (Norway) Experienced defender and Texas native acquired in the offseason after two years in Norway. MLS: 23 GP, 22 GS, 1,909 mins, 1 G, 2 A Reserves: 4 GS, 337 mins, 0 G, 0 A Career Playoffs: 2 GS, 180 mins, 0 G, 0 A (2007 w. NY) Regular at right back much of the season before

shifting to substitute role in September Scored late game-winning goal in goal-line scramble

in 1-0 win vs. NE on 4/17 Assisted on Cam Weaver’s goal with long throw-in

to clinch 4-1 win vs. DC on 4/29 Made his 100th career MLS appearance in 1-1 tie

vs. KC on 7/16 Returned to starting lineup in 3-1 win vs. SEA on

7/30 and contributed assist with deft pass to Colin Clark to set up third goal

Last start: 9/10/11 at Kansas City Last goal: 4/17/11 vs. New England Last assist: 7/30/11 vs. Seattle Last yellow card: 8/17/11 at New England Last MLS red card: 8/26/06 at Chicago (w. COL)

24 TYLER DERIC GK 6-3 195 HG Born: 8/30/88, Houston, TX Age: 23 Last Club: Dynamo Academy First ever Academy product who served as No. 2 goalkeeper after strong outings in 2010. Reserves: 10 GS, 900 mins, 1.10 GAA, 6 shutouts, 6-4-0 Served as Tally Hall’s backup throughout 2011

season Open Cup: Started qualifier vs. KC on 4/6 and

turned in strong performance with four saves, including point-blank stop on Omar Bravo, as Dynamo lost 1-0 in extra time

Other: Played 90 minutes in Dynamo Charities Cup vs. Bolton Wanderers on 7/20 and made four saves in 2-0 loss

Played 90 minutes in 3-0 friendly win vs. Monterrey on 9/4 and made four saves to earn first shutout of the season

Reserves: Led MLS Reserve League with six shutouts while playing every minute of all 10 games

Last start: 4/6/11 vs. Sporting KC (USOC) Last shutout: 10/16/10 at San Jose Most saves (‘11): 4, 4/6/11 vs. Sporting KC (USOC) Most saves (Career): 5, 10/23/10 vs. Seattle 25 BRIAN CHING FW 6-1 195 Born: 5/24/78, Haleiwa, HI Age: 33 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Dynamo all-time leading scorer and team captain. United States international (45 caps, 11 goals). MLS: 20 GP, 15 GS, 1,242 mins, 5 G, 1 A Playoffs: 2 GS, 152 mins, 1 G, 1 A Career Playoffs: 20 GP, 18 GS, 1,682 mins, 8 G, 2 A Netted eighth career playoff goal with powerful

header in 1-0 win vs. PHI on 11/3 … Assisted on game-winning goal in 2-1 win at PHI on 10/30

Was limited to 1,242 minutes in 20 appearances due to injury, the lowest minute total of his Houston career, but still tied for team lead with five goals

Has missed time with injuries to hamstring, ribs, foot, and adductor

Made first start at NY on 4/2 but left in first half after two collisions with goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul

Made second start on 6/25 at DC in come-from-behind 2-2 tie, drawing a penalty kick and scoring game-tying goal with header in 89th minute

Notched first assist of season with through ball to Danny Cruz in 2-0 win vs. TFC on 7/9

Ejected in 1-1 tie vs. KC on 7/16 Returned and keyed 3-1 win vs. SEA on 7/30,

contributing to Colin Clark’s first goal and notching two of his own -- a header and a back-post one-timer -- to reach 75 goals in his MLS career

Scored eventual game-winning goal in 2-1 win vs. POR on 8/14, curling in a right-footed shot inside the penalty area

Tied game at 1-1 in dramatic 3-2 win vs. RSL on 8/20, his fourth goal in five games

Last goal: 8/20/11 vs. Real Salt Lake Last assist: 10/30/11 at Philadelphia (Playoffs) Last yellow card: 8/21/10 vs. Chicago Last red card: 7/16/11 vs. Kansas City

26 COREY ASHE DF 5-5 154 Born: 3/14/86, Orange County, CA Age: 25 Last Club: University of North Carolina Career midfielder switched to left back early in season and earned MLS All-Star selection. MLS: 32 GP, 30 GS, 2,617 mins, 0 G, 0 A Playoffs: 2 GS, 180 mins, 0 G, 0 A Reserves: 1 GS, 45 mins, 0 G, 0 A Career Playoffs: 5 GP, 285 mins, 0 G, 0 A Played every minute of both legs vs. PHI Began season at right midfield but became starter at

left back, starting 28 games at left back Named MLS All-Star for the first time and played

29 minutes in All-Star Game vs. Manchester United on 7/27

Appeared in 100th career MLS match in 1-1 tie at SEA on 3/25

First moved to left back on 4/2 vs. NY to match up with Dane Richards

Made 150th career appearance for Dynamo in all competitions in 2-2 tie at DC on 6/25

Open Cup: Came on as a substitute and played 44 minutes in 1-0 overtime loss vs. KC on 4/6

Last goal: 9/22/09 vs. Árabe Unido (CCL) Last assist: 10/10/10 vs. New England Last yellow card: 8/20/11 vs. Real Salt Lake Last red card: 8/26/09 at Árabe Unido (CCL)

28 EVAN NEWTON GK 6-2 185 Born: 4/1/88, Virginia Beach, VA Age: 23 Last Club: Old Dominion University Rookie goalkeeper with good size and experience selected in 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft. NASL: 2 GS, 180 mins, 1.50 GAA, 1 shutout, 1-0-1 Rookie goalkeeper was loaned out to FC Tampa Bay

of the NASL from May-October and did not appear for Houston

NASL: Made two league appearances for FC Tampa Bay, posting a 1-0-1 record and one shutout

Made first appearance for Tampa Bay in second half of friendly against EPL club Bolton Wanderers on 7/14, making six stops and earning victory in 1-0 win

Made league debut and made four saves to record shutout in 4-0 win at Atlanta on 8/6

Made eight saves in wild 3-3 tie at Montreal on 8/10

29 CARLO COSTLY FW 6-2 187 I Born: 7/18/82, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Age: 29 Last Club: Atlas de Guadalajara (Mexico) Talented, experienced forward acquired in August 2011. Honduras international (51 caps, 20 goals). MLS: 11 GP, 7 GS, 576 mins, 1 G, 1 A Playoffs: 2 GP, 0 GS, 28 mins, 0 G, 0 A Appeared as a substitute in both legs vs. PHI Contributed one goal and one assist while helping

Houston to strong finish Made Dynamo and MLS debut as substitute and

helped Houston rally from behind in 1-1 tie at PHI on 8/6

Made first start in 2-1 win vs. POR on 8/14 Helped Dynamo rally for 1-1 tie on 8/17 at NE,

heading shot from corner kick that was saved, leading to Bobby Boswell’s goal

Earned first MLS assist by feeding Brad Davis to set up Brian Ching’s goal in 3-2 win vs. RSL on 8/20

Was ejected in 3-0 loss at KC on 9/10 Drew foul that led to opening goal in 2-0 win at POR

on 10/14 that helped clinch playoff spot Scored first MLS goal with powerful header in

3-1 win vs. LA on 10/23 Last goal: 10/23/11 vs. LA Galaxy Last assist: 8/20/11 vs. Real Salt Lake Last yellow card: 10/23/11 vs. LA Galaxy Last red card: 9/10/11 at Kansas City

31 ANDRE HAINAULT DF 6-0 180 I Born: 6/17/86, Montréal, QC, Canada Age: 25 Last Club: FK SIAD Most (Czech Rep.) Defender who can play outside or center back. Canada international (24 caps, 2 goals). MLS: 31 GS, 2,790 mins, 1 G, 0 A Playoffs: 2 GS, 180 mins, 1 G, 0 A Career Playoffs: 5 GS, 510 mins, 0 G, 0 A Played every minute and scored first goal in first leg

of series win vs. PHI Defensive stalwart played almost every minute when

not on national team duty After opening season as starting left back, started

much of the season at center back before moving to right back in September

Played every minute of the first 13 games of the season, in the process setting a club record for most consecutive minutes by a field player with 2,925

Named to MLSSoccer.com Team of the Week for standout performance in 0-0 tie at RSL on 5/14

Rested on 9/14 at CLB, his first start missed when available for the Dynamo since 5/29/10, ending a streak of 4,095 minutes played when available

Returned to lineup at right back in 2-1 win vs. SJ on 9/17 and stayed on the outside the rest of the season

Scored first goal of the season by heading in a free kick to help Dynamo clinch playoff spot with 2-0 win at POR on 10/14

Went entire season without receiving yellow card until finale vs. LA on 10/23

Last goal: 10/30/11 at Philadelphia (Playoffs) Last assist: 7/31/10 vs. New York Last yellow card: 10/23/11 at LA Galaxy Last red card: 8/26/09 at Árabe Unido (CCL)

32 BOBBY BOSWELL DF 6-2 185 Born: 3/15/83, Austin, TX Age: 28 Last Club: D.C. United Backbone of the Dynamo’s since joining club in 2008. United States international (3 caps). MLS: 28 GP, 27 GS, 2,460 mins, 5 G, 1 A Playoffs: 2 GS, 180 mins, 0 G, 0 A Reserves: 2 GS, 180 mins, 0 G, 0 A Career Playoffs: 12 GP, 11 GS,1,104 mins, 0 G, 0 A Played every minute of both legs vs. PHI Scored a career-high five goals to tie for the team

lead, adding one assist Contributed goal and assist in first half of 3-1 win

vs. VAN on 4/10, equaling his MLS scoring output from the previous two seasons combined

Notched second goal of season to tie match with late header in 1-1 tie at CHI on 4/23

Scored in consecutive games on 8/17 and 8/20 to earn MLS Player of the Week honors from the website Soccer By Ives … Netted dramatic equalizer with close-range tap-in at 90-minute mark of 1-1 tie at NE on 8/17 ... Headed in corner kick to tie game 2-2 in come-from-behind 3-2 win vs. RSL on 8/20

Scored fifth goal of season early in second half of 3-1 win vs. LA on 10/23

Open Cup: Wore captain’s armband and played all 120 minutes in 1-0 overtime loss vs. KC on 4/6

Last goal: 10/23/11 vs. LA Galaxy Last assist: 4/10/11 vs. Vancouver Last yellow card: 9/24/11 at FC Dallas Last red card: 7/24/10 at Columbus LEGEND GK-goalkeeper; DF-defender; MF-midfielder; FW-forward; I-international; HG-home-grown; GA-Generation adidas; USOC-United States Open Cup; CCL-CONCACAF Champions League

2011 HOUSTON DYNAMO STATISTICS, ALL GAMES (15-11-13)

Includes MLS regular season, U.S. Open Cup qualifying, Dynamo Charities Cup, friendly UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A C E

1 GK Tally Hall 36 36 3240 0 1 1 0 20 MF Geoff Cameron 36 36 3215 5 5 2 0 11 MF Brad Davis 38 37 3170 5 19 5 0 31 DF Andre Hainault 34 34 3030 2 0 1 0 32 DF Bobby Boswell 33 32 2940 5 1 7 0 26 DF Corey Ashe 37 33 2914 0 0 2 0 21 DF Hunter Freeman 24 23 2059 1 2 2 0 12 FW Will Bruin 29 22 1821 5 1 1 0 15 FW Cam Weaver 31 19 1803 5 1 3 0 7 MF Colin Clark 32 21 1725 4 3 1 1 MF Lovel Palmer 20 17 1570 1 0 5 1

25 FW Brian Ching 23 18 1439 6 2 0 1 5 MF Danny Cruz 25 16 1433 2 3 7 0 16 MF Adam Moffat 16 15 1373 1 1 5 2 10 MF Je-Vaughn Watson 25 12 1288 1 2 3 1 4 DF Jermaine Taylor 13 10 925 0 1 2 0 17 MF Luiz Camargo 10 9 784 0 2 1 0 8 DF Kofi Sarkodie 10 8 777 0 0 3 1 29 FW Carlo Costly 13 7 605 1 1 1 1 3 FW Calen Carr 11 6 536 2 0 1 0 DF Mike Chabala 8 3 386 0 0 2 0 9 FW Jason Garey 13 3 374 1 0 0 0 2 DF Eddie Robinson 4 4 304 0 0 0 0 24 GK Tyler Deric 3 3 300 0 0 0 0 19 MF Alex Dixon 9 2 294 1 0 0 0 FW Koke 7 2 233 1 0 0 0

18 MF Josue Soto 2 0 48 0 0 0 0 DF Jordan Graye 1 0 34 0 0 0 0 FW Dominic Oduro 1 0 29 0 0 0 0

13 MF Francisco Navas Cobo 2 0 28 0 0 0 0 own goals 1 TEAM 39 39 3540 51 45 57 8 OPPONENT 39 39 3540 42 39 52 5 UNF GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

1 Tally Hall 36 36 3240 155 113 42 1.17 5 5 14 9 13 7 24 Tyler Deric 3 3 300 15 12 3 0.90 0 0 1 2 0 1 TEAM 39 39 3540 170 125 45 1.14 5 5 15 11 13 8 OPPONENT 39 39 3540 171 120 51 1.29 4 4 11 15 13 10

ROAD TO MLS CUP 2011

WILD CARD MATCHES WC#1 FC DALLAS v WC#4 NEW YORK RED BULLS

Wed., Oct. 26 – Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas (8 p.m. CT)

FC DALLAS 0 v 2 NEW YORK RED BULLS

WC#2 COLORADO RAPIDS v WC#3 COLUMBUS CREW Thurs., Oct. 27 – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colo. (8 p.m. MT)

COLORADO RAPIDS 1 v 0 COLUMBUS CREW

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS #2 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC v #3 REAL SALT LAKE

Sat., Oct. 29 – Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah (8 p.m. MT)

REAL SALT LAKE 3 v 0 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

Wed., Nov. 2 – CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Wash. (7 p.m. PT)

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 v 0 REAL SALT LAKE (Real Salt Lake advance 3-2 on aggregate)

#1 LA GALAXY v NEW YORK RED BULLS Sun., Oct. 30 – Red Bull Arena, Harrison, N.J. (3 p.m. ET)

NEW YORK RED BULLS 0 v 1 LA GALAXY

Thurs., Nov. 3 – The Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. (8 p.m. PT)

LA GALAXY 2 v 1 NEW YORK RED BULLS (LA Galaxy advance 3-1 on aggregate)

EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

#2 HOUSTON DYNAMO v #3 PHILADELPHIA UNION Sun., Oct. 30 – PPL Park, Chester, Pa. (5 p.m. ET)

PHILADELPHIA UNION 1 v 2 HOUSTON DYNAMO

Thurs., Nov. 3 – Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas (7:30 p.m. CT)

HOUSTON DYNAMO 1 v 0 PHILADELPHIA UNION (Houston Dynamo advance 3-1 on aggregate)

#1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY v COLORADO RAPIDS Sun., Oct. 30 – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colo. (5 p.m. MT)

COLORADO RAPIDS 0 v 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Wed., Nov. 2 – Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kan. (6:30 p.m. CT)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 v 0 COLORADO RAPIDS (Sporting Kansas City advance 4-0 on aggregate)

EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Sun., Nov. 6 – Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kan. (4:30 p.m. CT; FOX Soccer; TSN2) SPORTING KANSAS CITY v HOUSTON DYNAMO

WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Sun., Nov. 6 – The Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. (6 p.m. PT; ESPN2; ESPN Deportes; ESPN3.com; TSN2)

LA GALAXY v REAL SALT LAKE

MLS CUP 2011 Sun., Nov. 20 – The Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. (6 p.m. PT; ESPN; Galavision; TSN)

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23Nyassi

(89: Kandji)

18Pickens

20Smith

(74: LaBauex)

3Moor 32

Comminges27

Kimura

11Mullan

4Larentowicz

22Wynne

14Cummings

(68: Thompson)

21Folan

1Hesmer

14Marshall

20Renteria

31Gardner

21Miranda

(70: Cunningham/85: Heinemann)

26James

2Balchan

11Duka

(65: Renteria)

12Gaven

10Mendoza

15Burns

WILD CARD MATCHES

REFEREE: Jorge Gonzalez.SAR (bench): Greg Barkey; JAR (opposite): Kermit Quisenberry;

4th: Andrew ChapinTOTAL SHOTS: 9 ((Mendoza 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1) FOULS: 7 (Duka, Marshall 2)OFFSIDES: 5CORNER KICKS: 4SAVES: 6 (Hesmer 6)

CAUTIONS Miranda 15 (Reckless Foul)

COLORADORAPIDS v COLUMBUS CREWThu. Oct., 27, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (A: 7,803)

The Colorado Rapids got the game's only goal and once again defeatedthe Columbus Crew on their home ground in the MLS Cup Playoffs, win-ning 1-0 in a wild card match played in 32-degree temperatures at Dick'sSporting Goods Park. The game was decided just before halftime on agorgeous buildup from the Rapids. Omar Cummings got the goal aftermidfielder Brian Mullan fed defender Kosuke Kimura to the end line, andKimura coasted a pass back to the Jamaican striker in the box.Cummings pounced with a right-footed shot that left Crew goalkeeperWilliam Hesmer helpless, and gave the Rapids all the offense theyneeded. The Rapids suffered a blow late in the game when JamieSmith, who paired with Jeff Larentowicz in the midfield in the absence ofinjured captain Pablo Mastroeni, was stretchered off the field with whatlater turned out to be a torn ACL in his right knee. It was a third consec-utive season where the Rapids defeated the Crew 1-0 in CommerceCity to open the postseason.

1 0

TOTAL SHOTS: 18 (Cummings 7) SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Cummings 3)FOULS: 10 (3 tied with 2) OFFSIDES: 5CORNER KICKS: 3SAVES: 3 (Pickens 3)

CAUTIONS NONE

COL--Omar Cummings 1 (Kosuke Kimura 1, Brian Mullan 1) 46+

14John

4Jacobson(67: Cruz)

10Villar

(82: Castillo)

2Hernandez

5Benitez

6Jackson

20Shea

3Ihemelu12

Loyd

18Chavez

(73: Santos)

1Hartman

1Rost

20Lindpere

5Ream

4Marquez

8Solli

19Richards

(82: Mendes)

9Rodgers

22Keel

7Miller

11McCarty

(59: Ballouchy)2Tainio

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

4th: Edvin JurisevicTOTAL SHOTS: 23 (Jackson 6) SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Jackson 4)FOULS: 13 (Hernandez 4) OFFSIDES: 0CORNER KICKS: 5SAVES: 4 (Hartman 4)

CAUTIONSReam 27 (Tactical Foul)SENT OFFSolli 79 (Serious Foul Play)

FCDALLAS v NEWYORK REDBULLSWed. Oct., 26, Pizza Hut Park (A: 10,017)

The New York Red Bulls played the final quarter of the match with 10men but survived to emerge 2-0 victors over FC Dallas in a wild cardmatch at Pizza Hut Park. Joel Lindpere put the Red Bulls ahead. He puta hard shot on target that forced FCD 'keeper Kevin Hartman into a nicediving save. Dane Richards collected the rebound on the right side andgot it to Mehdi Ballouchy, who crossed it back into the box for Lindpereto slot under Hartman. The Red Bulls went down to 10 men with about10 minutes to go when Jan Gunnar Solli slid in hard from behind onDaniel Hernandez and was sent off by referee Ricardo Salazar. In stop-page time, with FC Dallas completely committed in the Red Bulls' half ofthe field, Thierry Henry pounced on a long ball and marched towardsgoal. He failed to knock in his first shot but succeeded in his attempt offthe rebound.

0 2

TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Henry 6)SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Henry 3) FOULS: 13 (Tainio 3)OFFSIDES: 3CORNER KICKS: 4SAVES: 7 (Rost 7)

CAUTIONSIhemelu 31 (Reckless Tackle)Hernandez 51 (Reckless Tackle)

NY -- Joel Lindpere 1 (Mehdi Ballouchy 1) 61 NY -- Thierry Henry 1 (unassisted) 98+

10Mwanga(76: Adu)

1Mondragon

4Califf

5Valdes

15G Farfan

6Miglioranzi

(62: McInerney)

7Carroll 21

Mapp(68: Torres)

25Williams

22M Farfan

9Le Toux

1Hall

5Cruz

(65: Watson)

32Boswell

17Camargo

3Carr

(76: Bruin)

31Hainault

11Davis 16

Moffat

26Ashe 20

Cameron

25Ching

(71: Costly)

EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - 1st LEGS

REFEREE: Jair Marrufo.SAR (bench): C.J. Morgante; JAR (opposite): Corey Rockwell;

4th: Jasen AnnoTOTAL SHOTS: 11 (4 tied with 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Davis, Hainault 2) FOULS: 12 (Cruz 3)OFFSIDES: 3CORNER KICKS: 4SAVES: 10 (Hall 10)

CAUTIONS Cruz 27 (Reckless Tackle)Moffat 40 (Reckless Tackle)

PHILA. UNION v HOUSTON DYNAMOSun. Oct.. 30, PPL Park (A: 18,539)

The Houston Dynamo spoiled the first-ever MLS Cup Playoffs game forthe Philadelphia Union, coming away with a 2-1 first-leg victory at PPLPark. Even With Union employing a five-man backline that includedStefani Miglioranzi making a rare start as a deep central defender for thefirst half, the Dynamo took the lead after just six minutes. Set piecemaestro Brad Davis, the league’s assist leader, hit a long free kick fromthe right flank right to the head of Andre Hainault, whose flick putHouston up 1-0. A little more than a minute later, Union found theirequalizer. After receiving a beautiful chip pass from rookie MichaelFarfan, Philadelphia leading goal-scorer Sebastien Le Toux one-timed aleft-footed shot past Houston ’keeper Tally Hall. But the Dynamo retookthe lead in the 30th minute. Brian Ching’s nifty through ball found CalenCarr, who stayed onside, burst past the Union backline and slid a shotpast Union goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón for the eventual match-winner.

1 2

TOTAL SHOTS: 23 (Adu 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 11 (3 tied with 2)FOULS: 11 (Carroll 3) OFFSIDES: 2CORNER KICKS: 7SAVES: 3 (Mondragon 3)

CAUTIONS G Farfan 4 (Reckless Foul)Miglioranzi 17 (Reckless Tackle)Williams 39 (Reckless Foul)Carroll 65 (Tactical Foul)

HOU -- Andre Hainault 1 (Brad Davis 1) 6 PHI -- Sebastien Le Toux 1 (Michael Farfan 1) 7 HOU -- Calen Carr 1 (Brian Ching 1) 30

11Mullan

18Pickens

23Nyassi

3Moor

(59: Palguta)32

Comminges27

Kimura(36: Marshall)

15Thompson

4Larentowicz

22Wynne

21Folan

(23: Kandji)

14Cummings

1Nielsen

17Sapong

7Myers

8Zusi

23Kamara

(89: Saad)

16Sinovic

9Bunbury

(69: Arnaud)

15Espinoza

55Julio Cesar

(78: Jeferson)

78Collin

5Besler

REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo.SAR (bench): Frank Anderson; JAR (opposite): Ian Anderson;

4th: Juan GuzmanTOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Cummings, Nyassi 2)SHOTS ON GOAL: 1 (Kandji 1)FOULS: 10 (3 tied with 2) OFFSIDES: 2CORNER KICKS: 6SAVES: 3 (Pickens 3)

CAUTIONSNyassi 63 (Reckless Tackle)SENT OFFMarshall 57(Denied Scoring Opportunity)

COLORADORAPIDS v SPORTINGKCSun. Oct., 30, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (A: 8,601)

Sporting Kansas City pounced on a hobbled, 10-man Colorado Rapidsfor a 2-0 victory in the first leg of their semifinal series at Dick's SportingGoods Park. Teal Bunbury scored both goals for Sporting. First, in the49th minute, he streaked past a static Rapids back line to gather a feedfrom midfielder Júlio César before coolly slotting a shot inside the farpost past Rapids goalkeeper Matt Pickens. His second goal was doublyas damning for the Rapids. Bunbury once again got past defenderTyrone Marshall into the box before he was pulled to the ground, whichsaw referee Baldomero Toledo send off Marshall and send Bunbury tothe penalty spot. Bunbury buried the ensuing penalty kick in the 59thminute. The Rapids lost striker Caleb Folan (left ankle) and defenderKosuke Kimura (left foot) to injuries in the first half, and were then forcedto substitute for defender Drew Moor in the second half due to a rightshoulder sprain.

0 2

TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Bunbury 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Bunbury 2) FOULS: 13 (Sapong 3)OFFSIDES: 0CORNER KICKS: 4SAVES: 1 (Nielsen 1)

CAUTIONSBunbury 47+ (Reckless Foul)

KC -- Teal Bunbury 1 (Julio Cesar 1) 49 KC -- Teal Bunbury 2 (penalty kick) 59

7Espindola

3Russell

5Beckerman

11Morales

(79: Grabavoy)

8Johnson

17Wingert

6Borchers(84: Gil)

4Olave

(32: Schuler)

77Williams

18Rimando

15Saborio

6Alonso

19Ochoa

(63: Fucito)

17Montero

3Evans

27Neagle

(60: Friberg)

15Fernandez

(77: Levesque)

7Riley31

Parke

18Keller

34Hurtado

12Gonzalez

REFEREE: Mark Geiger.SAR (bench): Joe Fletcher; JAR (opposite): Steven Taylor;

4th: Silviu PetrescuTOTAL SHOTS: 19 (Saborio 6) SHOTS ON GOAL: 11 (Saborio 3)FOULS: 11 (4 tied with 2)OFFSIDES: 4CORNER KICKS: 5SAVES: 0

CAUTIONSEspindola 30 (Reckless Tackle)

REAL SALTLAKE v SEATTLESOUNDERSSat., Oct. 29, Rio Tinto Stadium (A: 17,067)

Real Salt Lake controlled the tempo from the outset en route to a 3-0victory against Seattle Sounders FC in the first leg of their WesternConference semifinal at Rio Tinto Stadium. Álvaro Saborío scored twiceon either side of halftime to send RSL on its way. First, in the 41stminute, Saborío provided the final touch to a lovely maneuver as JavierMorales and Chris Wingert advanced down RSL’s left side againstSeattle's James Riley. The overlapping Wingert’s cross was headed forthe net, but Saborío tapped it in on the goal line as the linesman's flagstayed down. Then in the 53rd minute, a low centering pass from JavierMorales was met by Saborio as he hooked a backheel around defenderJeff Parke and inside the far post. Ned Grabavoy added a potentiallyvital third in the 88th minute, outhustling the Seattle defense to poundhome a rebound from inside the area. Sounders FC did not manage asingle shot on goal for the entire match.

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TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Fernandez 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 0FOULS: 11 (Gonzalez 3) OFFSIDES: 0CORNER KICKS: 7SAVES: 8 (Keller 8)

CAUTIONSAlonso 54 (Reckless Foul)Montero 91+ (Unsporting Behavior)Friberg 93+ (Reckless Foul)

RSL -- Alvaro Saborio 1 (Chris Wingert 1, Javier Morales 1) 41 RSL -- Alvaro Saborio 2 (Javier Morales 2) 53 RSL -- Ned Grabavoy 1 (unassisted) 88

1Rost

19Richards

22Keel

4Marquez

5Ream

9Rodgers

(80: Ballouchy)

14Henry

44Mendes

7Miller

20Lindpere

2Tainio

12Saunders

14Keane

(83: Birchall)

11Barrett

(67: Cristman)18

Magee10

Donovan

2Dunivant

5Franklin

19Juninho

20DeLaGarza

4Gonzalez

23Beckham

REFEREE: Alex Prus.SAR (bench): George Gansner; JAR (opposite): Eric Boria;

4th: Mark KadlecikTOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Marquez 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (5 tied with 1)FOULS: 9 (Tainio 3) OFFSIDES: 1CORNER KICKS: 6SAVES: 2 (Rost 2)

CAUTIONSHenry 44 (Reckless Tackle)SENT OFFMarquez 96+ (Violent Conduct)

NEWYORK REDBULLS v LAGALAXYSun., Oct. 30, Red Bull Arena (A: 22,663)

The Supporters’ Shield-winning LA Galaxy left Red Bull Arena with a 1-0victory, defeating the New York Red Bulls in the first leg of their confer-ence semifinal series. The game's lone goal came after 15 minutes,from a well-orchestrated free kick. From well out, David Beckham playedthe square and hit the return pass first-time over the top as the NewYork backline stepped forward. Mike Magee beat the offside trap, col-lected the ball, and fired a left-footed volley past Red Bulls goalkeeperFrank Rost. Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders made five saves on theday, none bigger than in the dying minutes when he dove to his right toblock a volley from Rafael Márquez. After the final whistle, Márquez andthe Galaxy's Juninho were both sent off by referee Alex Prus following afracas that boiled over at midfield.

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TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Magee 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Magee 3) FOULS: 10 (4 tied with 2) OFFSIDES: 2CORNER KICKS: 1SAVES: 5 (Saunders 5)

CAUTIONSFranklin 40 (Reckless Foul)SENT OFFJuninho 96+(Violent Conduct)

LA -- Mike Magee 1 (David Beckham 1) 15

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1Hall

5Cruz

(57: Watson)

20Cameron

11Davis

16Moffat

31Hainault

3Carr

(91+: Bruin)

17Camargo

26Ashe

32Boswell

25Ching

(81: Costly)

19McInerney

1Mondragon

5Valdes

4Califf

25Williams

21M Farfan

7Carroll

9Le Toux

15G Farfan

(67: Torres)

16Paunovic(67: Adu)

10Mwanga

(66: Mapp)

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

4th: Edvin JurisevicTOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Mwanga 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1) FOULS: 14 (G. Farfan 3)OFFSIDES: 1CORNER KICKS: 5SAVES: 4 (Mondragon 4)

CAUTIONS Valdes 30 (Reckless Tackle) G Farfan 51 (Reckless Foul)

HOUSTON DYNAMO v PHILA. UNION Thu. Nov.. 3, Robertson Stadium (A: 24,479)

The Houston Dynamo advanced to a conference championship for thefourth time in six years, defeating Philadelphia Union 1-0 in the secondleg at Robertson Stadium and 3-1 on aggregate over their two-gameseries. It was a familiar script that resulted in Houston’s win. As first-halfstoppage time ticked away, Houston’s Brad Davis whipped in a crossfrom the right side that was met by an on-rushing Brian Ching, whoflicked his header in at the near post. It was Ching’s first goal for theDynamo since August 20, and the eighth playoff strike of his 10-yearcareer. The Dynamo extended their unbeaten streak to eight games inall competitions -- since a 3-0 loss at Sporting KC on Sept. 10.

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TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Ching 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Ching 3)FOULS: 9 (Camargo 2) OFFSIDES: 7CORNER KICKS: 5SAVES: 4 (Hall 4)

CAUTIONS Carr 67 (Reckless Foul)

HOU -- Brian Ching 1 (Brad Davis 2) 48+

1Nielsen

17Sapong

7Myers

8Zusi23

Kamara

16Sinovic

9Bunbury

(87: Saad)

55Julio Cesar(79: Diop)

15Espinoza

(46: Arnaud)

78Collin

5Besler

23Nyassi

18Pickens

22Wynne

5Nane

(56: Kandji)15

Thompson

11Mullan

16LaBauex

(80: Ababio)

32Commings 29

Palguta

14Cummings

(46: Amarikwa)

4Larentowicz

REFEREE: Kevin Stott.SAR (bench): Adam Wienckowski; JAR (opposite): Brian Poeschel;

4th: David GantarTOTAL SHOTS: 12 (3 tied with 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Sapong 3)FOULS: 21 (Myers, Sapong 4) OFFSIDES: 3CORNER KICKS: 3SAVES: 4 (Nielsen 4)

CAUTIONSEspinoza 35 (Reckless Tackle)Julio Cesar 48+ (Delaying a Restart) Arnaud 65 (Reckless Tackle)

SPORTINGKCv COLORADORAPIDSWed. Nov., 2, Livestrong Sporting Park (A: 18,565)

Sporting Kansas City cruised to a 2-0 victory against a shorthandedColorado Rapids in the second leg of their conference semifinal atLivestrong Sporting Park, winning the tie 4-0 on aggregate. Missing halfof their first-choice side after the 2-0 first-leg loss at home, the defend-ing MLS champions went down to set-piece goals on either side of half-time. In the 28th minute, from a free kick well out on the left, GrahamZusi curled an inviting ball into the box and Aurelien Collin flicked in aheader ahead of goalkeeper Matt Pickens' attempt to punch the ballaway. Sporting hammered home the final nail in the 76th minute fromyet another Zusi free kick as C.J. Sapong rose above his marker tosend a powerful header over the sprawling Pickens.

2 0

TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Nyassi 3)SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Nyassi 2) FOULS: 17 (Comminges 4)OFFSIDES: 3CORNER KICKS: 2SAVES: 5 (Pickens 5)

CAUTIONSNane 27 (Reckless Foul)Comminges 55 (Reckless Foul)Mullan 75 (Tactical Foul)Nyassi 93+ (Unsporting Behavior)

KC -- Aurelien Collin 1 (Graham Zusi 1) 28 KC -- C.J. Sapong 1 (Graham Zusi 2) 76

20Scott

2Fucito

(76: Ochoa)

17Montero

8Friberg

3Evans

(21: Levesque)

15Fernandez

(14: Neagle)

6Alonso

31Parke

18Keller

34Hurtado 12

Gonzalez

7Espindola

3Russell

5Beckerman

11Morales(89: Gil)

8Johnson

2Beltran 17

Wingert28

Schuler

77Williams

(57: Grabavoy)

18Rimando

15Saborio

(76: Y Alvarez)

REFEREE: Jair Marrufo.SAR (bench): Corey Rockwell; JAR (opposite): C.J. Morgante;

4th: Jasen AnnoTOTAL SHOTS: 26 (Alonso 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 9 (Neagle 3)FOULS: 17 (Gonzalez, Montero 4)OFFSIDES: 0CORNER KICKS: 10SAVES: 1 (Keller 1)

CAUTIONSLevesque 62 (Reckless Tackle)Gonzalez 92+ (Reckless Tackle)

SEATTLESOUNDERS v REAL SALTLAKE Wed., Nov. 2, CenturyLink Field (A: 36,021)

Seattle Sounders FC nearly pulled off the impossible, but couldn't over-turn a three-goal first-leg deficit, defeating Real Salt Lake 2-0 atCenturyLink Field but losing their Western Conference Semifinal Series3-2 on aggregate. Sounders FC dominated the match throughout, out-shooting Real 26-4 and forcing RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando into sixsaves. But perhaps the biggest stop of the night was made in the 36thminute, when Tony Beltran made a fantastic acrobatic leap to headaway Jeff Parke's volley from the goalmouth. Seattle finally found anopening in the 54th minute when Beltran pulled down Mike Fucito in thebox, and Osvaldo Alonso converted the resulting penalty kick with a lowshot down the middle. Then five minutes later, Lamar Neagle first-timeda pass from Fredy Montero low into the far corner past Rimando to nar-row the aggregate score to one goal, but Sounders FC could never findthe all-important third.

2 0

TOTAL SHOTS: 4 (4 tied with 1)SHOTS ON GOAL: 1 (Espindola 1)FOULS: 16 (Beckerman, Espindola 3) OFFSIDES: 3CORNER KICKS: 2SAVES: 6 (Rimando 6)

CAUTIONSBeltran 55 (Tactical Foul)Rimando 56 (Delaying a Restart)

SEA -- Osvaldo Alonso 1 (penalty kick) 56 SEA -- Lamar Neagle 1 (Fredy Montero 1, Osvaldo Alonso 1) 61

12Saunders

18Magee

11Barrett

(81: Cristman)

10Donovan

8Birchall

14Keane

(89: Cardozo)

5Franklin

2Dunivant

20DeLaGarza

4Gonzalez

23Beckham

(79: Stephens)

1Rost

2Tainio

(16: Auvray)

5Ream

20Lindpere

(87: Ballouchy)

8Solli

9Rodgers

14Henry

22Keel

7Miller

19Richards

11McCarty

(64: Agudelo)

REFEREE: Hilario Grajeda.SAR (bench): Kermit Quisenberry; JAR (opposite): Paul Scott;

4th: Ramon HernandezTOTAL SHOTS: 13 ((Keane 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 ((Keane 2)FOULS: 8 (DeLaGarza 3) OFFSIDES: 0CORNER KICKS: 3SAVES: 2 (Saunders 2)

CAUTIONSDonovan 46+ (Unsporting Behavior)

LAGALAXY v NEWYORK REDBULLS Thu., Nov. 3, The Home Depot Center (A: 20,000)

The LA Galaxy answered an early tally from the New York Red Bulls,coming back for a 2-1 win in the second leg at The Home Depot Centerand winning the series 3-1 on aggregate. Just four minutes in, NewYork's Thierry Henry slipped a ball through an uncharacteristic hole inthe Galaxy’s backline, and Luke Rodgers ran onto it and easily slottedhome past Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders. The Red Bulls bossedthe majority of play after tying the series on aggregate, but the Galaxystruck just before halftime. David Beckham swung a deadly corner kickinto the penalty area in the 42nd minute that Mike Magee headed homefor the equalizer. The Galaxy sealed the tie in the 73rd minute when RoyMiller chopped down Beckham from behind inside the penalty area.Landon Donovan buried the ensuing spot kick to send the Galaxythrough. The Galaxy kept their home record intact, remaining unbeatenfor the year in Carson and picking up their 16th home win in all competi-tions this year.

2 1

TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Rodgers 4)SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Rodgers 2) FOULS: 17 (Henry 5) OFFSIDES: 3CORNER KICKS: 5SAVES: 4 (Rost 4)

CAUTIONSRodgers 5 (Unsporting Behavior) Henry 61 (Reckless Tackle)Solli 81 (Tactical Foul)

NY -- Luke Rodgers 1 (Thierry Henry 1) 4 LA -- Mike Magee 2 (David Beckham 2) 42 LA -- Landon Donovan 1 (penalty kick) 75

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