Two more former Sporting KC players have new clubs. Recently released, Toni Dovale has joined CD Lugo in the Spanish second division. He made his debut this past weekend, playing 17 minutes as a substitute. Another former player, Kyle Miller, has joined the Atlanta Silverbacks of the NASL. After spending last season with the Oklahoma City Energy, Miller has moved on to Atlanta, joining the second division side.
Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Federico Bessone
Bobby Convey
Christian Duke
Mechack Jerome
Peterson Joseph
Michael Kafari
Neal Kitson
Igor Kostrov
Rauwshan McKenzie
Michal Mravec
Victor Munoz
Nelson Pizarro
Akeem Priestly
Ivan Trujillo
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Offseason.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Offseason.
Aurelien Collin - Orlando City - Offseason.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Offseason..
Michael Harrington - Colorado - Offseason.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Offseason.
Eddie Johnson - DC - Offseason.
Kei Kamara - Columbus - Offseason.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - Offseason.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Offseason.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Offseason.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Offseason.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Offseason.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Offseason.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Offseason.
Alex Martinez - Carolina - Offseason.
Kyle Miller - Atlanta - Offseason.
USL
Brian Fekete - Pittsburgh - Offseason.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Jonathan Leathers - Charlotte - Offseason.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.
John Wilson - Charleston - Offseason.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Ontario - Scored three goals in Ontario's 8-5 win over Turlock. Scored four goals and had two assists in Ontario's 11-10 win over Sacramento.
Adnan Gabeljic - St. Louis - Scored a goal in St. Louis' 25-16 loss to Harrisburg. Scored two goals in St. Louis' 6-5 win over Detroit.
Josh Gardner - Missouri - Had a goal and an assist in Missouri's 7-2 win over Chicago.
Pat Healey - Baltimore - No game this week.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Played in Dallas' 11-3 win over Saltillo.
Boris Pardo - Wichita - Played in Wichita's 8-5 loss to Chicago.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - Auerbach - Germany - No game until 2/22.
Scott Angevine - Vasa - Finland - Offseason.
Vicente Arze - Blooming - Bolivia - Did not play in either of Blooming's games.
Claudio Bieler - Quilmes - Argentina - No game until 2/14
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Did not dress in Guadalajara's 1-0 loss to Dorados. Started and played 90 minutes in Guadalajara's 1-0 win over Pachuca. Did not dress in Gualajara's 2-0 win over Lobos BUAP.
Mitchell Cardenas - Atlético Coatzacoalcos - Mexico - No game this week.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Started and played 71 minutes in Bengaluru's 4-0 win over Royal Wahingdoh.
Eloy Colombano - AD Berazategui - Argentina - No game until 2/7.
Daneil Cyrus - Ha Noi T&T (W Connection) - Vietnam (Trinidad) - Started and played 90 minutes in Ha Noi's 2-0 win over Dong Nai.
Toni Dovale - CD Lugo - Spain - Came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Lugo's 0-0 draw wtih Real Valladolid.
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Did not dress in Cucuta's 1-0 win over Junior.
Herculez Gomez - Puebla - Mexico - Came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Puebla's 0-0 draw with Cruz Azul. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Puebla's 2-1 win over Merida.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Banned
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - Came off the bench and played 34 minutes in Boavista's 1-0 loss to Botafogo.
Will John - Maghreb Fes - Morocco - Tied Wydad Casablanca 1-1.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - No game until 2/7
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - No game until 2/8.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - No game until 3/6.
Lawrence Olum - Kedah FA - Malaysia - No game until 2/28.
Pablo Punyed - Stjarnan - Iceland - No game until 2/13
Oriol Rosell - Sporting Club de Portugal - Portugal - Started and played 58 minutes in Sporting's 1-1 draw with Vitoria Setubal. Dressed but did not play in Sporting's 3-1 win over Arouca.
Soony Saad - BEC Tero Sasana FC - Thailand - No game until 2/14
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - No game until 2/22
Yann Songo'o - Blackburn - England - Did not dress in Blackburn's 2-1 win over Fulham.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Started and played 120 minutes in Ceres' 3-1 loss to Global. Started and played 90 minutes in Ceres' 5-0 win over Stallions.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - On break until 2/27
Matt Taylor - Saarbrücken - Germany - No game until 2/28.
Showing posts with label Kyle Miller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kyle Miller. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Bunbury Scores Against KC - Former SKC Wizards Update
Teal Bunbury finally got off the mark for the New England Revolution. Since his trade from KC, he'd started each of New England's first games. But facing his former team, Bunbury finally got off the mark. He became the fifth player to score in their first game against KC after leaving the team. Jose Burciaga (Colorado), Jimmy Conrad (Chivas), Scott Sealy (San Jose), and Sasha Victorine (Chivas).
Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Jamar Beasley
Jose Burciaga
Julio Cesar
Edson Elcock
Adnan Gablejic
Josh Gardner
Aaron Hohlbein
Mechack Jerome
Mike Jones
Neal Kitson
Nelson Pizarro
Akeem Priestly
Peter Schmetz
Scott Sealy
Shavar Thomas
Diego Walsh
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Started and played 90 minutes in DC's 4-1 win over Dallas.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in New England's 2-0 win over KC.
Bobby Convey - New York - Did not dress in New York's 1-1 draw with Columbus.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Did not dress in Salt Lake's 2-2 draw with Vancouver.
Michael Harrington - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-1 draw with Houston.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-1 draw with Houston.
Eddie Johnson - DC - Started and played 51 minutes, recording an assist in DC's 4-1 win over Dallas.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - No game this week.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Portland - Loaned to Orange County.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Did not dress in San Jose's 1-0 win over Chivas.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Dressed but did not play in Columbus' 1-1 draw with New York.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 3-2 win over Indy.
USL
Brian Fekete - Pittsburgh - Dressed but did not play in Pittsburgh's 0-0 draw with Charleston.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 64 minutes in Oklahoma City's 2-1 loss to Orlando.
Jonathan Leathers - Charlotte - Did not dress in Charlotte's 3-2 loss to Chicago's reserves. Started and played 90 minutes in Charlotte's 2-0 win over Wilmington.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Orange County - Started and played 90 minutes in Orange County's 4-1 win over Harrisburg. Started and played 90 minutes in Orange County's 3-0 loss to the LA Galaxy II.
Kyle Miller - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in OKC's 2-1 loss to Orlando.
Mike Reidy - Rochester - Did not dress in Rochester's 1-0 win over Charleston.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 2-1 loss to Orlando.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 5-1 win over Dayton.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 90 minutes in Charleston's 0-0 draw with Pittsburgh. Dressed but did not play in Charleston's 1-0 loss to Rochester.
Indoor
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - Servette FC - Switzerland - Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Servette's 2-0 loss to Vaduz.
Scott Angevine - Sporting Kristina - Finland - Started and played 90 minutes in Kristina's 3-1 loss to TPV.
Vicente Arze - FK Hoverla Uzhhorod - Ukraine - Did not dress in Hoverla's 2-0 loss to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Dressed but did not play in Hoverla's 1-0 loss to Zorya.
Federico Bessone - Millwall - England - Did not dress in Millwall's 1-1 draw with QPR.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Started and played 90 minutes in Chivas' 1-0 loss to Monterrey.
Mitchell Cardenas - Atlético Coatzacoalcos - Mexico - Lost to Deportivo Tepic 1-0. Then beat Deportivo Tepic 2-0.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Started and played 90 minutes in Bengaluru's 2-1 win over Sporting Goa.
Eloy Colombano - UAI Urquiza - Argentina - Came off the bench and played 16 minutes in UAI's 3-1 loss to Estudiantes Caseros.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - No game this week.
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Did not dress in Cucuta's 1-0 win over Atletico Bucaramanga.
Roger Espinoza - Wigan - England - Started and played 69 minutes in Wigan's 2-0 loss to Blackpool. Dressed but did not play in Wigan's 1-0 win over Birmingham City.
Herculez Gomez - Tijuana - Mexico - Did not dress in Tijuana's 2-1 loss to Leon.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Suspended
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - No game this week.
Will John - AZAL - Azerbaijan - Started and played 90 minutes in AZAL's 0-0 draw with Revan.
Kei Kamara - Middlesbrough - England - Out injured.
Igor Kostrov - FC Costuleni - Moldova - Lost 1-0 to Tiraspol.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - Did not dres in San Martin's 3-2 loss to Sport Huancayo.
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - Did not dress in Servette's 2-0 loss to Vaduz.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 90 minutes in Spartak's 2-0 loss to Kuban Krasnodar.
Michal Mravec - Podbeskidzie - Poland - Did not dress in Podbekidzie's 1-0 win over Cracovia Krakow.
Pablo Punyed - Stjarnan - Iceland - No game this week.
Yann Songo'o - Ross County (Blackburn) - Scotland (England) - Started and played 90 minutes in Ross County's 2-1 win over Kilmarnock.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Started and played 90 minutes in Sarajevo's 4-0 win over Vitez.
Matt Taylor - Preußen Münster - Germany - Came off the bench and played 1 minute in Munster's 1-1 draw wtih Stuttgarter Kickers.
Ivan Trujillo - Deportivo Lara - Venezuela - Came off the bench and played 29 minutes in Lara's 1-0 loss to Deportivo La Guaira.
Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Jamar Beasley
Jose Burciaga
Julio Cesar
Edson Elcock
Adnan Gablejic
Josh Gardner
Aaron Hohlbein
Mechack Jerome
Mike Jones
Neal Kitson
Nelson Pizarro
Akeem Priestly
Peter Schmetz
Scott Sealy
Shavar Thomas
Diego Walsh
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Started and played 90 minutes in DC's 4-1 win over Dallas.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in New England's 2-0 win over KC.
Bobby Convey - New York - Did not dress in New York's 1-1 draw with Columbus.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Did not dress in Salt Lake's 2-2 draw with Vancouver.
Michael Harrington - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-1 draw with Houston.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-1 draw with Houston.
Eddie Johnson - DC - Started and played 51 minutes, recording an assist in DC's 4-1 win over Dallas.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - No game this week.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Portland - Loaned to Orange County.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Did not dress in San Jose's 1-0 win over Chivas.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Dressed but did not play in Columbus' 1-1 draw with New York.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 3-2 win over Indy.
USL
Brian Fekete - Pittsburgh - Dressed but did not play in Pittsburgh's 0-0 draw with Charleston.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 64 minutes in Oklahoma City's 2-1 loss to Orlando.
Jonathan Leathers - Charlotte - Did not dress in Charlotte's 3-2 loss to Chicago's reserves. Started and played 90 minutes in Charlotte's 2-0 win over Wilmington.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Orange County - Started and played 90 minutes in Orange County's 4-1 win over Harrisburg. Started and played 90 minutes in Orange County's 3-0 loss to the LA Galaxy II.
Kyle Miller - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in OKC's 2-1 loss to Orlando.
Mike Reidy - Rochester - Did not dress in Rochester's 1-0 win over Charleston.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 2-1 loss to Orlando.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 5-1 win over Dayton.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 90 minutes in Charleston's 0-0 draw with Pittsburgh. Dressed but did not play in Charleston's 1-0 loss to Rochester.
Indoor
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - Servette FC - Switzerland - Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Servette's 2-0 loss to Vaduz.
Scott Angevine - Sporting Kristina - Finland - Started and played 90 minutes in Kristina's 3-1 loss to TPV.
Vicente Arze - FK Hoverla Uzhhorod - Ukraine - Did not dress in Hoverla's 2-0 loss to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Dressed but did not play in Hoverla's 1-0 loss to Zorya.
Federico Bessone - Millwall - England - Did not dress in Millwall's 1-1 draw with QPR.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Started and played 90 minutes in Chivas' 1-0 loss to Monterrey.
Mitchell Cardenas - Atlético Coatzacoalcos - Mexico - Lost to Deportivo Tepic 1-0. Then beat Deportivo Tepic 2-0.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Started and played 90 minutes in Bengaluru's 2-1 win over Sporting Goa.
Eloy Colombano - UAI Urquiza - Argentina - Came off the bench and played 16 minutes in UAI's 3-1 loss to Estudiantes Caseros.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - No game this week.
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Did not dress in Cucuta's 1-0 win over Atletico Bucaramanga.
Roger Espinoza - Wigan - England - Started and played 69 minutes in Wigan's 2-0 loss to Blackpool. Dressed but did not play in Wigan's 1-0 win over Birmingham City.
Herculez Gomez - Tijuana - Mexico - Did not dress in Tijuana's 2-1 loss to Leon.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Suspended
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - No game this week.
Will John - AZAL - Azerbaijan - Started and played 90 minutes in AZAL's 0-0 draw with Revan.
Kei Kamara - Middlesbrough - England - Out injured.
Igor Kostrov - FC Costuleni - Moldova - Lost 1-0 to Tiraspol.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - Did not dres in San Martin's 3-2 loss to Sport Huancayo.
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - Did not dress in Servette's 2-0 loss to Vaduz.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 90 minutes in Spartak's 2-0 loss to Kuban Krasnodar.
Michal Mravec - Podbeskidzie - Poland - Did not dress in Podbekidzie's 1-0 win over Cracovia Krakow.
Pablo Punyed - Stjarnan - Iceland - No game this week.
Yann Songo'o - Ross County (Blackburn) - Scotland (England) - Started and played 90 minutes in Ross County's 2-1 win over Kilmarnock.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Started and played 90 minutes in Sarajevo's 4-0 win over Vitez.
Matt Taylor - Preußen Münster - Germany - Came off the bench and played 1 minute in Munster's 1-1 draw wtih Stuttgarter Kickers.
Ivan Trujillo - Deportivo Lara - Venezuela - Came off the bench and played 29 minutes in Lara's 1-0 loss to Deportivo La Guaira.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Kamara Out After Hernia Surgery - Former SKC Wizards Update
Middlesbrough hopes that he'll be back before the end of this season, but former KC forward, Kei Kamara is on the sidelines with an injury again. This time it is while he recovers from having sports hernia surgery. Kamara had the surgery last week and is expected to return to training soon.
Also this week, Davy Arnaud edged closer to the 50 goal mark in MLS play for his career, he scored his 49th, the only goal of the game, in DC's 1-0 win over New York last weekend. Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Jamar Beasley
Jose Burciaga
Julio Cesar
Edson Elcock
Adnan Gablejic
Josh Gardner
Aaron Hohlbein
Mike Jones
Neal Kitson
Nelson Pizarro
Akeem Priestly
Peter Schmetz
Scott Sealy
Shavar Thomas
Diego Walsh
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Started and played 66 minutes, scoring a goal in DC's 1-0 win over New York.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in New England's 2-0 win over Houston.
Bobby Convey - New York - Did not dress in either of New York's games.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Did not dress in Salt Lake's 2-2 draw with Philadelphia.
Michael Harrington - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-1 draw with Chivas.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 1-1 draw with Chivas.
Eddie Johnson - DC - Started and played 84 minutes in DC's 1-0 win over New York.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - Did not dress in Toronto's 1-0 loss to Colorado.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Portland - Did not dress in Portland's 1-1 draw with Chivas.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Did not dress in San Jose's 1-1 draw with Columbus.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Columbus' 1-1 draw with San Jose.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 win over Ottawa.
USL
Brian Fekete - Pittsburgh - Did not dres in Pittsburgh's 4-3 loss to Wilmington.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 4-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 1-0 loss to Dallas
Jonathan Leathers - Charlotte - Did not dress in Charlotte's 2-1 win over Richmond.
Kyle Miller - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in OKC's 4-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 1-0 loss to Dallas.
Mike Reidy - Rochester - Did not dress in Rochester's 1-1 draw with Dayton.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes, recording two assists in OKC's 4-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 1-0 loss to Dallas.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 2-1 loss to Charlotte.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 90 minutes in Charleston's 1-0 loss to Orlando.
Indoor
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - Servette FC - Switzerland - Did not dress in Servette's 3-0 loss to Schaffhausen.
Scott Angevine - Sporting Kristina - Finland - Season starts 4/27
Vicente Arze - FK Hoverla Uzhhorod - Ukraine - Came off the bench and played 29 minutes in Hoverla's 1-0 win over Metalurh Zaporizhya.
Federico Bessone - Millwall - England - Did not dress in Millwall's 2-2 draw with Watford.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Started and played 45 minutes in Chivas' 1-1 draw with Morelia.
Mitchell Cardenas - Atlético Coatzacoalcos - Mexico - Beat Inter Playa 4-0.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - No game this week.
Eloy Colombano - UAI Urquiza - Argentina - Did not dress in either of UAI's games.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - No game this week.
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Did not play in Deportivo's 1-0 win over Deportes Quindio.
Roger Espinoza - Wigan - England - Dressed but did not play in Wigan's 1-1 (2-4) PK shootout loss to Arsenal in the FA Cup.
Herculez Gomez - Tijuana - Mexico - Did not dress in Tijuana's 1-1 draw with Tigres.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Suspended
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - No game this week.
Will John - AZAL - Azerbaijan - Started and played 90 minutes in Aza's 0-0 draw with Qabala.
Kei Kamara - Middlesbrough - England - out injured.
Igor Kostrov - FC Costuleni - Moldova - Lost 2-0 to Veris.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - Suspended for San Martin's 2-1 win over Cesar Vallejo.
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - Started and played 64 minutes in Servette's 3-0 loss to Schaffhausen.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Spartak's 1-0 win over Krylya Sovetov.
Michal Mravec - Podbeskidzie - Poland - Did not dress in Podbeskidzie's 1-0 win over Wisla Krakow.
Pablo Punyed - Stjarnan - Iceland - Beat Vikingur Olafsvik 4-0 in the cup.
Yann Songo'o - Ross County (Blackburn) - Scotland (England) - No game this week.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Started and played 75 minutes in Sarajevo's 3-0 win over Zvijezda.
Matt Taylor - Preußen Münster - Germany - Dressed but did not play in Munster's 4-2 win over Hansa Rostock.
Ivan Trujillo - Deportivo Lara - Venezuela - Started and played 53 minutes in Lara's 0-0 draw with Aragua.
Also this week, Davy Arnaud edged closer to the 50 goal mark in MLS play for his career, he scored his 49th, the only goal of the game, in DC's 1-0 win over New York last weekend. Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Jamar Beasley
Jose Burciaga
Julio Cesar
Edson Elcock
Adnan Gablejic
Josh Gardner
Aaron Hohlbein
Mike Jones
Neal Kitson
Nelson Pizarro
Akeem Priestly
Peter Schmetz
Scott Sealy
Shavar Thomas
Diego Walsh
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Started and played 66 minutes, scoring a goal in DC's 1-0 win over New York.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in New England's 2-0 win over Houston.
Bobby Convey - New York - Did not dress in either of New York's games.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Did not dress in Salt Lake's 2-2 draw with Philadelphia.
Michael Harrington - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-1 draw with Chivas.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 1-1 draw with Chivas.
Eddie Johnson - DC - Started and played 84 minutes in DC's 1-0 win over New York.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - Did not dress in Toronto's 1-0 loss to Colorado.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Portland - Did not dress in Portland's 1-1 draw with Chivas.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Did not dress in San Jose's 1-1 draw with Columbus.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Columbus' 1-1 draw with San Jose.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 win over Ottawa.
USL
Brian Fekete - Pittsburgh - Did not dres in Pittsburgh's 4-3 loss to Wilmington.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 4-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 1-0 loss to Dallas
Jonathan Leathers - Charlotte - Did not dress in Charlotte's 2-1 win over Richmond.
Kyle Miller - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in OKC's 4-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 1-0 loss to Dallas.
Mike Reidy - Rochester - Did not dress in Rochester's 1-1 draw with Dayton.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes, recording two assists in OKC's 4-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 1-0 loss to Dallas.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 2-1 loss to Charlotte.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 90 minutes in Charleston's 1-0 loss to Orlando.
Indoor
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - Servette FC - Switzerland - Did not dress in Servette's 3-0 loss to Schaffhausen.
Scott Angevine - Sporting Kristina - Finland - Season starts 4/27
Vicente Arze - FK Hoverla Uzhhorod - Ukraine - Came off the bench and played 29 minutes in Hoverla's 1-0 win over Metalurh Zaporizhya.
Federico Bessone - Millwall - England - Did not dress in Millwall's 2-2 draw with Watford.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Started and played 45 minutes in Chivas' 1-1 draw with Morelia.
Mitchell Cardenas - Atlético Coatzacoalcos - Mexico - Beat Inter Playa 4-0.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - No game this week.
Eloy Colombano - UAI Urquiza - Argentina - Did not dress in either of UAI's games.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - No game this week.
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Did not play in Deportivo's 1-0 win over Deportes Quindio.
Roger Espinoza - Wigan - England - Dressed but did not play in Wigan's 1-1 (2-4) PK shootout loss to Arsenal in the FA Cup.
Herculez Gomez - Tijuana - Mexico - Did not dress in Tijuana's 1-1 draw with Tigres.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Suspended
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - No game this week.
Will John - AZAL - Azerbaijan - Started and played 90 minutes in Aza's 0-0 draw with Qabala.
Kei Kamara - Middlesbrough - England - out injured.
Igor Kostrov - FC Costuleni - Moldova - Lost 2-0 to Veris.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - Suspended for San Martin's 2-1 win over Cesar Vallejo.
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - Started and played 64 minutes in Servette's 3-0 loss to Schaffhausen.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Spartak's 1-0 win over Krylya Sovetov.
Michal Mravec - Podbeskidzie - Poland - Did not dress in Podbeskidzie's 1-0 win over Wisla Krakow.
Pablo Punyed - Stjarnan - Iceland - Beat Vikingur Olafsvik 4-0 in the cup.
Yann Songo'o - Ross County (Blackburn) - Scotland (England) - No game this week.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Started and played 75 minutes in Sarajevo's 3-0 win over Zvijezda.
Matt Taylor - Preußen Münster - Germany - Dressed but did not play in Munster's 4-2 win over Hansa Rostock.
Ivan Trujillo - Deportivo Lara - Venezuela - Started and played 53 minutes in Lara's 0-0 draw with Aragua.
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
OKC Sign Two More Former KC Players - Former SKC Wizards Update
Oklahoma City announced three more signings today as they get closer to their first season. And building off of his own playing career, two of the three players Jimmy Nielsen has brought in he's played with in Kansas City. Cyprian Hedrick and Kyle Miller, both 2012 draft picks by Kansas City were announced today along with Nate Shiffman bringing the total number of Energy players to four along with Michael Thomas. Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Jamar Beasley
Jose Burciaga
Julio Cesar
Edson Elcock
Brian Fekete
Aaron Hohlbein
Mike Jones
Scott Sealy
Khari Stephenson
Ivan Trujillo
Shavar Thomas
Diego Walsh
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Offseason.
Bobby Convey - New York - Offseason.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Offseason.
Michael Harrington - Portland - Offseason.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Offseason.
Eddie Johnson - DC - Offseason.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - Offseason
Rauwshan McKenzie - Portland - Offseason.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Offseason
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Fort Lauderdale - Offseason.
USL
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Neal Kitson - Phoenix - Offseason.
Kyle Miller - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Nelson Pizarro - Los Angeles - Offseason.
Mike Reidy - Rochester - Offseason.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.
John Wilson - Charleston - Offseason.
PDL
Scott Angevine - Des Moines - Offseason
Other
Birahim Diop - New England Force
Indoor
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Scored a goal in Baltimore's 12-10 win over Syracuse.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - FC Haka - Finland - Offseason.
Vicente Arze - Sporting Charleroi - Did not dress in Sporting's 1-0 loss to KV Oostende.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Started and played 76 minutes in Chivas' 2-0 loss to Cruz Azul. Did not dress in Chivas' 2-1 Copa Mexico loss to Tecos.
Mitchell Cardenas - Atlético Coatzacoalcos - Mexico - Tied Ocelotes UNACH 2-2.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - No game until 2/22
Eloy Colombano - UAI Urquiza - Argentina - No game until 2/7
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Came off the bench and played 35 minutes in W Connection's 2-1 loss to Point Forin.
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Started and played 90 minutes in Deportivo's 1-0 loss to America de Cali.
Roger Espinoza - Wigan - England - Dressed but did not play in Wigan's 2-1 win over Charlton.
Herculez Gomez - Tijuana - Mexico - Started and played 73 minutes in Tijuana's 3-0 loss to Pumas.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Suspended
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - Did not dress in either of Boavista's games.
Will John - AZAL - Azerbaijan - Started and played 85 minutes in Azal's 2-1 loss to Inter Baki.
Kei Kamara - Middlesbrough - England - Came off the bench and played 2 minutes in Middlesbrough's 0-0 draw with Doncaster.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia - Belarus - Offseason.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - Offseason.
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - Game against Chiasso was postponed.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - No game til March.
Michal Mravec - Zilina - Slovakia - No games until February.
Akeem Priestly - RoPS - Finland - Offseason.
Yann Songo'o - Ross County (Blackburn) - Scotland (England) - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Ross County's 2-2 draw with Kilmarnock.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Season starts 2/28.
Matt Taylor - Preußen Münster - Germany - Started and played 67 minutes in Munster's 1-0 loss to Wehen Wiuesbaden.
Active without a club or unknown
Jamar Beasley
Jose Burciaga
Julio Cesar
Edson Elcock
Brian Fekete
Aaron Hohlbein
Mike Jones
Scott Sealy
Khari Stephenson
Ivan Trujillo
Shavar Thomas
Diego Walsh
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Offseason.
Bobby Convey - New York - Offseason.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Offseason.
Michael Harrington - Portland - Offseason.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Offseason.
Eddie Johnson - DC - Offseason.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - Offseason
Rauwshan McKenzie - Portland - Offseason.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Offseason
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Fort Lauderdale - Offseason.
USL
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Neal Kitson - Phoenix - Offseason.
Kyle Miller - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Nelson Pizarro - Los Angeles - Offseason.
Mike Reidy - Rochester - Offseason.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.
John Wilson - Charleston - Offseason.
PDL
Scott Angevine - Des Moines - Offseason
Other
Birahim Diop - New England Force
Indoor
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Scored a goal in Baltimore's 12-10 win over Syracuse.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - FC Haka - Finland - Offseason.
Vicente Arze - Sporting Charleroi - Did not dress in Sporting's 1-0 loss to KV Oostende.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Started and played 76 minutes in Chivas' 2-0 loss to Cruz Azul. Did not dress in Chivas' 2-1 Copa Mexico loss to Tecos.
Mitchell Cardenas - Atlético Coatzacoalcos - Mexico - Tied Ocelotes UNACH 2-2.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - No game until 2/22
Eloy Colombano - UAI Urquiza - Argentina - No game until 2/7
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Came off the bench and played 35 minutes in W Connection's 2-1 loss to Point Forin.
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Started and played 90 minutes in Deportivo's 1-0 loss to America de Cali.
Roger Espinoza - Wigan - England - Dressed but did not play in Wigan's 2-1 win over Charlton.
Herculez Gomez - Tijuana - Mexico - Started and played 73 minutes in Tijuana's 3-0 loss to Pumas.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Suspended
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - Did not dress in either of Boavista's games.
Will John - AZAL - Azerbaijan - Started and played 85 minutes in Azal's 2-1 loss to Inter Baki.
Kei Kamara - Middlesbrough - England - Came off the bench and played 2 minutes in Middlesbrough's 0-0 draw with Doncaster.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia - Belarus - Offseason.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - Offseason.
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - Game against Chiasso was postponed.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - No game til March.
Michal Mravec - Zilina - Slovakia - No games until February.
Akeem Priestly - RoPS - Finland - Offseason.
Yann Songo'o - Ross County (Blackburn) - Scotland (England) - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Ross County's 2-2 draw with Kilmarnock.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Season starts 2/28.
Matt Taylor - Preußen Münster - Germany - Started and played 67 minutes in Munster's 1-0 loss to Wehen Wiuesbaden.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Miller, Ruiz Waived
Sporting KC made their second and third moves of the offseason today. Following the retirement of Jimmy Nielsen, the team today announced that they'd waived two players, defenders Kyle Miller and Brendan Ruiz.
Miller was drafted by the team in the 2012 Supplemental draft but never made a competitive appearance for the club in his two seasons. He did appear in the team's two friendlies against Montpellier and Stoke City, scoring the goal in KC's 1-1 draw with Stoke.
Ruiz was signed on transfer deadline day this year along with Jimmy Medranda. Ruiz, like Miller, never made a competitive appearance for the club.
Here's the brightest moment for either player in a Sporting uniform.
Miller was drafted by the team in the 2012 Supplemental draft but never made a competitive appearance for the club in his two seasons. He did appear in the team's two friendlies against Montpellier and Stoke City, scoring the goal in KC's 1-1 draw with Stoke.
Ruiz was signed on transfer deadline day this year along with Jimmy Medranda. Ruiz, like Miller, never made a competitive appearance for the club.
Here's the brightest moment for either player in a Sporting uniform.
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Fair Result
Last night at Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City played their second friendly of the season against Stoke City of the English Premier League. With a team made up mainly of the Swope Park Rangers, Sport held their own against the Premier League side drawing 1-1 in what would probably be considered a fair result.
The first half saw both teams have their stretches of possession, but it was KC that seemed to be creating the better of the chances. Despite Stoke's size advantage on set plays, KC's best chance early on came off a corner when Kevin Ellis got up to knock a header on goal, but right at Asmir Begovic. KC's general style of playing in crosses wasn't working as well with the size of the Stoke back four, which forced KC to play the ball more on the ground and that led to the best chance for either team in the first half when Soony Saad let loose from about 25 yards out but ended up striking the post and the ball bounced back into play. Stoke's attack in the first half left a little to be desired as the Potters were unable to put a single shot on goal in the first half, they're best chance was when Peter Crouch headed the ball onto the bar but over the net. Crouch though was offside on the play.
In the second half, Stoke started to attack more and KC began to get pinned back in their own end of the field a bit more. Still in the early goings of the half Stoke struggled to make much of their possession in KC's end. Stoke got their first shot on goal in the 52nd when Jonathan Walters got behind the defense and was 1v1 with Eric Kronberg, but Kronberg was quick off his line and smothered the shot to keep the scores level. Stoke continued to press and Crouch should have done better when he was gifted the ball about 20 yards out from goal by Ellis. Crouch though shot right at Kronberg who collected the shot. A minute after Crouch's chance, Cameron Jerome had a good chance to put the first goal in but a nice diving save by Kronberg kept the score at 0-0. The game looked destined to finish scoreless like last year's game against Newcastle until 83rd minute. Substitute Michael Tonge received the ball on the end line and cut past Konrad Warzycha. Warzycha grabbed some jersey as he went by to slow Tonge down. The Stoke forward felt the contact and went to ground extremely easily, but the referee pointed to the spot. Tonge stepped up and sent Kronberg the wrong way and Stoke had the lead.
KC looked to be headed to another home defeat as the game headed into stoppage time with Stoke's defense handling KC's attack. Then in the 2nd minute of stoppage time after Stoke had possessed the ball, the ball was played back to Begovic, who was about 20 yards out from goal. He looked to clear the ball up field but didn't get enough height on it and the ball went directly into the head of Kyle Miller who was standing about 40 yards from goal. Miller barely even moved towards the ball, but when it hit his head it looped back towards Stoke's goal and into the net tying the game at 1-1.
The goal was the craziest, flukiest goal I've even seen in person or on YouTube, absolutely crazy. Still in the end, a 1-1 draw was a fair result for the two teams. Both had chances but neither looked extremely impressive, although Kronberg, Saad, and Neven Markovic were impressive.
Wizards Man of the Match - Eric Kronberg - Big saves by Kronberg in the second half kept KC in the game. He's starting to get back into form that he was for parts of last year. He's going to want to get starting time sooner or later, and with Nielsen I'm not sure that's going to happen here.
The first half saw both teams have their stretches of possession, but it was KC that seemed to be creating the better of the chances. Despite Stoke's size advantage on set plays, KC's best chance early on came off a corner when Kevin Ellis got up to knock a header on goal, but right at Asmir Begovic. KC's general style of playing in crosses wasn't working as well with the size of the Stoke back four, which forced KC to play the ball more on the ground and that led to the best chance for either team in the first half when Soony Saad let loose from about 25 yards out but ended up striking the post and the ball bounced back into play. Stoke's attack in the first half left a little to be desired as the Potters were unable to put a single shot on goal in the first half, they're best chance was when Peter Crouch headed the ball onto the bar but over the net. Crouch though was offside on the play.
In the second half, Stoke started to attack more and KC began to get pinned back in their own end of the field a bit more. Still in the early goings of the half Stoke struggled to make much of their possession in KC's end. Stoke got their first shot on goal in the 52nd when Jonathan Walters got behind the defense and was 1v1 with Eric Kronberg, but Kronberg was quick off his line and smothered the shot to keep the scores level. Stoke continued to press and Crouch should have done better when he was gifted the ball about 20 yards out from goal by Ellis. Crouch though shot right at Kronberg who collected the shot. A minute after Crouch's chance, Cameron Jerome had a good chance to put the first goal in but a nice diving save by Kronberg kept the score at 0-0. The game looked destined to finish scoreless like last year's game against Newcastle until 83rd minute. Substitute Michael Tonge received the ball on the end line and cut past Konrad Warzycha. Warzycha grabbed some jersey as he went by to slow Tonge down. The Stoke forward felt the contact and went to ground extremely easily, but the referee pointed to the spot. Tonge stepped up and sent Kronberg the wrong way and Stoke had the lead.
KC looked to be headed to another home defeat as the game headed into stoppage time with Stoke's defense handling KC's attack. Then in the 2nd minute of stoppage time after Stoke had possessed the ball, the ball was played back to Begovic, who was about 20 yards out from goal. He looked to clear the ball up field but didn't get enough height on it and the ball went directly into the head of Kyle Miller who was standing about 40 yards from goal. Miller barely even moved towards the ball, but when it hit his head it looped back towards Stoke's goal and into the net tying the game at 1-1.
The goal was the craziest, flukiest goal I've even seen in person or on YouTube, absolutely crazy. Still in the end, a 1-1 draw was a fair result for the two teams. Both had chances but neither looked extremely impressive, although Kronberg, Saad, and Neven Markovic were impressive.
Wizards Man of the Match - Eric Kronberg - Big saves by Kronberg in the second half kept KC in the game. He's starting to get back into form that he was for parts of last year. He's going to want to get starting time sooner or later, and with Nielsen I'm not sure that's going to happen here.
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Open Cup Final and Player Salaries
For those of you that don't already have tickets for the US Open Cup final a week from today against the Seattle Sounders, you may want to get them. Today it was announced that the US Open Cup final for this year (and the next two after that) will be shown on Gol TV. The station that most people have to get another tier on their cable provider to be able to watch the game. Needless to say not too many people are happy about this. Most people would even rather have an online stream readily available instead of having to deal with figuring out how to get Gol TV on their plan. Word is that Fox Soccer (also a channel on another tier under most cable providers) was also trying to get the game for a national broadcast and that KSMO was trying to get local rights, along with 810AM trying to get radio rights but apparently the asking price from US Soccer was not one that they were willing to meet. So instead soccer fans in KC (and around the US looking to watch the final) will either be contacting their cable provider, or finding an illegal stream.
While I understand US Soccer wanting to make as much money as possible, the US Open Cup final on Gol TV could be a bit of a step back for them as they look to continue to try to give the tournament more legitimacy.
The good news for Sporting fans? The last time Gol TV had the finals was the 2004 and 2005 finals, and we remember how the 2004 one finished up. If not, enjoy this great video that Sporting put out today.
Update Player Salaries
The players union today released updated salaries for all the MLS teams. Sporting KC only had 3 changes to their list from the previous one in May to this release. Gone from the list is Shawn Singh and his $33,750. On the list now are new signings, Neven Markovic, who is making $90,000 and Kyle Miller who is making $33,750. KC is still on the hook for Luke Sassano's salary at this point which is why he still appears on the list. So far from Markovic I like what I've seen although I'd like to see a little bit more in competitive games instead of friendlies before making a decision.
While I understand US Soccer wanting to make as much money as possible, the US Open Cup final on Gol TV could be a bit of a step back for them as they look to continue to try to give the tournament more legitimacy.
The good news for Sporting fans? The last time Gol TV had the finals was the 2004 and 2005 finals, and we remember how the 2004 one finished up. If not, enjoy this great video that Sporting put out today.
Update Player Salaries
The players union today released updated salaries for all the MLS teams. Sporting KC only had 3 changes to their list from the previous one in May to this release. Gone from the list is Shawn Singh and his $33,750. On the list now are new signings, Neven Markovic, who is making $90,000 and Kyle Miller who is making $33,750. KC is still on the hook for Luke Sassano's salary at this point which is why he still appears on the list. So far from Markovic I like what I've seen although I'd like to see a little bit more in competitive games instead of friendlies before making a decision.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Sporting KC Sign Miller
Sporting KC added another player to their roster today with the addition of Supplemental Draft pick Kyle Miller. Miller, the 54th selection in the Supplemental Draft, is the 4th player from this year's draft class to be signed, along with Dom Dwyer, Cyprian Hedrick, and Shawn Singh.
Since being drafted, Miller has consistently been training with the team. As a local KC kid, it's been easy for Miller to hang around and continue to train with the team. He's appeared in a few reserve games as a guest player for KC as well. Miller also becomes the 6th player with local ties on the team, joining Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Jon Kempin, Kevin Ellis, and Michael Thomas.
Since being drafted, Miller has consistently been training with the team. As a local KC kid, it's been easy for Miller to hang around and continue to train with the team. He's appeared in a few reserve games as a guest player for KC as well. Miller also becomes the 6th player with local ties on the team, joining Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Jon Kempin, Kevin Ellis, and Michael Thomas.
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Sporting KC Defeat US U-17's, Kronberg Out 4-6 Weeks
Sporting KC's last announced preseason game is now in the books as the Wizards took on the US U17 team today out at ESPN's Wide World of Sports. Sporting took the lead through Konrad Warzycha who headed home a cross from trialist, Mozzi Gyorio. Shortly after KC grabbed the lead, the US team was level off of an indirect free kick inside the box. Rubio Rubin fired in just under the cross bar after a touch from Junior Flores.
Early in the second half, Sporting retook the lead, as Kyle Miller took a pass from Gyorio and slotted it into the far post making it 2-1. In the 64th, Soony Saad got on the score board firing a shot into the opposite corner making it 3-1. Shortly after Saad made it 3-1, he made it 4-1. Saad played Shawn Singh into the box, where he was fouled. Saad stepped up this time and buried the penalty kick past the keeper to make it 4-1 to Sporting KC.
Here are the highlights.
Kronberg Out
Eric Kronberg hasn't gotten much action so far this preseason due to one injury or another. Now he's going to miss the next 4-6 weeks due to a lower back injury. With the injury, that currently leaves Sporting with only 2 keepers on their roster, Jimmy Nielsen and Jon Kempin. Meaning the teenager is going to be Nielsen's backup until Kronberg comes back from injury. It's certainly a blow for Kronberg, who I was really hoping would really push Nielsen this year. With Kronberg in the final guaranteed year of his contract (next year is an option year held by the team), him impressing this year would be a good way for him to earn a starting job either with KC or elsewhere.
It's a huge opportunity for Kempin though, as he's now only an injury or red card to Nielsen from making his first team debut. And while he's a good keeper, I'm not sure he's quite ready to step up the way Zac MacMath did for Philadelphia last year.
The question becomes whether KC will look to put Kronberg on injured reserve and add a third goalkeeper for the short term or not. With trialist goalkeepers, Steve Spangler and Scott Angevine having been in camp since Arizona. It'd be possible that KC could sign one of them in the short term, or another possibility is that one of them could be signed as a league keeper and train with KC, similar to the situation when Andrew Kartunen was drafted by the team but then signed as a league keeper.
Early in the second half, Sporting retook the lead, as Kyle Miller took a pass from Gyorio and slotted it into the far post making it 2-1. In the 64th, Soony Saad got on the score board firing a shot into the opposite corner making it 3-1. Shortly after Saad made it 3-1, he made it 4-1. Saad played Shawn Singh into the box, where he was fouled. Saad stepped up this time and buried the penalty kick past the keeper to make it 4-1 to Sporting KC.
Here are the highlights.
Kronberg Out
Eric Kronberg hasn't gotten much action so far this preseason due to one injury or another. Now he's going to miss the next 4-6 weeks due to a lower back injury. With the injury, that currently leaves Sporting with only 2 keepers on their roster, Jimmy Nielsen and Jon Kempin. Meaning the teenager is going to be Nielsen's backup until Kronberg comes back from injury. It's certainly a blow for Kronberg, who I was really hoping would really push Nielsen this year. With Kronberg in the final guaranteed year of his contract (next year is an option year held by the team), him impressing this year would be a good way for him to earn a starting job either with KC or elsewhere.
It's a huge opportunity for Kempin though, as he's now only an injury or red card to Nielsen from making his first team debut. And while he's a good keeper, I'm not sure he's quite ready to step up the way Zac MacMath did for Philadelphia last year.
The question becomes whether KC will look to put Kronberg on injured reserve and add a third goalkeeper for the short term or not. With trialist goalkeepers, Steve Spangler and Scott Angevine having been in camp since Arizona. It'd be possible that KC could sign one of them in the short term, or another possibility is that one of them could be signed as a league keeper and train with KC, similar to the situation when Andrew Kartunen was drafted by the team but then signed as a league keeper.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
KC Select 4 in the Supplemental Draft
Today was the second MLS draft, there was no ball room in Kansas City for the draft though. The Supplemental Draft took place on a conference call and took about as long as half the first round of the SuperDraft. After trading for Michael Thomas' rights, KC only had 4 picks, 1 in the first and second, and 2 in the third. In the first round, KC grabbed Shawn Singh, a defender/midfielder from UCLA. Singh can play left back and would provide cover and compete with Seth Sinovic and potentially Bobby Convey in the left back position.
In the second round, KC looked to add some depth to their midfield by bringing in St. John's midfielder, Pablo Punyed. According to Peter Vermes, Punyed is a two way midfielder that can do well in the offensive half of the field with his passing. He'd seem to provide depth in the box-to-box position in KC's midfield.
With their two third round picks, KC went back to improving their defense. First they grab Stefan Antonijevic, a 6'6" center back from Valparaiso. Antonijevic provides a big body to compete for a spot on the back line. He also has spent some time with the Serbian U-19 team while he was in college. Never a bad thing to have a kid that has a little international experience. With their last pick, KC went with a local kid, drafting Kyle Miller from Rockhurst University. Miller, another defender, is a local kid who grew up in KC and spent time with Sporting KC's juniors team. As for why KC had to draft Miller instead of filing a youth claim on him probably is because he didn't spend 2 years in the Juniors system.
I do have to apologize to Miller straight away, because with me he's probably not going to get much of a fair shake. It's no fault of his own unfortunately, it's the situation around his selection. And it's all personal so I apologize. For those that don't know, my brother, Matt Kuhn was also available in the draft. I would have loved for him to have been selected by KC. Like Miller he spent time with Sporting KC's juniors team. Kuhn though ended up getting drafted 10 picks after Miller by DC United. Like Miller, Kuhn didn't spend enough time in the Juniors system to qualify as a home grown player. My club allegiances won't be changing, I still love Sporting, but (and I'm shocking myself saying this) I will be cheering for DC should my brother make the team (except when they play SKC). That all said, I also hope Miller proves me wrong.
In the second round, KC looked to add some depth to their midfield by bringing in St. John's midfielder, Pablo Punyed. According to Peter Vermes, Punyed is a two way midfielder that can do well in the offensive half of the field with his passing. He'd seem to provide depth in the box-to-box position in KC's midfield.
With their two third round picks, KC went back to improving their defense. First they grab Stefan Antonijevic, a 6'6" center back from Valparaiso. Antonijevic provides a big body to compete for a spot on the back line. He also has spent some time with the Serbian U-19 team while he was in college. Never a bad thing to have a kid that has a little international experience. With their last pick, KC went with a local kid, drafting Kyle Miller from Rockhurst University. Miller, another defender, is a local kid who grew up in KC and spent time with Sporting KC's juniors team. As for why KC had to draft Miller instead of filing a youth claim on him probably is because he didn't spend 2 years in the Juniors system.
I do have to apologize to Miller straight away, because with me he's probably not going to get much of a fair shake. It's no fault of his own unfortunately, it's the situation around his selection. And it's all personal so I apologize. For those that don't know, my brother, Matt Kuhn was also available in the draft. I would have loved for him to have been selected by KC. Like Miller he spent time with Sporting KC's juniors team. Kuhn though ended up getting drafted 10 picks after Miller by DC United. Like Miller, Kuhn didn't spend enough time in the Juniors system to qualify as a home grown player. My club allegiances won't be changing, I still love Sporting, but (and I'm shocking myself saying this) I will be cheering for DC should my brother make the team (except when they play SKC). That all said, I also hope Miller proves me wrong.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
