MLS Game Guide: Portland Timbers vs. Sporting Kansas City | June 27, 2014

(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWPOR 2-0-1 2-2-4 0-2-3 2-1-2 2-3-6KC 4-0-1 2-3-3 0-2-0 6-0-3 0-5-0

PORTLAND TIMBERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 5/03/2014 POR 3, DC 2 (4) 5/04/2014 KC 2, CLB 0 (3)Road win 6/07/2014 POR 3, RSL 1 (0) 6/06/2014 KC 2, HOU 0 (0)Home loss 6/01/2014 POR 3, VAN 4 (1) 5/14/2014 KC 1, PHI 2 (2)Road loss 4/19/2014 POR 0, RSL 1 (4) 5/31/2014 KC 0, DC 1 (1)Tie game 6/11/2014 POR 2, DAL 2 (0) 5/27/2014 KC 1, NY 1 (2)Shutout for 5/28/2014 POR 2, CHV 0 (3) 6/06/2014 KC 2, HOU 0 (0)Shutout vs. 4/19/2014 POR 0, RSL 1 (9) 5/31/2014 KC 0, DC 1 (1)

Timbers TTLLTTLTWTTWWLWTSporting KC LTWWTWLWWLLTTLW

GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPOR 16 2 6 3 4 1 28 1.75KC 15 4 5 3 2 1 21 1.40

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPOR 16 1 8 4 1 2 27 1.69KC 15 6 4 5 0 0 14 0.93

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90POR 28 6 0 5 2 5 10KC 21 2 1 3 3 5 7

GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90POR 27 2 8 5 1 3 8KC 14 2 1 0 3 1 7

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

TIMBERSG: 6 Fernandez/UrrutiA: 8 ValeriSHT: 47 ValeriSOG: 16 ValeriFC: 44 CharaFS: 44 NagbeOF: 17 UrrutiC: 4 Chara/KahE: 1 3 players tied

SPORTING G: 11 DwyerA: 4 Feilhaber/ZusiSHT: 55 DwyerSOG: 22 DwyerFC: 31 DwyerFS: 38 FeilhaberOF: 12 DwyerC: 3 4 players tiedE: 1 4 players tied

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Timbers 16 4-4-8 20 28 27at home 9 1-1-7 10 19 19

Sporting KC 15 6-5-4 22 21 14on road 7 3-4-0 9 9 8

2014 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME (4 meetings): Timbers 2 wins, 6 goals … Sporting KC 2 wins, 7 goals …Ties 0

AT PORTLAND (2 meetings): Timbers 1 win, 2 goals … Sporting KC 1 win, 2 goals … Ties 0

LAST YEAR (MLS):4/27: KC 2, POR 3 (Myers 1, 29 – R. Johnson 24; Nagbe 33; Wallace 58)

PORTLAND TIMBERS1 Donovan Ricketts (GK)2 Alvas Powell (DF)4 Will Johnson (MF)5 Michael Harrington (DF)6 Darlington Nagbe (FW)7 Steve Zakuani (MF)8 Diego Valeri (MF)9 Fanendo Adi (FW)10 Gaston Fernandez (FW)11 Kalif Alhassan (FW)12 Schillo Tshuma (FW)13 Jack Jewsbury (DF)14 Ben Zemanski (DF)15 Steven Evans (MF)16 Bryan Gallego (DF)17 Michael Nanchoff (MF)19 Jorge Villafana (MF)20 Taylor Peay (DF)21 Diego Chara (MF)22 Rodney Wallace (FW)23 Norberto Paparatto (DF)24 Aaron Long (MF)25 Danny O'Rourke (DF)26 George Fochive (MF)31 Rauwshan McKenzie (DF)33 Andrew Weber (GK)37 Maximiliano Urruti (FW)44 Pa Modou Kah (DF)90 Jake Gleeson (GK) Liam Ridgewell (DF)

SPORTING KC1 Eric Kronberg (GK)2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF)3 Ike Opara (DF)4 Kevin Ellis (DF)5 Matt Besler (DF)6 Paulo Nagamura (MF)7 Chance Myers (DF)8 Graham Zusi (FW)9 Antonio Dovale (MF)10 Benny Feilhaber (MF)11 Sal Zizzo (FW)12 Mikey Lopez (MF)13 Lawrence Olum (MF)14 Dom Dwyer (FW)15 Seth Sinovic (DF)16 Claudio Bieler (FW)17 C.J. Sapong (FW)18 Victor Munoz (MF)19 Peterson Joseph (MF)21 Jon Kempin (GK)22 Soony Saad (FW)23 Alex Martinez (MF)25 Christian Duke (MF)30 Andy Gruenebaum (GK)37 Jacob Peterson (FW)40 Igor Juliao (MF)78 Aurelien Collin (DF)94 Jimmy Medranda (MF)

ROSTERSPROBABLE LINEUPS

REFEREE: Armando Villarreal.AR1 (bench): Mike Kampmeinert; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Hanson;

4th: Alejandro Mariscal

TIMBERSFri. July 4 at Los Angeles

Sun. July 13 at SeattleFri. July 18 Colorado

Sun. July 27 at Montreal

UPCOMING MATCHES

PORTLAND TIMBERS v SPORTING KANSAS CITY(June 27, Providence Park, 8 p.m. PT)

SPORTINGSun. July 6 Chicago

Sat. July 12 at MontrealWed. July 16 at ColumbusSat. July 19 Los Angeles

GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL

RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS

OTHER

OPEN PLAYCROSS

CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES

DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)

OWN GOALS

INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA

OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

F A 21 14 64 96

6 7 11 4 4 2 0 1

13 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 1 2 1 0

3 4 14 8 4 2

F A 28 27 51 53

20 16 5 6 3 5 0 0

14 8 4 6 4 3 2 2 2 7 0 0 1 0 1 1

7 8 14 16 7 3

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

TIMBERS SPORTING

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

none

KC: Graham Zusi, Matt Besler (USA)

SUSPENDED: KC: Antonio Dovale (through June 29)WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): POR: Pa Modou Kah, Diego Chara

10Fernández

20Peay

37Urruti

4Johnson

7Zakuani

11Alhassan

13Jewsbury

19Villafaña

23Paparatto

31O’Rourke

1Weber

1Kronberg

22Saad

4Ellis

6Nagamura

11Zizzo

15Sinovic

14Dwyer

23Martinez

13Olum

78Collin

2Palmer-Brown

PORTLAND TIMBERS v SPORTING KANSAS CITY(June 27, Providence Park, 8 p.m. PT -- MLS Game 140)

2014 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Donovan Ricketts GK 6-4 210 07/06/1977 Montego Bay, Jamaica 14 14 0 0 149 149 0 02 Alvas Powell DF 6-0 165 07/18/1994 St. Thomas, Jamaica 7 3 0 0 12 7 0 04 Will Johnson MF 5-10 160 01/21/1987 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 16 16 5 1 164 149 24 145 Michael Harrington DF 6-0 170 01/24/1986 Greenville, NC 11 11 0 1 193 172 5 166 Darlington Nagbe FW 5-9 165 07/19/1990 Monrovia, Liberia 16 15 0 3 111 101 17 117 Steve Zakuani MF 6-0 160 02/09/1988 Kipak, Congo 12 7 0 2 92 74 17 168 Diego Valeri MF 5-10 165 05/01/1986 Valentin Alsina, Argentina 16 15 2 8 47 43 12 219 Fanendo Adi FW 6-4 185 10/10/1990 Lagos, Nigeria 6 3 4 2 6 3 4 210 Gaston Fernandez FW 5-7 160 10/12/1983 Buenos Aires, Argentina 15 9 6 0 15 9 6 011 Kalif Alhassan MF 5-10 160 10/15/1990 Accra, Ghana 10 5 0 1 88 57 4 1212 Schillo Tshuma FW 5-10 160 09/21/1992 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 Jack Jewsbury DF 6-0 185 04/13/1981 Springfield, MO 12 12 0 1 296 242 24 3414 Ben Zemanski MF 5-11 150 05/12/1988 Akron, OH 4 2 0 0 101 69 3 915 Steven Evans MF 6-1 180 09/19/1991 Portland, OR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 Bryan Gallego DF 5-10 165 03/10/1993 Kinnelon, NJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 Michael Nanchoff MF 5-8 150 09/24/1988 North Royalton, OH 3 1 0 0 18 3 0 019 Jorge Villafana MF 5-9 150 09/16/1989 Anaheim, CA 6 5 0 1 92 68 7 720 Taylor Peay DF 6-2 180 09/05/1991 Salt Lake City, UT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 Diego Chara MF 5-8 150 04/05/1986 Cali, Colombia 14 14 2 0 101 100 4 722 Rodney Wallace MF 6-0 165 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 110 93 13 1423 Norberto Paparatto DF 6-3 180 01/03/1984 Adrogue, Argentina 7 6 0 0 7 6 0 024 Aaron Long MF 6-1 173 10/12/1992 Oak Hills, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 025 Danny O'Rourke DF 6-0 165 05/31/1983 Columbus, OH 3 1 0 0 191 177 0 926 George Fochive MF 5-9 172 03/24/1992 Washington, DC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 Rauwshan McKenzie DF 6-1 185 11/19/1986 Hartford, CT 5 4 0 0 37 33 0 133 Andrew Weber GK 6-2 190 08/09/1983 Austin, TX 3 2 0 0 11 9 0 037 Maximiliano Urruti FW 6-0 165 02/22/1991 Rosario, Argentina 14 9 6 1 21 13 7 144 Pa Modou Kah DF 6-1 175 07/30/1980 Banjul, Gambia 13 13 1 0 33 33 1 090 Jake Gleeson GK 6-3 200 06/26/1990 Wellington, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 Liam Ridgewell DF 6-2 175 07/21/1984 Bexley, England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ON LOAN Jose Adolfo Valencia FW 6-1 180 12/18/1991 Bogota, Colombia 21 5 1 3 21 5 1 3

HEAD COACH : Caleb Porter 02/18/1975 W18 L9 T23

PORTLAND TIMBERS

2014 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Eric Kronberg GK 6-5 210 06/07/1983 Santa Rosa, CA 15 15 0 0 20 19 0 02 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 03 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 3 2 0 0 56 39 6 04 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 8 7 0 0 10 8 0 05 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 9 9 0 0 135 130 2 66 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 154 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 12 12 1 2 213 192 11 187 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 7 7 0 1 123 98 2 138 Graham Zusi FW 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 9 9 1 4 132 100 18 359 Antonio Dovale MF 5-8 152 04/04/1990 A Coruna, Galicia, Spain 8 6 1 1 8 6 1 110 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15 15 1 4 94 83 9 1711 Sal Zizzo FW 5-11 165 04/03/1987 San Diego, CA 11 8 0 3 81 37 2 1112 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 Lawrence Olum MF 6-2 185 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya 9 5 0 1 51 24 1 214 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 15 13 11 0 32 20 13 215 Seth Sinovic DF 5-9 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 14 14 0 0 116 113 0 516 Claudio Bieler FW 5-11 170 03/01/1984 Vera, Santa Fe, Argentina 8 3 1 0 36 28 11 417 C.J. Sapong FW 6-2 185 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA 4 2 0 0 94 64 18 918 Victor Munoz MF 5-7 165 07/25/1990 Madrid, Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 019 Peterson Joseph MF 5-8 132 04/24/1990 Port-au-Prince, Haiti 0 0 0 0 34 18 0 121 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 6 1 1 0 42 18 6 523 Alex Martinez MF 5-8 160 08/25/1991 Montevideo, Uruguay 9 3 0 0 9 3 0 025 Christian Duke MF 5-9 155 06/05/1991 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 Andy Gruenebaum GK 6-1 200 12/30/1982 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 80 79 0 137 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 11 6 1 1 188 107 14 1340 Igor Juliao DF 5-8 145 08/23/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 6 0 0 6 6 0 078 Aurelien Collin DF 6-2 169 03/08/1986 Enghien-les-Bains, France 11 10 2 0 92 88 11 294 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 0

HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes 11/21/1966 W68 L50 T41

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

MLS GAME INFORMATION

PORTLAND TIMBERS vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY PROVIDENCE PARK, Portland, Ore.

June 27, 2014 (WEEK 17, MLS Game #140) 8 p.m. PT (KPTV FOX 12; KMCI-38) Meeting for the second time in four days, this time in league play, the Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City resume their seasons following the World Cup break when they meet Friday evening at Providence Park. The teams met Tuesday in a U.S. Open Cup fifth-round match, Portland winning 3-1 at Kansas City. The Timbers come into the game after salvaging yet another late point in a draw with FC Dallas, while Sporting put a stop to a five-game winless run with a 2-0 home win vs. the Houston Dynamo. REFEREE: Armando Villarreal. AR1 (bench): Mike Kampmeinert; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Hanson; 4th: Alejandro Mariscal MLS Career: 35 games; FC/gm: 23.7; Y/gm: 3.0; R: 14; pens: 10 SUSPENDED: KC: Antonio Dovale (through June 29) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: POR: Pa Modou Kah, Diego Chara SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: POR: Norbetto Paparetto … KC: Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura, Antonio Dovale, Eric Kronberg DISABLED LIST: KC: Peterson Joseph, Ike Opara, Chance Myers INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Graham Zusi, Matt Besler (USA) HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (4 meetings): Timbers 2 wins, 6 goals … Sporting KC 2 wins, 7 goals …Ties 0 AT PORTLAND (2 meetings): Timbers 1 win, 2 goals … Sporting KC 1 win, 2 goals … Ties 0 LAST YEAR (MLS): 4/27: KC 2, POR 3 (Myers 1, 29 – R. Johnson 24; Nagbe 33; Wallace 58)

This is the only league meeting between the teams this season. The teams are meeting for the second time this week, after playing a round-of-16 match in the U.S. Open Cup in Kansas City on Tuesday.

The Timbers have won the last two meetings between the clubs over the last two seasons, including a 3-2 victory last April 27 at Sporting Park in the only encounter between the clubs.

Sporting won the first two meetings between the teams in the first MLS season for the Timbers, in 2011. Coaches record: Caleb Porter vs. KC: P1 W1 L0 T0 … Peter Vermes vs. POR: P4 W2 L2 T0

U.S. OPEN CUP

Just four days before their league match, the teams met in a fifth-round match in the U.S. Open Cup, the Timbers advancing with a 3-1 victory at Sporting Park. Gastón Fernández scored a pair of goals (30, 69) while Will Johnson converted a penalty kick (57) as Portland raced out to a three-goal lead. Soony Saad scored the lone SKC goal.

The Timbers will now face Seattle Sounders FC in the quarterfinals, July 9 at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Wash.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY: Andy Gruenebaum; Kevin Ellis, Aurelien Collin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura (Alex Martinez 84), Antonio Dovale, Sal Zizzo (Jacob Peterson 60), Dom Dwyer (C.J. Sapong 71), Soony Saad

PORTLAND TIMBERS: Andrew Weber; Talor Peay, Danny O'Rourke, Norberto Paparatto (Rauwshan McKenzie 29), Jorge Villafana, Jack Jewsbury, Will Johnson, Gaston Fernandez, Kalif Alhassan, Maximiliano Urruti, Steve Zakuani (Michael Harrington 64)

PORTLAND TIMBERS The Portland Timbers once again provided some late heroics, getting another late goal to come back for a 2-2 draw with FC Dallas on June 11 at Providence Park. The Timbers are in sixth place in the Western Conference with 20 points from 16 games. LAST MATCH

FC Dallas took the lead in the 27th minute. Fabian Castillo chested down a perfectly placed chip by Blas Pérez while charging down the right flank, then tucked the ball neatly past a diving Donovan Ricketts.

Dallas added on in the 39th minute when rookie Tesho Akindele made a run down the right and sent a pass back through the middle of the area which was first dummied by Castillo before Pérez sent a blast past Ricketts top-shelf.


The Timbers began their comeback in the 79th minute when Dallas defender Je-Vaughn Watson took down Fanendo Adi in the box and referee Alan Kelly pointed to the spot, with the penalty converted easily by Will Johnson.

FCD were put under further pressure in the 87th minute when Moises Hernandez was shown a red card for a dangerous challenge on second-half substitute Danny O’Rourke, and then Pérez was sent off in stoppage time for stomping Pa Modou Kah to put the visitors two men down.

The dramatic equalizer came before the final whistle after a rebound from a Maximiliano Urruti shot fell right to Kah in front of goal, and he calmly finished into an open goal from close range.

Timbers head coach Caleb Porter made three changes to the team that defeated Real Salt Lake 3-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Michael Harrington and Pa Modou Kah came into the back four for Jack Jewsbury and Norberto Paparatto, and Steve Zakuani started in place of Gaston Fernandez.

PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-2-3-1): Donovan Ricketts - Michael Harrington (Maximiliano Urruti 82), Rauwshan McKenzie (Danny O'Rourke 46), Pa Modou Kah, Jorge Villafana - Will Johnson, Diego Chara - Darlington Nagbe, Diego Valeri, Steve Zakuani (Gaston Fernandez 60) - Fanendo Adi.

TEAM NEWS The Timbers scored a fourth goal in stoppage time this season to secure a late result, snatching draws vs.

Philadelphia, LA Galaxy and FC Dallas, and a win vs. D.C. United – with all of those games at Providence Park. The Timbers have scored 10 goals in the final 15 minutes plus added time in MLS games, tied with Seattle

Sounders FC for the most in the league. “We set a club record for shots, 30 shots [most in MLS this season]. They gave everything they had, couldn’t

give anything more. Got that on one hand and on the other hand, just a lot of disappointment,” said Timbers head coach Caleb Porter. “... We didn’t allow Dallas to get three points, so they didn’t make up any ground on us. Under the circumstances, to do what we did second half down 2-0 to get the tie, you have to feel not satisfied, but it was a positive result under the circumstances.”

The Timbers have drawn seven of their nine matches this season at Providence Park – winning just once, and losing just once. The MLS record for home draws in a season is nine, set in 2011 by both Philadelphia and Colorado.

Pa Modou Kah scored his first MLS goal, netting the equalizer for his first tally in 39 competitive appearances since coming to the Timbers.

Will Johnson scored a goal for a third consecutive match – the last two from the penalty spot. Johnson then made it four straight games with a goal in all competitions when he converted from the spot in the Open Cup tie vs. Sporting KC.

Michael Harrington made his first start since being forced from the field injured in the May 11 game vs. LA Galaxy, coming in at right back.

“First half was disappointing, it was embarrassing, it was abysmal defending,” Porter said. “But that will be corrected, no doubt about it. The good thing is we have a good team. We have all the makings of a championship team, except for two things and those things will be corrected.”

With a view to the league match ahead, Porter traveled to the Open Cup match at KC without key players including attackers Diego Valeri and Darlington Nagbe, defensive midfielder Diego Chara and starting goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts.

“Now we have those guys fresh,” Porter said. “It’s going to make for an interesting second match, how many guys they rotate and play, how many guys we do, what the tactics are, whether we change our tactics.”

Before the Open Cup win vs. Sporting KC, the Timbers advanced past their first hurdle in a 3-0 win against the Orlando City under-23 side of USL PRO in the fourth round at Providence Park. Gaston Fernandez scored twice (11, 36) and Taylor Peay added his first professional goal.

Here’s the Timbers team: Weber, Powell (Peay, 56), O’Rourke, McKenzie, Harrington, Jewsbury, Fernández (Fochive, 71), Nanchoff, Alhassan, Urruti, Wallace (Tshuma, 80)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City put an end to their winless run after five matches, defeating the Houston Dynamo 2-0 on June 6 at BBVA Compass Stadium. Sporting sit in third place in the Eastern Conference with 22 points from 15 games. LAST MATCH

Sporting went a man down in the 21st minute when Toni Dovale was sent off by referee Juan Guzman for an apparent off-the-ball elbow against Dynamo midfielder Alex Lopez.

But the visitors took the lead just before the halftime break. Just minutes after clearing a ball off the line, Dynamo defender Eric Brunner miscontrolled the ball on the edge of his box and it fell to Soony Saad, who coolly stroked a low shot into the far corner.

Sporting doubled their despite the manpower disadvantage in the 70th minute after rookie center back A.J. Cochran was adjudged to have handled in the penalty area and Dom Dwyer converted the spot kick.


Sporting manager Peter Vermes made three changes to the team that dropped a 1-0 decision to D.C. United at RFK Stadium. Erik Palmer-Brown came into central defense for Aurelien Collin, Lawrence Olum started in midfield in place of Alex Martinez, and Soony Saad came back in up top for Jacob Peterson.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Eric Kronberg - Igor Juliao (Jacob Peterson 46), Erik Palmer-Brown, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic - Lawrence Olum - Benny Feilhaber (Sal Zizzo 46), Paulo Nagamura (Alex Martinez 7) - Antonio Dovale (ejected 21), Dom Dwyer, Soony Saad.

TEAM NEWS Sporting won for the first time in league play since May 10, when they won 3-0 at the Montréal Impact, having

lost three games and drawn two in over their winless run. “This group of guys, they really deserved three points,” SKC manager Peter Vermes said. “They really did.

They've deserved three points here in the last so many games that we've played. They've played well. I'm hoping this is a good confidence-builder for them, because they deserve it. Their commitment, the way they played, was excellent.”

Dom Dwyer moved back into a tie with New York’s Bradley Wright-Phillips atop the MLS Golden Boot standings with his 11th goal of the season, his first in three games (since May 23).

Soony Saad scored his first league goal of the season against Houston, his first in MLS play since last Sept. 7. He has also netted goals in each of SKC’s two Open Cup ties.

“I'm not even concerned with the goal thing,” said Saad. “I'm just disappointed that we aren't going to participate in the U.S. Open Cup further this year. We really took pride in that tournament, so it doesn't really matter to me right now.”

With Aurelien Collin sidelined with a recurring hamstring injury, Vermes started an all-Homegrown Player central defense pair of Erik Palmer-Brown and Kevin Ellis. The pair had played together for the final 81 minutes of the 1-0 loss at D.C. United after Collin was forced from the field.

Returning from international duty with Kenya, Lawrence Olum made his first league start since May 4, coming into a holding midfield role.

Benny Feilhaber was forced from the field at halftime with a shoulder injury, but further tests indicated surgery will not be necessary.

“I didn't know what it was, because I've never injured my shoulder,” Feilhaber said. “But I knew something was wrong because of the pain I felt right away. It felt like something popped out of place, something like that. I didn't know what it was, though.”

There was another early injury substitution as Paulo Nagamura had to come off after just seven minutes with a head injury.

Before the Open Cup match vs. Portland, Sporting won their fourth-round tie in a 2-0 win vs. Minnesota United FC of the NASL. Soony Saad and Alex Martinez scored late to secure the KC victory.

Here’s the Sporting team: Andy Gruenebaum; Jacob Peterson, Erik Palmer-Brown, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic, Victor Munoz (Alex Martinez 36), Lawrence Olum, Claudio Bieler (Sal Zizzo 62), Toni Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Soony Saad (C.J. Sapong 88)

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

37 F Maximiliano Urruti 14 9 749 6 1 28 9 14 14 17 0 0 010 F Gaston Fernandez 15 9 851 6 0 20 10 10 19 4 11 1 04 M Will Johnson 16 16 1439 5 1 38 13 14 25 2 5 2 09 F Fanendo Adi 6 3 316 4 2 17 11 4 14 3 0 1 08 M Diego Valeri 16 15 1299 2 8 47 16 11 20 4 58 0 021 M Diego Chara 14 14 1238 2 0 2 2 44 24 0 0 4 098 D Mamadou Danso 10 9 866 1 0 7 1 11 5 2 0 1 044 D Pa Modou Kah 13 13 1114 1 0 4 1 17 13 1 0 4 06 F Darlington Nagbe 16 15 1327 0 3 16 8 6 44 2 0 0 07 M Steve Zakuani 12 7 581 0 2 13 2 3 10 8 0 0 019 M Jorge Villafana 6 5 484 0 1 2 0 7 5 1 0 0 05 D Michael Harrington 11 11 846 0 1 2 0 13 5 0 0 1 113 D Jack Jewsbury 12 12 1047 0 1 5 2 10 11 2 0 0 011 M Kalif Alhassan 10 5 476 0 1 10 3 5 11 0 0 1 031 D Rauwshan McKenzie 5 4 316 0 0 1 0 8 3 0 0 2 025 D Danny O'Rourke 3 1 165 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 01 G Donovan Ricketts 14 14 1241 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 133 G Andrew Weber 3 2 198 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 014 M Ben Zemanski 4 2 192 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 017 M Michael Nanchoff 3 1 85 0 0 4 2 2 2 1 2 0 09 F Frederic Piquionne 3 0 13 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 02 D Alvas Powell 7 3 362 0 0 3 1 14 3 1 0 0 123 D Norberto Paparatto 7 6 509 0 0 4 1 6 6 0 0 3 0

Own-goals received 1Team totals 16 16 1440 28 21 225 82 215 258 48 76 23 3Opponent totals 16 16 1440 27 24 231 85 258 215 24 97 40 7

2014 PORTLAND TIMBERS STATISTICS (4-4-8, 20 pts.)

PORTLAND TIMBERS GOALKEEPING

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

1 G Donovan Ricketts 14 14 1241 69 48 19 1.38 5 5 4 2 7 133 G Andrew Weber 3 2 198 16 8 8 3.64 2 3 0 2 1 0

Team totals 16 16 1439 85 56 27 1.69 7 8 4 4 8 1Opponent totals 16 16 1440 82 52 28 1.75 2 2 4 4 8 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Maximiliano Urruti 2, Fanendo Adi 2GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Jorge Villafana 1, Darlington Nagbe 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Will Johnson 2-2

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2014 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (6-5-4, 22 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

14 F Dom Dwyer 15 13 1143 11 0 55 22 31 31 12 1 1 078 D Aurelien Collin 11 10 789 2 0 10 4 15 8 1 0 1 110 M Benny Feilhaber 15 15 1304 1 4 17 4 25 38 0 16 3 08 F Graham Zusi 9 9 795 1 4 11 6 7 16 0 46 0 06 M Paulo Nagamura 12 12 980 1 2 17 7 20 17 2 0 3 037 F Jacob Peterson 11 6 611 1 1 8 2 5 6 2 0 1 09 M Antonio Dovale 8 6 445 1 1 10 3 5 8 0 6 3 122 F Soony Saad 6 1 171 1 0 7 3 3 2 0 1 1 016 F Claudio Bieler 8 3 274 1 0 10 2 7 3 4 0 1 011 F Sal Zizzo 11 8 714 0 3 18 7 4 8 0 0 0 07 D Chance Myers 7 7 576 0 1 1 0 3 7 3 0 1 013 M Lawrence Olum 9 5 527 0 1 2 1 4 3 0 0 1 031 M Josh Gardner 1 1 89 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 024 D Mechack Jerome 2 1 91 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 01 G Eric Kronberg 15 15 1350 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 05 D Matt Besler 9 9 810 0 0 2 0 11 5 0 0 1 03 D Ike Opara 3 2 152 0 0 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 015 D Seth Sinovic 14 14 1260 0 0 11 6 17 10 1 0 2 017 F C.J. Sapong 4 2 154 0 0 3 1 8 8 1 0 1 04 D Kevin Ellis 8 7 653 0 0 2 0 9 8 0 0 2 020 M Oriol Rosell 7 7 594 0 0 7 1 11 3 0 0 0 12 D Erik Palmer-Brown 3 2 235 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 194 M Jimmy Medranda 4 1 119 0 0 4 0 5 4 0 4 0 023 M Alex Martinez 9 3 401 0 0 8 3 5 16 0 2 0 040 D Igor Juliao 6 6 495 0 0 5 1 5 15 1 0 0 0

Own-goals received 1Team totals 15 15 1350 21 17 214 75 216 231 27 77 27 4Opponent totals 15 15 1350 14 9 138 51 231 216 45 56 41 6

SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING

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

1 G Eric Kronberg 15 15 1350 51 35 14 0.93 5 5 6 5 4 6Team totals 15 15 1350 51 35 14 0.93 5 5 6 5 4 6Opponent totals 15 15 1350 75 49 21 1.4 4 4 5 6 4 4

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dom Dwyer 3, Jacob Peterson 1, Soony Saad 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Benny Feilhaber 1, Graham Zusi 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dom Dwyer 4-4


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sat. Mar. 8 Philadelphia T 1-1 20814 0-0-1 5 1 POR: Fernandez (94+); PHI: McInerney (64)Sun. Mar. 16 Chicago T 1-1 20814 0-0-2 6 2 POR: Fernandez (79); CHI: Larentowicz (19)Sat. Mar. 22 at Colorado L 0-2 15135 0-1-2 7 2 COL: Sanchez (73) Brown (75)Sat. Mar. 29 at FC Dallas L 1-2 16045 0-2-2 7 2 POR: own goal (66); DAL: Perez (48+) Diaz (84)Sat. Apr. 5 Seattle T 4-4 20814 0-2-3 7 3 POR: Chara (9,55) Valeri (14) Urruti (57); SEA: Cooper

(3) Dempsey (24,85,87)Sat. Apr. 12 Chivas USA T 1-1 20814 0-2-4 8 4 POR: Johnson (7); CHV: Torres (79)Sat. Apr. 19 at Real Salt

LakeL 0-1 20496 0-3-4 8 4 RSL: Grabavoy (78)

Sun. Apr. 27 at Houston T 1-1 20558 0-3-5 9 5 POR: Fernandez (33); HOU: Bruin (16)Sat. May 3 D.C. United W 3-2 20814 1-3-5 7 8 POR: Fernandez (1) Danso (38) Urruti (94+); DC: Arnaud

(21) own goal (78)Sun. May 11 Los Angeles T 1-1 20814 1-3-6 8 9 POR: Valeri (95+); LA: Keane (92+)Sat. May 17 Columbus T 3-3 20814 1-3-7 7 10 POR: Urruti (5) Johnson (80) Fernandez (85); CLB:

Higuain (14,50+) Finlay (81)Sat. May 24 at New York W 2-1 19513 2-3-7 6 13 POR: Urruti (45,74); NY: Wright-Phillips (36)Wed. May 28 at Chivas USA W 2-0 3702 3-3-7 6 16 POR: Adi (65,71); Sun. June 1 Vancouver L 3-4 20814 3-4-7 7 16 POR: Urruti (3) Fernandez (77) Johnson (86); VAN:

Morales (16,26) Hurtado (49+) Harvey (49)Sat. June 7 at Real Salt

LakeW 3-1 20481 4-4-7 6 19 POR: Adi (36,45) Johnson (73); RSL: Mulholland (23)

Wed. June 11 FC Dallas T 2-2 20814 4-4-8 6 20 POR: Johnson (79) Kah (94+); DAL: Castillo (27) Perez (39)

Fri. June 27 Sporting KCFri. July 4 at Los AngelesSun. July 13 at SeattleFri. July 18 ColoradoSun. July 27 at MontrealSat. Aug. 2 at Los AngelesSat. Aug. 9 Chivas USASat. Aug. 16 at New EnglandSun. Aug. 24 SeattleSat. Aug. 30 at VancouverSun. Sep. 7 San JoseSat. Sep. 13 at ColoradoSat. Sep. 20 VancouverSat. Sep. 27 at Toronto FCSat. Oct. 4 at San JoseWed. Oct. 8 San JoseFri. Oct. 17 Real Salt LakeSat. Oct. 25 at FC Dallas

PORTLAND TIMBERS 2014 SCHEDULE


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sat. Mar. 8 at Seattle L 0-1 39240 0-1-0 5 0 SEA: Barrett (94+)

Sat. Mar. 15 FC Dallas T 1-1 19431 0-1-1 5 1 KC: Collin (81); DAL: Hedges (90)Sat. Mar. 22 San Jose W 1-0 19368 1-1-1 5 4 KC: Dwyer (57); Sat. Mar. 29 at Colorado W 3-2 12203 2-1-1 2 7 KC: Zusi (50) Feilhaber (79) Dwyer (92+); COL: Sanchez

(60,78)Sat. Apr. 5 Real Salt Lake T 0-0 19838 2-1-2 3 8Sat. Apr. 19 Montreal W 4-0 20306 3-1-2 1 11 KC: own goal (31) Collin (71) Dwyer (74,86); Sat. Apr. 26 at New England L 0-2 14806 3-2-2 4 11 NE: Bunbury (92+) Nguyen (95+)Sun. May 4 Columbus W 2-0 20565 4-2-2 2 14 KC: Peterson (10) Bieler (95+); Sat. May 10 at Montreal W 3-0 16529 5-2-2 1 17 KC: Dwyer (18,64) Nagamura (34); Wed. May 14 Philadelphia L 1-2 19073 5-3-2 2 17 KC: Dwyer (80); PHI: Cruz (49) Maidana (81)Sun. May 18 at Chicago L 1-2 15746 5-4-2 2 17 KC: Dwyer (68); CHI: Magee (7,16)Fri. May 23 Toronto FC T 2-2 19914 5-4-3 2 18 KC: Dwyer (47,84); TOR: Moore (67) Orr (91+)Tue. May 27 New York T 1-1 19221 5-4-4 2 19 KC: Dovale (9); NY: Wright-Phillips (50)Sat. May 31 at D.C. United L 0-1 18522 5-5-4 3 19 DC: Espindola (28)

Fri. June 6 at Houston W 2-0 18396 6-5-4 2 22 KC: Saad (45) Dwyer (70); Fri. June 27 at PortlandSun. July 6 ChicagoSat. July 12 at MontrealWed. July 16 at ColumbusSat. July 19 Los AngelesSat. July 26 at Toronto FCFri. Aug. 1 PhiladelphiaSun. Aug. 10 at VancouverSat. Aug. 16 Toronto FCSat. Aug. 23 D.C. UnitedFri. Aug. 29 Houston

Wed. Sep. 3 at New EnglandSat. Sep. 6 at New YorkFri. Sep. 12 at Chivas USAFri. Sep. 26 New EnglandFri. Oct. 3 at D.C. UnitedFri. Oct. 10 ChicagoSat. Oct. 18 at PhiladelphiaSun. Oct. 26 New York

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2014 SCHEDULE


TIMBERS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2014)Goals

2 4 times 04/05/2014 vs SEA T 4-4Assists

3 Diego Valeri 06/01/2014 vs VAN L 3-4Shots

8 Diego Valeri 06/11/2014 vs DAL T 2-2Shots on Goal

3 5 times 03/16/2014 vs CHI T 1-1Fouls Committed

6 Diego Chara 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-16 Maximiliano

Urruti04/05/2014 vs SEA T 4-4

Fouls Suffered

7 Fanendo Adi 06/11/2014 vs DAL T 2-2Offside

4 Maximiliano Urruti

03/16/2014 vs CHI T 1-1

4 Gaston Fernandez 03/22/2014 vs COL L 0-24 Maximiliano

Urruti04/12/2014 vs CHV T 1-1

Saves

7 Donovan Ricketts 06/01/2014 vs VAN L 3-4Shots Faced

11 Donovan Ricketts 06/01/2014 vs VAN L 3-4Goals Allowed

4 Andrew Weber 04/05/2014 vs SEA T 4-44 Donovan Ricketts 06/01/2014 vs VAN L 3-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2014)Shots

7 03/22/2014 vs COL L 0-2Shots on Goal

2 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Fouls Committed

9 03/22/2014 vs COL L 0-29 06/11/2014 vs DAL T 2-2Fouls Suffered

10 05/11/2014 vs LA T 1-1Corner Kicks

0 05/28/2014 vs CHV W 2-0Offside

1 03/29/2014 vs DAL L 1-21 04/05/2014 vs SEA T 4-41 04/19/2014 vs RSL L 0-11 05/11/2014 vs LA T 1-11 06/01/2014 vs VAN L 3-4Saves

1 04/12/2014 vs CHV T 1-11 05/28/2014 vs CHV W 2-0Shots Faced

1 05/28/2014 vs CHV W 2-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2014)Goals

4 04/05/2014 vs SEA T 4-4Assists

4 05/17/2014 vs CLB T 3-34 06/01/2014 vs VAN L 3-4Shots

30 06/11/2014 vs DAL T 2-2Shots on Goal

9 06/07/2014 vs RSL W 3-19 06/11/2014 vs DAL T 2-2Fouls Committed

21 04/05/2014 vs SEA T 4-4Fouls Suffered

21 03/16/2014 vs CHI T 1-1Corner Kicks

10 05/11/2014 vs LA T 1-1Offside

8 03/22/2014 vs COL L 0-2Saves

7 06/01/2014 vs VAN L 3-4Shots Faced

11 06/01/2014 vs VAN L 3-4Goals Allowed

4 04/05/2014 vs SEA T 4-44 06/01/2014 vs VAN L 3-4

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2014)Goals

2 Dom Dwyer 04/19/2014 at MTL W 4-02 Dom Dwyer 05/10/2014 at MTL W 3-02 Dom Dwyer 05/23/2014 at TOR T 2-2Assists

2 Graham Zusi 03/29/2014 at COL W 3-22 Sal Zizzo 03/29/2014 at COL W 3-2Shots

6 Dom Dwyer 03/08/2014 at SEA L 0-1Shots on Goal

4 Dom Dwyer 05/10/2014 at MTL W 3-0Fouls Committed

5 Benny Feilhaber 03/08/2014 at SEA L 0-15 Dom Dwyer 04/26/2014 at NE L 0-2Fouls Suffered

9 Dom Dwyer 04/19/2014 at MTL W 4-0Offside

3 Chance Myers 04/05/2014 at RSL T 0-0Saves

5 Eric Kronberg 05/14/2014 at PHI L 1-2Shots Faced

7 Eric Kronberg 05/14/2014 at PHI L 1-2Goals Allowed

2 5 times 03/29/2014 at COL W 3-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2014)Shots

10 03/08/2014 at SEA L 0-1Shots on Goal

1 04/26/2014 at NE L 0-2Fouls Committed

6 05/14/2014 at PHI L 1-2Fouls Suffered

6 04/05/2014 at RSL T 0-0Corner Kicks

2 05/18/2014 at CHI L 1-2Offside

0 03/15/2014 at DAL T 1-10 04/26/2014 at NE L 0-20 05/14/2014 at PHI L 1-2Saves

0 03/15/2014 at DAL T 1-1Shots Faced

1 03/15/2014 at DAL T 1-11 03/22/2014 at SJ W 1-01 04/05/2014 at RSL T 0-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2014)Goals

4 04/19/2014 at MTL W 4-0Assists

5 03/29/2014 at COL W 3-2Shots

20 04/05/2014 at RSL T 0-0Shots on Goal

9 04/05/2014 at RSL T 0-0Fouls Committed

25 03/08/2014 at SEA L 0-1Fouls Suffered

28 05/18/2014 at CHI L 1-2Corner Kicks

12 03/15/2014 at DAL T 1-1Offside

4 05/10/2014 at MTL W 3-0Saves

5 05/14/2014 at PHI L 1-2Shots Faced

7 05/14/2014 at PHI L 1-2Goals Allowed

2 03/29/2014 at COL W 3-22 04/26/2014 at NE L 0-22 05/14/2014 at PHI L 1-22 05/18/2014 at CHI L 1-22 05/23/2014 at TOR T 2-2


Timbers 2 wins, 6 goals

Sporting KC 2 wins, 7 goals0 ties

7/2/2011 KC 2 at POR 1 (PO)8/17/2011 KC 3 vs POR 1 (SP)4/21/2012 POR 1 vs KC 0 (PO)4/27/2013 POR 3 at KC 2 (SP)

SPORTING KC VS TIMBERS

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total

KC 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 7POR 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 6

Sporting KC Timbers

Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 6 1 0 7 4 2 0 6Shots 25 35 0 60 18 24 0 42Shots on Goal 12 9 0 21 8 6 0 14Fouls 20 34 0 54 26 26 0 52Offsides 1 2 0 3 8 9 0 17Corner Kicks 4 14 0 18 5 11 0 16

HEAD-TO-HEAD

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Caleb Porter vs. KC 1-0-0 (3 pts./game)Peter Vermes vs. POR 2-2-0 (1.5 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:Timbers Sporting KC

Goals 2 Darlington Nagbe 2 Myers/ZusiAssists 2 Diego Valeri 2 Matt BeslerShots 7 Darlington Nagbe 9 C.J. SapongShots on Goal 3 Wallace/Nagbe 4 Graham ZusiFouls Committed 9 Diego Chara 7 3 timesFouls Suffered 8 Darlington Nagbe 8 Kei KamaraWins 1 Perkins/Ricketts 2 Jimmy NielsenLosses 2 Troy Perkins 2 Jimmy NielsenShutouts 1 Troy Perkins 0 50 timesSaves 8 Troy Perkins 9 Jimmy NielsenGoals Allowed 5 Troy Perkins 6 Jimmy Nielsen

Portland Timbers Sporting Kansas CityW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)

At Halftime:Leading 2-0-1 2 Ws (05/03/2014) 4-0-1 1 Ws (06/06/2014)Tied 2-2-4 2 Ws (05/24/2014) 2-3-3 1 Ts (05/23/2014)Trailing 0-2-3 1 Ts (06/11/2014) 0-2-0 4 Ls (08/23/2013)

First Goal:Allowed 2-3-6 1 Ts (06/11/2014) 0-5-0 10 Ls (07/27/2013)Scored 2-1-2 1 Ls (06/01/2014) 6-0-3 1 Ws (06/06/2014)

Goals Scored:0 goals 0-2-0 2 Ls (03/22/2014) 0-3-1 2 Ls (04/26/2014)1 goals 0-1-5 3 Ts (04/12/2014) 1-2-2 1 Ts (05/27/2014)2 goals 2-0-1 1 Ts (06/11/2014) 2-0-1 1 Ws (06/06/2014)3 goals 2-1-1 1 Ws (06/07/2014) 2-0-0 7 Ws (03/02/2013)4 goals 0-0-1 1 Ts (04/05/2014) 1-0-0 2 Ws (05/05/2013)

Goals Allowed:0 goals 1-0-0 2 Ws (10/26/2013) 5-0-1 4 Ws (04/19/2014)1 goals 2-1-5 2 Ws (05/24/2014) 0-2-2 1 Ls (05/31/2014)2 goals 1-2-1 1 Ts (06/11/2014) 1-3-1 1 Ts (05/23/2014)3 goals 0-0-1 3 Ts (03/03/2013) 0-0-0 2 Ls (04/27/2013)4 goals 0-1-1 1 Ls (06/01/2014) 0-0-0 0 - -

W-L-T Breakdowns:

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:Timbers Sporting KC

Goals 1 5 players tied 2 Myers/ZusiAssists 2 Diego Valeri

(04/27/13)1 6 players tied

Shots 4 Kris Boyd (04/21/12) 5 Teal Bunbury (08/17/11)Shots on Goal 3 Rodney Wallace

(04/27/13)3 Graham Zusi (08/17/11)

Fouls Committed 3 7 players tied 5 Teal Bunbury (08/17/11)Fouls Suffered 3 4 players tied 5 Kei Kamara (04/21/12)Shutouts 1 Troy Perkins

(04/21/12)None

Saves 6 Donovan Ricketts (04/27/13)

4 Jimmy Nielsen (04/27/13)

Goals Allowed 3 Troy Perkins (08/17/11)

3 Jimmy Nielsen (04/27/13)


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTDarlington Nagbe 4 4 317 2 0 7Ryan Johnson 1 1 72 1 1 3Rodney Wallace 3 3 270 1 1 3Bright Dike 1 0 24 1 0 1Diego Valeri 1 1 78 0 2 2Diego Chara 4 4 360 0 1 1Jack Jewsbury 4 4 360 0 1 5Team totals 4 4 360 6 6 42Opponent totals 4 4 360 7 6 60

TIMBERS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (2-2-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGTroy Perkins 3 270 13 8 1.67 0Donovan Ricketts 1 90 8 6 2.00 0Team totals 4 360 21 14 1.75 0Opponent totals 4 360 14 9 1.50 0


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTChance Myers 4 4 359 2 0 6Graham Zusi 4 4 360 2 0 8Aurelien Collin 3 3 270 1 1 7C.J. Sapong 4 4 359 1 1 9Soony Saad 1 0 27 1 0 1Matt Besler 4 4 360 0 2 1Omar Bravo 1 1 82 0 1 1Benny Feilhaber 1 1 61 0 1 0Team totals 4 4 360 7 6 60Opponent totals 4 4 360 6 6 42

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. TIMBERS (2-2-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGJimmy Nielsen 4 360 14 9 1.50 0Team totals 4 360 14 9 1.50 0Opponent totals 4 360 21 14 1.75 0


CURRENT TIMBERS VS. SPORTING KC (2-2-0)

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTRodney Wallace 8 8 720 2 2 7Darlington Nagbe 4 4 317 2 0 7Ben Zemanski 5 4 350 1 0 4Danny O'Rourke 15 14 1281 0 2 3Diego Valeri 1 1 78 0 2 2Diego Chara 4 4 360 0 1 1Jack Jewsbury 4 4 360 0 1 5Kalif Alhassan 2 1 118 0 0 0Michael Harrington 1 1 90 0 0 0Will Johnson 8 7 642 0 0 8Rauwshan McKenzie 1 1 90 0 0 0Donovan Ricketts 7 7 569 0 0 0Jorge Villafana 2 1 117 0 0 2Andrew Weber 1 1 90 0 0 0Steve Zakuani 4 3 250 0 0 4Team totals 4 4 360 6 6 42Opponent totals 4 4 360 7 6 60

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGAndrew Weber 1 90 4 3 1.00 0Donovan Ricketts 7 569 29 20 1.42 2Team totals 4 360 21 14 1.75 0Opponent totals 4 360 14 9 1.50 0

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTChance Myers 4 4 359 2 0 6Graham Zusi 4 4 360 2 0 8Aurelien Collin 3 3 270 1 1 7C.J. Sapong 4 4 359 1 1 9Soony Saad 1 0 27 1 0 1Matt Besler 4 4 360 0 2 1Benny Feilhaber 2 2 151 0 1 1Paulo Nagamura 4 3 224 0 1 3Claudio Bieler 1 1 90 0 0 1Andy Gruenebaum 2 2 180 0 0 0Ike Opara 2 1 107 0 0 1Jacob Peterson 2 1 119 0 0 1Seth Sinovic 3 3 255 0 0 0Team totals 4 4 360 7 6 60Opponent totals 4 4 360 6 6 42

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGAndy Gruenebaum 2 180 10 10 0.00 0Team totals 4 360 14 9 1.50 0Opponent totals 4 360 21 14 1.75 0

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. TIMBERS (2-2-0)


FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2014, 8 P.M. (PT)

2014 SCHEDULE2014 MLS RECORD: 4-4-8(Home: 1-1-7 Away: 3-3-1)

2014 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 6-4-8(Home: 2-1-7 Away: 4-3-1)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/ATTENDANCESat., March 8 PHILADELPHIA T 1-1 20,814Sun., March 16 CHICAGO T 1-1 20,814Sat., March 22 @Colorado L 0-2 15,135Sat., March 29 @FC Dallas L 1-2 16,045Sat., April 5 SEATTLE T 4-4 20,814Sat., April 12 CHIVAS USA T 1-1 20,814Sat., April 19 @Real Salt Lake L 0-1 20,496Sun., April 27 @Houston T 1-1 20,558Sat., May 3 D.C. UNITED W 3-2 20,814Sun., May 11 LA GALAXY T 1-1 20,814Sat., May 17 COLUMBUS T 3-3 20,814Sat., May 24 @New York W 2-1 19,513Wed., May 28 @Chivas USA W 2-0 3,702Sun., June 1 VANCOUVER L 3-4 20,814Sat., June 7 @Real Salt Lake W 3-1 20,481Wed., June 11 FC DALLAS T 2-2 20,814Tues., June 17 ORLANDO CITY U23 ̂W 3-0 10,619Tues., June 24 @Sporting KC^ W 3-1 11,138Fri., June 27 SPORTING KC 8 p.m. KPTVFri., July 4 @LA Galaxy 8 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkWed., July 9 @Seattle^ 7:30 p.m. TBDSun., July 13 @Seattle 7 p.m. ESPN2Fri., July 18 COLORADO 8 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkSun., July 27 @Montreal 5 p.m. ROOT SPORTS/UnivisiónSat., Aug. 2 @LA Galaxy 11:30 a.m. NBCSat., Aug. 9 CHIVAS USA 7:30 p.m. KPTVSat., Aug. 16 @New England 4:30 p.m. KPTVSun., Aug. 24 SEATTLE 2 p.m. ESPN2Sat., Aug. 30 @Vancouver 7:30 p.m. KPTVSun., Sept. 7 SAN JOSE 2 p.m. ESPN2Sat., Sept. 13 @Colorado 6 p.m. KPDXSat., Sept. 20 VANCOUVER 2 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkSat., Sept. 27 @Toronto FC 10 a.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., Oct. 4 @San Jose 8 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkWed., Oct. 8 SAN JOSE 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSFri., Oct. 17 REAL SALT LAKE 7 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkSat., Oct. 25 @FC Dallas 5:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTS^ - Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup*dates and times subject to change

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NO PLACE LIKE HOME

MATCH INFORMATION

Date: Friday, June 27, 2014Kickoff: 8 p.m. (Pacific)Location: Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Forecast: 66 degrees, showers

Referee: Armando VillarrealAssistant Referees: Mike Kampmeinert, Jeremy HansonFourth Official: Alejandro Mariscal

Local TV: KPTV FOX 12Talent: Keith Bleyer (play-by-play), Brian Dunseth (analyst)

English Radio: 750 The Game (KXTG 750AM)Talent: Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Andrew Gregor (analyst)

TIMBERS

6-5-4 (21pts)

VS.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY AT PORTLAND TIMBERS

SPORTING KC

4-4-8 (20pts)

Providence Park opened on April 14, 2011, in front of a sold-out crowd in the Timbers first-ever home match as an MLS team. The club proceeded to sell out 51 consecutive regular-season home games in the team’s first three MLS seasons. Last year, the club earned an 11-1-5 overall regular-season home record in 17 games, which was the best home record in MLS. The Timbers compiled an MLS-club record 22-game unbeaten streak at Providence Park from April 6, 2013 to June 1, 2014.

60CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON HOME SELLOUTS:

MLS WEEK 16 SCHEDULEWednesday, June 25 TIME (PT) NATIONAL TVMontreal at Vancouver 7 p.m.

Friday, June 27 Toronto FC at New York 5 p.m.Sporting Kansas City at Portland 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 31 Seattle at D.C. United 4 p.m.Philadelphia at New England 4:30 p.m.FC Dallas at Columbus 5 p.m.Vancouver at Colorado 6 p.m.Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA 7:30 p.m.LA Galaxy at San Jose 7:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network

Sunday, June 1 Houston at Montreal 4:30 p.m.

LAST MATCH RECAPThe Timbers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the second consecutive year with a 3-1 win against Sporting Kansas City before 11,138 fans at Sporting Park on Tuesday night. Midfielder Gastón Fernández registered a brace in a second consecutive U.S. Open Cup match for the Timbers, opening the scoring in the 30th minute with a low shot from the middle of the penalty box following a deflected pass from midfielder Kalif Alhassan. Fernández, who leads all Timbers players with 10 goals in all competitions this season, netted his second goal of the match in the 68th minute. Putting the Timbers ahead by three goals, Fernández was in the right place, depositing a rebound off forward Maximiliano Urruti’s initial effort into an open goal. Midfielder Will Johnson netted a goal in the 57th minute, convert-ing a penalty kick after midfielder Steve Zakuani dribbled through the Sporting Kansas City defense and into the penalty box when defender Aurelien Colin committed a foul.

CATEGORICAL WON-LOST-TIED HEAD COACH CALEB PORTERHead coach Caleb Porter guided the Portland Timbers on a record-setting, turna-round season in 2013, his first season in MLS and as the club’s head coach. He was announced as the Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joined the club ahead of the 2013 MLS campaign. Porter received the Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson of the Year at the Oregon Sports Awards on March 9, 2014, becoming the fourth soccer-related figure to receive the award since it was founded in 1957.

Porter was named the 2013 MLS Coach of the Year after leading Portland to a 14-5-15 (57pts) record, finishing the regular season in first place in the Western Conference and with the third-best record in the league – just two points shy of MLS Supporters’ Shield-winners New York Red Bulls. In 2013, the Timbers set new single-season club marks in points, wins, goals (54), goal differential (+21), shutouts (15) and fewest goals allowed (33).

Under Porter, the Timbers assembled one of the biggest turnaround seasons in MLS history in 2013. In comparison to Portland’s 2012 totals, the Timbers assembled a 23-point improvement in points and an MLS-record 43-goal improvement in goal differential. Portland’s five losses during the 2013 regular season are tied for the fewest in MLS history in a 34-game season. In 2013, the Timbers ranked third in MLS in goals scored and conceded the second-fewest goals at 33, giving the club a league-best, plus-21 goal differential. The club also led the league with 15 shutouts, tied for third-most in a single season in MLS history. During the regular season, the Timbers assembled one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MLS history at 15 games.

The Timbers recorded a 15-game, home unbeaten streak during the 2013 regular season, posting a league-best 11-1-5 home record at Providence Park. The club also set an MLS single-season record with 11 home shutouts. Among Porter’s achievements during the 2013 season, the club’s 57 points accrued are the most earned by a first-year head coach in MLS since the league’s inaugural season in 1996. Porter’s winning percentage (.632) in 2013 ranked among the best in league history for first-year MLS head coaches, and the Timbers’ 15-game unbeaten streak is the longest by an MLS head coach in his first full season at the helm.

Under Porter in 2013, Portland qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since joining the league in 2011. By defeating rival Seattle Sounders FC in the Western Conference Semifinal, the Tim-bers became just the fifth club in MLS history to reach the conference championship in their MLS Cup Playoff debut, and the first since Real Salt Lake in 2008. Additionally, the Timbers made their deepest run in club history in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2013 under Porter’s guidance, reaching the semi-finals of the tournament.

Prior to joining the Timbers, Porter was one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history during his tenure as head coach at the University of Akron from 2006-12. He compiled a career mark of 123-18-17 at Akron and owned the highest winning percentage (.832) among all active Division I coaches. Porter garnered numerous honors while at Akron, including 2009 NSCAA National Coach of the Year.

From Kalamazoo, Mich., Porter led the Zips to back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances in 2009 and 2010, and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010. In all, he guided Akron to seven Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular-season championships, five MAC tournament titles and five consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament’s Round of 16 (2008-12). Porter set multiple NCAA records while at Akron, including a 48-match, home unbeaten streak (44-0-4) from 2008-11 and a 47-match unbeaten streak (44-0-3) in conference play from 2006-12.

Porter’s coaching career also includes time as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and he spent three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team from 2009-11. Prior to joining Akron, Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University.

As a player, Porter was the 27th overall pick by the San Jose Clash in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent time with San Jose and the Tampa Bay Mutiny before a knee injury ended his professional playing career in 2000. Porter also played for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games.

He had a successful collegiate playing career at Indiana, where he was a three-year captain and a three-time All-Big Ten honoree. Porter led the Hoosiers to four conference titles, and four NCAA tourna-ment appearances. As a senior, Porter captained IU to 23 consecutive wins before losing to eventual national champion UCLA in the national semifinals and was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY AT PORTLAND TIMBERSFRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2014

HOME ROAD OVERALLOverall: 1-1-7 3-3-1 4-4-8vs. Eastern: 1-0-3 1-0-1 2-0-3vs. Western: 0-1-4 2-3-0 2-4-4Day Games: 0-0-2 0-1-1 0-1-3Night Games: 1-1-4 3-2-0 4-3-4On Grass: 0-0-0 3-3-1 3-3-1On Turf: 1-1-7 0-0-0 1-1-7Pre-All-Star: 1-1-7 3-3-1 4-4-8Post-All-Star: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Scoring First: 1-1-2 1-0-0 2-1-2Opponent Scoring First: 0-0-5 2-3-1 2-3-6One-Goal Games: 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0Leading at Half: 1-0-1 1-0-0 2-0-1Trailing at Half: 0-1-3 0-1-0 0-2-3Tied at Half: 0-0-3 2-2-1 2-2-4Leading at 75’: 1-0-2 3-0-0 4-0-2Trailing at 75’: 0-1-4 0-1-0 0-2-4Tied at 75’: 0-0-1 0-2-1 0-2-2Outshooting Opponent: 1-0-4 1-1-0 2-1-4Outshot by Opponent: 0-1-3 2-2-1 2-3-4Shots Even: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When Scoring 0 Goals: 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0When Scoring 1 Goal: 0-0-4 0-1-1 0-1-5When Scoring 2 Goals: 0-0-1 2-0-0 2-0-1When Scoring 3 Goals: 1-1-1 1-0-0 2-1-1When Scoring 4+ Goals: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1When Allowing 0 Goals: 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0When Allowing 1 Goal: 0-0-4 2-1-1 2-1-5When Allowing 2 Goals: 1-0-1 0-2-0 1-2-1When Allowing 3 Goals: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1When Allowing 4+ Goals: 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1Pacific Time Zone: 1-1-7 1-0-0 2-1-7Mountain Time Zone: 0-0-0 1-2-0 1-2-0Central Time Zone: 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1Eastern Time Zone: 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0Green-Green-Green Unis: 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0Green-White-Green Unis: 1-0-3 2-2-1 3-2-4Rose City Red Unis: 0-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-2Retro-Inspired Unis: 0-0-2 1-0-0 1-0-2On ESPN/ESPN2: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1On NBC Sports Network: 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-2On NBC: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On ROOT SPORTS: 1-1-3 2-2-0 3-3-3On FOX 12: 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1On KPDX TV: 0-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-1On UniMás: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Wednesday: 0-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-1Thursday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Friday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Saturday: 1-0-4 2-3-0 3-3-4Sunday: 0-1-2 0-0-1 0-1-3March: 0-0-2 0-2-0 0-2-2April: 0-0-2 0-1-1 0-1-3May: 1-0-2 2-0-0 3-0-2June: 0-1-1 1-0-0 1-1-1July: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0August: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0September: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0October: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0


LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS

PLAYERSConsecutive Games with Goal: ........................3, 2x (last: Valeri, Sept. 7-20, 2013)Consecutive Games with Assist: ............. 4, 2x (last: Valeri, July 27-Aug. 21, 2013)Consecutive Games with Point: ...................... 5, Jewsbury, April 30-May 29, 2011Consecutive Games with Shot: .......................... 17, Cooper, July 16-Oct. 22, 2011Consecutive Games with SOG: ............................... 6, Cooper, Aug. 24-Oct. 2, 2011Consecutive Games with Corner Kick: .......22, Jewsbury, March 19-Aug. 17, 2011Consecutive Games with Offside: .....8, 2x (last: R. Johnson, Mar. 3-Apr. 27, 2013)Consecutive Games with Foul Com.: ..........18, Chara, Oct. 7, 2012-June 19, 2013 Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: ....11, 2x (last: Nagbe, May 25-Aug. 17, 2013)

Consecutive Games with Caution: ........ 3, 4x (last: Songo’o, July 21-Aug. 5, 2012) Chara, June 17-30, 2012 Boyd, April 14-28, 2012 Marcelin, July 10-30, 2011

Consecutive Games with Ejection: ............... 1, 8x (last: Ricketts, March 22, 2014) Zemanski, Aug. 30, 2013 Kah, July 7, 2013 Chara, July 7, 2012 Palmer, June 24, 2012 Alhassan, Sept. 24, 2011 Brunner, July 10, 2011 Hall (two cautions), Aug. 6, 2011

Consecutive Starts: ...................................60, Nagbe, July 28, 2012-May 28, 2014Consecutive Minutes: ............................ 1800, Jewsbury, March 19-July 30, 2011

GOALKEEPERSScoreless Streak (minutes): ....... 401, Ricketts (May 18-25; June 15-July 7, 2013)Consecutive Shutouts: ................................4, Ricketts, May 25; June 15-23, 2013Consecutive Starts: ................................... 51, Perkins, April 23, 2011-Aug.5, 2012Consecutive Minutes in Goal:.............3307, Perkins, April 23, 2011-April 28, 2012

ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES

Friday’s match marks the fifth all-time meeting between Portland and Sporting Kansas City in the regular season since 2011. The Timbers have earned con-secutive wins over the defending 2013 MLS Cup champions, including a 1-0 win at Providence Park on April 21, 2012. Including U.S. Open Cup play, Portland has won three straight over Sporting Kansas City, two on the road. The Timbers have compiled a 1-1-0 mark against Peter Vermes’ club at Providence Park, with their lone home loss coming on July 2, 2011, a match that saw midfielder/forward unleash what would be voted the 2011 MLS Goal of the Year – a juggling volley from the right edge of the penalty box. Last year, Portland overcame two one-goal deficits on the road, earning a 3-2 win at Sporting KC on April 27, 2013.

Overall, Portland is 2-2-0 against Sporting Kansas City, and aside from a 3-1 loss at Sporting Park on Aug. 17, 2011, all other regular-season matches be-tween the two clubs have been decided by one goal.

ALL-TIME MLS SERIES RESULTS

ALL-TIME RECORDRegular Season: 2-2-0; Home: 1-1-0; Away: 1-1-0July 2, 2011 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Sporting Kansas City 2, Portland 1 (Nagbe 45)Aug. 17, 2011 at Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.)Sporting Kansas City 3, Portland 1 (Dike 81)April 21, 2012 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Portland 1, Sporting Kansas City 0 (Own goal 41)April 27, 2014 at Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.)Portland 3, Sporting Kansas City 2 (R. Johnson 24, Nagbe 33, Wallace 58)

LAST TIME VS. SPORTING KCForward Ryan Johnson recorded a goal and an assist and midfielder Rodney Wallace provided the game-winning goal as the Timbers defeated Sporting Kansas City 3-2 on the road at Sporting Park on April 27, 2013. Sporting KC de-fender Chance Myers scored twice in the first half, but Johnson also registered his goal and assist in the opening half to help the Timbers overcome deficits on two occasions as the Timbers and Sporting KC entered halftime locked at 2-2. Wallace tallied the decisive goal in the 58th minute and goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts made two crucial saves late as the Timbers earned their first comeback road win as an MLS side.

Portland Timbers 3, Sporting KC 2April 27, 2013 at Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.)Att: 20,186

SCORINGSKC - Myers (Besler) 1, Myers (Feilhaber, Collin) 29POR - R. Johnson (Valeri) 24, Nagbe (R. Johnson) 33, Wallace (Chara) 58

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersSKC 18 4 13 4 5POR 12 6 15 8 4

LINEUPSPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury, D Danso (Jean-Baptiste, 71), D Silvestre, D Har-rington, M Chara, M Valeri (Piquionne, 78), M Johnson, W. ©, F Nagbe, F Johnson (Zemanski, 72), R., F Wallace

SKC: GK Nielsen, D Myers (Jerome, 90+3), D Besler, D Collin, D Sinovic, M Nagamura, M Rosell, M Feilhaber (Peterson, 61), F Sapong, F Bieler, F Zusi

SERIES LEADERS

PORTLAND SPORTING KCGoals 2 Darlington Nagbe 2 Myers, ZusiAssists 2 Diego Valeri 2 Matt BeslerShots 7 Darlington Nagbe 9 C.J. SapongShots on Goal 3 Nagbe/Wallace 4 Graham ZusiFouls Committed 9 Diego Chara 7 Three players tied Fouls Suffered 8 Darlington Nagbe 8 Kei Kamara

Wins 1 Ricketts/Perkins 2 Jimmy NielsenShutouts 1 Troy Perkins n/aSaves 8 Troy Perkins 9 Jimmy NielsenGoals Allowed 5 Troy Perkins 6 Jimmy Nielsen

Cautions 2 Steve Purdy 2 Aurelien CollinEjections n/a n/a

MATCH PREVIEWFriday’s match marks the second meeting between the Timbers and Sporting Kansas City in a span of four days. Portland defeated Sporting KC, 3-1, on Tues-day night at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan., to advance to the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament for the second consecutive year. In regular-season play, the Timbers have recorded at least one point in eight of their last nine regular-season matches, dating back to April 27. MLS resumes play on Friday following a two-week break for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Before the break in league play, the Timbers earned a come-from-behind, 2-2 draw against FC Dallas at Providence Park on June 11. Ranking second in the Eastern Conference with 22 goals scored, Sporting KC has compiled a 3-4-0 record on the road in 2014. Friday’s match marks their third consecutive road match.


TIMBERS MEDIA SOURCES

TALK TIMBERSThe Timbers’ weekly radio talk show, presented by JELD-WEN Windows & Doors airs regularly Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT on 750 AM The Game. Hosted by Fletcher Johnson, “Talk Timbers” features interviews with club officials, coaches, players and special guests. The show provides team news and the latest information from around the league. Tune in to the show live on 750 AM The Game or listen online at www.750thegame.com. Available podcasts can be downloaded at www.timbers.com/timbers-podcast-network.

TIMBERS IN 30The Timbers’ weekly television show features exclusive, inside access to the club and airs each Friday at 6:30 p.m. PT on KPTV Fox 12. The show focuses on the inner-workings and personalities of the club and provides detailed team and game analysis with in-studio appearances from Timbers players and coaches each week. Previously aired shows and “Timbers In 30” features can be found at www.timbers.com.

2013 AWARD WINNERS

Following a successful 2013 season in which Portland set single-season MLS club records in points (57), wins (14), goals (54), goal differential (+21), shutouts (15) and fewest goals conceded (33), while also completing one of the biggest turnarounds, year-over-year, in MLS history - the team received multiple honors from the league:

2013 MLS Coach of the Year - Caleb Porter2013 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year - Donovan Ricketts2013 MLS Newcomer of the Year - Diego Valeri2013 MLS XBox Fair Play Award - Darlington Nagbe2013 MLS Best XI - GK Donovan Ricketts, M Will Johnson, M Diego Valeri

MLS CAREER LEADERS

* - as of June 24, 2014

PLAYERSGames played ....................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 111Games started ...................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 101Minutes played ....................................................................... Diego Chara - 8,849Goals ....................................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 17Assists ..........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 21Game-winning goals .......................................Jack Jewsbury, Rodney Wallace - 3Game-winning assists ................................................................ Kalif Alhassan - 5Shots..................................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 158Shots on goal .......................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 58Corner kicks ..........................................................................Jack Jewsbury - 171Offsides......................................................................................Jorge Perlaza - 48Fouls suffered ....................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 215Fouls committed ........................................................................ Diego Chara - 254Cautions ....................................................................................... Diego Chara - 28Ejections ...................................................................................... 9 players tied - 1

GOALKEEPERSGames played in goal ..........................................................Donovan Ricketts - 55Games started in goal ..........................................................Donovan Ricketts - 55Minutes played in goal ...................................................Donovan Ricketts - 4,898Wins .....................................................................................Donovan Ricketts - 20Saves .................................................................................Donovan Ricketts - 166Shutouts ..............................................................................Donovan Ricketts - 17

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPLAYERSGoals: ......................................2, 11x (last: Adi, 6/7/14 at Real Salt Lake (36’, 45’) Adi, 5/28/14 at Chivas USA (65’, 71’) Urruti, 5/24/14 at New York (45’, 74’) Chara, 04/05/14 vs. Seattle (9’, 55’) Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (16’, 29’) R. Johnson 4/6/13 vs. Houston (55’, 73’) W. Johnson, 3/30/13 at Colorado (55’, 71’) Mwanga, 9/19/12 at San Jose (45’, 62’) Boyd, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy (3’, 70’) Nagbe, 3/31/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (48’, 65’) Perlaza, 4/14/11 vs. Chicago (29’, 47’)

Assists: .....................................................3, 2x (last: Valeri, 6/1/14 vs. Vancouver)

Points: .................................... 5, Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (2 goals, 1 assist) Shots: ......................................................................8, Valeri, 6/11/14 vs. FC Dallas

Shots on Goal: ............................................. 3, 21x (last: Adi, 6/11/14 vs. FC Dallas Adi, 6/7/14 at Real Salt Lake Adi, 5/28/14 at Chivas USA Valeri, 3/29/14 vs. FC Dallas Valeri, 3/16/14 vs. Chicago Wallace, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA R. Johnson, 8/17/13 vs. FC Dallas Valeri, 5/12/13 vs. Chivas USA Nagbe, 5/2/13 vs. New England Wallace, 4/27/13 at Sporting KC Valeri, 4/21/13 vs. San Jose Valeri, 3/3/13 vs. New York Songo’o, 10/7/12 at Seattle Boyd, 7/28/12 vs. Chivas USA Jewsbury, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy Wallace, 5/05/12 vs. Columbus Boyd, 4/14/12 at LA Galaxy Nagbe, 3/31/12 vs. Real Salt Lake Boyd, 3/12/12 vs. Philadelphia Cooper, 10/02/11 at Vancouver Alhassan, 9/21/11 vs. San Jose

Corner Kicks: .....................................................11, Valeri, 5/12/13 vs. Chivas USA

Offsides: ..............................................4, 10x (last: Urruti, 4/12/14 vs. Chivas USA)

Fouls Committed: ................................................. 7, Songo’o, 9/19/12 at San Jose

Fouls Suffered:..............................................6, 3x (last: Nagbe, 4/5/14 vs. Seattle)

Cautions/Yellow Cards: ................................................. 2, Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose

Ejections/Red Cards: ...................... 1, 9x (last: Powell, 5/17/14 vs. Columbus (34’) Ricketts, 3/22/14 at Colorado, (71’) Zemanski, 8/30/13 at Real Salt Lake, (45+3’) Kah, 7/7/13 at Columbus (11’) Chara, 7/7/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (74’) Palmer, 6/24/12 vs. Seattle (90’+2) Alhassan, 9/24/11 at New York (64’) Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose (90’) Brunner, 7/10/11 vs. Seattle (81’)

GOALKEEPERSShots Faced: .......................................11, 2x (last: Ricketts, 6/1/14 vs. Vancouver)

Saves: ...................................................7, 4x (last: Ricketts, 6/1/14 vs. Vancouver) Ricketts, 6/15/13 vs. FC Dallas Perkins, 5/15/12 at Houston Perkins, 7/16/11 at Chicago

Goals Allowed: ........................................5, 2x (last: Perkins, 7/21/12 at FC Dallas) Perkins, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy

* - as of June 24, 2014


SCOUTING SPORTING KANSAS CITYSporting Kansas City, the defending MLS Cup champion, ranks third in the Eastern Conference, but has just one win in its last six regular-season matches. Ranking second in the Eastern Conference with 22 goals scored, Sporting Kan-sas City has compiled a 3-4-0 record on the road this season. Friday’s match marks their third consecutive road match and first regular-season match since June 6 – a 2-0 win over D.C. United at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Starting midfielder Graham Zusi and defender Matt Besler will miss Friday’s game while on duty with the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

TIMBERS INJURY REPORTQUESTIONABLE: D Pa Modou Kah (Achilles’ tendonitis), D Norberto Paparatto (Ankle sprain), M Ben Zemanski (concussion) * - As of June 26, 2014

MULTI-GOAL GAMESPortland has recorded six straight multi-goal games in regular-season play. The six-game stretch is the longest with multiple goals in a game by the Timbers in the club’s four MLS seasons. Previously, Portland recorded multiple goals in four straight games (May 12–June 8, 2013).

HITTING THE WOODWORK

The Timbers lead the league with 12 shots that have hit the frame this season. Toronto FC and Seattle have hit the woodwork eight times, which ranks second in the league.

SQUAD DEPTHDisplaying good depth in the squad, the Timbers have seen 23 players earn a start in all competitions this season, while 26 players have earned playing time.

AMONG LEAGUE LEADERSThe Timbers rank among the top teams in MLS in several offensive categories. Portland is tied for second in goals (28) and ranks tied for third overall in assists (21), while the squad has attempted the second-most shots on goal this season (82). The Timbers are the second-most fouled team in MLS through the first 16 games, suffering 258 fouls.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAWThe Timbers have been drawn into Group 5 of the 2014-15 CONCACAF Cham-pions League tournament alongside Club Deportivo Olimpia of Honduras and Alpha United FC of Guyana. The full tournament schedule will be announced at a later date while the eventual CONCACAF Champions League winner will earn a berth in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup. The 2014-15 edition of the competition marks Portland’s first-ever berth in the CONCACAF Champions League tourna-ment. Portland qualified for the tournament by virtue of finishing with the best overall record from the conference opposite the MLS Supporters’ Shield winner in 2013. Along with Portland, MLS Cup-champion Sporting Kansas City, U.S. Open Cup-champion D.C. United and Supporters’ Shield-winner New York Red Bulls represent the four U.S.-based MLS clubs in the competition.

ASSIST LEADERMidfielder Diego Valeri holds the league lead with eight assists, including four in the last three matches. The playmaking midfielder, who finished as the league-leader in assists (13) last season while winning MLS Newcomer of the Year honors, has tallied at least one point in six of the team’s last eight regular-season matches. Valeri’s three assists against Vancouver on June 1 tied the Timbers MLS single-game record for assists in a match.

SCORING PACE

Portland’s 28 goals this season are tied for second-most goals in the league. The Timbers are currently on pace for 59 goals this season, which would be five more goals scored than during the record-setting 2013 season. Portland is averaging a goal every 51.43 minutes, third-best rate in the league.

BACK-TO-BACK MATCHESFriday’s match marks the second meeting between the two sides in a four-day span. After squaring off against Sporting Kansas City in the U.S. Open Cup at Sporting Park on Tuesday night, the Timbers play host to Sporting KC in the Rose City in regular-season action on Friday night. The Timbers have played consecu-tive matches against the same opponent across U.S. Open Cup and league play only once before. In 2006, the Timbers took on the Charleston Battery in the third round of the Open Cup on July 12, 2006 in Charleston, S.C. before playing the Battery again two days later in USL First Division league play.

CHANCES CREATEDThe Timbers rank second in MLS with 164 chances created through 16 games. Individually, midfielder Diego Valeri is tied for second in the league with 44 chances created and midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe ranks eighth with 31 chances created.

ADVANCING IN THE U.S. OPEN CUPPortland advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Tuesday night at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. With the win, the Timbers set up a meeting against Cascadia-rival Se-attle Sounders FC on Wednesday, July 9, at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Wash.; kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. (Pacific). Portland has reach the quarterfinals of the annual U.S. Open Cup tournament for consecutive years, making a run to the semifinals last year. The semifinal run in 2013 marks Portland’s deepest run in the tournament across all eras.

TIMBERS SIGN TWO DESIGNATED PLAYERSMaking two moves this week, the Timbers exercised the purchase option on forward Fanendo Adi, signing the Nigerian striker to a multiyear contract as a Designated Player, and signing experienced English defender Liam Ridgewell as a Designated Player. Adi was originally acquired by the Timbers on loan from FC Copenhagen on May 13, 2014. Quickly making his presence felt after joining the Timbers, Adi netted a pair of braces in his first two starts after joining the club on loan in May, and has four goals and two assists in six league matches (3 starts) for Portland this season. Adi was named Major League Soccer’s Player of the Week for Week 14 for a two-goal effort in a 3-1 win at Real Salt Lake on June 7. Tallying an assist on a crucial, game-tying goal as a substitute in his first appearance with the Timbers against Columbus on May 17, Adi went on to tally both goals in a 2-0 victory at Chivas USA in his first start with Portland on May 28. Carrying an experienced pedigree with more than 250 matches played over 11 English Premier League seasons spent with Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, Ridgewell, 29, played the last two-and-a-half seasons with West Brom, making 76 appearances as one of the club’s primary options in defense. Ridgewell made 33 appearances during the 2013-14 EPL season, logging 90 minutes in all but three of his appearances while helping the Baggies remain in the Premiership for a fifth consecutive season.

Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 DOB: 07/06/77Birthplace: Montego Bay, JamaicaAcquired: Trade with Montreal Impact, 08/07/12Last MLS win: 06/07/14 POR @ RSLLast MLS shutout: 05/28/14 POR @ CHV

2014: Made four saves in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 ... Made seven saves in a 4-3 loss June 1 against Vancouver, tying an Timbers MLS single-game high ... Needed just one save to register a shutout on May 28 over Chivas USA ... Stopped four shots in a 2-1 win at New York May 24, including one that was voted MLS Save of the Week for Week 12 ... Compiled a 221-minute shutout streak March 16-April 12 ... Nominated for MLS Save of the Week in each of the first two weeks.2013: Named the 2013 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and to the Best XI ... Started 32 games, compiling a 13-5-14 record and a league-best 14 shutouts ... Ranked among league leaders in wins, goals-against average (0.97), saves (92) and saves percent-age (72.3) ... Was named an MLS All-Star as voted by MLS players and selected to the inactive roster ... Owned three of the longest shutout streaks in the league at 312, 323 and 401 minutes ... His 401-minute streak without allowing a goal (May 18-25; June 15-July 7) set a Timbers MLS club record for longest individual shutout streak ... Contributed greatly to the Timbers setting a new MLS single-season record with 11 home shutouts during the regular season ... Featured in all but one of the club’s 15 shutouts during the regular season, which is tied for third-most in a single season in MLS history ... Was a 10-time MLS Save of the Week winner during the regular season.INTERNATIONAL: A member of the Jamaica National Team ... Made his debut in 2000 ... Featured in Jamaica’s qualifying bids for the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups, and started the last three 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mexico (Feb. 6), Panama (March 22) and Costa Rica (March 26).

DONOVAN RICKETTS - GK1

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 DOB: 01/24/86Birthplace: Greenville, N.C.Acquired: Trade with Sporting KC, 12/03/12Last MLS goal: 10/05/08 SKC vs. CHILast MLS assist: 04/05/14 POR vs. SEA

2014: Logged 26 minutes in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC on June 24 in the U.S. Open Cup ... Played 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Returned from an ankle injury, playing 82 minutes June 11 against FC Dallas ... Tallied his first assist of the season against Seattle April 5.2013: Started 33 of the club’s 34 matches during the regular season, missing just the June 23 match vs. Colorado due to injury ... Started all four playoff matches ... He led the club with 2,951 minutes played and set new career highs in games and minutes played during the 2013 regular season ... Was one of six Portland players on the fan ballot for the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Game ... Featured in 14 of the club’s 15 shut-outs during the regular season, and helped the club set an MLS single-season record with 11 home shutouts during the regular season ... Aided in five straight shutouts for the Timbers at home Sept. 7-Oct. 19, against Toronto FC, Colorado, LA Galaxy, Seattle and Real Salt Lake - a 450 minute, home shutout streak.2012: Started nine of the 11 games he appeared in during the 2012 season with Sporting Kansas City ... Helped Sporting KC allow the fewest goals in MLS (27) during the regular season ... Assisted on the game-winning goal by Kei Kamara in a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on May 27 ... Finished the season ranked ninth on Sporting KC’s all-time, regular-season minutes played chart with 11,633, tied for ninth with Josh Wolff in regular-season games started for the club with 128 and eighth in regular-season games played at 149. INTERNATIONAL: Called into training camp with the U.S. Men’s National Team from Jan. 6-Feb. 1, 2014.

MICHAEL HARRINGTON - D5

ALVAS POWELL - D2


WILL JOHNSON - M4Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 01/21/87Birthplace: Toronto, CanadaAcquired: Trade with Real Salt Lake, 12/03/12Last MLS goal: 06/11/14 POR vs. FCDLast MLS assist: 05/11/14 POR vs. LA

2014: Netted a penalty-kick goal in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC on June 24 in the U.S. Open Cup ... Tallied a penalty-kick goal in consecutive matches June 7-11 … Tallied a goal June 1 against Vancouver ... Scored in a come-from-behind, 3-3 draw May 17 against Columbus ... Tallied the game-tying assist May 11 against LA Galaxy ... Scored in a 1-1 draw against Chivas April 12 ... Was named to the MLS Team of the Week following his Week 6 performance against Chivas USA.2013: Set new MLS career marks for goals (9), assists (5), points (23) and minutes played (2,520) in his first season in Portland ... Scored a goal in back-to-back playoff games Nov. 7-10 ... Finished tied for second on the team in goal-scoring during the regular season with nine goals ... Voted by fans as the 2013 Timbers Supporters’ Player of the Year ... Voted to the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Fan XI as one of league’s top vote-getters by fans ... Started in the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 31 against AS Roma at Sporting Park ... Helped the club finish the regular season with a 450-minute, home shutout streak (Sept. 7-Oct. 19), starting in all five matches ... Scored his ninth goal of the season on a free kick in a 5-0 road win over Chivas USA in the regular-season finale Oct. 26 ... Recorded the first two-goal performance of his MLS career in a 2-2 comeback draw on the road March 30 at Colorado ... Named the MLS Player of the Week for Week 5 by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) ... Became the fifth Timbers MLS player to record mutliple goals in a single game.INTERNATIONAL: Has 31 caps with the Canada National Team since making his se-nior debut as an 18-year-old on Nov. 16, 2005, in a 1-0 friendly win over Luxembourg … Has been a staple in the team’s midfield since 2011 … Amassed seven caps in 2012, appearing in five 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/18/94Birthplace: St. Thomas, JamaicaAcquired: Signed on loan from Portmore United FC, 06/28/13 Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Logged 56 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Started on May 17 against Columbus, but was issued a red card in the 34th minute ... Played 85 minutes May 11 against LA, entering as a sub for injured defender Michael Harrington in the fifth minute ... Made his second start, playing the full 90 against Chivas USA April 12 ... Made his first appearances of the season, play-ing 11 minutes as a substitute on March 22 against Colorado.2013: Made five league appearances (4 starts) in his rookie campaign with the Timbers, logging 382 minutes ... Selected as the club’s 2013 Up-and-Coming Player of the Year ... Made his MLS debut Aug. 3, starting and playing 63 minutes of a 1-1 draw against Vancouver Whitecaps FC ... Became the youngest player in Timbers MLS history to start and play in a match at 19 years, 16 days ... Started four straight regular-season matches Aug. 3-25 ... Made his first-team debut in a 1-0 win over EPL side Norwich City FC in a friendly July 24 at Providence Park.INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 11 caps for the Jamaica National Team ... Named to the Jamaica National Team for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Oct. 11-15 against the United States and Honduras ... Called up by the Jamaica National Team for World Cup qualifiers Sept. 6 at Panama and Sept. 10 vs. Costa Rica ... Started against Panama, playing 44 minutes before leaving due to an injury and aiding in a shutout against Panama ... Featured in a pair of friendlies against Trinidad & Tobago on Nov. 15 and Nov. 19, 2013 ... Called up for a pair of friendlies on March 2 against Barbados and March 5, 2014, against St. Lucia.

Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/19/90Birthplace: Monrovia, LiberiaAcquired: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/11Pronunciation: NAG-beLast MLS goal: 11/02/13 POR @ SEA (PLAYOFFS)Last MLS assist: 05/28/14 POR @ CHV

2014: Made his 100th career MLS start, playing 88 minutes as a starter in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 ... Tallied an assist on May 28 against Chivas USA ... Made 100th career MLS appearance on April 5 against Seattle ... Tallied his first assist of the season, setting up Will Johnson’s opener in a 1-1 draw against Chivas April 12 ... Registered an assist May 3 against D.C. United.2013: Was named the Xbox Individual Fair Play award winner ... Set new career highs in goals (9), assists (4), points (22), and minutes (2,848) while become the first MLS Timbers player to start all 34 regular-season games ... Started four playoff games, scoring one goal ... Dating to 2012, he has started 48 consecutive league games for the Timbers ... Is the Timbers MLS career leader in goals (17) and games played (95) ... Was voted the 2013 Timbers Players’ Player of the Year by his teammates for his efforts during the regular season ... Listed at No. 1 on the 2013 “24-Under-24”, MLSsoccer.com’s annual series that lists the top players in MLS under the age of 24.2012: Finished second on the team in goals scored ... Became the first player in the club’s MLS history to score in three straight matches, Aug. 15 at Toronto FC, Aug. 19 at New York and Aug. 25 vs. Vancouver ... Had a four-game point streak (3g, 1a), the longest by a Timbers player in 2012, from Aug. 15-31 ... Became the youngest player to appear in 50 games for the MLS Timbers on Aug. 15 at 22 years, 27 days.2011: Appeared in 28 matches (21 starts) as a rookie ... Finished the season with seven points (2 goals, 3 assists) ... His July 2 strike against Sporting KC won the AT&T Goal of the Year award and was his first goal of the season ... Made his MLS debut as a 66th-minute sub in a 1-1 draw at New England on April 2.

DARLINGTON NAGBE - M/F6Height: 6-0 Weight: 160 DOB: 02/09/88Birthplace: Kipak, Republic of CongoAcquired: Selected in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Process, 12/12/13Pronunciation: ZAK-uh-WAH-neeLast MLS goal: 09/22/12 SEA vs. SJLast MLS assist: 05/24/14 POR @ NY

2014: Played 64 minutes in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC in the U.S. Open Cup on June 24 ... Has appeared in three straight regular-season games ... Earned an assist in consecutive games May 17-24 ... Tallied his first Timbers MLS assist on May 17 against Columbus ... Earned his first start for the TImbers, playing 65 minutes on March 22 against Colorado ... Made two consecutive substitute appearances in each of the first two games of the year ... Made his Timbers MLS debut as a second-half substitute on March 8 against Philadelphia ... Deflected shot helped set up game-tying goal in second-half stoppage time against the Union.2013: Appeared in eight regular-season matches ... Logged an assist in a 1-1 draw against Portland on March 16 ... Appeared in three matches during the 2012-13 CON-CACAF Champions League ... Missed a majority of the season due to injuries.2012: Overcame a fractured right tibia and fibula during the 2011 season, making his first MLS appearance for Seattle Sounders FC in 14 months on Sept. 7 vs. Colorado ... In his first start of the season Sept. 9, assisted on the go-ahead goal in a 1-1 draw at FC Dallas ... In total, made eight regular-season appearances (4 starts) ... Scored in a 2-1 loss vs. San Jose on Sept. 22 ... Logged 250 minutes over four games (3 starts) in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League (CCL), recording one goal and one assist ... Tallied his first career CCL goal Oct. 24 vs. Marathon ... Appeared in three MLS Cup Playoff games, including both matches against the LA Galaxy in the Western Confer-ence Championship. 2011: Played in just six regular-season games for Seattle before suffering a fractured right tibia and fibula at Colorado on April 22.

STEVE ZAKUANI - M7

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/01/86Birthplace: Valentín Alsina, ArgentinaAcquired: Contract purchased from Atlético Lanús as a Desig-nated Player, 08/06/13Last MLS goal: 05/11/14 POR vs. LALast MLS assist: 06/07/14 POR @ RSL

2014: Timbers MLS career leader in assists (21) ... Has tallied at least one point in six of the last eight matches ... Tallied an assist in three straight games May 28-June 7 ... Became the second Timbers MLS player to record three assists in a game on June 1 against Vancouver ... Registered an assist May 28 against Chivas USA ... Tallied a point in three straight matches from May 3-17 ... Logged an assist on May 17 in a 3-3 draw with Columbus ... Netted the latest goal in Timbers MLS history, scoring the equalizer in the 95th minute of a 1-1 draw against LA ... Scored in a 4-4 draw with Seattle on April 5 ... Tallied two assists in a 3-2 win May 3 against D.C. United.2013: Named MLS Newcomer of the Year ... Finished as the club’s Golden Boot winner with 10 goals and 13 assists ... His 13 assists led MLS ... His 13 assists rank as the second-most in Timbers single-season history, behind only John Bain’s 14 assists in 1980 (NASL) ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to record 10 or more goals and assists in a single season ... Named an MLS All-Star through a vote of MLS players and was selected to the inactive roster ... Scored in three straight matches Sept. 7-20 ... Matched a Timbers MLS-club record by registering an assist in a fourth straight game on Aug. 21 against Real Salt Lake ... Directly factored in on nine straight goals (2 goals, 7 assists) across all competitions for the Timbers from July 13-Aug. 21 ... Became the fourth player in Timbers MLS history to score in his debut game, tallying a goal March 3 against New York.INTERNATIONAL: Has three caps (all starts) with Argentina ... Earned first cap March 16, 2011, in a 4-1 victory against Venezuela ... Played 90 minutes against Ecuador in 2011 ... Featured in a 4-2 win over Paraguay on May 25, 2011.

DIEGO VALERI - M8


Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 DOB: 10/10/90Birthplace: Lagos, NigeriaAcquired: Contract purchase from Danish club FC Copenhagen as a Designated Player, 06/23/14Last MLS goal: 06/07/14 POR @ RSLLast MLS assist: 06/01/14 POR vs. VAN

2014: Has tallied at least one point in three of the last four matches ... Was named the NASR MLS Player of the Week for Week 14 after recording a brace on June 7 at Real Salt Lake, becoming the first Timbers MLS player to register a brace twice in a single season ... Recorded his second assist of the season, juggling a pass before laying it off for Will Johnson in a 4-3 loss against Vancouver on June 1 ... Tallied a brace on May 28 against Chivas USA in his first career MLS start, becoming the 10th Timbers MLS player to score two goals in a match ... Registered an assist in his Timbers MLS debut on May 17 against Columbus ... Entered the match as a substitute in the 83rd minute.2013-14: Appeared in nine league matches (6 starts) for FC Copenhagen during the 2013-14 Danish Super Ligaen season, scoring three goals, including a tally in his de-but for the club in a 1-1 draw against FC Vestsjælland on Aug. 25, 2013 ... Featured in three group-stage matches during the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League tournament, earning a start in a 1-1 draw against Italian club Juventus and making substitute ap-pearances against Real Madrid and Turkish club Galatasaray ... Tallied seven goals in just three league matches for Slovakian side AS Trencín, including a pair of hat-tricks ... Playing in the 2013-14 Europa League tournament, Adi tallied a brace to lead AS Trencín to a 2-1 win against Swedish side IFK Göteborg in the deciding second-leg match of the second qualifying round. He registered another goal in the second leg of the third qualifying round as AS Trencín played to a 2-2 draw with Romanian club Astra Giurgiu, falling 5-3 on aggregate.2012-13: Rejoined AS Trencín for the 2012-13 season, appearing in 16 matches and scoring three goals.

FANENDO ADI - F9

Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 DOB: 04/13/81Hometown: Springfield, Mo.Acquired: Trade with Sporting Kansas City, 03/01/11Last MLS goal: 10/21/12 POR @ VANLast MLS assist: 05/17/14 POR vs. CLB

2014: Played 90 minutes in consecutive U.S. Open Cup matches June 17-24 ... Made his 100th career regular-season start for Timbers, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 ... Logged as assist in a 3-3 draw on May 17 against Columbus.2013: Started all 26 of his appearances during the regular season, including 21 starts on the backline ... Started all four playoff matches, logging two assists ... Named the Timbers Unsung Hero for the 2013 campaign ... Played in 13 of the club’s 15 shutouts during the regular season, and contributed to the Timbers setting a new MLS single-season record with 11 shutouts at home ... Surpassed 20,000 minutes played in his MLS career on June 23 against Colorado at Providence Park ... Earned his first assist of the season on May 25 at D.C. United. 2012: Finished second on the team in games played (32), minutes played (2,765) and tied for third in scoring with 10 points from three goals and four assists ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 21 at BC Place, giving the club its only road win of the season and clinching the Cascadia Cup - the club’s first as an MLS side.2011: Set career marks in points (22), goals (7) and assists (8) ... Was the only player in MLS in 2011 with multiple four-game points streaks (April 30-May 29 and July 30-Aug. 20) ... Became the Timbers’ first MLS All-Star when he played in the AT&T 2011 MLS All-Star Game on July 27 ... Logged two, three-point games in 2011, with one of those performances coming in his 200th MLS match April 17 against FC Dallas ... Voted by his teammates as the Timbers’ 2011 Player’s Player of the Year.

JACK JEWSBURY - M13

KALIF ALHASSAN - M

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 10/15/90Birthplace: Accra, GhanaAcquired: Signed, 12/15/10Pronunciation: KA-leaf ALL-ha-sahnLast MLS goal: 10/13/13 POR vs. SEALast MLS assist: 04/05/14 POR vs. SEA

2014: Played 90 minutes in consecutive U.S. Open Cup matches June 17-24 ... Was a late sub in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 … Logged 13 minutes off the bench June 1 against Vancouver ... Started and played 90 minutes May 28 at Chivas USA ... Played 21 minutes as a sub May 3 against D.C. United ... Made four straight starts, April 5-27 ... Became the first MLS Timbers player to appear in each of the team’s four season-opening matches since 2011.2013: Finished the regular season with career highs in goals (3) and points (9) ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Seattle on Oct. 13 ... Appeared as a sub in all four postseason games, registering one assist ... Recorded an assist on March 3 against New York, becoming the only Portland player to record at least one point in each of the first three home openers. 2012: Played in 16 matches during the regular season, recording one goal and two assists ... Assisted on the game-winning goal and scored his first MLS goal in a 3-1 win over Philadelphia in the season opener March 12 at Providence Park; it was the first three-point performance of his MLS career ... Was named the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) Player of the Week for Week 1, becoming the first MLS Timbers player to earn NASR Player of the Week honors.2011: Named the Timbers’ Young Player of the Year ... Finished second on the team with six assists, including three game-winning assists, in 32 matches ... Became the third player in MLS history, joining LA’s Carlos Hermosillo (1998) and New York’s Jorge Rojas (2008), to record assists in each of his first three home matches and went on to tally five overall in the Timbers’ first five home fixtures.

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Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 09/21/92Birthplace: Bulawayo, ZimbabweAcquired: Selected in the first round (17th overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/16/14Pronunciation: SHEE-lo CHOO-maLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Made his Timbers debut, playing 10 minutes as a second-half substitute in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Played an early part of the season on loan with Orange County Blues FC ... Was named honorable mention on the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 3 after starting and playing 74 minutes on April 5 in a 2-0 loss against OKC Energy.COLLEGE: Scored six goals and one assist in 25 games (1711 minutes) as a sophomore at the University of Maryland ... Finished the season ranked No. 19 on TopDrawerSoccer.com’s list of the top players in the highly competitive Atlantic Coast Conference ... 2012: Started 21 games and played in all 24, netting 10 goals and two assists ... Received ACC All-Freshman team honors ... Named to the College Cup All-Tournament Team after scoring two goals against Georgetown in College Cup semifinal ... Named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s All-Freshman Team... Second-team All-ACC honors ... Named to ACC Championship All-Tournament team.

SCHILLO TSHUMA - F12

GASTîN FERNçNDEZ - F

Height: 5-8 Weight: 160 DOB: 10/12/83Birthplace: Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAcquired: Signed, 01/15/14Pronunciation: gast-OWN fer-NAN-dezLast MLS goal: 06/01/14 POR vs. VANLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Registered consecutive braces in back-to-back U.S. Open Cup matches June 17-24 ... Played 68 minutes as a starter in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 ... Scored his sixth goal of the season in a 4-3 loss against Vancouver June 1 ... Netted the game-tying goal in a comeback, 3-3 draw against Columbus on May 17 ... Scored the quickest goal in Timbers MLS history, logging the opening goal 34 seconds into a 3-2 win against D.C. United May 3 ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to score a goal in consecutive matches twice in the same season (March 8-16; April 27-May 3) ... Registered the game-tying goal April 27 against Houston, his third game-tying goal of the season ... Scored a goal in his first two matches for the Timbers (March 8, March 16), becoming the first MLS Timbers player to record a goal in each of his first two games for the club ... Scored a 79th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Chicago on March 16 ... Became the fifth player to record a goal in his Timbers debut, scoring the game-tying goal in second-half stoppage time of a 1-1 draw against Philadelphia on March 8.2013-14: Made one appearance for Estudiantes de la Plata of Argentina’s first divi-sion, entering as a halftime sub Dec. 8, 2013 in a loss to Tigre.2012-13: Played in 23 league games (18 starts) in his fifth season with Estudiantes.2011-12: Recorded a second straight 10-goal season with Estudiantes ... Tallied 10 goals over a career-high 34 appearances ... Recorded a two-goal performance in a 3-0 win over Atletico Rafaela on Oct. 16, 2011 ... Notched three goals over the final five matches of the Clausura season, contributing to wins over Banfield (May 19, 2012) and Newell’s Old Boys (June 10, 2012).

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BEN ZEMANSKI - M14Height: 5-11 Weight: 150 DOB: 05/12/88Birthplace: Akron, OhioAcquired: Trade with Chivas USA, 02/13/13Last MLS goal: 06/08/13 POR @ CHILast MLS assist: 06/23/13 POR vs. COL

2014: Started consecutive matches May 17-24 ... Made his first start of the season, playing 75 minutes in a 3-3 draw against Columbus ... The match marked his 100th career MLS appearance ... Logged 22 minutes, coming on for injured midfielder Diego Chara, May 11 against LA ... Made his first appearance of the season, entering as an 85th-minute sub April 5 in a 4-4 draw against Seattle.2013: Finished the regular season tied for the team lead with 16 substitute appear-ances ... Made 25 appearances (9 starts), recording one goal and two assists in league play ... Appeared as a sub in two playoff games ... Appeared in eight games for the Timbers Reserves, tallying one assist ... Played 90 minutes in back-to-back games from Aug. 17-21 ... Played 66 minutes in a 2-1 loss at San Jose on July 27 ... Logged 63 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Played 45 minutes as a sub on July 20 against Philadelphia ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss at Columbus on July 7 ... Started and played 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Earned an assist in a 3-0 win over Colorado on June 23 ... Scored his first MLS goal since July 6, 2011, with a 58th-minute tally in a 2-2 draw against Chicago on June 8 ... Started consecutive matches at right back (March 16-30) ... Earned his first start for the Timbers on March 16 at Seattle ... Made his Portland debut as a halftime substitute March 9 of a 2-1 loss to Montreal ... Assisted on the club’s lone goal by Ryan Johnson in the 80th minute.2012: Made 22 league appearances with the Chivas USA, including 18 starts… Missed nearly two months due to a knee injury ... Notched two assists, including one on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over the Timbers on July 28.

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 03/10/93Birthplace: Kinnelon, N.J. Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player, 01/15/14Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Has played on loan with Arizona United SC of USL PRO ... Made his professional debut and played 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy II on April 25.2013: Played in 10 matches for the Timbers U-23s during the Premier Development League regular season ... As one of the team’s captains, led the team’s defense that recorded a Northwest Division-best six shutouts and allow the fewest goals in the di-vision (12) ... Helped the U-23s to a second-place finish in the division and reach the Western Conference final ... Featured in both of the team’s first- and second-round matches in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. COLLEGE: Played three collegiate seasons at the University of Akron from 2011-13 ... Played in 20 games as junior in 2013, serving as captain on a defense that recorded nine shutouts and allowed one goal or less in 19 games during the season ... Started all 22 games during the 2012 season as a sophomore, helping the Zips generate 16 shutouts, including eight straight ... Scored his lone collegiate goal Aug. 31, 2012, against SIU-Edwardsville ... Was a three-time All-Mid-American Conference selection ... In total, appeared in 64 games, recording one goal and one assist during his col-legiate career.

BRYAN GALLEGO - D16 MICHAEL NANCHOFF - M17Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 09/24/88Birthplace: North Royalton, OhioAcquired: Signed, 02/21/13Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Played 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Made his first start of the season, playing 58 minutes in a 2-0 win over Chivas USA on May 28 ... Appeared in back-to-back matches as a second-half substi-tute April 19-27 ... Made his first appearance of the season, playing 13 minutes as a second-half substitute and registering one shot in a loss at Real Salt Lake April 19.2013: Spent the second half of the season on loan with Swedish second-division club Jönköpings Södra IF where he recorded two goals and one assists in league play ... Made his regular-season debut, playing eight minutes as a second-half sub on July 7 at Columbus ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Recorded a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Recorded four goals and one assist in MLS Reserve League play.2012: Appeared in nine games (1 start) for Whitecaps FC during the regular season ... Logged a season-high 59 minutes on July 14, 2012, against Chicago.2011: Battling injuries during his first MLS season, Nanchoff appeared in five matches for Vancouver as a rookie


Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 DOB: 09/19/91Birthplace: Portland, Ore.Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player, 01/08/13Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Currently on loan to USL PRO co-affiliate Sacramento Republic FC.2013: Ranked second on the Timbers Reserves with 1,035 minutes played, starting 12 of the team’s 14 games ... Played 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Started and played 90 minutes of a 1-0 exhibition win over Monar-cas Morelia on July 3 ... Played 14 minutes as a second-half substitute in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Registered the game-winning assist for the Timbers Reserves in a 1-0 win against the Seattle Sounders FC Reserves on March 17.2012: Named the club’s 2012 Timbers U-23s Player of the Year … Played 17 gamesduring the Premier Development League campaign, scoring four goals and logging one assist … Helped lead the Timbers U-23s to a second-place finish in the North-west Division and to the Western Conference semifinals … Scored two of his four goals in a 4-0 win over the Kitsap Pumas May 24 at Providence Park … Played in the team’s first-ever appearance in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, starting a first-round match against PSA Elite on May 15.

STEVEN EVANS - M15

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 DOB: 09/05/91Birthplace: Salt Lake City, UtahAcquired: Selected in the second round (No. 26 overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/16/14Pronunciation: payLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Made his first Timbers start, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC in the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 24 ... Registered his first professional goal in his Timbers debut, playing 34 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Spent an early part of the season on loan at USL PRO side Orange County Blues FC ... An honorable mention on the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 8.COLLEGE: Played in all 22 of the Huskies’ games, starting all but one ... scored six goals on the season en route to winning the Pac-12 ... named First Team All-Pac-12 ... key member of the Husky defense that allowed 17 goals ... Named First Team All-Pac-12, First Team All-Far West Region... 2012: Started 19 of his 20 games played... Scored one goal on the season, a game-winner on opening weekend against Cal Poly... 2011: Played in 11 games, making six starts ... was part of the defense that didn’t allow a shot against Loyola Chicago (Sept. 2) in the Portland/Nike Invitational ... helped the team record nine shutouts... 2010: Was one of two freshmen to play in all 17 games ... made 10 starts on the year ... made his first career start as a Husky on Sept. 3 vs. Evansville in Portland, Ore. ... scored his first career collegiate goal in the 4-1 upset at No. 15 Portland on Sept. 18 ... took four total shots on the season ... recorded his first career assist at San Diego State on Oct. 13.

TAYLOR PEAY - D20

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 04/05/86Birthplace: Cali, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 04/13/11Pronunciation: dee-EH-goh char-ahLast MLS goal: 04/05/14 POR vs. SEALast MLS assist: 11/02/13 POR @ SEA (PLAYOFFS)

2014: Made his 100th career MLS appearance, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 …... Missed matches on May 17-24 due to injury ... Underwent successful surgery to stabilize fractured third metacarpal sustained May 11 against LA Galaxy ... Tallied the first two-goal performance of his MLS career April 5 in a 4-4 draw against Seattle, which was also his 28th birthday.2013: Started all 31 of his appearances during the regular season ... Started all four playoff matches, recording one assist ... Recorded three assists and set a new career high in minutes (2,737) ... Tallied the game-winning assist on April 27 in a 3-2 win against Sporting Kansas City ... Registered his second assist of the season on the first of two Ryan Johnson goals (55th minute) in a 2-0 win over Houston on April 6 at Providence Park ... Assisted on Ryan Johnson’s 80th-minute goal against Montreal on March 9, recording his fifth-career MLS assist and his first since Oct. 2, 2011.2012: Started all 28 of his regular-season apearances and logged an MLS-career high 2,473 minutes ... Was named the Players’ Player of the Year and the Supporters’ Player of the Year.2011: Became the first Designated Player in Timbers MLS history on April 13 ... Made his club debut as a second-half sub April 23 at LA Galaxy ... Recorded his first MLS goal in a 2-1 win over Vancouver, scoring the quickest goal in Timbers MLS history in just the second minute of play ... Recorded the game-winning assist in the first MLS match at BC Place on Oct. 2.INTERNATIONAL: Joined the Colombian National Team for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Oct. 11, 2011, and played the final 21 minutes in a 2-1 win ... Made his senior debut on Nov. 17, 2010, starting a friendly against Peru in Bogota.

DIEGO CHARA - M21


Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 06/17/88Birthplace: San José, Costa RicaAcquired: Trade with D.C. United, 11/24/10Last MLS goal: 10/26/13 POR @ CHVLast MLS assist: 11/07/13 POR vs. SEA (PLAYOFFS)

2014: Made his 2014 Timbers debut, playing 80 minutes in a 3-0 win over OrlandoCity U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Played two games on loan with USL PRO side Arizona United SC, scoring a goal in a 2-1 loss against Dayton on June 11 ... Was named to the gameday roster for the first time this season May 28 at Chivas USA.2013: Logged new career highs in goals (7), assists (6) and points (20) during the regular season ... Led the team with three game-winning goals during the regular season ... Started all four playoff matches ... His six assists were second-most on the team ... Was named an MLS All-Star through a vote of the players and selected to the inactive roster for the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Game ... Tallied his career-best seventh goal of the season as part of a 5-0 road win over Chivas USA on Oct. 26 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory against the Colorado Rapids on Sept. 20 at Providence Park - his sixth assist and second game-winning assist of the season ... He logged four of his six assists on the campaign in games against the Rapids ... Became the second player to appear in all three MLS home openers in the club’s his-tory entering as a sub on March 3 against New York.INTERNATIONAL: Appeared in five matches as Costa Rica earned the gold medal at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana in January ... Scored the game-winning goal against El Salvador in the semifinals Jan. 25 ... Made two appearances during the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... Featured in three 2014 FIFA World Cup third-round qualifying matches ... Made debut, scoring the game-winning goal for Costa Rica in a 1-0 win over the United States on Sept. 2, 2011 ... Has 16 total caps for Costa Rica.

RODNEY WALLACE - M22

Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 DOB: 09/16/89Birthplace: Anaheim, Calif.Acquired: Via trade from Chivas USA along with the No. 2 selec-tion in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Process, 12/12/13Pronunciation: HOR-hay vee-ya-FAH-nyahLast MLS goal: 05/09/13 CHV vs. RSLLast MLS assist: 05/28/14 POR @ CHV

2014: Played 90 minutes in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC in the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 24 ... Has started four straight regular-season matches ... Played 90 minutes in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 … Tallied an assist in a 2-0 win at Chivas USA on May 28 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win at New York May 24, helping set up the game-winning goal ... Made his first Timbers MLS appearance on May 17 in a 3-3 draw against Columbus, entering the match as a substitute in the 36th minute.2013: Compiled one goal and a career-best four assists over 20 regular-season appearances (15 starts) in his seventh season with Chivas USA .. Recorded assists in three of his first five appearances of the campaign (March 24, March 30, April 27), including one in a 4-1 route of Chicago on the road March 24 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Vancouver on March 30 ... Scored the club’s lone goal in a loss to Real Salt Lake on May 19.2012: Saw action in 14 regular-season games for Chivas USA ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute by Juan Pablo Angel, helping the club to a 2-1 win against Montreal ... Notched the equalizer in the 69th minute of a 1-1 draw Oct. 7 against FC Dallas.2011: Was a regular starter for Chivas USA, playing in 25 games (24 starts), register-ing a career-high 1,793 minutes ... Notched the initial go-ahead goal in a 3-3 draw on the road against Columbus on May 28 ... Four games later, assisted on a game-tying goal by Justin Braun in an eventual 3-2 road loss to Philadephia on June 25.

JORGE VILLAFA„A - M/D19

Height: 5-9 Weight: 172 DOB: 03/24/92Birthplace: Washington, D.C.Acquired: Selected in the third round (No. 39 overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/21/14Pronunciation: fo-SHEE-vayLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Made his Timbers debut, playing 19 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando CityU23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Appeared in seven matches on loan with USL PRO co-affiliate Sacramento Republic FC ... Made his professional debut, playing 28 minutes as a second-half substitute in a loss against Harrisburg City Islanders April 26.COLLEGE: Played two seasons at UConn after transferring from Division 2 Hawaii Pacific University ... 2013: Started all 23 matches (2 goals, 1 assist) ... 2012: Started all 22 matches he played in for Huskies ... 2011: Started all 16 matches for Hawaii Pa-cific University (1 goal, 3 assists) and earned First Team All-PacWest honors .... 2010: Registered 4 goals and 2 assists in 11 matches (10 starts) as a freshman at HPU.

GEORGE FOCHIVE - M26

Height: 6-3 Weight: 180 DOB: 01/03/84Birthplace: Adrogué, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAcquired: Signed, 01/15/14Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Started and played 29 minutes in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC in the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup ... Played 60 minutes as a starter in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 ... Started and played 78 minutes in a 2-0 win over Chivas USA on May 28 ... Played 11 minutes as a sub May 24 at New York, blocking back-to-back shots from Thierry Henry to preserve 2-1 win ... Started and played 90 minutes in four of the team’s first 11 matches ... Made his MLS and Timbers debut on March 8 against Philadelphia ... Recorded one shot against the Union.

Paparatto, 30, has played the last seven seasons in Argentina’s first division with Club Atlético Tigre, making more than 100 appearances and scoring one goal in league play. He helped guide Tigre to three of its best seasons in club history in the Primera División, including a tie for first place following the 2008 Apertura tournament. Pa-paratto aided in Tigre making its first appearances in international competition, twice playing in the Copa Sudamericana and earning a berth in the 2013 Copa Libertadores.

The Adrogué, Argentina, native was named Tigre’s captain ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, starting all 17 of his league appearances and contributing to six shutouts in the Inicial season.

NORBERTO PAPARATTO - D23Height: 6-1 Weight: 173 DOB: 10/12/92Birthplace: Oak Hills, Calif.Acquired: Selected in the second round (No. 36 overall) at the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/16/14Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Appeared in two matches (1 start) while on loan with USL PRO co-affiliate Sacramento Republic FC ... Appeared in two matches while on loan with Orange County Blues FC.COLLEGE: Named to the All-Big West First Team for UC-Riverside ... Led the Highland-ers with six goals and 13 points ... Scored the game-winning goal in UC Riverside’s 4-3, double overtime victory at UNLV on September 9 ... Named Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Week on September 10 ... 2011: Was one of three Highlanders to start at least 18 matches on the season, and one of five to play in all 19 matches on the year ... Both of his goals on the season were game-winners: in a 3-0 win over Sacramento State on September 1 and in a 3-1 victory vs. No. 7 UC Santa Barbara on September 28 ... His lone assist of the season came on Cesar Diaz Pizarro’s game-winning goal in UCR’s 1-0 win over Saint Mary’s on September 11 ... 2010: Saw his first action and earned his first start as a member of the Highlanders in a 3-2 loss at San Jose State on September 1 ... Scored the first goals of his career , including the game-winner, in a 5-0 win over Alabama A&M on September 4 ... Recorded the first assist of his career on a Cesar Diaz goal in UCR’s 1-0 win over Biola on September 13 ... Was one of just three Highlanders to play in all 17 matches ... His 14 starts were tied for fifth most on the team.

AARON LONG - M24


Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/31/83Birthplace: Columbus, OhioAcquired: Signed, 05/27/14Pronunciation: oh-ROARKLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: 05/01/10 CLB @ SEA

2014: Played 90 minutes in consecutive U.S. Open Cup matches (June 17-24) ... Logged 45 minutes as a second-half substitute on June 11 against FC Dallas ... Played 30 minutes as a second half sub in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 ... Made his Timbers debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-0 win over Chivas USA on May 28.2013: Appeared in 22 matches (19 starts) for the Columbus Crew.2012: Logged 1,603 minutes in 21 matches (18 starts) for Columbus.2011: Missed the majority of the season due to injury, made his season debut for Columbus on July 2 against FC Dallas.2010: Appeared in 16 matches (13 starts) while helping lead Columbus to the Eastern Conference semifinals, as well as the final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... Made an appearance in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League tournament, starting a match against Municipal on Aug. 18 ... Tallied an assist on May 1 against Seattle.2009: Started 26 matches for the Crew, helping the team to a second consecutive Supporters’ Shield ... Logged 2,338 minutes during the regular season ... Registered an assist on July 25 in a 3-2 win over Toronto FC ... Appeared in five matches during the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League tournament.2008: Won MLS Cup as a member of the Crew, appearing in 28 matches and logging a career-high 2,452 minutes ... Tallied a career-best four assists during the season as Columbus also earned the league’s Supporters’ Shield.

DANNY O'ROURKE - D25


Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 02/22/91Birthplace: Rosario, ArgentinaAcquired: Trade with Toronto FC, 09/07/13Pronunciation: Max-a-mill-ee-ano Urr-oo-teeLast MLS goal: 06/01/14 POR vs. VANLast MLS assist: 06/11/14 POR vs. FCD

2014: Recorded two assists in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Tallied his first MLS assist on June 11 against FC Dallas ... Scored the opening goal in a 4-3 loss against Vancouver June 1 ... Netted a brace in a 2-1 win over New York May 24, becoming the ninth Timbers MLS player to score two goals in a game ... Has tallied four goals in the last four matches ... Opened the scoring for Portland in a 3-3 draw against Columbus with a goal in the fifth minute on May 17 ... Netted the game-winning goal in the 94th minute of a 3-2 win against D.C. United May 3 ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 4-4 draw April 5 against Seattle ... his 57th-minute strike was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week for Week 5 ... Started, played 90 minutes and forced an FC Dallas own goal March 29 in a 2-1 loss at Toyota Stadium.2013: Registered one goal in five appearances during the regular season after joining the club on Sept. 7 in a trade with Toronto FC ... Made two substitute appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs ... Missed the last two regular-season matches with a hamstring strain ... Tallied his first career MLS goal, the game-winner in a 1-0 victory against the LA Galaxy on Sept. 29 ... Started four straight games Sept. 20-Oct. 13 ... Recorded his first start for the Timbers, playing 61 minutes in a 1-0 win over Colorado on Sept. 20 ... Made his Timbers debut on Sept. 14 at Chivas USA, entering the match as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 1-1 draw ... Played 72 minutes for the Timbers Reserves on Sept. 15 at the Chivas USA Reserves ... Acquired by the Timbers on Sept. 7, 2013, in a trade with Toronto FC in exchange for forward Bright Dike, a first-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.

MAXIMILIANO URRUTI - F37Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 DOB: 07/30/80Birthplace: Banjul, The GambiaAcquired: Signed, 05/03/13Pronunciation: pa moe-doo KALast MLS goal: 06/11/14 POR vs. FCDLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Scored his first career MLS goal, a late-game equalizer on June 11 against FC Dallas ... Started and played 90 minutes in 13 of the team’s 16 matches ... Missed match against Chicago on March 16 with hamstring injury ... Started the season-opener against Philadelphia on March 8, but left the match with an injury in the 34th minute.2013: Started each of his 20 appearances for the club during the regular season and each of his four MLS Cup Playoff appearances ... Helped the club record shutouts in 11 of his 20 games played ... Contributed to the Timbers setting a new MLS single-season record with 11 home shutouts during the season ... The club’s 15 shutouts overall during the regular season are tied for the second-most in MLS history in a sin-gle season ... Started all five matches of the club’s 450-minute, home shutout streak Sept. 7-Oct. 19 to end the regular season ... ... Missed match against the LA Galaxy on July 13 after receiving a straight red card in the 11th minute of a 1-0 loss at Columbus on July 7 ... Started and played 83 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals win over FC Dallas on June 26 ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut, starting and play-ing 90 minutes in a 2-0 shutout against D.C. United on May 25 ... Made his Timbers Reserves debut, starting and playing 45 minutes in a 1-1 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves on May 19.

PA MODOU KAH - D44

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 DOB: 08/09/83Birthplace: Austin, TexasAcquired: Signed, 01/10/14Pronunciation: WEB-erLast MLS win: 07/28/13 SEA vs. CHVLast MLS shutout: n/a

2014: Has won consecutive U.S. Open Cup matches (June 17-24) ... Stopped four shots in a 4-4 draw April 5 against Seattle, his second straight start ... Made two saves in his first career start for the Timbers in a 2-1 loss March 29 against FC Dallas ... His 28th-minute save against FC Dallas forward Blas Pérez was nominated for MLS Save of the Week for Week 4 ... Made his Timbers debut, playing 18 minutes after starter Donovan Ricketts was issued a red card ... Was an unused sub in each of the team’s first two matches of the season.2013: Made three MLS appearances (2 starts) while on loan with Seattle Sound-ers FC ... Posted a 1-1-1 record in those appearances, recording five saves and a 1.20 goals-against average ... Joined Seattle on July 11 and played in three straight matches July 13-28 ... Played in two games for the Sounders FC Reserves in the MLS Reserve League ... Played a majority of the season with Phoenix FC Wolves of USL PRO, starting 14 league games and recording three shutouts for the club in its inaugural season.2012: Started three MLS matches for Seattle Sounders FC ... Featured in three straight matches during the regular season June 20-30, earning a 0-1-1 record ... Played in one game during Seattle’s run in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recording four saves in a shutout in a 1-0 victory against San Jose in the quarterfinal June 26 ... Made his second career CONCACAF Champions League appearance during the 2012-13 tournament, starting and making three saves in a 3-1 victory Aug. 2 against Caledonia ... Played in five games for Seattle across all competition, compil-ing a 2-1-1 record and a 1.11 goals-against average ... Additionally, played in three games for the Sounders FC Reserves in the MLS Reserve League.

ANDREW WEBER - GK33Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 DOB: 11/19/86Birthplace: Hartford, Conn.Acquired: Signed, 05/22/13Pronunciation: rah-shawnLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: 05/23/12 CHV @ NY

2014: Has appeared in five consecutive regular-season matches ... Appeared in both of Portland’s U.S. Open Cup matches June 17-24 ... Played 12 minutes as a sub May 28 at Chivas USA ... Made first start and appearance of season, playing 79 minutes in a 2-1 win at New York May 24 ... Spent time on loan with USL PRO side Orange Coun-ty Blue FC early in the season ... Named to the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 7 after a strong defensive performance in a 2-1 loss at Sacramento ... Was named honorable mention on the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 6 of the season.2013: Registered his first Timbers MLS start on Aug. 30 against Real Salt Lake, pay-ing 90 minutes ... Started 10 of 14 games for the Timbers Reserves, logging one goal during the season ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Played 90 minutes of a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Signed with the Timbers on May 22, 2013.2012: Appeared in 20 matches, including 19 starts, for Chivas USA ... Logged 1,732 minutes during the season ... Registered career highs in shots (5), shots on goal (2) ... Earned his first career MLS assist and point on May 23, 2012, in a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls ... Assisted on forward Juan Pablo Ángel’s opening goal in the 47th minute.2011: Started each of his two appearances for Real Salt Lake in 2011, playing 90 minutes at New England (April 9) and at D.C. United (Sept. 24).2010: Appeared in four regular-season games for Real Salt Lake, including two starts, logging 224 minutes ... Started two matches during the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champi-ons League group stage.

RAUWSHAN MCKENZIE - D31

Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 DOB: 06/26/90Birthplace: Wellington, New ZealandAcquired: Signed, 02/17/11Pronunciation: GLEE-sonLast MLS win: 04/17/11 POR vs. FCDLast MLS shutout: n/a

2014: Has played on loan with USL PRO co-affiliate Sacramento Republic FC ... Named to the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 2 after making five saves in a season-opening 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy II.2013: Did not make a regular-season appearance for the first team ... Appeared in nine games (6 starts) for the Timbers Reserves this season, logging 675 minutes in goal ... Made two saves in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24.2012: Played in three matches (2 starts) with the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Re-serve League ... Did not make an MLS appearance during the regular season ... Made his season debut Aug. 26 for the Timbers Reserves against the San Jose Earthquakes Reserves.2011: Made his professional debut with the Timbers in the second half of a 2-0 loss at Toronto FC on March 26 ... Earned his first start and win in the Timbers home opener at JELD-WEN Field, a 4-2 win over Chicago (April 14) ... Recorded back-to-back wins against Chicago (April 14) and FC Dallas (April 17) ... Was named the Tim-bers/MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year ... Registered a perfect 5-0-0 record in MLS Reserve League action, seeing time in six matches during the Timbers Reserves’ seven-match unbeaten streak to finish the season ... Finished his rookie season with a record of 7-0-1 in MLS competitions.INTERNATIONAL: Helped the New Zealand U-23 National Team qualify for the London 2012 Olympics ... Earned his first senior cap with New Zealand on June 5, 2011, com-ing on as a 77th minute sub in a friendly against Australia in Adelaide, Australia.

JAKE GLEESON - GK90


Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 DOB: 07/21/84Birthplace: Bexley, EnglandAcquired: Signed as a Designated Player 06/25/14Last MLS goal: Last MLS assist:

Ridgewell joins the Timbers carrying an experienced pedigree with more than 250 matches played over 11 English Premier League seasons spent with Aston Villa, Bir-mingham City and West Bromwich Albion. He played the last two-and-a-half seasons with West Brom, making 76 appearances as one of the club’s primary options in defense. Ridgewell made 33 appearances during the 2013-14 EPL season, logging 90 minutes in all but three of his appearances while helping the Baggies remain in the Premiership for a fifth consecutive season.

Prior to joining West Brom, the Bexley, England, native spent five seasons with Bir-mingham City, helping the club win the 2011 Football League Cup with a 90-minute performance in a 2-1 win against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London. Ridgewell, a member of the England Under-21 National Team from 2004-06, made 152 career appearances for the Blues as the club spent three years in the EPL and two in English League Championship during his stint.

LIAM RIDGEWELL - D


GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

TIMBERS 1 vs. PHILADELPHIA UNION 1March 8, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore) •Att: 20,814

SCORINGPOR - Fernández 90+4 • PHI - McInerney (Edu, Maidana), 64

STATSShots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners

POR 15 4 18 2 7PHI 10 1 16 4 6

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury (Zakuani, 85), D Paparatto, D Kah (Danso, 34), D Harrington, M Chara, M Valeri, M Johnson ©, F Nagbe, F Fernández, F Urruti (Alhassan, 73)

Subs not used: GK Weber, M Nanchoff, M Zemanski, F Piquionne

Referee: Ioannis StavridisTime of Game: 1:51Weather: Rain, 50 degrees

TIMBERS 1 vs. CHICAGO FIRE 1March 16, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore) •Att: 20,814

SCORINGPOR - Fernández 79 • CHI - Larentowicz (penalty kick), 19


POR 21 3 16 5 5CHI 14 6 21 0 8

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury, D Paparatto, D Danso, D Har-rington, M Chara, M Valeri (Piquionne, 86), M Johnson ©, F Nagbe, F Urruti (Zakuani, 61), F Fernández

Subs not used: GK Weber, D McKenzie, D Powell, M Nanchoff, M Zemanski

Referee: Marcos de OliveiraTime of Game: 1:55Weather: Cloudy, 61 degrees

TIMBERS 0 at COLORADO RAPIDS 2March 22, 2014 • Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colo.) • Att: 15,135

SCORINGPOR - None • COL - Sánchez (penalty kick), 73, Brown 75


POR 7 5 9 8 2COL 13 3 14 1 8

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury (Powell, 79), D Danso, D Kah, D Harrington, M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Valeri (Weber, 72), F Nagbe, F Fernández, F Zakuani (Urruti, 65)

Subs not used: D McKenzie, M Nanchoff, M Zemanski, F Piquionne

Referee: Mark GeigerTime of Game: 1:52Weather: Snow, 30 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at FC DALLAS 2March 29, 2014 • Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas) • Att: 16,045

SCORINGPOR - Own goal (Matt Hedges) 66 • FCD - Perez (Acosta, Benitez) 45, Diaz 84


POR 15 2 13 1 2FCD 9 3 19 2 0

LINEUPPOR: GK Weber, D Jewsbury (Piquionne, 87), D Paparatto, D Kah, D Harrington, M Chara, M Valeri, M Johnson ©, F Nagbe (Powell, 45), F Urruti, F Fernández (Alhassan, 62)

Subs not used: GK Withrow, D Danso, M Nanchoff, M Zemanski

Referee: Sorin StoicaTime of Game: 1:56Weather: Clear, 70 degrees

TIMBERS 4 vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 4April 5, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, 0re.) • Att: 20,814

SCORINGPOR - Chara 9, Valeri (Harrington) 14, Chara (Alhassan) 55, Urruti 57 • SEA - Cooper (Anibaba, Pineda) 3, Dempsey (Mar-tins, Alonso) 24, Dempsey (Martins, Neagle) 85, Dempsey (penalty kick) 87


POR 19 4 21 1 6SEA 22 1 17 3 5

LINEUPPOR: GK Weber, D Powell, D Kah, D Paparatto, D Jewsbury, M Johnson © (Zakuani, 89), M Valeri, M Chara, F Alhassan, F Urruti (Piquionne, 84), F Nagbe (Zemanski, 85)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Danso, D Jewsbury, F Fernández

Referee: Hilario GrajedaTime of Game: 1:53; Weather: Cloudy, 52 degrees

TIMBERS 1 vs. CHIVAS USA 1April 12, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, 0re.) • Att: 20,814

SCORINGPOR - Johnson (Nagbe) 7 • CHV - Torres (Barrera, Jean-Baptiste) 79


POR 8 1 12 6 2CHV 13 2 16 0 10

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Powell, D Danso, D Kah, D Harrington, M Johnson ©, M Valeri, M Chara, F Alhassan (Fernández, 62), F Urruti, F Nagbe

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jewsbury, D Paparatto, M Nanchoff, M Zeman-ski, F Piquionne

Referee: Baldomero ToledoTime of Game: 1:53Weather: Partly Cloudy, 63 degrees

TIMBERS 0 at REAL SALT LAKE 1April 19, 2014 • Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) • Att: 20,496

SCORINGPOR - None • RSL - Grabavoy (Velasquez) 78


POR 9 2 11 1 7RSL 12 4 18 0 5

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury (Powell, 83), D Danso, D Kah, D Harrington, M Johnson ©, M Valeri (Fernández, 61), M Chara, F Alhassan (Nanchoff, 77), F Urruti, F Nagbe

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Zemanski, F Villafaña

Referee: Drew FischerTime of Game: 1:50Weather: Partly Cloudy, 70 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at HOUSTON DYNAMO 1April 27, 2014 • BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, Texas) • Att: 20,558

SCORINGPOR - Fernández 33 • HOU - Bruin (Ashe, Davis) 16


POR 10 4 10 2 2HOU 14 3 12 1 3

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury, D Danso, D Kah, D Harrington, M Chara, M Valeri (Urruti, 69), M Johnson ©, F Nagbe (Zakua-ni, 87), F Fernández, F Alhassan (Nanchoff, 76)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Powell, M Zemanski

Referee: Dave GantarTime of Game: 1:53Weather: Partly Cloudy, 85 degrees

TIMBERS 3 vs. D.C. UNITED 2May 3, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,814

SCORINGPOR - Fernández (Valeri, Nagbe) 1, Danso (Valeri) 38, Urruti 90+4 • DC - Arnaud (Kitchen) 21, Own Goal (Danso) 78


POR 19 3 13 2 3DC 16 3 17 1 8

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury (Urruti, 83), D Danso, D Kah, D Harrington, M Chara, M Valeri, M Johnson ©, F Nagbe, F Fernández, F Zakuani (Alhassan, 69)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Powell, M Nanchoff, M Zemanski

Referee: Ricardo SalazarTime of Game: 1:53Weather: Rain, 55 degrees


GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

TIMBERS 1 vs. LA GALAXY 1May 11, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,814

SCORINGPOR - Valeri (Johnson) 90+5 • LA - Keane (Gargan) 90+2


POR 10 4 14 1 10LA 21 3 10 0 8

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury, D Danso, D Kah, D Harrington (Powell, 5), M Chara (Zemanski, 68), M Valeri, M Johnson ©, F Nagbe, F Fernández (Urruti, 76), F Zakuani

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Alhassan, M Nanchoff

Referee: Armando VillarrealTime of Game: 1:52Weather: Sunny, 55 degrees

TIMBERS 3 vs. COLUMBUS CREW 3May 17, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,814

SCORINGPOR - Urruti (Zakuani) 5, Johnson (Jewsbury) 80, Fernández (Adi, Valeri) 85 • CLB - Higuaín (Jimenez) 14, Higuaín (pen-alty kick) 45+, Finlay (Higuaín), 81


POR 16 5 11 6 5CLB 15 3 18 3 6

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Powell, D Kah, D Danso, D Jewsbury, M Johnson ©, M Valeri, M Zemanski (Fernández, 75), F Nagbe, F Urruti (Villafaña, 36)(Adi, 83), F Zakuani

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Alhassan, M Nanchoff

Referee: Jose Carlos RiveroTime of Game: 1:56; Weather: Cloudy, 69 degrees

TIMBERS 2 at NEW YORK RED BULLS 1May 24, 2014 • Red Bull Arena (Harrison, N.J.) • Att: 19,513

SCORINGPOR - Urruti (Zakuani) 45, Urruti 74 • NY - Wright-Phillips (penalty) 36


POR 10 4 19 6 3NY 15 1 17 4 4

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury, D McKenzie (Paparatto, 79), D Kah, D Villafaña, M Zemanski, M Valeri (Fernández, 90+2), M Johnson ©, F Nagbe, F Urruti (Adi, 84), F Zakuani

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Danso, M Alhassan, M Nanchoff

Referee: Drew FischerTime of Game: 1:49Weather: Cloudy, 61 degrees

TIMBERS 2 at CHIVAS USA 0May 28, 2014 • StubHub Center (Carson, Calif.) • Att: 3,702

SCORINGPOR - Adi (Villafaña, Nagbe) 65, Adi (Valeri) 71• CHV - None


POR 8 1 14 2 0CHV 7 3 14 1 6

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D O’Rourke, D Danso, D Paparatto (McK-enzie, 78), D Villafaña, M Chara, M Fernández (Valeri, 68), M Johnson ©, F Alhassan, F Adi, F Nanchoff (Nagbe, 58)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Peay, M Wallace, F Urruti

Referee: Edvin JurisevicTime of Game: 1:52Weather: Sunny, 69 degrees

TIMBERS 3 vs. VANCOUVER 4June 1, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,814

SCORINGPOR - Urruti (Valeri) 3, Fernández (Valeri) 77, Johnson (Adi, Valeri) 86 • VAN - Morales (penalty kick) 16, Morales (penalty kick) 26, Hurtado (Laba, Morales) 45+4, Harvey (Morales) 49


POR 18 7 12 1 8VAN 23 5 13 2 4

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D O’Rourke, D Danso, D Paparatto (McK-enzie, 78), D Villafaña, M Chara, M Fernández (Valeri, 68), M Johnson ©, F Alhassan, F Adi, F Nanchoff (Nagbe, 58)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Peay, M Wallace, F Urruti

Referee: Edvin Jurisevic; Time of Game: 1:52Weather: Sunny, 69 degrees

TIMBERS 3 at REAL SALT LAKE 1June 7, 2014 • Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) • Att: 20,481

SCORINGPOR - Adi (Valeri) 36, Adi 45, Johnson (penalty kick) 73 • RSL - Mulholland 23


POR 11 4 13 2 5RSL 12 6 18 1 8

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury, D McKenzie, D Paparatto (O’Rourke, 60), D Villafaña, M Chara, M Fernández (Zakuani, 68), M Johnson ©, F Valeri, F Adi, F Nagbe (Alhassan, 88)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Powell, M Nanchoff, F Urruti

Referee: Ismail ElfathTime of Game: 1:54Weather: Sunny, 81 degrees

TIMBERS 2 vs. FC DALLAS 2June 11, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,814

SCORINGPOR - Johnson (penalty kick) 79, Kah (Urruti) 90+4 • FCD - Castillo (Pérez) 27, Pérez (Akindele) 39


POR 30 4 9 2 9FCD 13 5 18 1 8

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Harrington (Urruti, 82), D McKenzie (O’Rourke, 46), D Kah, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Valeri, M Johnson ©, F Nagbe, F Adi, F Zakuani (Fernández, 60)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jewsbury, M Alhassan, M Nanchoff

Referee: Alan KellyTime of Game: 1:55Weather: Partly Cloudy, 70 degrees

NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E37 F Maximiliano Urruti 14 9 749 6 1 13 28 9 0 17 14 13 0 010 F Gastón Fernández 15 9 851 6 0 12 20 10 11 4 10 18 1 08 M Diego Valeri 16 15 1298 2 8 12 47 16 58 4 11 21 0 04 M Will Johnson 16 16 1439 5 1 11 38 13 4 2 14 26 2 09 F Fanendo Adi 6 3 316 4 2 10 18 11 0 3 4 14 0 021 M Diego Chara 13 13 1148 2 0 4 2 2 0 0 44 24 3 06 M/F Darlington Nagbe 16 15 1327 0 3 3 16 8 0 2 7 44 0 044 D Pa Modou Kah 13 13 1114 1 0 2 4 1 0 1 17 14 4 0 Futty Danso* 10 9 866 1 0 2 7 1 0 2 11 5 1 07 M Steve Zakuani 12 7 581 0 2 2 13 2 0 8 3 9 0 013 D Jack Jewsbury 12 12 1047 0 1 1 5 2 0 2 10 11 0 05 D Michael Harrington 11 11 846 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 12 5 1 019 M/D Jorge Villafaña 6 4 484 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 7 5 0 011 M Kalif Alhassan 10 5 476 0 1 1 10 2 1 0 4 11 1 023 D Norberto Paparatto 6 5 449 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 5 5 3 031 D Rauwshan McKenzie 5 4 316 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 4 1 02 D Alvas Powell 7 2 272 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 4 0 114 M Ben Zemanski 4 2 192 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 1 025 D Danny O’Rourke 3 1 165 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 017 M Michael Nanchoff 3 1 85 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 Frederic Piquionne* 3 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Own goals received 1 Timbers 16 1440 28 21 77 226 82 76 48 215 255 23 2 Opponents 16 1440 27 24 78 229 85 97 24 258 212 40 6 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 1 GK Donovan Ricketts 14 14 1241 89 48 19 1.38 1 5 5 4 2 733 GK Andrew Weber 3 2 198 16 8 8 3.64 0 2 3 0 2 1 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 16 1440 105 56 27 1.69 1 7 8 4 4 8 Opponents 16 1440 108 52 28 1.75 2 1 1 4 4 8

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REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

TIMBERS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING 1 2 TTimbers 11 17 28Opponents 15 12 27

CORNERS 1 2 TTimbers 44 32 76Opponents 46 51 97

SHOTS 1 2 TTimbers 101 125 226Opponents 110 119 229

OFFSIDES 1 2 TTimbers 25 20 45Opponents 11 13 24

SOG 1 2 TTimbers 34 48 82Opponents 42 43 85

YELLOW CARDS 1 2 TTimbers 10 13 23Opponents 14 26 40

FOULS COM. 1 2 TTimbers 118 97 215Opponents 119 139 258

RED CARDS 1 2 TTimbers 1 1 2Opponents 0 6 6



NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E10 F Gastón Fernández 17 11 1004 10 0 20 24 14 12 4 12 19 1 037 F Maximiliano Urruti 16 11 929 6 3 15 36 14 0 19 18 17 0 04 M Will Johnson 17 17 1529 6 1 13 39 14 4 2 17 26 2 08 M Diego Valeri 16 15 1298 2 8 12 47 16 58 4 11 21 0 09 F Fanendo Adi 7 3 324 4 2 10 18 11 0 4 5 15 0 021 M Diego Chara 13 13 1148 2 0 4 2 2 0 0 44 24 3 06 M/F Darlington Nagbe 16 15 1327 0 3 3 16 8 0 2 7 44 0 044 D Pa Modou Kah 13 13 1114 1 0 2 4 1 0 1 17 14 4 0 Futty Danso* 10 9 866 1 0 2 7 1 0 2 11 5 1 020 D Taylor Peay 2 1 124 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 07 M Steve Zakuani 13 8 645 0 2 2 14 3 0 10 4 11 0 013 D Jack Jewsbury 14 14 1227 0 1 1 6 2 0 2 11 11 0 05 D Michael Harrington 13 12 962 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 12 6 1 011 M Kalif Alhassan 12 7 656 0 1 1 15 4 1 0 9 14 2 019 M/D Jorge Villafaña 7 5 574 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 7 6 0 023 D Norberto Paparatto 7 5 478 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 7 6 3 031 D Rauwshan McKenzie 7 5 467 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 5 1 025 D Danny O’Rourke 5 3 345 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 6 1 02 D Alvas Powell 8 3 328 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 5 0 114 M Ben Zemanski 4 2 192 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 1 017 M Michael Nanchoff 4 2 175 0 0 0 8 2 15 1 7 3 0 026 M George Fochive 1 0 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Frederic Piquionne* 3 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 012 F Schillo Tshuma 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals received 1 Timbers 18 1620 34 23 91 256 98 90 54 246 278 24 2 Opponents 18 1620 28 24 80 248 93 105 30 281 243 41 6 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 1 GK Donovan Ricketts 14 14 1241 89 48 19 1.38 1 5 5 4 2 733 GK Andrew Weber 5 4 378 24 14 9 2.14 1 3 4 2 2 1 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 18 1620 113 62 28 1.56 2 8 9 6 4 8 Opponents 18 1620 124 62 34 1.89 2 3 3 4 6 8

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ALL-COMPETITION STATISTICS


TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME

Timbers GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EMarch 8 vs. Philadelphia 1 90 1 0 2 15 2 7 2 18 16 1 March 16 vs. Chicago 1 90 1 0 2 21 7 5 5 16 21 1 March 22 at Colorado 1 90 0 0 0 7 3 2 8 9 14 1 1March 29 at FC Dallas 1 90 1 0 2 15 3 2 1 13 19 3 April 5 vs. Seattle 1 90 4 2 10 19 6 6 1 21 17 4 April 12 vs. Chivas USA 1 90 1 1 3 8 3 2 6 12 16 2 April 19 at Real Salt Lake 1 90 0 0 0 9 4 7 1 11 18 1 April 27 at Houston 1 90 1 0 2 10 4 2 2 10 12 May 3 vs. D.C. United 1 90 3 3 9 19 6 3 2 13 17 May 11 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 1 1 3 10 4 10 1 14 10 1 May 17 vs. Columbus 1 90 3 4 10 16 6 5 6 11 18 1May 24 at New York 1 90 2 1 5 10 3 3 6 19 17 4 May 28 at Chivas USA 1 90 2 3 7 8 5 0 2 14 14 2 June 1 vs. Vancouver 1 90 3 4 10 18 8 8 1 12 13 1 June 7 at Real Salt Lake 1 90 3 1 7 11 9 5 2 13 15 1 June 11 vs. FC Dallas 1 90 2 1 5 30 9 9 2 9 18 1 Totals 16 1440 28 21 77 226 82 76 48 215 255 23 2

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Opponents GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EPhiladelphia 1 90 1 2 4 10 6 6 4 16 18 3 Chicago 1 90 1 0 2 14 4 8 0 21 16 4 1Colorado 1 90 2 0 4 13 7 8 1 14 9 2 1FC Dallas 1 90 2 2 6 9 4 0 2 19 13 3 Seattle 1 90 4 6 14 22 8 5 3 17 21 3 Chivas USA 1 90 1 2 4 13 2 10 0 16 12 2 Real Salt Lake 1 90 1 1 3 12 3 5 0 18 11 Houston 1 90 1 2 4 14 5 3 1 12 10 1 D.C. United 1 90 2 1 5 16 4 8 1 17 13 1 LA Galaxy 1 90 1 1 3 21 5 8 0 10 14 1 Columbus 1 90 3 2 8 15 8 6 3 18 11 4 New York 1 90 1 0 2 15 6 4 4 17 19 4Chivas USA 1 90 0 0 0 7 1 6 1 14 13 3 1Vancouver 1 90 4 3 11 23 11 4 2 13 12 3 Real Salt Lake 1 90 1 0 2 12 5 8 1 18 11 3 1FC Dallas 1 90 2 2 6 13 6 8 1 18 9 3 2 Totals 16 1440 27 24 78 229 85 97 24 258 212 40 6

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TMarch 8 vs. Philadelphia 1 90 6 4 1 1.00 1 March 16 vs. Chicago 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 1 1 1March 22 at Colorado 1 90 7 5 2 2.00 1 2 1 March 29 at FC Dallas 1 90 4 2 2 2.00 1 April 5 vs. Seattle 1 90 8 4 4 4.00 1 1 1April 12 vs. Chivas USA 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 1April 19 at Real Salt Lake 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 April 27 at Houston 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1May 3 vs. D.C. United 1 90 4 3 2 2.00 1 May 11 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1May 17 vs. Columbus 1 90 8 4 3 3.00 1 1 1May 24 at New York 1 90 6 4 1 1.00 1 1 1 May 28 at Chivas USA 1 90 7 1 0 0.00 1 1 June 1 vs. Vancouver 1 90 11 7 4 4.00 2 2 1 June 7 at Real Salt Lake 1 90 12 4 1 1.00 1 June 11 vs. FC Dallas 1 90 13 4 2 2.00 1 Totals 16 1440 105 56 27 1.69 1 7 8 4 4 8

Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TPhiladelphia 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 1 Chicago 1 90 7 6 1 1.00 1Colorado 1 90 3 3 0.00 1 1 FC Dallas 1 90 3 3 1 1.00 1 Seattle 1 90 6 1 4 4.00 1Chivas USA 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1Real Salt Lake 1 90 4 4 0 0.00 1 1 Houston 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 1D.C. United 1 90 6 3 3 3.00 1 LA Galaxy 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 1Columbus 1 90 6 3 3 3.00 1New York 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 1 Chivas USA 1 90 8 3 2 2.00 1 Vancouver 1 90 8 5 3 3.00 1 Real Salt Lake 1 90 11 6 3 3.00 1 FC Dallas 1 90 30 5 2 2.00 1 1 1 Totals 16 1440 108 52 28 1.75 2 1 1 4 4 8


TIMBERS GOAL CHART

GOAL SCORERS

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10 Fernández 637 Urruti 64 Johnson 59 Adi 421 Chara 28 Valeri 2 Danso 144 Kah 1OG Own Goal 1

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PENALTY KICKSWill Johnson - 2

PENALTY KICKS

DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULT6/7 73 RSL Johnson Attinella Goal6/11 79 FCD Johnson Fernandez Goal

FOR:

DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULT3/16 19 CHI Larentowicz Ricketts Goal3/22 73 COL Sánchez Weber Goal3/22 75 COL Brown Weber Save4/5 87 SEA Dempsey Weber Goal5/17 45+ CLB Higuaín Ricketts Goal5/24 36 NY Wright-Phillips Ricketts Goal6/1 16 VAN Morales Ricketts Goal6/1 26 VAN Morales Ricketts Goal

AGAINST:

SCORING BREAKDOWNHOME (9 games)Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTALTimbers 6 0 1 2 0 10 19Opponents 2 6 3 1 1 6 19

ROAD (7 games)Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTALTimbers 0 0 4 0 5 0 9Opponents 0 2 2 0 2 2 7

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MISCELLANEOUS STATS

INDIVIDUALBraces: 11x (last: Adi, June 7, 2014 at Real Salt Lake)Hat tricks: n/aQuickest goal: 0:34, Fernández, May 3, 2014 vs. D.C. UnitedQuickest road goal: 8’, Dike, Aug. 19, 2012 at New YorkLatest game-winning goal: 94’, Jean-Baptiste, July 13, 2013 vs. LA GalaxyLatest goal: 95’, Valeri, May 11, 2014 vs. LA Galaxy (game-tying goal)Substitue goals: 14x (last: Fernández, June 1, 2014, vs. Vancouver)Substitute assists: 7x (last: Urruti, June 11, 2014, vs. FC Dallas)Goal on home debut: 8x (last: Fernández, March 8 vs. Philadelphia)

Braces against: 11x (last: Morales, June 1, 2014 vs. Vancouver)Hat tricks against: 1, Saborio, July 7, 2012 at RSLQuickest goal against: 0:28, Séne, March 24, 2012 at New EnglandQuickest goal against at Providence Park: 3’, Cooper, April 5, 2014 vs. Seattle Latest game-winning goal against 93’, Beckerman, March 31, 2012 vs. RSLSubstitute goals against: 17x (last: Finlay, May 17, 2014, vs. Columbus)Substitute assists against: 17x (last: Velasquez, April 19, 2014 at Real Salt Lake)Goal on debut vs. Timbers: 10x (last: Morales, June 1, 2014, vs. Vancouver)

TEAMLongest overall win streak: 2 games, 6x (last: Sept. 20-Oct. 6, 2013)Longest home win streak: 5 games, April 14-May 21, 2011Longest road win streak: 3 games, May 24-28, 2014Longest overall unbeaten streak: 15 games, March 16-June 23, 2013 Longest home unbeaten streak 22 games, April 6, 2013-June 1, 2014Longest road unbeaten streak: 11 games, Oct. 21, 2012-June 23, 2013Longest overall winless streak: 8 games, 2x (last: March 8-May 3, 2014)Longest home winless streak: 6 games - May 29-June 30, 2011Longest road winless streak: 16 games - March 17-Sept. 21, 2012Largest margin of victory: 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USALargest margin of defeat: 5 goals (last: July 21, 2012 at FC Dallas)Largest margin overcome: 2 goals, 2x (last: March 30 at Colorado, T 2-2)Most goals scored: 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA, W 5-0Most goals against: 5 goals, 2x (last: July 21, 2012 at FC Dallas)Most goals in a half: 3 goals, 4x (last: Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA)Most goals against in a half: 4 goals (July 14, 2012 vs. LA Galaxy)

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2014 TIMBERS STARTS BY POSITION

Goalkeeper1 - Donovan Ricketts (14)

33 - Andrew Weber (2)

Left Center Back44 - Pa Modou Kah (11)

23 - Norberto Paparatto (3)98 - Futty Danso (2)

Left Back5 - Michael Harrington (10)

19 - Jorge Villafaña (4) 13 - Jack Jewsbury (1)

Right Center Back98 - Futty Danso (7)

31 - Rauwshan McKenzie (4)23 - Norberto Paparatto (3)

44 - Pa Modou Kah (2)

Right Back13 - Jack Jewsbury (11)

2 - Alvas Powell (3)5 - Michael Harrington (1)25 - Danny O’Rourke (1)

Left Midfield4 - Will Johnson (11)21 - Diego Chara (4)

14 - Ben Zemanski (1)

Right Midfield21 - Diego Chara (10)4 - Will Johnson (5)

14 - Ben Zemanski (1)

Left Forward7 - Steve Zakuani (7)

6 - Darlington Nagbe (4)10 - Gastón Fernández (3)

11 - Kalif Alhassan (1)17 - Michael Nanchoff (1)

Center Forward37 - Maximiliano Urruti (9)10 - Gastón Fernández (4)

9 - Fanendo Adi (3) Right Forward

6 - Darlington Nagbe (11)11 - Kalif Alhassan (4)

8 - Diego Valeri (1)

Center Midfield8 - Diego Valeri (14)

10 - Gastón Fernández (5)

SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCESKalif Alhassan - 5Gastón Fernández - 5Maximiliano Urruti - 5Steve Zakuani - 5Alvas Powell - 4Fanendo Adi - 3Frederic Piquionne - 3Danny O’Rourke - 2Michael Nanchoff - 2Ben Zemanski - 2Futty Danso - 1 Rauwshan McKenzie - 1Darlington Nagbe - 1Norberto Paparatto - 1Diego Valeri - 1Jorge Villafaña - 1Andrew Weber - 1

2014 SAVE OF THE WEEK AWARDSWEEK PLAYER NOMINATED/WON1 Donovan Ricketts Nominated2 Donovan Ricketts Nominated4 Andrew Weber Nominated5 Andrew Weber Nominated12 Donovan Ricketts Won

2014 GOAL OF THE WEEK AWARDSWEEK PLAYER NOMINATED/WON5 Diego Chara Nominated5 Diego Valeri Nominated5 Maximiliano Urruti Nominated6 Will Johnson Nominated9 Gastón Fernández Won13 Maximiliano Urruti Nominated13 Will Johnson Won

MLS TEAM OF THE WEEKWEEK PLAYER REASON5 M Diego Chara 2G6 M Will Johnson 1G9 M/F Darlington Nagbe 1A14 F Fanendo Adi 2G

Honorable Mention: M/F Darlington Nagbe (Week 5), M Diego Valeri (Week 9), M Will Johnson (Week 10), D Alvas Powell (Week 10), M Will Johnson (Week 11), F Maximiliano Urruti (Week 12), M Diego Valeri (Week 13), HC Caleb Porter (Week 14), M Diego Valeri (Week 14)

NASR MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEKWEEK PLAYER REASON14 F Fanendo Adi 2G


NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E10 M Gastón Fernández 2 2 153 4 0 8 4 4 1 0 2 1 0 020 D Taylor Peay 2 1 124 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 037 F Maximiliano Urruti 2 2 180 0 2 2 8 5 0 2 4 4 0 013 D Jack Jewsbury 2 2 180 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 011 M Kalif Alhassan 2 2 180 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 5 3 1 025 D Danny O’Rourke 2 2 180 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 031 D Rauwshan McKenzie 2 1 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05 D Michael Harrington 2 1 116 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 017 M Michael Nanchoff 1 1 90 0 0 0 4 0 13 0 3 1 0 022 M Rodney Wallace 1 1 80 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 02 D Alvas Powell 1 1 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 026 M George Fochive 1 0 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 012 F Schillo Tshuma 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals received 0 Timbers 2 180 6 2 14 30 16 14 6 31 23 1 0 Opponents 2 180 1 0 2 19 8 8 6 23 31 1 0 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 33 GK Andrew Weber 2 2 180 8 6 1 0.50 1 1 1 2 0 0 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 2 180 8 6 1 0.50 1 1 1 2 0 0 Opponents 2 180 16 10 6 3.00 0 2 2 0 2 0

U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS

U.S. OPEN CUP GAME-BY-GAME

Timbers GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EJune 17 vs. Orlando City U23s 1 90 3 2 8 21 10 14 2 14 9 0 0June 24 at Sporting KC 1 90 3 0 6 9 6 0 4 17 14 1 0 Totals 2 180 6 2 14 30 16 14 6 31 23 1 0

Opponents GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EOrlando City U23s 1 90 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 9 14 0 0Sporting KC 1 90 1 0 2 14 7 7 4 14 17 1 0 Totals 2 180 1 0 2 19 8 8 6 23 31 1 0

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TJune 17 vs. Orlando City U23s 1 90 1 1 0 0.00 1 1 June 24 at Sporting KC 1 90 7 5 1 1.00 1 1 1 Totals 2 180 8 6 1 0.50 1 1 1 2 0 0

Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TOrlando City U23s 1 90 10 7 3 3.00 1 1 1 Sporting KC 1 90 6 3 3 3.00 1 1 1 Totals 2 180 16 10 6 3.00 0 2 2 0 2 0

U.S. OPEN CUP GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORESTIMBERS 3 vs. ORLANDO CITY U23s 0June 17, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 10,619

SCORINGPOR - Fernández (Urruti) 11, Fernández (penalty kick) 36, Peay (Urruti) 68 • ORL - None


POR 21 1 14 2 14ORL 5 7 9 2 1

LINEUPPOR: GK Weber, D Powell (Peay, 56), D O’Rourke, D McKenzie, D Harrington, M Jewsbury ©, M Fernández (Fochive, 71), M Nanchoff, F Alhassan, F Urruti, F Wallace (Tshuma, 80)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Villafaña, M Long

Referee: Juan GuzmanTime of Game: 1:48; Weather: Cloudy, 59 degrees

TIMBERS 3 at SPORTING KANSAS CITYJune 24, 2014 • Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.) • Att: 11,138

SCORINGPOR - Fernández 30, Johnson (penalty kick) 57, Fernández 68 • SKC - Saad (penalty kick) 73


POR 21 1 14 2 14ORL 5 7 9 2 1

LINEUPPOR: GK Weber, D Peay, D O’Rourke, D Paparatto (McKenzie, 29), D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Fernández (Adi, 82), M Jewsbury, F Alhassan, F Urruti, F Zakuani (Harrington, 64)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, M Fochive, M Long, M Nanchoff

Referee: Ricardo SalazarTime of Game: 1:59; Weather: Partly Cloudy, 79 degrees


TRANSACTIONSFEB. 11, 2013Acquired allocation money from the New York Red Bulls in exchange for mid-fielder Eric Alexander.

FEB. 13, 2013Acquired midfielder Ben Zemanski from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money and right of first refusal to Jonathan Bornstein.Acquired first right of refusal for midfielder Michael Nanchoff from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS Supplemen-tal Draft.

FEB. 20, 2013Signed defender Mikael Silvestre.

FEB. 21, 2013Signed midfielder Michael Nanchoff.

Acquired the natural second-round picks in the 2014 and 2015 MLS SuperDrafts of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for the first right of refusal for midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.

FEB. 28, 2013Acquired a first-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in ex-change for forward Danny Mwanga.

Signed forward Frederic Piquionne.

MAY 3, 2013Signed defender Pa Modou Kah.

MAY 15, 2013Club and defender Hanyer Mosquera come to a mutual agreement to terminate the player’s contract.

MAY 22, 2013Signed defender Rauwshan McKenzie.

JUNE 28, 2013Acquired defender Alvas Powell on loan from Portmore United (Jamaica).

Waived midfielder Mobi Fehr.

JULY 9, 2013Loaned midfielder Michael Nanchoff to Swedish second-division club Jönköpings Södra IF.

AUG. 6, 2013Purchased the contract of midfielder Diego Valeri from Club Atlético Lanús (Argentina), signed the player to a new multiyear contract.

SEPT. 5, 2013Acquired midfielder Brad Ring from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick.

SEPT. 9, 2013Acquired forward Maximiliano Urruti from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Bright Dike, a first-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.

DEC. 9, 2013Club exercised contract options for nine players: midfielders Will Johnson, Michael Nanchoff, Rodney Wallace and Ben Zemanski; defenders Futty Danso, Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Pa Modou Kah and Rauwshan McKenzie; and goalkeeper Jake Gleeson.

Club declined the 2014 contract options on defenders David Horst and Ryan Miller.

Waived defender Dylan Tucker-Gangnes and forward Brent Richards.

DEC. 12, 2013Acquired midfielder/defender Jorge Villafaña, No. 2 selection in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Process from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste and the No. 17 selection in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Process.

Selected midfielder Steve Zakuani with the No. 2 pick in Stage 1 of the MLS Re-Entry Process.

DEC. 13, 2013Acquired allocation money from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for midfielder Sal Zizzo.

DEC. 17, 2013Acquired fourth-round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft from Houston in ex-change for the rights to defender David Horst.

JAN. 7, 2014Re-signed forward Frederic Piquionne.

JAN. 10, 2014Signed goalkeeper Andrew Weber, announced that forward Sebastián Rincón will not return for the 2014 season.

JAN. 15, 2014Signed forward Gastón Fernández.

Signed defender Norberto Paparatto.

Loaned forward Jose Valencia to Club Olimpo Bahia Blanca (Argentina).

Signed defender Bryan Gallego as a Homegrown player.

JAN. 16, 2014Selected forward Schillo Tshuma (No. 17 overall), defender Taylor Peay (No. 26) and midfielder Aaron Long (No. 36) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

JAN. 21, 2014Selected midfielder George Fochive (No. 39), forward Victor Chavez (No. 71) and midfielder Nikita Kotlov (No. 73) in the final two rounds of the MLS SuperDraft.

JAN. 27, 2014Club and defender Mikael Silvestre mutually agree to part ways.

FEB. 11, 2014Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick Taylor Peay.

FEB. 25, 2014Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft picks Aaron Long and George Fochive.

MAY 13, 2014Waived forward Frederic Piquionne

Signed forward Fanendo Adi on loan from FC Copenhagen

MAY 27, 2014Signed defender Danny O’Rourke

JUNE 2, 2014Acquired a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft from Montreal in exchange for defender Futty Danso

JUNE 23, 2014Exercised purchase option on forward Fanendo Adi, signing as a Designated Player

JUNE 25, 2014Signed defender Liam Ridgewell as a Designated Player.

TRANSACTIONS

# PLAYER POS HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE9 Adi, Fanendo F 6-4 185 10/10/90 Lagos, Nigeria n/a11 Alhassan, Kalif M 5-10 160 10/15/90 Accra, Ghana n/a21 Chara, Diego M 5-8 150 04/05/86 Cali, Colombia n/a15 Evans, Steven M 6-1 180 09/19/91 Portland, OR Univ. of Portland 10 Fernández, Gastón F 5-7 160 10/12/83 Buenos Aires, Argentina n/a26 Fochive, George M 5-9 172 03/24/92 Washington, D.C. Univ. of Connecticut16 Gallego, Bryan D 5-10 165 03/10/93 Kinnelon, N.J. Univ. of Akron90 Gleeson, Jake GK 6-3 200 06/26/90 Wellington, New Zealand n/a5 Harrington, Michael D 6-0 170 01/24/86 Greenville, NC Univ. of North Carolina13 Jewsbury, Jack M 6-0 185 04/13/81 Springfield, MO Saint Louis Univ.4 Johnson, Will M 5-10 160 01/21/87 Woodridge, IL n/a 44 Kah, Pa Modou D 6-1 175 07/30/80 Banjul, The Gambia n/a 24 Long, Aaron M 6-1 173 10/12/92 Oak Hills, Calif. UC-Irvine31 McKenzie, Rauwshan D 6-1 185 11/19/86 Hartford, Conn. Michigan State Univ.6 Nagbe, Darlington M/F 5-9 165 07/19/90 Lakewood, OH Univ. of Akron17 Nanchoff, Michael M 5-8 150 09/24/88 North Royalton, OH Univ. of Akron25 O’Rourke, Danny D 6-0 165 05/31/83 Columbus, OH Indiana University23 Paparatto, Norberto D 6-3 180 01/03/84 Adrogué, Argentina n/a20 Peay, Taylor D 6-2 180 09/05/91 Salt Lake City, Utah Univ. of Washington2 Powell, Alvas D 6-0 165 07/18/94 St. Thomas, Jamaica n/a1 Ricketts, Donovan GK 6-4 210 07/06/77 Montego Bay, Jamaica Univ. of the West Indies Ridgewell, Liam D 6-2 175 07/21/84 Bexley, England n/a12 Tshuma, Schillo F 5-10 160 09/21/92 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Univ. of Maryland37 Urruti, Maximiliano F 6-0 165 02/22/91 Rosario, Argentina n/a8 Valeri, Diego M 5-10 165 05/01/86 Valentín Alsina, Argentina n/a19 Villafaña, Jorge M/D 5-9 150 09/16/89 Anaheim, Calif. n/a22 Wallace, Rodney D 6-0 165 06/17/88 Rockville, MD Univ. of Maryland33 Weber, Andrew GK 6-2 190 08/09/83 Austin, Texas Univ. of New Mexico7 Zakuani, Steve M 6-0 160 02/09/88 Kipak, Republic of Congo Univ. of Akron14 Zemanski, Ben M 5-11 150 05/12/88 Akron, OH Univ. of Akron

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

# PLAYER POS PRONUNCIATION NATIONALITY LAST CLUB1 Donovan Ricketts GK Jamaica Montreal Impact2 Alvas Powell D Jamaica Portmore United4 Will Johnson M Canada Real Salt Lake5 Michael Harrington D United States Sporting Kansas City6 Darlington Nagbe M/F NAG-be United States Univ. of Akron (NCAA)7 Steve Zakuani M ZAK-uh-WAH-nee DR Congo/England Seattle Sounders FC8 Diego Valeri M Argentina Atlético Lanús (Argentina)9 Fanendo Adi F fah-NEN-doe ah-dee Nigeria FC Copenhagen (Denmark)10 Gastón Fernández F gast-OWN fer-NAN-dez Argentina Estudiantes de la Plata (Argentina)11 Kalif Alhassan M KUH-leaf AL-hass-on Ghana Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)12 Schillo Tshuma M SHEE-lo CHOO-ma Zimbabwe Univ. of Maryland (NCAA)13 Jack Jewsbury M United States Sporting Kansas City14 Ben Zemanski M United States Chivas USA15 Steven Evans M United States Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)16 Bryan Gallego D United States Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)17 Michael Nanchoff M United States Vancouver Whitecaps FC19 Jorge Villafaña M/D HOR-hay vee-ya-FAH-nyah United States/Mexico Chivas USA20 Taylor Peay D pay United States Univ. of Washington (NCAA)21 Diego Chara M chara Colombia Deportes Tolima (Colombia)22 Rodney Wallace M United States D.C. United23 Norberto Paparatto D Argentina Tigre (Argentina)24 Aaron Long M United States UC-Riverside (NCAA)25 Danny O’Rourke D oh-ROARK United States Columbus Crew26 George Fochive M fo-SHEE-vay United States Univ. of Connecticut (NCAA)31 Rauwshan McKenzie D rah-shawn United States Chivas USA33 Andrew Weber GK WEB-er United States Phoenix FC Wolves (USL PRO)37 Maximiliano Urruti F Max-a-mill-ee-ano Urr-oo-tee Argentina Toronto FC44 Pa Modou Kah D pa moe-doo KA Norway/The Gambia Al-Wehda (Saudi Arabia)90 Jake Gleeson GK New Zealand Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL) Liam Ridgewell D England West Bromwich Albion (England)

NUMERICAL ROSTER


COACHES & STAFF HEAD COACH: Caleb Porter DIRECTOR OF SPORT SCIENCE: Nick MilonasASSISTANT COACH: Sean McAuley PLAYER LIASON/VIDEO ANALYST: Pablo MoreiraASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Knowles ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Joel Marick GOALKEEPER COACH: Mike Toshack ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Alex MargaritoATHLETIC TRAINER: Nik Wald, ATC HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Sam Younie TEAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr. Jonathan Greenleaf

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2 Alvas Powell 11 45 90D 90D 7 85 34D

4 Will Johnson 90M 90M 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

5 Michael Harrington 90D 90D 90D 39D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 5D 82D

6 Darlington Nagbe 90F 90F 90F 45F 85F 90F 90M 87M 90M 90M 90M 90M 32 90F 88M 90M

7 Steve Zakuani 5 29 65F 1 3 69M 90M 90M 90M 57F 22 60M

8 Diego Valeri 90M 86M 72M 90M 90M 90M 61M 69M 90M 90M 90M 89M 22 90M 90M 90M

9 Frederic Piquionne 4 3 6

9 Fanendo Adi 7 6 90F 33 90F 90F

10 Gaston Fernandez 90F 90F 90F 62F 28 29 90F 90F 76F 15 1 68M 24 68M 30

11 Kalif Alhassan 17 28 90F 62F 77M 76M 21 90M 13 2

12 Schillo Tshuma

13 Jack Jewsbury 85D 90D 79D 87D 83D 90D 83D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

14 Ben Zemanski 5 22 75M 90M

15 Steven Evans

16 Bryan Gallego

17 Michael Nanchoff 13 14 58M

19 Jorge Villafana 47 90D 90D 77D 90D 90D

20 Taylor Peay

21 Diego Chara 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 68M 90M 90M 90M 90M

22 Rodney Wallace

23 Norberto Paparatto 90D 90D 90D 90D 11 78D 60D

24 Aaron Long

25 Danny O'Rourke 90D 30 45

26 George Fochive

31 Rauwshan McKenzie 79D 12 90D 90D 45D

33 Andrew Weber 18 90G 90G

37 Maximiliano Urruti 73F 61F 25 90F 84F 90F 90F 21 7 14 36F 84F 66F 8

44 Pa Modou Kah 34D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

90 Jake Gleeson

98 Mamadou Danso 56 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

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Game #1 03/08/2014 POR 1 vs PHI 1 T Fernandez 1 (unassisted) 94+

Game #2 03/16/2014 POR 1 vs CHI 1 T Fernandez 2 (unassisted) 79

Game #3 03/22/2014 POR 0 at COL 2 L

Game #4 03/29/2014 POR 1 at DAL 2 L own goal (Hedges) 66

Game #5 04/05/2014 POR 4 vs SEA 4 T Chara 1 (unassisted) 9; Valeri 1 (Harrington 1) 14; Chara 2 (Alhassan 1) 55; Urruti 1 (unassisted) 57

Game #6 04/12/2014 POR 1 vs CHV 1 T Johnson 1 (Nagbe 1) 7

Game #7 04/19/2014 POR 0 at RSL 1 L

Game #8 04/27/2014 POR 1 at HOU 1 T Fernandez 3 (unassisted) 33

Game #9 05/03/2014 POR 3 vs DC 2 W Fernandez 4 (Valeri 1, Nagbe 2) 1; Danso 1 (Valeri 2) 38; Urruti 2 (unassisted) 94+

Game #10 05/11/2014 POR 1 vs LA 1 T Valeri 2 (Johnson 1) 95+

Game #11 05/17/2014 POR 3 vs CLB 3 T Urruti 3 (Zakuani 1) 5; Johnson 2 (Jewsbury 1) 80; Fernandez 5 (Adi 1, Valeri 3) 85

Game #12 05/24/2014 POR 2 at NY 1 W Urruti 4 (Zakuani 2) 45; Urruti 5 (unassisted) 74

Game #13 05/28/2014 POR 2 at CHV 0 W Adi 1 (Villafana 1, Nagbe 3) 65; Adi 2 (Valeri 4) 71

Game #14 06/01/2014 POR 3 vs VAN 4 L Urruti 6 (Valeri 5) 3; Fernandez 6 (Valeri 6) 77; Johnson 3 (Adi 2, Valeri 7) 86

Game #15 06/07/2014 POR 3 at RSL 1 W Adi 3 (Valeri 8) 36; Adi 4 (unassisted) 45; Johnson 4 (penalty kick) 73

Game #16 06/11/2014 POR 2 vs DAL 2 T Johnson 5 (penalty kick) 79; Kah 1 (Urruti 1) 94+

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2 Alvas Powell 56D

4 Will Johnson 90M

5 Michael Harrington 90D 26

6 Darlington Nagbe

7 Steve Zakuani 64F

8 Diego Valeri

9 Frederic Piquionne

9 Fanendo Adi

10 Gaston Fernandez 71M 90M

11 Kalif Alhassan 90F 90F

12 Schillo Tshuma 10

13 Jack Jewsbury 90M 90M

14 Ben Zemanski

15 Steven Evans

16 Bryan Gallego

17 Michael Nanchoff 90M

19 Jorge Villafana 90D

20 Taylor Peay 34 90D

21 Diego Chara

22 Rodney Wallace 80F

23 Norberto Paparatto 29D

24 Aaron Long

25 Danny O'Rourke 90D 90D

26 George Fochive 19

31 Rauwshan McKenzie 90D 61

33 Andrew Weber 90G 90G

37 Maximiliano Urruti 90F 90F

44 Pa Modou Kah

90 Jake Gleeson

98 Mamadou Danso

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4R 06/14/2014 POR 3 vs ORLC23 0 W Fernández (Urruti) 11; Fernández (penalty kick) 36; Peay (Urruti) 68

5R 06/24/2014 POR 3 at KC 1 W Fernandez (unassisted) 30; Johnson (penalty kick) 57; Fernandez (unassisted) 69

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coaches - reGUlar season

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6th season68-50-416th season68-50-41

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No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 1 GK Eric Kronberg krawn-berg 2 DEF Erik Palmer-Brown 3 DEF Ike Opara^ oh-PAR-ah 4 DEF Kevin Ellis 5 DEF Matt Besler** BEEZ-ler 6 MID Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra 7 DEF Chance Myers^ 8 MID Graham Zusi** ZOO-see 9 MID Antonio Dovale doh-VAH-lay 10 MID Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber 11 FWD Sal Zizzo ZEE-zoh 12 MID Mikey Lopez* 13 DEF Lawrence Olum OH-lumm 14 FWD Dom Dwyer 15 DEF Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick 16 FWD Claudio Bieler bee-AY-lurr 17 FWD C.J. Sapong sah-PONG 18 MID Victor Munoz 19 MID Peterson Joseph^ 21 GK Jon Kempin* 22 FWD Soony Saad soo-NEE sod 23 MID Alex Martinez 25 MID Christian Duke* 30 GK Andy Gruenebaum GREEN-uh-BOHM 37 FWD Jacob Peterson 40 DEF Igor Juliao ZHOO-lee-ow 78 DEF Aurelien Collin au-REEL-ee-en 94 MID Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah

* - On loan ** - International duty ^ - Disabled list

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11 Dom Dwyer4 Feilhaber/Zusi55 Dom Dwyer22 Dom Dwyer3 Dom Dwyer1 Feilhaber/Zusi38 Benny Feilhaber31 Dom Dwyer3 four players tied1 four players tied

0.93 Eric Kronberg6 Eric Kronberg 6 Eric Kronberg35 Eric Kronberg

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sportinG Kc injUrY report

OUT:

• Ike Opara (right ankle - out for season)• Chance Myers (left Achilles - out for season)• Peterson Joseph (illness)

QUESTIONABLE:

• Benny Feilhaber (AC joint sprain)• Claudio Bieler (left hamstring strain)

As of June 25, 2014

2014 reGUlar season mls standinGs

Through June 24, 2014eastern conference Gp w l t p 1. D.C. United 15 7 4 4 252. New England Revolution 14 7 5 2 233. Sporting Kansas City 15 6 5 4 224. Toronto FC 11 6 4 1 195. New York Red Bulls 15 4 5 6 186. Columbus Crew 15 4 5 6 187. Houston Dynamo 16 5 9 2 178. Philadelphia Union 16 3 7 6 159. Chicago Fire 14 2 4 8 1410. Montreal Impact 13 2 7 4 10

western conference Gp w l t p1. Seattle Sounders FC 15 10 3 2 322. Real Salt Lake 15 6 2 7 253. Colorado Rapids 15 6 5 4 224. FC Dallas 17 6 7 4 225. Vancouver Whitecaps 13 5 2 6 216. Portland Timbers 16 4 4 8 207. Los Angeles Galaxy 12 4 3 5 178. San Jose Earthquakes 13 4 5 4 169. Chivas USA 14 2 7 5 11

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• Sal Zizzo played for the Portland Timbers from 2011-2013, making 60 MLS appearances and scoring two goals.

• Michael Harrington played for Sporting KC from 2007-2012, making 154MLSappearances(includingpostseason)andscoringfivegoals.

• Springfield,MissourinativeJackJewsburyplayedforKansasCity from 2003-2010, making 208 MLS appearances (including postseason) and scoring 15 goals.

• Rauwshan McKenzie played for Kansas City from 2008-2009, making fiveMLSappearances.

• Lawrence Olum played for the Portland Timbers from 2007-2008 when the club was a member of the USL First Division.

• Paulo Nagamura, Jorge Villafana and Ben Zemanski were teammates at Chivas USA from 2010-2011.

• Jacob Peterson and Danny O’Rourke were teammates at Indiana University from 2003-2004, winning national championships both seasons.

• Portland manager Caleb Porter was Jacob Peterson’s assistant coach at Indiana from 2003-2005.

• Graham Zusi and Rodney Wallace were teammates at the University of Maryland from 2007-2008, winning the national championship their second year together.

• Ike Opara and Andrew Weber were teammates at the San Jose Earthquakes from 2010-2011.

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sportinG Kc diGital properties

noteworthY milestones...• Sporting KC has sold out 44 straight MLS home matches at Sporting

Park.• Sporting KC has won 235 MLS regular season matches, fourth most

in league history.• Sporting KC has the most ties in MLS history among all teams (120).• Peter Vermes is in his sixth season as manager, second longest in

club history behind Bob Gansler. Vermes’ winning percentage (.557) is best for Sporting KC all-time.

• Graham Zusi is tied with Davy Arnaud for third place on Sporting KC’s all-time assists chart with 35.

• Aurelien Collin is second in club history in MLS competition for most goals scored by a defender with 15, two shy of Jimmy Conrad (17).

• Matt Besler is in ninth place on the club’s all-time chart for games started with 130.

• Dom Dwyer is the third player in club history to score in four straight MLS regular season appearances. His four-game goal scoring streak ties the MLS season high along with Erick Torres, Robbie Keane, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Patrick Mullins.

• Should Paulo Nagamura play 27 minutes against Portland, he will become the 27th active MLS player to reach 17,000 regular season minutesandthefirstonSportingKC’srostertodoso.

sportinG Kc news & notesBesler and Zusi making an impact with USMNT at World Cup

Sporting KC defender Matt Besler and Graham Zusi have played integral rolesintheUnitedStates’firsttwogroupstagematchesatthe2014FIFAWorldCupinBrazil.HeadingintotheirfinalmatchagainstGroupGleadersGermany on June 26, the Americans are level with four points but behind on goal differential. Ghana and Portugal have one point apiece.

The U.S. kicked off its World Cup campaign with a thrilling 2-1 victory against Ghana on June 16 in Natal. Zusi provided the game-winning assist with an 86th-minute corner kick as the Americans avenged losses to the Black Stars in the previous two World Cups. Besler, who was replaced at halftime after pulling his hamstring, became the second player to start a World Cup match for the U.S. while playing club soccer in Kansas City (Jimmy Conrad, 2006).

The U.S. took another step toward progressing to the knockout stage with a 2-2 draw against Portugal on June 22 in Manaus. Zusi was again involved in late-game heroics, assisting Clint Dempsey’s go-ahead goal in the 81st minute, before Silvestre Varela headed a 95th-minute equalizer withthefinaltouchofthematch.BeslerplayedthefullmatchandZusiwasreplacedinthe91stminute,markingthefirsttimesince2002thattwo players from the same MLS club started together for the U.S. in a World Cup game. Besler led all players in the match with 12 clearances andfiveinterceptions.

Besler, 27, has made 19 appearances for the U.S. since debuting in January2013,includingsixFIFAWorldCupqualifiersandallthreeknockout round games en route to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title. Following the Americans’ 2-2 draw against Portugal, the U.S. is 13-1-4 with Besler in the starting lineup. He has appeared in 145 MLS matches (including postseason) in his career, earning MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013) and MLS Defender of the Year (2012) honors.

Zusi has earned 25 appearances for the U.S. with three goals and six assistsinhisinternationalcareer.HescoredinthefinaltwoFIFAWorldCupQualifiers,highlightedbythegame-winninggoalagainstJamaicaatSportingPark,tosecureafirstplacefinishintheHexagonalfortheU.S.He has played in 142 MLS matches (including postseason) with 18 goals and40assists.HewasanMLSMVPfinalistin2012andnomineeforBestMLS Player at the 2013 ESPYS to go along with MLS All-Star (2012, 2013) and MLS Best XI (2012, 2013) recognition.

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The Portland Timbers beat Sporting KC 3-1 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupfifthroundthisTuesdayatSportingPark.GastonFernandezscoredtwice and Will Johnson converted from the penalty spot as the Timbers advancedtothequarterfinals.SoonySaadburiedasecondhalfpenaltykick for the hosts.

The teams last met in the MLS regular season on April 27, 2013 at SportingPark.SportingKCtooktheleadtwiceinthefirsthalf,butPortland came away with a 3-2 victory.

ChanceMyersscoredhisfirstcareerMLSgoaljust40secondsintothematch and added a second in the 29th minute. Myers’ brace sandwiched a 24th-minute goal by Ryan Johnson. Portland again equalized through Darlington Nagbe 12 minutes from halftime, and Rodney Wallace buried the winner just before the hour mark.

Sporting KC exits U.S. Open Cup in fifth round loss to Portland

Sporting KC fell to the Portland Timbers 3-1 Tuesday night at Sporting ParkinthefifthroundoftheLamarHuntU.S.OpenCup.SoonySaadscored from the penalty spot and Andy Gruenebaum made three saves in his second appearance for the club. The Timbers, who host Sporting KC FridayinMLSplay,advancetothetournamentquarterfinalsagainstclubrival Seattle Sounders on July 9.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recognized as U.S. Soccer’s National Club Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professionalsoccerteamsaffiliatedwithU.S.Soccer.Theoldestannualteam tournament in American sports history, the U.S. Open Cup began in 1914 and is named after Lamar Hunt, the founder of Sporting KC.

Thisyear’scompetitionbeganonMay7withthelargestfieldinthemodern era (1995-present) featuring 80 teams. The single-elimination tournament will continue through the championship match on Sept. 30 or Oct. 1 with the winner receiving $250,000 in prize money, a berth in the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League and their name on the Dewar Challenge Trophy. Sporting KC are two-time champions in the competition, winning the title in 2004 and 2012.

Seven Sporting KC players in contention for All-Star Fan XI

On Monday, Major League Soccer released the latest results from fan voting for the 2014 MLS All-Star Game in Portland, Oregon. Seven Sporting KC players are among the leaders at their respective positions. Captain Matt Besler is the leading vote getter among defenders, while his centerback partner Aurelien Collin is third and left back Seth Sinovic issixth.GrahamZusiandBennyFeilhaberarethethirdandfifth-rankedmidfielders,andgoalkeeperEricKronbergranksthird.MLSjoint-leadingscorer Dom Dwyer is sixth among forwards.

Voting opened on May 28 and will continue through July 11. Votes will also be tallied through Twitter from July 2-6 and via EA SPORTS FIFA 14. TheAll-StarFanXI—onegoalkeeper,threedefenders,fourmidfieldersandthree forwards—will be revealed on July 16. The 2014 MLS All-Star game is set for Aug. 6 featuring German champions Bayern Munich at Portland’s Providence Park.

Gruenebaum and Munoz make club debuts in Open Cup win

Goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum made his Sporting KC debut on June 18, recording three saves and a clean sheet in a 2-0 victory over Minnesota United FC in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup. The Kansas City native spent eight years with the Columbus Crew before coming to Sporting KC in an off-season trade in December. The match also saw midfielderVictorMunozmakehisclubdebutandfirststart,thoughhewassubbed off in the 36th minute after picking up a quad injury.

Sporting KC embracing youth movement

Since the Homegrown Player initiative began in MLS in mid-2009, Sporting KC has signed three Academy products to professional contracts as members of the senior team roster: goalkeeper Jon Kempin (2010) defender Kevin Ellis (2011) and defender Erik Palmer-Brown (2013). For the past two MLS matches, Ellis and Palmer-Brown have played side-by-sideincentraldefense.May31wasthefirsttimeinteamhistorythatSportingKC’slineupfeaturedtwoHomegrownPlayersonthefieldtogether in an MLS game. In the duo’s second outing together on June 6, Sporting KC shut out the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium and EllisearnedMLSPlayeroftheWeekhonorsforthefirsttimeinhiscareer.

Palmer-BrownearnedhisMLSdebutandfirststartfortheclubatChicagoon May 18, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a regular season match as a defender.

Injuries and international duty test Sporting KC’s depth

Through 15 games in the 2014 MLS regular season, Sporting KC has featured 15 different starting lineups. Peter Vermes’ personnel selection has been complicated by several factors throughout the year. In March, the club had to balance multiple competitions during the CONCACAF ChampionsLeaguequarterfinals.Morerecently,schedulecongestionhas come to the forefront with seven MLS games in May. To complicate matters, Chance Myers and Ike Opara have suffered season-ending injuries; Matt Besler, Graham Zusi and Lawrence Olum have seen extended international action; and Erik Palmer-Brown and Aurelien Collin have served one-game suspensions, with the latter also picking up a minor injury.

As a result, 24 different players have started an MLS match for the club this season, most of all 19 teams. Sporting KC’s defense has been stretched most of all, with eight different players featuring in the centerback position during the 2014 campaign.

Dwyer wins MLS Player of the Month for May

Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer was voted Major League Soccer’s Player of the Month for May. The 23-year-old Englishman continued his breakout season with six goals during the month and did so by scoring in four straight MLS matches, tied for the longest such goal-scoring streak in MLS this season and second best in team history.

DwyeristiedforfirstintheMLSGoldenBootracewith11goalsduringthe 2014 season and is now one of 11 players all-time with a 10-goal season in a KC uniform. Dwyer is also tied for the League lead with three game-winninggoalsandthreemulti-goalgames,whilerankingfirstinshots (55) and shots on goal (22).

Kronberg posting solid numbers in goal

InhisfirstseasonasSportingKC’sstartinggoalkeeper,EricKronbergleads MLS with a 0.93 goals against average and six shutouts among goalkeepers with more than three matches played. He has allowed 14 goalsin2014,fiveofwhichhavecomefromthepenaltyspot.Hissixvictories are tied for second most in the League.

Sporting Park sellout streak and Open Cup attendance numbers

Sporting Park has sold out 44 straight MLS matches, including four playoff games. The last time Sporting KC didn’t play in front of a sellout crowd was March 25, 2012. In those 44 matches, Sporting KC is 24-9-11, has recorded 15 shutouts, and has outscored their opponents 57-34.

Sporting Park attendance at Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches has also been strong. The turnout of 15,307 at Sporting KC’s fourth round win on June 18 was the highest announced attendance in the 2014 U.S. Open Cup thus far. In fact, it was the seventh best-attended U.S. Open Cup match dating back to 2011. Since then, Sporting Park has played host to six of the 10 best-attended U.S. Open Cup matches.

Down a man, Sporting KC goes two goals up in Houston

Sporting KC was reduced to 10 players at the Houston Dynamo on June 6 when Antonio Dovale was sent off in the 21st minute, the earliest red card ever received by a KC player. Yet Sporting KC emerged victorious witha2-0win,markingthefirsttimeSportingKCscoredagame-winninggoal while playing down a man on the road. Soony Saad scored the game-winner just before halftime and Dom Dwyer added a penalty kick in the 70th minute. Only two other times in team history—May 1, 2004 in a 2-0 home win over Colorado and March 26, 2011 in a 3-2 road loss at Chicago—had Sporting KC netted twice in an MLS match while at a numerical disadvantage after a red card.


sportinG Kc news & notes (cont.)

CONCACAF Champions League opponents determined

CONCACAFconductedtheofficaldrawforthe2014-15CONCACAFChampions League on May 28, placing Sporting KC in Group 2 alongside Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) and Real Esteli FC (Nicaragua).

Deportivo Saprissa has won three CONCACAF Champions Cup titles (1993, 1995and2005)andfeaturesfiveplayersonCostaRica’srosterforthe2014 FIFA World Cup. In May, Saprissa won their 30th league title in the TorneodeVeranofinaltobecomethemostsuccessfulclubinthehistoryof the Costa Rican Primera Division.

Real Esteli, the defending Clausura and Apertura champions in their domestic league, are the only Nicaraguan side to have participated in the competitionandhavequalifiedeveryyearsincethe2008-09edition.RealEsteli will meet Sporting KC in the group stage for a second straight year after going 0-3-1 during the 2013-14 tournament.

2014-15CONCACAFChampionsLeaguegroupstagefixtureswillbeplayed from August to October, with each group winner advancing to the knockout stage in spring 2015.

Paying the penalty

SportingKChasconcededfivepenaltykicksthrough14matchesthisseason,alreadyfifth-mostmostforasingleseasoninfranchisehistory.The team conceded seven penalties in 1998 and 2007 and six penalties in 2000 and 2006.

This follows a league-wide trend, as 71 penalty kicks have been awarded through 137 MLS matches (0.52 per game, as of June 24). The whole 2013 regular season had 81 penalties (0.25 per game), while the entire 2012 campaign had just 72 penalties (0.22 per game).

Red cards rising

Sporting KC has suffered six red cards and received four during the 2014 season. The combined 10 ejections through 15 matches already equal the club’s 2013 total. Much like penalty kicks, red card numbers have increased league-wide this season. An average of 0.32 red cards have been shown per game (through June 24), up from 0.24 in 2013 and 0.18 in 2012.

Late-game goals hurting Sporting KC

InthreeofSportingKC’sfiveMLSlosses,theopponenthasscoredthegame winner in the 81st minute or later. Seattle grabbed a 94th-minute goal on March 8, Teal Bunbury struck a 92nd-minute winner on April 26, and Cristian Maidana scored in the 81st minute to give Philadelphia a 2-1 win on May 14. Sporting KC also conceded stoppage time equalizers to FC Dallas on March 15 and Toronto FC on May 23. The team has dropped sevenpointsinthefinal10minutesofactionplusstoppagetimein2014.

Loanees contributing to OKC Energy FC unbeaten streak

Sporting KC has partnered with USL PRO clubs Orlando City SC and OKC Energy FC for the 2014 season. As part of the agreement, Sporting KC will loan players to the clubs to play games and gain experience throughout the year.

Afterlosingsevenoftheirfirstninematchesofthe2014USLPROseason,OKCEnergyFCisunbeateninfivegamesandjustonespotoutsidetheleague playoff picture (4-7-3, 15 points). Homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin has pitched two straight shutouts and lowered his goals allowed averagefrom2.5to1.5overthelastfourgames.MidfielderChristianDukehascontributedthreeassistsasaregularstarter,andmidfielderMikey Lopez has played the full 90 minutes in three straight matches.

Summer in the Soccer Capital series of events continues

Sporting KC’s Summer in the Soccer Capital series of events continues withofficial2014FIFAWorldCupwatchpartiesatKCLive!inthePower& Light District. Summer in the Soccer Capital, presented by The Sprint Framily Plan, is headlined by Sporting KC’s international friendly against English Premier League Champions Manchester City on July 23, 8 p.m. at Sporting Park. Manchester City’s roster includes 11 players who made their native countries’ 23-man squads for the World Cup.

Miscellaneous 2014 regular season stats

• Sporting KC leads MLS in possession percentage (58.29%) and is second in total passes (6,839), successful passes (5,615) and passing accuracy (82.1%).

• Sporting KC leads MLS with 34 chances created from set play, seven more than any other team.

• Sporting KC leads MLS with 90 successful crosses/corners.

• Sporting KC’s six clean sheets are tied for second most in MLS.

• Sporting KC has conceded the fewest shots per game in MLS (9.2).

• Sporting KC’s three road wins are tied for second-most in MLS.


sportinG Kc news & notes (cont.)

sportinG Kansas citY transaction tracKer


players in players outSal Zizzo (trade) Jimmy Nielsen (retired)

Andy Gruenebaum (trade) Kyle Miller (wavied)

Alex Martinez (SuperDraft) Brendan Ruiz (wavied)

Antonio Dovale (signing) Federico Bessone (out of contract)

Victor Munoz (signing) Teal Bunbury (trade)

Igor Juliao (loan) Josh Gardner (wavied)

Mechack Jerome (waived)

Oriol Rosell (transfer)

constrUctinG sportinG Kansas citY

transaction timelineDecember 8: Jimmy Nielsen announces his retirementDecember 11: Sporting Kansas City waives Kyle Miller and Brendan RuizDecember13:SportingKCacquiresmidfielderSalZizzothroughtradewithPortlandDecember 16: Sporting KC trades for goalkeeper Andy GruenebaumDecember 20: Sporting KC signs Eric Kronberg to new contractJanuary 1: Federico Bessone out of contract and will not returnJanuary 17: Sporting KC drafts Adnan Gabeljic in MLS SuperDraftJanuary 21: Sporting KC drafts Reinaldo Brenes, Alex Martinez and Peter SchmetzJanuary 30: Sporting KC signs Chance Myers to new contractFebruary13:SportingKCre-acquiresmidfielderJimmyMedrandaFebruary 19: Teal Bunbury traded to New England RevolutionMarch 4: Sporting KC signs SuperDraft selection Alex MartinezMarch11:SportingKCsignsSpanishmidfielderAntonioDovaleMarch17:SportingKCloansthreeplayers(ChristianDuke,JonKempinandMikeyLopez)toUSLPROaffiliatesMarch 25: Sporting KC waives defender Josh GardnerMarch 31: Sporting KC waives defender Mechack JeromeApril1:SportingKCsignsmidfielderVictorMunozApril 4: Sporting KC signs defender Igor JuliaoApril 21: Sporting KC loans defender Kevin Ellis to OKC Energy FCMay 16: Sporting KC recalls defender Kevin Ellis from OKC Energy FCJune3:SportingKansasCitytransfersmidfielderOriolRoselltoSportingCPJune4:SportingKCrecallsmidfielderChristianDukefromOKCEnergyFCJune4:SportingKCrecallsmidfielderMikeyLopezfromOrlandoCitySCandloanshimtoOKCEnergyFCJune 11: Sporting KC loans Christian Duke to OKC Energy FC

Year mls superdraft mls supplemen-tal draft

signings trades homegrown play-ers

mls lottery draft

2006 Eric Kronberg (40th)

2007

2008 Chance Myers (1st)

2009 Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)

2010 Jon Kempin (Aug. 31)

2011 C.J. Sapong (10th) Aurelien Collin (Apr. 15)Peterson Joseph (Sept. 1)Lawrence Olum (Sept. 15)

Seth Sinovic (Nov. 28 from MON, origi-nally signed May 10)Paulo Nagamura (Nov. 29 from CHV)

Kevin Ellis (Feb. 18) Soony Saad (July 5)

2012 Dom Dwyer (16th) Jacob Peterson (Jan. 19)

2013 Mikey Lopez (14th) Christian Duke (14th)

Claudio BielerJimmy Medranda

Ike OparaBenny Feilhaber

Erik Palmer-Brown

2014 Alex Martinez (57th) Antonio DovaleVictor MunozIgor Juliao

Sal ZizzoAndy Gruenebaum


all-time reGUlar season Game hiGhs

Goalsassistsshots

shots on GoalfoUls committedfoUls sUffered

savesGoals allowed

2 Myers/Zusi1 six players tied5 Teal Bunbury3 Graham Zusi5 Teal Bunbury5 Kei Kamara

4 Jimmy Nielsen3 Jimmy Nielsen

fiveplayerstied1 Diego Valeri 2

Kris Boyd 4Rodney Wallace 3seven players tied 3 four players tied 3

Donovan Ricketts 6Troy Perkins 3

Sporting KC record vs. Portland Timbers: 2-2-0Home games: 1-1-0 (5 GF, 4 GA)Road games: 1-1-0 (2 GF, 2 GA)

date score result location07/02/2011 KC 2 at POR 1 W Providence Park08/17/2011 KC 3 vs POR 1 W Sporting Park04/21/2012 KC 0 at POR 1 L Providence Park04/27/2013 KC 2 vs POR 3 L Sporting Park

all-time reGUlar season resUlts

Goals scored in series bY interval 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Tot.KC 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 7POR 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 6

all-time reGUlar season series leaders

Darlington Nagbe 2Diego Valeri 2

Darlington Nagbe 7Nagbe/Wallace 3

Diego Chara 9Darlington Nagbe 8

Perkins/Ricketts 1Troy Perkins 2Troy Perkins 1Troy Perkins 8Troy Perkins 5

Goalsassistsshots

shots on GoalfoUls committedfoUls sUffered

winslosses

shUtoUts saves

Goals allowed

2 Zusi/Myers2 Matt Besler9 C.J. Sapong4 Graham Zusi7 three players tied8 Kei Kamara

2 Jimmy Nielsen2 Jimmy Nielsen09 Jimmy Nielsen6 Jimmy Nielsen



portland timberscategory 1 2 ot tot.Goals 4 2 0 6Shots 18 24 0 42Shots on Goal 8 6 0 14Fouls 26 26 0 52Offsides 8 9 0 17Corner Kicks 5 10 0 15

category 1 2 ot tot. Goals 6 1 0 7Shots 25 35 0 60Shots on Goal 12 9 0 21Fouls 20 34 0 54Offsides 1 2 0 3 Corner Kicks 4 13 0 17

all-time reGUlar season series stats


portland timbers

portland timbers


sportinG Kansas citY Goal chart

1- Aurelien Collin (Feilhaber), Mar. 15, vs FC Dallas, 81*2- Dom Dwyer, Mar. 22, vs San Jose Earthquakes, 57^ 3- Graham Zusi (Zizzo, Nagamura), Mar. 29, at Colorado Rapids, 50 4- Benny Feilhaber (Zusi, Zizzo), Mar. 29, at Colorado Rapids, 79 5- Dom Dwyer (Zusi), Mar. 29, at Colorado Rapids, 926- Callum Mallace (own goal), Apr. 19, vs Montreal Impact, 31~#7- Aurelien Collin (Olum), Apr. 26, vs Montreal Impact, 718- Dom Dwyer (Peterson), Apr. 19, vs Montreal Impact, 749- Dom Dwyer (Zusi), Apr. 19, vs Montreal Impact, 8610- Jacob Peterson, May 4, vs Columbus Crew, 1011- Claudio Bieler (Zusi), May 4, vs Columbus Crew, 9512- Dom Dwyer, May 10, at Montreal Impact, 18^13- Paulo Nagamura (Myers), May 10, at Montreal Impact, 3414- Dom Dwyer (Dovale), May 10, at Montreal Impact, 6415- Dom Dwyer (Nagamura), May 14, vs Philadelphia Union, 8016- Dom Dwyer (Feilhaber), May 18, at Chicago Fire, 68+17- Dom Dwyer (Zizzo), May 23, vs Toronto FC, 4718- Dom Dwyer, May 23, vs Toronto FC, 84^19 - Antonio Dovale, May 27, vs New York Red Bulls, 920 - Soony Saad (Feilhaber), June 6, at Houston Dynamo, 4521 - Dom Dwyer, June 6, at Houston Dynamo, 70^

leGend+ - Free Kick* - Corner Kick^ - Penalty Kick# - Throw-in~ - Own Goal

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98

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20

Penalty kicks:2, 12, 18, 21

2014 mls regular season schedule and box scoressporting Kc Game notes | june 27, 2014 vs portland timbers| sportingKc.com/Game-notes

Sporting KC at Seattle Sounders - March 8, 2014CenturyLink Field | Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 39,240Weather: 50 degrees and rain

1 2 FSporting Kansas City (0-1-0, 0 pts) 0 0 0Seattle Sounders FC (1-0-0, 3 pts) 0 1 1

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Josh Gardner (Mechack Jerome 92+), Matt Besler (C), Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber (Ike Opara 93+), Graham Zusi; Jacob Peterson (Sal Zizzo 58), Dom Dwyer, C.J. Sapong

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Claudio Bieler, Jimmy Medranda, Oriol Rosell

Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; DeAndre Yedlin, Chad Marshall, Djimi Traore, Dylan Remick; Marco Pappa (Clint Dempsey 57), Osvaldo Alonso, Brad Evans (C), Lamar Neagle (Sean Okoli 86); Kenny Cooper (Chad Barrett 78), Obafemi Martins

Subs Not Used: Marcus Hahnemann, Jalil Anibaba, Andy Rose, Zach Scott

Stats SKC SEAShots (on goal) 9 (3) 14 (5)Saves 4 3Fouls 25 15Offside 1 1Corner Kicks 7 5

Scoring Summary:SEA -- Chad Barrett 1 (Clint Dempsey 1) 94+

Discipline Summary:SKC -- Aurelien Collin (caution; reckless foul) 16SEA -- Kenny Cooper (caution; reckless foul) 34SEA - Osvaldo Alonso (caution; tactical foul) 44SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; persistent infringement) 46SKC -- C.J. Sapong (caution; delaying a restart) 83

Referee: Alan KellyAsst. Ref.: Dimitar ChadaravAsst. Ref.: Kyle Longville4thOfficial:WilliamNiccolla

date resUlt opponent GoalscorersMarch 8 L 1-0 at Seattle Sounders ---March 15 D 1-1 vs FC Dallas CollinMarch 22 W 1-0 vs San Jose Earthquakes DwyerMarch 29 W 3-2 at Colorado Rapids Zusi/Feilhaber/DwyerApril 5 D 0-0 vs Real Salt Lake ---April 19 W 4-0 vs Montreal Impact OG/Collin/Dwyer 2April 26 L 2-0 at New England Revolution ---May 4 W 2-0 vs Columbus Crew Peterson/BielerMay 10 W 3-0 at Montreal Impact Dwyer 2/NagamuraMay 14 L 2-1 vs Philadelphia Union DwyerMay 18 L 2-1 at Chicago Fire DwyerMay 23 T 2-2 vs Toronto FC Dwyer 2 May 27 T 1-1 vs New York Red Bulls Dovale May 31 L 1-0 at D.C. United ---June 6 W 2-0 at Houston Dynamo Saad, Dwyer

June 27 10 p.m. at Portland Timbers ---July 6 2 p.m. vs Chicago Fire ---July 12 6:30 p.m. at Montreal Impact ---July 16 6:30 p.m. at Columbus Crew ---July 19 6 p.m. vs Los Angeles Galaxy ---July 26 6 p.m. at Toronto FC ---Aug. 1 7 p.m. vs Philadelphia Union ---Aug. 10 7 p.m. at Vancouver Whitecaps ---Aug. 16 7:30 p.m. vs Toronto FC ---Aug. 23 7:30 p.m. vs D.C. United ---Aug. 29 7 p.m. vs Houston Dynamo ---Sept. 3 6:30 p.m. at New England Revolution ---Sept. 6 6:30 p.m. at New York Red Bulls ---Sept. 13 9:30 p.m. at Chivas USA ---Sept. 26 7 p.m. vs New England Revolution ---Oct. 3 7 p.m. at D.C. United ---Oct. 10 7:30 p.m. vs Chicago Fire ---Oct. 18 6 p.m. at Philadelphia Union ---Oct. 26 7:30 p.m. vs New York Red Bulls ---

Sporting KC vs FC Dallas - March 15, 2014Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas

Attendance: 19,431 (37th straight sellout)Weather: 70 degrees and mostly cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (0-1-1, 1 pt) 0 1 1FC Dallas (1-0-1, 4 pts) 0 1 1 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (C), Aurelien Collin, Mechack Jerome; Oriol Rosell, Jimmy Medranda (Alex Martinez 75), Benny Feilhaber; C.J. Sapong (Jacob Peterson 46), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 77), Sal Zizzo

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Kevin Ellis, Lawrence Olum, Ike Opara

FC Dallas: Chris Seitz, Kellyn Acosta (Andres Escobar 61), Stephen Keel, Matt Hedges (C), Jair Benitez, Andrew Jacobson, Adam Moffat (Michel 87), Mauro Diaz (David Texeira 78), Fabian Castillo, Je-Vaughn Watson, Blas Perez

Subs Not Used: Peter Luccin, Hendry Thomas, Richard Sanchez, Nicholas Walker

Stats SKC DALShots (on goal) 18 (8) 7 (1)Saves 0 5Fouls 15 19Offside 0 5Corner Kicks 12 2

Misconduct Summary:DAL -- Adam Moffat (caution; reckless foul) 28DAL -- Stephen Keel (caution; reckless tackle) 30DAL - Je-Vaughn Watson (caution; reckless tackle) 88

Scoring Summary:SKC - Aurelien Collin 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 81DAL - Matt Hedges 1 (Michel 1) 90

Referee: Abiodun OkulajaAsst. Ref.: Eric WeisbrodAsst. Ref.: Nikola Aleksic4thOfficial:LeszekStalmach

Sporting KC vs San Jose Earthquakes - March 22, 2014Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas

Attendance: 19,368 (38th straight MLS sell out)Weather: 41 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 FSporting Kansas City (1-1-1, 4 pts) 0 1 1San Jose Earthquakes (0-1-1, 1 pt) 0 0 0

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Kevin Ellis, Aurelien Collin, Ike Opara, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo (C.J. Sapong 75), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (C)

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Matt Besler, Jacob Peterson, Alex Martinez, Antonio Dovale, Claudio Bieler

San Jose Earthquakes: Jon Busch, Shaun Francis, Victor Bernardez, Clarence Goodson, Cordell Cato, Shea Salinas, Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi, Sam Cronin (J.J. Koval 46), Atiba Harris (Alan Gordon 76), Steven Lenhart, Chris Wondolowski (C)

Subs Not Used: Ty Harden, David Bingham, Khari Stephenson, Billy Schuler, Adam Jahn

Stats SKC SJShots (on goal) 17 (4) 5 (1)Saves 1 2Fouls 17 20Offside 3 1Corner Kicks 8 1

Misconduct Summary:SJ - Victor Bernardez (caution; tactical foul) 9SJ - Steven Lenhart (caution; reckless foul) 39SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; reckless foul) 42SJ -- Clarence Goodson (caution; dissent) 57SJ -- Shaun Francis (caution; tactical foul) 66SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; simulation) 81SKC -- Eric Kronberg (caution; delaying a restart) 83

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (penalty kick) 57

Referee: Ricardo SalazarAsst. Ref.: Peter ManikowskiAsst. Ref.: Chris Strickland4thOfficial:SorinStoica


Sporting KC at Colorado Rapids - March 29, 2014Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, Colorado

Attendance: 12,203Weather: 69 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (2-1-1, 7 pts) 0 3 3Colorado Rapids (1-1-1, 4 pts) 0 2 2 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Kevin Ellis, Ike Opara (Aurelien Collin 61), Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell (Lawrence Olum 61), Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo, Claudio Bieler (Dom Dwyer 83), Gra-ham Zusi

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Jimmy Medranda, Antonio Dovale, Jacob Peterson

Colorado Rapids: John Berner; Shane O’Neill, Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor (C), Marc Burch (Nathan Sturgis 62); Jared Watts, Nick LaBrocca; Vicente Sanchez (Marlon Hairston 88), Dillon Powers, Deshorn Brown; Edson Buddle (Gabriel Torres 82)

Subs Not Used: Clint Irwin, Kamani Hill, Marvin Chavez, Grant Van De Casteele

Stats SKC COLShots (on goal) 12 (4) 9 (6)Saves 1 3Fouls 16 15Offside 1 5Corner Kicks 4 5

Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Eric Kronberg (caution; tactical foul) 29COL -- Marvell Wynne (caution; reckless foul) 43SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; dissent) 72COL -- Marvell Wynne (caution; reckless foul) 85COL -- Marvell Wynne (ejection; second caution) 85COL -- Nick LaBrocca (caution; reckless foul) 89COL -- Nathan Sturgis (caution; reckless foul) 93+

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Sal Zizzo 1, Paulo Nagamura 1) 50COL -- Vicente Sanchez 3 (penalty kick) 60COL -- Vicente Sanchez 4 (penalty kick) 78SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (Sal Zizzo 2, Graham Zusi 1) 79SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (Graham Zusi 2) 92+

Referee: Jose Carlos RiveroAsst. Ref.: Greg BarkeyAsst. Ref.: Brian Dunn4thOfficial:JorgeGonzalez

Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake - April 5, 2014Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas

Attendance: 19,838 (39th straight sell out)Weather: 56 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (2-1-2, 8 pts) 0 0 0Real Salt Lake (2-0-3, 9 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (Lawrence Olum 85); Sal Zizzo (Antonio Dovale 80), Dom Dwyer ( Claudio Bieler 76), Graham Zusi

Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Igor Juliao, Alex Martinez, Jacob Peterson

Real Salt Lake: Jeff Attinella; Rich Balchan, Nat Borchers, Chris Schuler, Abdou-lie Mansally; Kyle Beckerman (C), Luis Gil (Luke Mulholland 55), Ned Grabavoy, Javier Morales; Alvaro Saborio, Olmes Garcia (Devon Sandoval 72)

Subs Not Used: Eduardo Fernandez; Carlos Salcedo, Aaron Maund, John Stertzer, Cole Grossman

Stats SKC RSLShots (on goal) 20 (9) 5 (1)Saves 1 8Fouls 14 6Offside 3 4Corner Kicks 7 4

Misconduct Summary:RSL -- Chris Schuler (caution; reckless foul) 39SKC -- Chance Myers (caution; reckless foul) 76SKC -- Oriol Rosell (ejection; serious foul play) 83RSL -- Nat Borchers (caution; reckless foul) 87SKC -- Claudio Bieler (caution; reckless tackle) 91+

Scoring Summary: None

Referee:Armando VillarrealAsst. Ref.: Corey ParkerAsst. Ref.: Craig Lowry4thOfficial:FotisBazakos

Sporting KC vs Montreal Impact - April 19, 2014Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas

Attendance: 20,306 (40th straight sell out)Weather: 74 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (3-1-2, 11 pts) 1 3 4Montreal Impact (0-4-3, 3 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin (Alex Martinez 76), Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo (Jacob Peterson 66), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 87), Graham Zusi

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Igor Juliao, Antonio Dovale, Soony Saad

Montreal Impact: Troy Perkins; Eric Miller, Matteo Ferrari (Hassoun Camara 78), Karl Ouimette, Maxim Tissot; Calum Mallace, Patrice Bernier (C); Justin Mapp (Andres Romero 46), Felipe Martins, Collen Warner; Marco Di Vaio (Jack McInerney 56)

Subs Not Used: Evan Bush, Jeb Brovsky, Heath Pearce, Santagio Gonzalez

SKC MTLShots (on goal) 12 (7) 3 (2)Saves 1 4Fouls 10 17Offside 2 5Corner Kicks 3 1

Misconduct Summary:MTL -- Justin Mapp (caution; reckless tackle) 38MTL -- Matteo Ferrari (caution; reckless tackle) 52MTL -- Karl Ouimette (caution; persistent infringement) 73MTL -- Calum Mallace (caution; tactical foul) 80SKC -- Jacob Peterson (caution; reckless foul) 89

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Calum Mallace (own goal) 31SKC -- Aurelien Collin 2 (Lawrence Olum 1) 71SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Jacob Peterson 1) 74SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (Graham Zusi 3) 86

Referee:Hilario GrajedaAsst. Ref.: Ian AndersonAsst. Ref.: Jeff Muschik

Sporting KC at NE Revolution Gillette Stadium| Foxborough, Massachusetts

Attendance: 14,806Weather: 47 degrees and cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (3-2-2, 11 pts) 0 0 0New England Revolution (3-3-2, 11 pts) 0 2 2 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber, Toni Dovale (Alex Martinez 44, Lawrence Olum 76); Sal Zizzo (Jacob Peterson 55), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Igor Juliao, Soony Saad, Claudio Bieler

New England Revolution: Bobby Shuttleworth; Chris Tierney, A.J. Soares, Andrew Farrell, Darrius Barnes; Andy Dorman (C) (Steve Neumann 79); Diego Fagundez, Lee Nguyen, Daigo Kobayashi (Scott Caldwell 71), Teal Bunbury; Jerry Bengtson (Charlie Davies 57)

Subs Not Used: Brad Knighton, Stephen McCarthy, O’Brian Woodbine, Patrick Mullins

Stats SKC NEShots (on goal) 14 (1) 12 (4)Saves 2 1Fouls 17 13Offside 0 1Corner Kicks 8 5

Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Antonio Dovale (caution; reckless foul) 41NE -- Lee Nguyen (caution; reckless foul) 47NE -- Andy Dorman (caution; delaying a restart) 71SKC -- Aurelien Collin (ejection; serious foul play) 74SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; reckless foul) 88

Scoring Summary:NE -- Teal Bunbury 1 (Darrius Barnes 1, Diego Fagundez 1) 92+NE -- Lee Nguyen 3 (penalty kick) 95+

Referee: Alan KellyAsst. Ref.: Brian DunnAsst. Ref.: Matthew Nelson4thOfficial:JorgeGonzalez


Sporting KC vs Columbus Crew - May 4, 2014Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas

Attendance: 20,565 (41st straight sellout)Weather: 81 degrees and sunny

1 2 FSporting KC (4-2-2, 14 pts) 1 1 2Columbus Crew (3-2-3, 12 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Paulo Nagamura (Alex Martinez 78), Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 61), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 87), Graham Zusi

Subs Not Used: Igor Juliao, Andy Gruenebaum, Antonio Dovale, Jimmy Me-dranda

Columbus Crew: Steve Clark; Josh Williams, Michael Parkhurst (C), Giancarlo Gonzalez, Waylon Francis; Hector Jimenez (Dominic Oduro 46), Tony Tchani, Wil Trapp, Bernardo Anor (Justin Meram 69); Federico Higuain, Jairo Arrieta (Ethan Finlay 82)

Subs Not Used: Eric Gehrig, Matt Lampson, Tyson Wahl, Dan Paladini

Stats SKC CLBShots (on goal) 14 (6) 10 (4)Saves 4 4Fouls 16 7Offside 3 4Corner Kicks 4 3

Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Lawrence Olum (caution; reckless tackle) 38CLB -- Wil Trapp (caution; reckless foul) 45SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 68CLB -- Wil Trapp (caution; reckless tackle) 80CLB -- Wil Trapp (ejection; second caution) 80CLB -- Ethan Finlay (caution; reckless tackle) 86CLB -- Tony Tchani (caution; unsporting behavior) 87SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; tactical foul) 92+

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Jacob Peterson 1 (unassisted) 10SKC -- Claudio Bieler 1 (Graham Zusi 4) 95+

Referee: Ismail ElfathAsst. Ref.: Frank AndersonAsst. Ref.: James Conlee4thOfficial:FotisBazakos

Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union - May 14, 2014Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas

Attendance: 19,073 (42nd straight sellout)Weather: 59 degrees and cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (5-3-2, 17 pts) 0 1 1Philadelphia (2-5-5, 11 pts) 0 2 2

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin (Lawrence Olum 61), Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Paulo Nagamura, Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo (Jacob Peterson 55), Claudio Bieler (Dom Dwyer 71), Graham Zusi

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Chance Myers, Alex Martinez, Antonio Dovale

Philadelphia Union: Zac MacMath, Fabinho, Sheanon Williams, Austin Berry, Raymon Gaddis, Amobi Okugo (C), Vincent Nogueira (Corben Bone 89), Leo Fernandes, Danny Cruz (Sebastien Le Toux 83), Cristian Maidana (Aaron Wheeler 92+), Andrew Wenger

Subs Not Used: Andre Blake, Ethan White, Antoine Hoppenot, Conor Casey

Stats SKC PHIShots (on goal) 15 (6) 14 (7)Saves 5 5Fouls 6 20Offside 0 1Corner Kicks 3 1

Misconduct Summary:PHI -- Fabinho (caution; reckless foul) 58PHI -- Vincent Nogueira (caution; reckless foul) 70SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 86PHI -- Corben Bone (ejection; serious foul play) 90PHI -- Zac MacMath (caution; delaying a restart) 94+

Scoring Summary:PHI -- Danny Cruz 1 (unassisted) 49SKC - Dom Dwyer 7 (Paulo Nagamura 2) 80PHI - Cristian Maidana 1 (Andrew Wenger 1) 81

Referee: Ricardo SalazarAsst. Ref.: George GansnerAsst. Ref.: Ian Anderson4thOfficial:BaldomeroToledo

Sporting KC at Montreal Impact - May 10, 2014Stade Saputo | Montreal, Quebec

Attendance: 16,529Weather: 74 degrees and cloudy

Score 1 2 FSporting KC (5-2-2, 17 pts) 2 1 3Montreal Impact (1-5-3, 6 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura; Jacob Peter-son (Antonio Dovale 57), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 70), Graham Zusi (Soony Saad 75)

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Igor Juliao, Lawrence Olum, Jimmy Me-dranda

Montreal Impact: Troy Perkins (C); Maxim Tissot, Wandrille Lefèvre, Karl Oui-mette, Jeb Brovsky; Hernan Bernardello, Collen Warner; Sanna Nyassi (Andres Romero 61), Felipe Martins (Patrice Bernier 70), Justin Mapp; Jack McInerney (Santiago Gonzalez 69)

Subs Not Used: Evan Bush, Heath Pearce, Calum Mallace, Blake Smith

Stats SKC MTLShots (on goal) 12 (5) 4 (2)Saves 2 4Fouls 9 8Offside 4 5Corner Kicks 5 2

Misconduct Summary:MTL -- Collen Warner (ejection; denying goal scoring opportunity) 17MTL -- Hernan Bernardello (caution; reckless foul) 38

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (penalty kick) 18SKC -- Paulo Nagamura 1 (Chance Myers 1) 34 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 6 (Antonio Dovale 1) 64

Referee: Jair MarrufoAsst. Ref.: Philippe BriereAsst. Ref.: Richard Gamache4thOfficial:SilviuPetrescu

Sporting KC at Chicago Fire - May 18, 2014Toyota Park | Bridgeview, Illinois

Attendance: 15,746Weather: 66 and partly cloudy

Score 1 2 FSporting KC (5-4-2, 17 pts) 0 1 1Chicago Fire (2-2-6, 12 pts) 2 0 2

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Erik Palmer-Brown, Seth Sinovic; Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 84), Paulo Nagamura (C), Benny Feilhaber, Antonio Dovale (Alex Martinez 71), Igor Juliao; Claudio Bieler (Kevin Ellis 67), Dom Dwyer

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Victor Munoz, C.J. Sapong, Sal Zizzo

Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Lovel Palmer, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Patrick Ianni, Greg Cochrane; Patrick Nyarko (Dilly Duka 59), Jeff Larentowicz (C), Benji Joya (Logan Pause 58), Harry Shipp; Quincy Amarikwa ( Juan Luis Anangono 85), Mike Magee

Subs Not Used: Kyle Reynish; Gonzalo Segares, Steven Kinney, Matt Watson

Stats SKC CHIShots (on goal) 12 (2) 15 (6)Saves 4 1Fouls 20 28Offside 3 1Corner Kicks 2 6

Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; reckless foul) 49SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; reckless foul) 64SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brwon (ejection; second caution) 64SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; dissent) 82CHI -- Mike Magee (caution; reckless foul) 91+SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; reckless foul) 94+CHI -- Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (caution; reckless foul) 96+

Scoring Summary:CHI -- Mike Magee 3 (Penalty Kick) 7CHI -- Mike Magee 4 (Penalty Kick) 15SKC -- Dom Dwyer 8 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 68

Referee: David GantarAsst. Ref.: Daniel BelleauAsst. Ref.: Anthony Vasoli4thOfficial:RobertSibiga


Sporting KC vs Toronto FC - May 23, 2014Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas

Attendance: 19,914 (43rd straight sellout)Weather: 79 degrees and fair

Score 1 2 FSporting KC (5-4-3, 18 pts) 0 2 2Toronto FC (4-4-1, 13 pts) 0 2 2

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Chance Myers (Sal Zizzo 36), Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Benny Feilhaber, Alex Martinez (Jimmy Medranda 85), Paulo Nagamura (C); Antonio Dovale (C.J. Sapong 86), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Victor Munoz, Soony Saad, Claudio Bieler

Toronto FC: Joseph Bendik, Mark Bloom, Steven Caldwell (C), Nick Hagglund, Justin Morrow, Alvaro Rey (Luke Moore 53), Kyle Bekker (Daneil Lovitz 53), Bradley Orr, Collen Warner, Gilberto (Doneil Henry 66), Jermain Defoe

Subs Not Used: Chris Konopka, Ashtone Morgan, Jeremy Hall, Dwayne De Rosario

Stats SKC TORShots (on goal) 17 (5) 7 (3)Saves 1 3Fouls 15 19Offside 2 3Corner Kicks 3 2

Misconduct Summary:TOR -- Gilberto (caution; reckless foul) 39TOR -- Mark Bloom (caution; reckless tackle) 57TOR -- Steven Caldwell (ejection; serious foul play) 63SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; tactical foul) 79TOR -- Luke Moore (caution; dissent) 84

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Dom Dwyer 9 (Sal Zizzo 3) 47TOR -- Luke Moore 2 (Jermain Defoe 1) 67SKC -- Dom Dwyer 10 (penalty kick) 84TOR -- Bradley Orr 1 (Nick Hagglund 1) 91+

Referee: Baldomero ToledoAsst. Ref.: Chris StricklandAsst. Ref.: Corey Parker4thOfficial:YounesMarrakchi

Sporting KC vs New York Red Bulls - May 27, 2014Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas

Attendance: 19,221 (44th straight sellout)Weather: 81 degrees and partly cloudy

Score 1 2 FSporting KC (5-4-4, 19 pts) 1 0 1New York Red Bulls (3-5-6, 15 pts) 0 1 1

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (C), Alex Martinez (Jimmy Medranda 75); Toni Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Sal Zizzo (Soony Saad 72)

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, C.J. Sapong, Erik Palmer-Brown, Jacob Peterson, Claudio Bieler

New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Bobby Convey, Chris Duvall, Ibrahim Sekagya (Ar-mando 76), Jamison Olave; Eric Alexander, Ruben Bover Izquierdo (Péguy Luyindula 57), Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty; Thierry Henry (C), Bradley Wright-Phillips (Andre Akpan 93+)

Subs Not Used: Connor Lade, Kosuke Kimura, Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo, Ryan Meara

Stats SKC NYShots (on goal) 13 (4) 8 (4)Saves 3 1Fouls 16 9Offside 2 3Corner Kicks 5 4

Misconduct Summary:NY -- Bradley Wright-Phillips (caution; reckless tackle) 14NY -- Dax McCarty (caution; reckless tackle) 20SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; reckless tackle) 63SKC -- Antonio Dovale (caution; tactical foul) 87

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Antonio Dovale 1 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 9NY -- Bradley Wright-Phillips 11 (Thierry Henry 5) 50

Referee: Chris PensoAsst. Ref.: C.J. MorganteAsst. Ref.: Jeremy Hanson4thOfficial:IsmailElfath

Sporting KC at D.C. United - May 31, 2014RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C.


Score 1 2 FSporting KC (5-5-4, 19 pts) 0 0 0D.C. United (6-4-3, 21 pts) 1 0 1

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin (Erik Palmer-Brown 9), Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (C), Alex Martinez (Jimmy Medranda 66); Toni Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 77)

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, C.J. Sapong, Jacob Peterson, Claudio Bieler, Sal Zizzo

D.C. United: Bill Hamid; Cristian Fernandez, Jeff Parke, Bobby Boswell (C), Chris Korb (Sean Franklin 34); Chris Rolfe, Perry Kitchen, Davy Arnaud, Nick DeLeon (Alex Caskey 86); Fabian Espíndola, Eddie Johnson (Lewis Neal 68)

Subs Not Used: Andrew Dykstra, Steven Birnbaum, Conor Doyle, Luis Silva

Stats SKC DCShots (on goal) 16 (5) 7 (2)Saves 1 5Fouls 10 18Offside 1 3Corner Kicks 3 8

Misconduct Summary:DC -- Cristian Fernandez (caution; reckless foul) 62SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; reckless foul 72DC -- Fabian Espindola (caution; unsporting behavior) 76DC -- Perry Kitchen (caution; persistent infringement) 82SKC -- Antonio Dovale (caution; unsporting behavior) 85DC -- Alex Caskey (ejection; serious foul play) 94+

Scoring Summary:DC -- Fabian Espindola 7 (Chris Korb 1) 28

Referee: Jorge GonzalezAsst. Ref.: Adam WienckowskiAsst. Ref.: Craig Lowry4thOfficial:MarkKadlecik

Sporting KC at Houston Dynamo - June 6, 2014BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, Texas


Score 1 2 FSporting KC (6-5-4, 22 pts) 1 1 2Houston Dynamo (5-9-2, 17 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao (Jacob Peterson 46), Erik Palmer-Brown, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber (Sal Zizzo 46), Paulo Nagamura (C) (Alex Martinez 7); Toni Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Soony Saad

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Christian Duke, Claudio Bieler, C.J. Sapong

HoustonDynamo:TylerDeric;KofiSarkodie,DavidHorst(EricBrunner9,WarrenCreavalle 57), AJ Cochran, Jermaine Taylor; Servando Carrasco, Alexander Lopez, Giles Barnes; Omar Cummings (Jason Johnson 68), Will Bruin (C), Andrew Driver

Subs Not Used: Tally Hall, Anthony Arena

Stats SKC HOUShots (on goal) 11 (6) 18 (3)Saves 4 4Fouls 10 17Offside 2 3Corner Kicks 3 7

Misconduct Summary:HOU -- Alexander Lopez (caution; unsporting behavior) 21SKC -- Antonio Dovale (ejection; violent conduct) 21HOU -- Andrew Driver (caution; reckless tackle) 29HOU -- Eric Brunner (caution; reckless tackle) 47+HOU -- Jermaine Taylor (caution; reckless foul) 79SKC -- Soony Saad (caution; tactical foul) 87SKC -- Eric Kronberg (caution; delaying a restart) 94+

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Soony Saad 1 (Benny Feilhaber 4) 45SKC -- Dom Dwyer 11 (penalty kick) 70

Referee: Juan GuzmanAsst. Ref.: Brian DunnAsst. Ref.: Jonathan Johnson4thOfficial:AlejandroMariscal

2014 reGUlar season team statsscorinG 1 2 totalSPORTING 6 15 21OPP. 3 11 14

foUls 1 2 totalSPORTING 104 112 216OPP. 109 122 231

caUtions 1 2 totalSPORTING 5 22 27OPP. 16 25 41

shots 1 2 totalSPORTING 97 117 214OPP. 60 78 138

soG 1 2 totalSPORTING 31 44 75OPP. 20 31 51

offsides 1 2 totalSPORTING 14 13 27OPP. 23 22 45

ejections 1 2 totalSPORTING 1 3 4OPP. 1 5 6

corners 1 2 totalSPORTING 37 40 77OPP. 27 29 56

pK 1 2 totalSPORTING 1 3 4OPP. 2 3 5

2014 Record When…

ScoringfirstgoalConcedingfirstgoalLeading at halftimeTied at halftimeTrailing at halftimeScoring 0 goalsScoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goalsScoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goalsAllowing 0 goalsAllowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goalsAllowing 3 goalsAllowing 4+ goals Wearing Sporting BlueWearing Dark indigoWearing BlackLeading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’Outshooting opponentOutshot by opponent Shots even One-goal gamesOn ESPN On NBCSNOn KMCI-TV Day games (before 5pm)Games 5pm CT or laterWith red card forWith red card againstTemperature 75 & upTemperature below 75InPacifictimezoneIn Mountain time zoneIn Central time zoneIn Eastern time zonevs. Eastern Conferencevs. Western ConferenceOn grassOn turfWith zero subsWith one subWith two subswith three subs

6-0-30-5-04-0-12-3-30-2-00-3-11-2-22-0-12-0-01-0-05-0-10-2-21-3-1N/AN/A3-5-42-0-01-0-05-0-01-2-40-3-05-3-41-2-0N/A2-4-00-0-11-1-05-4-32-2-04-3-41-2-13-2-12-0-24-5-20-1-01-0-04-2-41-2-04-4-22-1-26-3-40-2-0N/A1-0-00-0-15-5-3

2-1-112-8-41-1-138-30-122-3-230-39-211-0-035-28-21N/A40-32-23N/A36-42-13N/A27-32-13N/A17-10-13

Team-by-team (in 2014)...

vs. Chicago vs. Chivas USA vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew vs. D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamovs. LA Galaxy vs. Montreal Impactvs. NE Revolution vs. New York Red Bullsvs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakesvs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

Home and Away...Overall All-time2014 at homeAll-time at home2014 on roadAll-time on road

12-25-10 (0-1-0) 8-4-4 22-17-13 (1-0-0) 23-21-6 (1-0-0)20-19-10 (0-1-0) 20-19-10 (0-0-1)5-6-8 (1-0-0) 18-23-114-3-1 (2-0-0)23-14-11 (0-1-0)19-18-12 (0-0-1)4-3-3 (0-1-0)2-2-0 8-5-4 (0-0-1)21-21-7 (1-0-0)1-7-1 (0-1-0)10-4-5 (0-0-1) 2-0-2

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Record By Month...

March 2014March all-timeApril 2014April all-timeMay 2014May all-timeJune 2014June all-timeJuly 2014July all-timeAug. 2014Aug. all-timeSept. 2014Sept. all-timeOct. 2014Oct. all-time

sKc miscellaneous stats

9 min, Antonio Dovale, 5/27 vs NY

7 min, Mike Magee, 5/18 at CHI 90+2 min, Dom Dwyer, 3/29 at COL

90+4 min, Chad Barret, 3/8 at SEA

90+2 min, Teal Bunbury, 4/26 at NE81 min, Cristian Maidana, 5/14 vs PHI

90 min, Matt Hedges, 3/15 vs DAL90+1 min, Bradley Orr, 5/23 vs TOR

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31 min, Callum Mallace, 4/19 vs MTL

83 min, Oriol Rosell, 4/5 vs RSL74 min, Aurelien Collin, 4/26 at NE

64 min, Erik Palmer-Brown, 5/18 at CHI21 min, Toni Dovale, 6/6 at HOU

85 min, Marvell Wynne, 3/29 at COL80 min, Wil Trapp, 5/4 vs CLB

17 min, Collen Warner, 5/10 at MTL90 min, Corben Bone, 5/14 vs PHI

63 min, Steven Caldwell, 5/23 vs TOR90+4 min, Alex Caskey, 5/31 at DC

57 min, Dom Dwyer, 3/22 vs SJ

18 min, Dom Dwyer, 5/10 at MTL84 min, Dom Dwyer, 5/23 vs TOR70 min, Dom Dwyer, 6/6 at HOU

60 min, Vicente Sanchez, 3/29 at COL78 min, Vicente Sanchez, 3/29 at COL

90+5 min, Lee Nguyen, 4/26 at NE7 min, Mike Magee, 5/18 at CHI

15 min, Mike Magee, 5/18 at CHI

Dom Dwyer, 23 yrs., 235 days, KC vs SJ

Paulo Nagamura, 31 yrs., 69 days, KC at MTL

Erik Palmer-Brown, 17 yrs., 24 days, KC at CHI

Josh Gardner, 31 yrs., 175 days, KC at SEA

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sKc miscellaneous stats - 2014 regular season



single season records (field players)stat player #

Games C.J. Sapong (2011) 34

Minutes Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000) 2916

Goals Preki (1996) 18

Assists Preki (1997 & 2003) 17

Shots Preki (1996) 140

Shots on goal Preki (1996) 61

Fouls Committed Chris Henderson (2000) 79

Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2004) 111

Offsides Eddie Johnson (2007) 50

Corner Kicks Graham Zusi (2012) 150

Cautions Aurelien Collin (2013) 13

Ejections Davy Arnaud (2010) 3

single season records (Goalkeepers)stat player #

Games Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013) 34

Minutes Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013) 3060

Wins Mike Ammann (1997) 21

Losses Mike Ammann (1998) 16

Draws Bo Oshoniyi (2005) 12

Shutouts Tony Meola (2000) 16

Goals Against Average Jimmy Nielsen (2012) 0.79

Goals Allowed Ammann (1997)/Kevin Hartman (2007) 79

Saves Tony Meola (2000) 129

single Game records (field players)

single Game records (Goalkeepers)stat player #

Goals Allowed Bo Oshoniyi 7

Saves Garth Lagerway (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000 & three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)

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stat player #

Goals Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010)

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Assists Chris Henderson (1999) 4

Shots Preki (1997) 12

Shots on goal Preki (1996) 6

Fouls Committed Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013) 8

Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2006) 10

Offsides Alex Bunbury (1999) 7

Corner Kicks Alex Zotinca (2006) 12

all-time records (field players)

all-time records (Goalkeepers)

stat player #

Games Davy Arnaud 240

Minutes Kerry Zavagnin 20515

Goals Preki 71

Assists Preki 98

Shots Preki 693

Shots on goal Preki 283

Fouls Committed Davy Arnaud 329

Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud 528

Offsides Eddie Johnson 126

Corner Kicks Preki 452

Cautions Kerry Zavagnin 44

Ejections Nick Garcia 5

stat player #

Games Jimmy Nielsen 128

Minutes Jimmy Nielsen 11497

Wins Jimmy Nielsen 57

Losses Tony Meola 45

Draws Jimmy Nielsen 32

Shutouts Jimmy Nielsen 45

Goals Allowed Tony Meola 154

Saves Tony Meola 507

Goals Against Average Jimmy Nielsen 0.99

single season team recordsstat Year #

Goals 1996 61

Assists 2000 67

Shots 2012 542

Shots on goal 1996 250

Fouls Committed 2013 511

Fouls Suffered 2000 541

Offsides 1997 117

Corner Kicks 2012 199

Cautions 2013 67

Ejections 2011 8

Points 2012 63

Wins 1997 21

Losses 1999 24

Ties 2005 & 2011 12

Shutouts 2000 17

Goals Allowed 1996 63

MINI BIOS Coaching Staff

Players

Peter Vermes Manager

Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach

Zoran Savic Assistant Coach

John Pascarella Assistant Coach

Mateus Manoel Fitness Coach

#78 | D | Aurelien CollinHt: 6-2 Wt. 169 DOB: 3/8/1986Hometown: Enghien-les-Bains, FranceLast Club: Vitoria Setubal (Portugal)Acquired: Signed on 4/15/2011

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1, 11 times, last: Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTLAssists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORShots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALShots 4, 4 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORFouls Committed 6, 3 times, last: May 8, 2013, KC vs SEAFouls Suffered 4, Aug. 23, 2013, KC at CHILast...Regular SeasonAppearance May 31, 2014, KC at DCGoal Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTLAssist Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR2014 Record when: he starts 3-4-3 he scores 1-0-1

The fourth-year Frenchman has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2012, 2013) and Sporting KC Humanitarian of the Year honors (2013). Collin’s 15 goals in MLS competition are second most by a defender in club history. He was named 2013 MLS Cup MVP after scoring the equalizing goal and converting the match-winning penalty kick vs. Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park. Collin’s professional career began with stints in Scotland (Gretna FC), Greece (Panserraikos) and England (Wrexham FC). He played two seasons for Vitoria Setubal of the Portuguese top flight before joining Sporting KC as a guest trialist in March 2011.

#5 | D | Matt BeslerHt: 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/11/1987Hometown: Overland Park, KansasCollege: Notre DameAcquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at D.C.Assists 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEAShots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NEFouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COLLast...Regular SeasonAppearance May 14, 2014, KC vs PHIGoal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at D.C.Assist Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI 2014 Record when: he starts 4-3-2 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC’s team captain for the 2014 campaign, Besler is in his sixth season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors and was named the 2014 KC Sportsman of the Year by the Kansas City Sports Commission. Besler is on the U.S. Men’s National Team’s roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup alongside teammate Graham Zusi. This is the 27-year-old centerback’s first World Cup appearance. Besler has earned 19 caps for the U.S. since debuting in January 2013, including the first two group stage matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Ghana and Portugal, as well as all three knockout round games en route to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup championship. The U.S. is 13-1-4 with Besler in the starting lineup.

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2014 vs Portland Timbers| SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

#16 | F | Claudio BielerHt: 5-11 Wt. 170 DOB: 3/1/1984Hometown: Vera, Santa Fe, ArgentinaLast Club: LDU Quito (Ecuador)Acquired: Signed as Designated Player on 12/18/2012

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2, May 5, 2013, KC vs CHVAssists 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLBShots on Goal 4, May 5, 2013, KC vs CHV Shots 6, 2 times, last: June 1, 2013, KC vs MTLFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: July 27, 2013, KC at MTLFouls Suffered 5, March 9, 2013, KC at TORLast...Regular SeasonAppearance May 18, 2014, KC at CHIGoal May 4, 2014, KC vs CLBAssist Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLB2014 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 1-0-0

Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Bieler won the club’s Golden Boot last year with 10 goals scored and added four assists. Bieler is the team’s fourth Designated Player in club history, acquired in 2013 from LDU Quito where he won Copa Libertadores (2008) and Copa Sudamericana (2009). A dual citizen of Ecuador and Argentina, he has played professionally in both countries as well as Chile.

#25 | M | Christian DukeHt: 5-9 Wt. 155 DOB: 6/5/1991Hometown: Overland Park, KansasCollege: University of San DiegoAcquired: 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft 1st rd. (#14)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal N/AShots N/AFouls Committed N/AFouls Suffered N/ALast...Regular SeasonAppearance N/AGoal N/AAssist N/A2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Duke joined USL Pro affiliate OKC Energy FC on March 17. He has made nine USL Pro appearances, added three assists and become a regular starter for Jimmy Nielsen’s squad during his loan spell. The second-year professional spent most of the 2013 season on loan at Orlando City SC. He began playing for the Sporting KC Academy in June 2007 while attending Shawnee Mission South High School.

#9 | D | Antonio DovaleHt: 5-8 Wt. 152 DOB: 4/4/1990 Hometown: A Coruna, Galicia, SpainLast Club: Celta de Vigo (Spain)Acquired: Signed on 3/12/2014

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1, May 27, 2014, KC vs NYAssists 1, May 10, 2014, KC at MTLShots on Goal 2, May 27, 2014, KC vs NYShots 3, 2 times, last: May 27, 2014, KC vs NYFouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: May 31, 2014, KC at DCFouls Suffered 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHILast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOU Goal May 27, 2014, KC vs NYAssist May 10, 2014, KC at MTL2014 Record when: he starts 1-3-2 he scores 0-0-1

Dovale began his career in the youth system of Ural CF, a club in his hometown of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. He then played four years in the Barcelona Academy before signing a professional contract with second division club Celta de Vigo at age 16. He played there for three years before going on a year-long loan to SD Huesca. Dovale returned to Celta de Vigo prior to the 2011-12 season and helped the club earn promotion to LigaBBVA with two goals in 30 appearances. The midfielder made his Sporting KC debut as a second-half substitute in the MLS Cup rematch against Real Salt Lake on April 5 and scored his first goal on May 27 vs. the New York Red Bulls.

#14 | F | Dom DwyerHt: 5-9 Wt. 180 DOB: 7/30/1990Hometown: London, EnglandCollege: South FlordaAcquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2, 3 times, last: May 23, 2014, KC vs TORAssists 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TORShots on Goal 4, May 10, 2014, KC at MTL Shots 7, Sept. 27, 2013, KC vs PHIFouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Apr. 26, 2014, KC at NEFouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTLLast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal June 6, 2014, KC at HOUAssist Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TOR2014 Record when: he starts 5-4-4 he scores 5-2-1 Dwyer’s career-high 11 goals in 2014 are tied for first in MLS. After scoring a brace on May 23 vs. Toronto FC, he became the third player in club history to score in four straight regular season matches. The Englishman’s three multi-goal games, three game-winning goals and four-game goal streak tie 2014 MLS season highs. Dwyer totalled 26 goals across six competitions in 2013 while splitting time with Sporting KC and the team’s USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. He was the USL PRO Championship MVP with four goals in the final and helped propel Sporting KC to MLS Cup by scoring the game-winning goal for Sporting Kansas City in the Eastern Conference Championship.

#4 | D | Kevin EllisHt: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 6/30/1991Hometown: Kansas City, MissouriCollege: Barton County CCAcquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/11

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal N/AShots 1, 3 times, last: May 27, 2014, KC vs NYFouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 8, 2014, KC at SEAFouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: May 31, 2014, KC at DCLast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal N/AAssist N/A2014 Record when: he starts 3-2-2 he scores 0-0-0

Ellis started three of Sporting KC’s first four MLS matches of 2014 before going on loan to USL Pro affiliate OKC Energy FC. He scored his first goal for the club in the first leg of the 2014 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals vs. eventual champion Cruz Azul. The right back, who became the second Home Grown Player in club history in 2011, rejoined Sporting KC on May 16 and has started in central defense for the last four matches.


#10 | M | Benny Feilhaber Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 1/19/1985Hometown: Irvine, CaliforniaCollege: UCLALast Club: New England RevolutionAcquired: Trade with New England Revolution 12/11/12

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COLAssists 2, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTLShots on Goal 2, 6 times, last: Sept. 27, 2013, KC vs PHIShots 4, 5 times, last: July 13, 2013, KC vs TORFouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Mar. 8, 2014, KC at SEAFouls Suffered 6, May 12, 2012, NE vs VANLast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COLAssist June 6, 2014, KC at HOU2014 Record when: he starts 6-5-4 he scores 1-0-0

Sporting KC acquired World Cup veteran Feilhaber in December 2012. The Brazilian-born midfielder was a steady contributor throughout the 2013 season but saved his best work for the playoffs, contributing game-winning assists in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and Eastern Conference Championship and converting his penalty kick in the MLS Cup Final penalty shootout. He has started every MLS match this season. Feilhaber began his career in Germany with Hamburg’s reserve team before helping Derby County earn promotion to the English Premier League in 2007. He was a member of the U.S. 2010 FIFA World Cup squad, making three appearances in South Africa.


#30 | GK | Andy GruenebaumHt: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOB: 12/30/1982Hometown: Overland Park, KansasCollege: KentuckyLast Club: Columbus CrewAcquired: Trade with Columbus Crew on 12/16/13

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: Apr. 7, 2012, CLB vs NYSaves 7, 5 times, last: Sept. 5, 2012, CLB at NE

Last...Regular SeasonAppearance Oct. 27, 2013, CLB vs NEShutout June 15, 2013, CLB vs MTL2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

2014 is a homecoming for Andy Gruenebaum, as Peter Vermes acquired the Overland Park native from the Columbus Crew in December. He made his club debut in the U.S. Open Cup on June 18. An eight-year veteran of the league, Gruenebaum featured more than 80 times for the Crew and was part of their 2008 team that won MLS Cup. Gruenebaum had a breakout season in 2012, becoming Columbus’ starting keeper and recording an MLS-best 124 saves en route to 13 wins and eight shutouts.

#19 | M | Peterson JosephHt: 5-8 Wt. 132 DOB: 4/24/1990Hometown: Port-au-Prince, HaitiLast Club: SC Braga (Portugal)Acquired: Signed on 9/1/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, July, 14, 2012, KC vs CLBShots on Goal 1, Aug. 3, 2013, KC vs NY Shots 2, Aug. 3, 2013, KC vs NYFouls Committed 5, May 12, 2013, KC at HOUFouls Suffered 4, Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHILast...Regular SeasonAppearance Oct. 18, 2013, KC vs D.C.Goal N/AAssist July 14, 2012, KC at CLB2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Now in his third season with Sporting KC, Joseph set career highs in games played (23) and games started (14) in 2013. A member of the Haiti Men’s National Team since 2010, he began his professional career domestically before joining Sporting de Braga in Portugal’s Primeira Liga in 2008. He signed with Sporting KC in September 2011 after training with the club in the summer.

#40 | D | Igor JuliaoHt: 5-8 Wt. 145 DOB: 8/23/1994Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLast Club: Fluminense FC (Brazil)Acquired: Signed on loan 4/4/2014

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal 1, May 27, 2014, KC vs NYShots 1, 5 times, last: May 31, 2014, KC at DCFouls Committed 3, May 31, 2014, KC at DCFouls Suffered 4, May 31, 2014, KC at DCLast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal N/AAssist N/A2014 Record when: he starts 1-3-2 he scores 0-0-0

In his club debut on May 14, 19-year-old Juliao became the youngest player in Sporting KC history to play the full 90 minutes of an MLS regular season match. Following his second match at Chicago on May 18, Juliao was named to Sports Illustrated’s Week 11 MLS Best XI. The defender is a member of Brazil’s Under-20 Men’s National Team and currently on loan from Fluminense FC. Julião joined Fluminense’s academy in 2003 and made his debut in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A as a 17-year-old in August 2012. He made three appearances in Brazil’s top division during his first professional season as Fluminense FC won their fourth league title in the club’s 111-year history.

#23 | M | Alex MartinezHt: 5-8 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/25/1991Hometown: Montevideo, UruguayCollege: North Carolina StateAcquired: 2014 MLS SuperDraft (#57)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: May 4, 2014, KC vs CLBShots 2, 2 times, last: May 23, 2014, KC vs TORFouls Committed 2, May 23, 2014, KC vs TORFouls Suffered 5, June 6, 2014, KC at HOULast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal N/AAssist N/A2014 Record when: he starts 0-1-2 he scores 0-0-0

The Sporting KC rookie made his first start for the club on May 23 against Toronto FC. After a strong showing at the 2014 MLS Player Combine, Martinez appeared in seven of Sporting KC’s 10 preseason matches and contributed three assists. Martinez was born in Montevideo, Uruguay and moved to the United States at age nine. He starred at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, S.C. and led the school to three state championships. In two seasons at North Carolina State University, he scored 13 goals and added 18 assists en route to First Team All-ACC honors.


#94 | M | Jimmy MedrandaHt: 5-5 Wt. 150 DOB: 2/7/1994Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, ColombiaLast Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia)Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal 1, Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs. CLBShots 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALFouls Committed 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALFouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALLast...Regular SeasonAppearance May 31, 2014, KC at DCGoal N/AAssist N/A2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC acquired Medranda in August 2013 on loan from Deportivo Pereira (Colombia). The Colombian midfielder signed permanently for the club in February, making his first MLS start on March 15. Medranda joined the youth program of Deportivo Pereira at age 12 before climing the ladder to the senior team. In two seasons with the club, he made 16 appearances across all competitions and scored two goals.

#1 | GK | Eric KronbergHt: 6-5 Wt. 210 DOB: 6/7/1983Hometown: Santa Rosa, CaliforniaCollege: CaliforniaAcquired: 2006 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...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUShutout June 6, 2014, KC at HOU2014 Record when: he starts 6-5-4

The longest tenured member of the club, Kronberg is in his ninth season in Kansas City and first as a starter. The 31-year-old goalkeeper recorded four shutouts in six appearances last year, leading Sporting KC to the quarterfinals of the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League. During the 2014 regular season, he leads MLS with a 0.93 goals against average and six shutouts among keepers with more than three matches played. Five of his 14 conceded goals this season have been penalty kicks. Kronberg spent his rookie season on loan to Miami FC and made his MLS debut in 2010. In April, he became a father for the first time with the birth of his daughter Kaitlin.

#21 | GK | Jon KempinHt: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 4/8/1993Hometown: Leawood, KansasLast Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/10

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals Allowed N/ASaves N/A

Last...Regular SeasonAppearance N/AShutout N/A2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Kempin became the club’s first Homegrown Player and youngest ever signing (age 17) in 2010. After making his competitive debut in the 2012 U.S. Open Cup, the Leawood, Kansas native spent the 2013 season on loan at USL Pro affiliate Orlando City SC. Kempin, who has been an active member of the U-20 and U-23 U.S. National Team pools, is currently on loan as the starting goalkeeper for OKC Energy FC. His head coach is former Sporting KC goalkeeper and captain Jimmy Nielsen.

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2014 vs Portland Timbers| SportingKC.com/Game-Notes#12 | M | Mikey LopezHt: 5-8 Wt. 160 DOB: 2/20/1993Hometown: Mission, TexasCollege: North CarolinaAcquired: 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals N/A Assists N/AShots on Goal N/AShots N/AFouls Committed N/AFouls Suffered N/ALast...Regular SeasonAppearance N/AGoal N/AAssist N/A2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Currently on loan at USL Pro affiliate OKC Energy FC, Lopez was selected in the first round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing. He made his Sporting KC debut with a start on May 26, 2013 against the Des Moines Menace in the U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round. Lopez is a member of the U.S. U-20 Naitonal Team and helped the country qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.

#18 | M | Victor MunozHt: 5-7 Wt. 165 DOB: 7/25/1990Hometown: Madrid, SpainCollege: UCLAAcquired: Signed on 4/1/2014

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal N/AShots N/AFouls Committed N/AFouls Suffered N/ALast...Regular SeasonAppearance N/AGoal N/AAssist N/A2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC acquired Munoz in April 2014. The 23-year-old was selected by D.C. United in the second round of hte 2014 MLS SuperDraft. He made his Sporting KC debut in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round on June 18. Munoz spent eight years in the Real Madrid academy system and was a member of Spain’s U-15, U-16 and U-17 youth national teams before moving to the U.S. in 2010 to pursue a college education.

#7 | D | Chance MyersHt: 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 12/7/1987Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaCollege: UCLAAcquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, April 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assists 1, 13 times, last: May 10, 2014, KC at MTLShots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORShots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs. VANFouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: Apr. 1, 2012, KC at CHVFouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHILast...Regular SeasonAppearance May 23, 2014, KC vs TORGoal April 27, 2013, KC vs PORAssist May 10, 2014, KC at MTL2014 Record when: he starts 3-2-2 he scores 0-0-0

The second-longest tenured member of the squad, Myers is in his seventh season after being drafted No. 1 overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. In 2013, Myers started a career-high 31 MLS matches (including playoffs) and was the top-rated outside back on the MLS Castrol Index. He will miss the remainder of the 2014 season after suffering a left achilles tear on May 23 vs. Toronto FC. Myers signed a new contract with the club in January after joining the U.S. Men’s National Team for the first time in his career as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014. He previously played for the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams.

#6 | M | Paulo NagamuraHt: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOB: 3/2/1983Hometown: Sao Paulo, BrazilLast Club: Chivas USAAcquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Mar. 21, 2009, CHV vs COLAssists 1, 17 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COLShots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSLShots 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 1, 2012, KC vs TORFouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LAFouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSLLast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal May 10, 2014, KC at MTLAssist May 14, 2014, KC vs PHI2014 Record when: he starts 6-3-3 he scores 1-0-0

An MLS veteran, Nagamura is in his third season with Sporting KC. The Sao Paulo native began his soccer career with Sao Paulo FC and Arsenal FC in England before coming to the United States to play for the LA Galaxy in 2005, winning the MLS Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He’s also played for Toronto FC and Chivas USA in MLS, becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009 before going on loan to Tigres UANL in Mexico. Sporting KC acquired Nagamura in November 2011 and he converted penalty kicks in shootouts following the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final and 2013 MLS Cup Final.

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2014 vs Portland Timbers| SportingKC.com/Game-Notes#2 | D | Erik Palmer-BrownHt: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOB: 4/24/1997Hometown: Lee’s Summit, MissouriAcquired: Signed as Homegrown on 08/02/2013

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists N/AShots on Goal N/AShots N/AFouls Committed 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHIFouls Suffered 1, May 31, 2014, KC at DCLast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal N/AAssist N/A2014 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

The youngest player in MLS at age 17, Palmer-Brown signed a homegrown player contract last August. He made his debut and first MLS start for Sporting KC on May 18, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender. He played 90 minutes in the club’s 2-0 win at Houston on June 6 for his first win as a starter. The Lee’s Summit, Mo. native joined the Sporting KC Academy at age 13. He has represented US youth national teams as the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels.

#13 | M | Lawrence OlumHt: 6-2 Wt. 185 DOB: 7/10/1984Hometown: Nairobi, KenyaCollege: Missouri Baptist UniversityLast Club: Orlando City SC (USL PRO)Acquired: Signed on 9/15/2010

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHIAssists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTLShots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTLShots 3, Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TORFouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Fouls Suffered 2, Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLBLast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHIAssist Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL2014 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Olum is in his fourth season with Sporting KC, making a career-high 22 appearances in MLS competition last year. Capable of playing as a central defender or holding midfielder, he began his professional career with the Portland Timbers in 2007. He also played for the Minnesota Thunder, Austin Aztex and Orlando City SC before signing with Sporting KC in September 2011. Olum joined the Kenya Men’s National Team in November 2012 and recently helped the team advance to the second round of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, starting both legs against Comoros on May 18 and May 30.

#37 | F | Jacob PetersonHt: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/27/1986Hometown: Portage, MichiganCollege: Indiana UniversityLast Club: San Jose EarthquakesAcquired: Signed on 1/19/2012

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1, 14 times, last: May 4, 2014, KC vs CLBAssists 1, 13 times, last: Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTLShots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at D.C.Shots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NEFouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOUFouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR at CLBLast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal May 4, 2014, KC vs CLBAssist Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL2014 Record when: he starts 2-3-1 he scores 1-0-0

An eight-year veteran of MLS, Peterson is in his third season with Sporting KC. He equalled his career high with four MLS goals for the club in 2012. A two-time national champion at Indiana University with goals in the finals of the 2003 and 2004 College Cups, Peterson was selected by the Colorado Rapids in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. Following stints with Toronto FC and the San Jose Earthquakes, Peterson was signed by Sporting Kansas City in January 2012. He represented the U.S. at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels.

#3 | D | Ike OparaHt: 6-2 Wt. 180 DOB: 2/21/1989Hometown: Durham, North CarolinaCollege: Wake ForestLast Club: San Jose EarthquakesAcquired: Trade with SJ Earthquakes on 12/12/2012

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLBAssists N/AShots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJShots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: May 28, 2011, SJ at CHIFouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: May 19, 2013, KC at D.C.Last...Regular SeasonAppearance Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COLGoal Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLBAssist N/A2014 Record when: he starts 2-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

The 2013 Sporting KC Newcomer of the Year appeared in a career-best 18 games with 16 starts during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. Opara scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions, each of them a header, and appeared in three of Sporting KC’s five MLS Cup Playoff matches. He will miss the remainder of the 2014 season after suffering a chondral defect in his right ankle on March 29. Opara started all thee matches for the United States at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and was invited to camp with the U.S. Olympic squad (U-23) in February 2012.

#15 | D | Seth SinovicHt: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/28/1987Hometown: Leawood, KansasCollege: CreightonLast Club: New England RevolutionAcquired: Signed on 5/10/2011

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals N/AAssists 1, 5 times, last: July 13, 2013, KC vs TORShots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALShots 3, Apr. 17, 2010, NE at SJFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJFouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LALast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal N/AAssist July 13, 2013, KC vs TOR2014 Record when: he starts 6-4-4 he scores 0-0-0

The Leawood, Kan. native and Rockhurst High School alum was rated the No. 1 left back in MLS by Soccer America after leading all Sporting KC players with 3,733 minutes played in all competition and starting 41 of his 42 appearances in 2013. He scored the game-tying goal in the Eastern Conference Semifinals last year en route to Sporting Kansas City reaching MLS Cup. Sinovic was drafted by the New England Revolution in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He was then signed by Sporting KC in May 2011 and has since contributed two goals and five assists across all competitions.

#22 | F | Soony SaadHt: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 8/17/1992Hometown: Dearborn, MichiganCollege: Univ. of MichiganAcquired: Weighted Lottery on 7/5/2011

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2, July 13, 2013, KC vs TORAssists 2, Aug. 10, 2013, KC vs NEShots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: June 6, 2014, KC at HOUShots 9, June 29, 2013, KC vs CLBFouls Committed 2, 7 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHIFouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHILast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal June 6, 2014, KC at HOUAssist Aug. 10, 2013, KC vs NE2014 Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 1-0-0

After leading the NCAA in scoring with a school record 19 goals as a freshman at the University of Michigan, Saad was signed by Major League Soccer and allocated to Sporting KC via a lottery draft in July 2011. He scored nine minutes into his MLS debut on his 19th birthday and added four goals and four assists in 23 MLS regular season appearances last season. Saad represented the U.S. at the youth level, including appearances with the U-20 national team, but is now a member of the Lebanon Men’s National Team.

#17 | F | C.J. SapongHt: 6-1 Wt. 185 DOB: 12/27/1988Hometown: Manassas, VirginiaCollege: James Madison Acquired: 2011 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2, Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TORAssists 1, 9 times, last: Aug. 31, 2013, KC vs COLShots on Goal 4, Sept. 14, 2012, KC vs HOU Shots 10, Sept. 14, 2012, KC vs HOU Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLBFouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LALast...Regular SeasonAppearance May 23, 2014, KC vs TORGoal Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TORAssist Aug. 31, 2013, KC vs COL2014 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Sapong was named the 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year with five goals and five assists in his first professional season. He scored nine goals in 2012 and four more in 2013, including the game-tying goal in last year’s Eastern Conference Championship series vs. Houston. He made his first appearance in two months on May 23 following a neck injury. Sporting KC has a 17-0-2 overall record when Sapong scores. He debuted for the U.S. National Team in January 2012.


#11 | M | Sal ZizzoHt: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 4/3/1987Hometown: San Diego, CaliforniaCollege: UCLALast Club: Portland TimbersAcquired: Trade with Portland Timbers on 12/13/13

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 30, 2013, POR at RSLAssists 2, 2 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COL Shots on Goal 3, May 14, 2014, KC vs PHIShots 3, 7 times, last: May 14, 2014, KC vs PHIFouls Committed 2, 4 times, last: May 23, 2014, KC vs TORFouls Suffered 4, May 20, 2012, POR vs CHILast...Regular SeasonAppearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOUGoal Aug. 30, 2013, POR at RSLAssist May 23, 2014, KC vs TOR2014 Record when: he starts 3-2-3 he scores 0-0-0

The first-year Sporting KC winger has made 11 MLS appearances with eight starts in 2014. He recorded two assists in the team’s 3-2 win at Colorado on March 29. Acquired in December via a trade with the Portland Timbers, Zizzo spent three years in the German first division before coming back to the United States in 2010. He represented the U.S. at the U-18 and U-20 levels and starred for the U-20 National Team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

#8 | M | Graham ZusiHt: 5-10 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/18/1986Hometown: Longwood, FloridaCollege: MarylandAcquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHIAssists 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COLShots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 17, 2011, KC vs PORShots 5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHIFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTLFouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHILast...Regular SeasonAppearance May 14, 2014, KC vs PHIGoal Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COLAssist May 4, 2014, KC vs CLB2014 Record when: he starts 5-3-1 he scores 1-0-0

Zusi recorded a career-high six goals and a team-best 12 assists in all competition in 2013 and was the top-rated midfielder in the MLS Castrol Index. He was an MLS MVP finalist in 2012 and nominee for Best MLS Player at the 2013 ESPYS to go along with MLS All-Star (2012, 2013), MLS Best XI (2012, 2013) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) honors. Zusi is on the U.S. Men’s National Team’s roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup alongside teammate Matt Besler. This is the 27-year-old playmaker’s first FIFA World Cup ap-pearance. He has earned 25 caps for the U.S. with three goals and six assists. He registered an assist in each of the Americans’ first two World Cup group stage matches, a 2-1 win over Ghana and a 2-2 draw against Portugal. He scored in the final two FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, including the game-winning goal against Jamaica at Sporting Park to secure a first place finish in the Hexagonal for the U.S.


ALL-TIME STATISTICS

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2014 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

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

KC - Regular Season 135 130 11781 2 6 32 8 110 68 6 1 15 0 1 3

KC - Postseason 10 10 960 0 0 2 0 12 8 1 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 145 140 12741 2 6 34 8 122 76 7 1 15 0 1 3

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


KC - Postseason 3 0 85 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 39 28 2468 12 4 84 30 44 36 16 0 5 0 4 1

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


KC - Postseason 10 10 960 4 1 12 4 21 10 3 0 2 0 1 1

MLS - TOTAL 102 98 8716 15 3 98 29 185 89 16 0 32 2 6 1

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


MLS - TOTAL 8 6 445 1 1 10 3 5 8 0 6 3 1 0 0

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


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

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


KC - Postseason 6 3 282 1 0 17 8 8 7 3 0 0 0 1 0

MLS - TOTAL 38 23 2103 14 2 100 37 54 53 18 1 1 0 5 0

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


MLS - TOTAL 10 8 766 0 0 3 0 13 10 0 0 2 0 0 0

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


MLS - Regular Season 94 83 7271 9 17 128 43 118 224 3 107 15 2 0 3

KC - Postseason 4 4 394 0 2 14 1 5 12 2 0 1 0 0 1

MLS - TOTAL 98 87 7665 9 19 142 44 123 236 5 107 16 2 0 4

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


MLS - Postseason 2 1 103 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 36 19 1548 0 1 14 1 38 23 1 4 10 1 0 1

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


MLS - TOTAL 6 6 495 0 0 5 1 5 15 1 0 0 0 0 0

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


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

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


MLS - TOTAL 9 3 401 0 0 8 3 5 16 0 2 0 0 0 0

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


MLS - TOTAL 5 1 120 0 0 5 1 5 4 0 4 0 0 0 0

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


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

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


KC - Postseason 10 10 960 0 1 7 1 9 10 1 1 2 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 133 108 10080 2 14 90 22 140 102 8 5 12 1 0 6


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



KC - Postseason 4 4 397 0 0 10 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - Postseason 14 13 1306 0 0 19 6 19 29 1 0 4 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 227 205 18179 11 18 230 73 340 294 8 20 53 2 4 6

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


KC - Postseason 2 1 202 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 53 25 2652 1 2 18 3 28 11 3 0 8 0 1 0

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



KC - Postseason 3 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - Postseason 4 0 94 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 60 39 3805 6 0 39 15 59 25 6 1 5 0 3 0

Erik Palmer-Brown GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 3 2 235 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0

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



KC - Postseason 4 3 244 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - Postseason 7 5 405 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 195 112 1088 14 13 164 59 70 108 21 62 6 1 5 5

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


KC - Postseason 4 0 47 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 46 18 1915 6 5 74 21 30 40 3 13 2 0 2 2

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


KC - Postseason 10 9 876 2 1 25 11 16 27 3 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 104 73 6887 20 10 175 74 131 179 30 0 4 1 7 3

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



KC - Postseason 10 10 955 2 0 4 4 13 10 0 0 1 0 2 0

MLS - TOTAL 126 123 10926 2 5 56 19 121 86 3 0 16 0 2 3

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



MLS - TOTAL 81 37 3912 2 11 70 27 23 65 5 38 2 0 0 1

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


KC - Postseason 10 10 959 0 5 21 1 18 19 1 46 1 0 0 3

MLS - TOTAL 142 110 10292 18 40 232 73 134 183 16 484 11 0 7 18


Eric Kronberg GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA W L T

KC - Regular Season 20 19 1732 70 48 7 20 1.04 6 6 8 6 6

MLS - TOTAL 20 19 1732 70 48 7 20 1.04 6 6 8 6 6

Andy Gruenebaum GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA W L T


MLS - Regular Season 80 79 7065 379 270 18 101 1.29 6 8 26 31 21

MLS - Postseason 2 2 210 9 7 0 2 0.86 0 0 1 1 0

MLS - TOTAL 82 81 7275 388 277 18 103 1.27 6 8 27 32 21

Jon Kempin GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA W L T


MLS - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0

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SEA DAL SJ COL RSL MTL NE CLB MTL PHI CHI TOR NY DC HOU

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

1 Eric Kronberg 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

2 Erik Palmer-Brown 64D 81 90D

3 Ike Opara 1 90D 61D

4 Kevin Ellis 90D 90D 90D 23 90D 90D 90D 90D

5 Matt Besler 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

6 Paulo Nagamura 90M 90M 85M 90M 78M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 7M

7 Chance Myers 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 36D

8 Graham Zusi 90M 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 75M 90F

9 Antonio Dovale 10 44M 33 71M 86F 90F 90F 21F

10 Benny Feilhaber 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 45M

11 Sal Zizzo 32 90F 75F 90F 80F 66F 55F 55F 54 72F 45

12 Mikey Lopez

13 Lawrence Olum 90M 90M 29 5 90M 14 90D 29 90M

14 Dom Dwyer 90F 77F 90F 7 76F 87F 90F 87F 70F 19 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F

15 Seth Sinovic 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

16 Claudio Bieler 13 83F 14 3 3 20 71F 67F

17 C.J. Sapong 90F 45F 15 4

18 Victor Munoz

19 Peterson Joseph

20 Oriol Rosell 90M 61M 83M 90M 90M 90M 90M

21 Jon Kempin

22 Soony Saad 29 15 6 18 13 90F

23 Alex Martinez 15 14 32 12 19 85M 75M 66M 83

24 Mechack Jerome 1 90D

25 Christian Duke

30 Andy Gruenebaum

31 Josh Gardner 89D

37 Jacob Peterson 58F 45 24 35 61F 57M 35 84D 90F 77F 45

40 Igor Juliao 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45D

78 Aurelien Collin 90D 90D 90D 29 90D 76D 74D 90D 61D 90D 9D

94 Jimmy Medranda 75M 5 15 24

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Game log:

Game #1 03/08/2014 KC 0 at SEA 1 L

Game #2 03/15/2014 KC 1 vs DAL 1 T Collin 1 (Feilhaber 1) 81

Game #3 03/22/2014 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Dwyer 1 (penalty kick) 57

Game #4 03/29/2014 KC 3 at COL 2 W Zusi 1 (Zizzo 1, Nagamura 1) 50; Feilhaber 1 (Zizzo 2, Zusi 1) 79; Dwyer 2 (Zusi 2) 92+

Game #5 04/05/2014 KC 0 vs RSL 0 T

Game #6 04/19/2014 KC 4 vs MTL 0 W own goal (Mallace) 31; Collin 2 (Olum 1) 71; Dwyer 3 (Peterson 1) 74; Dwyer 4 (Zusi 3) 86

Game #7 04/26/2014 KC 0 at NE 2 L

Game #8 05/04/2014 KC 2 vs CLB 0 W Peterson 1 (unassisted) 10; Bieler 1 (Zusi 4) 95+

Game #9 05/10/2014 KC 3 at MTL 0 W Dwyer 5 (penalty kick) 18; Nagamura 1 (Myers 1) 34; Dwyer 6 (Dovale 1) 64

Game #10 05/14/2014 KC 1 vs PHI 2 L Dwyer 7 (Nagamura 2) 80

Game #11 05/18/2014 KC 1 at CHI 2 L Dwyer 8 (Feilhaber 2) 68

Game #12 05/23/2014 KC 2 vs TOR 2 T Dwyer 9 (Zizzo 3) 47; Dwyer 10 (penalty kick) 84

Game #13 05/27/2014 KC 1 vs NY 1 T Dovale 1 (Feilhaber 3) 9

Game #14 05/31/2014 KC 0 at DC 1 L

Game #15 06/06/2014 KC 2 at HOU 0 W Saad 1 (Feilhaber 4) 45; Dwyer 11 (penalty kick) 70

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2013/14 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE U.S. OPEN CUP

# Player QF1 QF2 4R 5R

AZL AZL MNUT POR

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

1 Eric Kronberg 90G 90G

2 Erik Palmer-Brown 90D 90D

3 Ike Opara 90D 90D

4 Kevin Ellis 90D 90D 90D 90D

5 Matt Besler 90D 90D

6 Paulo Nagamura 90M 72M 84M

7 Chance Myers

8 Graham Zusi 90F 90F

9 Antonio Dovale 90F 90M

10 Benny Feilhaber 76M 90M

11 Sal Zizzo 60F 28 60F

12 Mikey Lopez

13 Lawrence Olum 90M 90M

14 Dom Dwyer 2 23 90F 71F

15 Seth Sinovic 90D 90D 90D

16 Claudio Bieler 88F 67F 62M

17 C.J. Sapong 14 18 2 19

18 Victor Munoz 36M

19 Peterson Joseph

20 Oriol Rosell 90M 90M

21 Jon Kempin

22 Soony Saad 88F 90F

23 Alex Martinez 54 6

24 Mechack Jerome 47

25 Christian Duke

30 Andy Gruenebaum 90G 90G

31 Josh Gardner 43D

37 Jacob Peterson 30 90F 90D 30

78 Aurelien Collin 90D

94 Jimmy Medranda

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2013/14

QF1 03/12/2014 KC 1 vs CRZAZL 0 W Ellis (Bieler) 17

QF2 03/19/2014 KC 1 at CRZAZL 5 L Feilhaber (Zusi) 44

U.S. OPEN CUP

4R 06/11/2014 KC 2 vs MINNUT 0 W Saad (Olum) 76; Martinez (Zizzo) 87

5R 06/24/2014 KC 1 vs POR 3 L Saad (penalty kick) 73

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MLS Game Guide: Portland Timbers vs. Sporting Kansas City | June 27, 2014