Realized I'd been missing a player all season, Derek Schrick, who had previously played at SMU and UMKC is playing with Rockhurst this season for his red shirt senior season. Here is this week's update.
Class of 2012
Derek Schrick (Rockhurst) - M - RSr - Started both Rockhurst's 2-1 win over Quincy and their 0-0 draw (4-3 shootout win) over Indianapolis.
Class of 2013
Joe Amico (Jacksonville) - D - Sr - Started boh Jacksonville's 2-1 win over NJIT and 1-0 win over North Florida.
Matt Bernard (Cal Baptist) - MF - RJr - Came on as a substitute in Cal Baptist's 5-1 win over Academy of Art, scoring a goal, was also a sub in their 2-1 loss to Dixie State.
Paul Dean (Rockhurst University) - D - Sr - Did not play in either of Rockhurst's games.
Seo-In Kim (UCSB) - MF - Sr - No game this week.
Adam Lightner (Northern Illinois University) - D - Sr - Started and had an assist in Northern Illinois' 2-1 win over West Virginia.
Clay Stewart - (University of Missouri Kansas City) - MF/D - Sr - Did not play in UMKC's 3-1 loss to UNLV.
Wes White (Coastal Carolina) - F - RJr - Came on as a substitute and had 2 goals in Coastal Carolina's 2-1 win over Georgia Southern.
Drew Wilson (Fort Hays State University) - D - Sr - Started both Fort Hays' 2-1 loss to Upper Iowa and 2-0 win over Lindenwood.
Class of 2014
Darby Cronin (Missouri State)- MF - Jr - Did not play in Missouri State's 1-0 loss to Central Arkansas.
Heath Honold (West Virginia) - F - Jr - Started West Virginia's 2-1 loss to Northern Illinois.
Mason Leonard (Drake) - D - Jr - Did not play in Drake's 2-1 loss to Western Illinois.
Blake Levine (Baker) - F - Jr - Started Baker's 4-1 loss to Grand View.
Matthew Lewis (Fordham) - D - Jr -Started both Fordham's 2-0 loss to UMass and 4-0 win over St. Bonaventure.
Andy Lopez (North Carolina) - MF - RSo - Came on as a substitute in UNC's 1-0 loss to Boston College.
Noah Mudd (Trevecca) - D - Jr - Season over.
Joey Piatczyc (West Virginia) - MF - Jr - Started West Virginia's 2-1 loss to Northern Illinois.
Cole Stevenson (Fordham) - F - Jr - Started both Fordham's 2-0 loss to UMass and 4-0 win over St. Bonaventure, scoring a goal in the second game.
Zach Wright (North Carolina) - F - Jr - Started UNC's 1-0 loss to Boston College.
2015
Andrew Blalock (Drake) - GK - RFr - Did not play in Drake's 2-1 loss to Western Illinois.
Robert DeWitt III (Xavier) - MF - So - Did not play in either of Xavier's games.
Jack Freeman (Furman) - D - RFr - Did not play in Furman's 1-0 loss to Greensboro.
Bryce Gibson (Creighton) - D - So - Came on as a substitute in both Creighton's 3-0 win over Georgetown and their 3-1 win over Xavier.
Nic Jaimes (Drake) - MF - So - Started Drake's 2-1 loss to Western Illinois.
Ryan Krutz (Notre Dame) - GK - So - Did not play in either of Notre Dame's games.
Zane Moxley (Air Force) - D - So - Did not play in Air Force's 1-0 win over Seattle.
Alexis Quevedo (UNLV) - MF - So - Came on as a substitute in UNLV's 3-1 win over UMKC.
Hector Solorio (Niagara) - MF - So - Did not play in Niagara's 0-0 draw with Canisius.
Tucker Stephenson (West Virginia) - F - So - Did not play in West Virginia's 2-1 loss to Northern Illinois.
Andy Velez (JCCC) - MF - So - Season over.
Bailey Weeks (Northeastern State University) - D - So - Did not play in either of Northeastern's games.
2016
Dakota Karns (Missouri State) - MF - Fr - Did not play in Missouri State's 1-0 loss to Central Arkansas.
Ryan Kellogg (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Came on as a substitute in West Virginia's 2-1 loss to Northern Illinois.
John Leisman (Yale) - F - Fr - Started and had a goal in Yale's 3-1 win over Saint Joseph's and started Yale's 3-1 loss to Brown.
Logan Lucas (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Started and had an assist in West Virginia's 2-1 loss to Northern Illinois.
Andrew McLeod (Northwestern) - D - Fr - Did not play in Northwestern's 1-0 win over Marian, started Northwestern's 1-0 loss to Indiana.
Absalom Solorio (Niagara) - MF - Fr - Came on as a substitute in Niagara's 0-0 draw with Canisius.
Paul Whitener (Marshall) - MF - Fr - Did not play in Marshall's 1-0 loss to Charlotte.
Monday, November 07, 2016
Friday, November 04, 2016
Comets Beat Wave for First Win
After a disappointing result at home in their opener against Cedar Rapids last week, the Comets took care of business on Friday night against the Milwaukee Wave. A very different Wave side from the team that the Comets have seen the last few years hung with the Comet s early on, but in the end the Comets veteran players stepped up to push the Comets to an 11-4 win.
Things kicked off quickly with the Wave getting a blue card in the first nine seconds of the game after Andre Hayne came in “studs up” on Stephen Paterson as he tried to clear a ball away. The Comets couldn’t capitalize on the power play, hitting the post once, but controlled the first quarter. It wasn’t until late in the quarter though that the Comets finally took advantage of the possession and scored two goals in a 21 second span. The first an own goal created to Milan Ivanovic as Hans Denissen headed a ball into his own net. Seconds later the Comets pinned the Wave in their own end and Nacho Flores picked out Brian Harris who put the ball into the empty net as Rafael Dias had come off his line.
The second quarter saw the Comets extend their lead scoring here more times, while the Wave was able to get onto the board. Just under six minutes in Ramone Palmer started the scoring after bouncing on a loose ball after a heavy touch. The ball got wide to Guerrero Pino who played the ball back across field to a streaking Palmer who scored. Just over a minute later John Sosa got on the board after being played into the middle by Leo Gibson he flicked the ball up over Dias and smashed it into the empty net to make it 4-0. Shortly after the teams traded power play goals with the Wave scoring through Hayne and Gibson getting his first goal of the night pouncing on a rebound spilled by Dias.
The Comets quickly extended their four goal lead to five, just 50 seconds in; Gibson played a cross to Palmer that the Jamaican put home to make 6-1. From there the Wave and Comets traded goals with Denissen making up for his early own goal taking advantage of the Comets failure to clear the ball out of their own box. Shortly after that though Gibson scored his second goal of the night working a nice give and go with Vahid Assadpour before firing a ball into the net to put the Comets back up by five at 7-2. Late in the quarter though the Wave cut the lead back to four on a counter attack as Paterson came up with a good save on the first effort but on the rebound Andrew Wiedabach’s shot was directed in by Ian Bennett to make it 7-3 after three quarters.
Two minutes into the fourth quarter the Wave were able to cut the lead to just three when Drew Ruggles blasted a ball past Paterson. From there though the Comets ran away from the Wave, scoring the final four goals to put the Wave away for an 11-4 win. Assadpour got the scoring started just over six minutes into the quarter working a long give and go with Harris before calmly shooting the ball under Dias. A minute later, Gibson became provider, racing down the side and playing the ball into the middle for Bryan Perez who put the ball into the far corner. The pressure continued as Gibson got his hattrick on the power play toe poking a shot from the top of the arc into the corner. Two minutes later the Comets finished the game off with another goal by Gibson as he held off a challenge from Ruggles to fire a shot past Dias to make it 11-4.
Things kicked off quickly with the Wave getting a blue card in the first nine seconds of the game after Andre Hayne came in “studs up” on Stephen Paterson as he tried to clear a ball away. The Comets couldn’t capitalize on the power play, hitting the post once, but controlled the first quarter. It wasn’t until late in the quarter though that the Comets finally took advantage of the possession and scored two goals in a 21 second span. The first an own goal created to Milan Ivanovic as Hans Denissen headed a ball into his own net. Seconds later the Comets pinned the Wave in their own end and Nacho Flores picked out Brian Harris who put the ball into the empty net as Rafael Dias had come off his line.
The second quarter saw the Comets extend their lead scoring here more times, while the Wave was able to get onto the board. Just under six minutes in Ramone Palmer started the scoring after bouncing on a loose ball after a heavy touch. The ball got wide to Guerrero Pino who played the ball back across field to a streaking Palmer who scored. Just over a minute later John Sosa got on the board after being played into the middle by Leo Gibson he flicked the ball up over Dias and smashed it into the empty net to make it 4-0. Shortly after the teams traded power play goals with the Wave scoring through Hayne and Gibson getting his first goal of the night pouncing on a rebound spilled by Dias.
The Comets quickly extended their four goal lead to five, just 50 seconds in; Gibson played a cross to Palmer that the Jamaican put home to make 6-1. From there the Wave and Comets traded goals with Denissen making up for his early own goal taking advantage of the Comets failure to clear the ball out of their own box. Shortly after that though Gibson scored his second goal of the night working a nice give and go with Vahid Assadpour before firing a ball into the net to put the Comets back up by five at 7-2. Late in the quarter though the Wave cut the lead back to four on a counter attack as Paterson came up with a good save on the first effort but on the rebound Andrew Wiedabach’s shot was directed in by Ian Bennett to make it 7-3 after three quarters.
Two minutes into the fourth quarter the Wave were able to cut the lead to just three when Drew Ruggles blasted a ball past Paterson. From there though the Comets ran away from the Wave, scoring the final four goals to put the Wave away for an 11-4 win. Assadpour got the scoring started just over six minutes into the quarter working a long give and go with Harris before calmly shooting the ball under Dias. A minute later, Gibson became provider, racing down the side and playing the ball into the middle for Bryan Perez who put the ball into the far corner. The pressure continued as Gibson got his hattrick on the power play toe poking a shot from the top of the arc into the corner. Two minutes later the Comets finished the game off with another goal by Gibson as he held off a challenge from Ruggles to fire a shot past Dias to make it 11-4.
Wednesday, November 02, 2016
Indoor Season Kicks Off - Former SKC Wizards Update
Most of the summer leagues are starting to wrap up their seasons, while European leagues are going strong. The indoor season is just now kicking off for other teams in the US though, with the MASL season kicking off this past weekend. All three former Kansas City players had games, and all three got wins with Jamar Beasley and Mike Jones both playing in wins for Cedar Rapids and Dallas respectively. Meanwhile, Boris Pardo, who moved to the San Diego Sockers this offseason did not play in the win for San Diego.
Here is the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Vicente Arze
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Jeferson
Neven Markovic
Victor Munoz
Akeem Priestley
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz
MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Offseason.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Offseason.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Offseason.
Aurelien Collin - New York - Started and played 90 minutes in New York's 1-0 loss to Montreal.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Offseason.
Amadou Dia - Montreal - Did not dress in either of Montreal's games.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - Dressed but did not play in Seattle's 1-0 win over KC. Came off the bench and played 34 minutes in Seattle's 3-0 win over Dallas.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Offseason.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Offseason.
Kei Kamara - New England - Offseason.
Chris Konopka - Portland - Offseason.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in either of Montreal's games.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Started and played 61 minutes in NYCFC's 2-0 loss to Toronto.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 32 minutes in RSL's 3-1 loss to LA.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - Offseason.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Offseason.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 70 minutes in Philadelphia's 3-1 loss to Toronto.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Came off the bench and played 1 minute in New York's 1-0 loss to Montreal.
NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Minnesota's 1-0 loss to New York.
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Dressed but did not play in Tampa's 3-2 loss to Jacksonville.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Came off the bench and played 27 minutes in Carolina's 2-1 loss to Puerto Rico.
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 3-2 win over Tampa.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Did not dress in Puerto Rico's 2-1 win over Carolina.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 2-1 loss to Puerto Rico.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Oklahoma City - Started and played 45 minutes in OKC's 2-1 win over Indy.
US
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Offseason.
Christian Duke - Swope Park - Offseason.
Tomas Granitto - Swope Park - Offseason.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Ryan James - Rochester - Offseason.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Offseason.
Alex Molano - Swope Park - Offseason.
Tyler Pasher - Swope Park - Offseason.
Nansel Selbol - Swope Park - Offseason.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Kris Tyrpak - Swope Park - Offseason.
Ualefi - Swope Park - Offseason.
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.
PDL
Adnan Gabeljic - San Francisco - Offseason.
Faik Hajderovic - St. Louis U23 - Offseason.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Cedar Rapids - Played in Cedar Rapids' 5-3 win over Missouri.
Mike Jones - Dallas -Played in Dallas' 10-2 win over El Paso.
Boris Pardo - San Diego - Did not play in San Diego's 12-1 win over Turlock.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC United- Sweden - Started and played 90 minutes in AFC's 3-0 win over Atvidaberg.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Started and played 87 minutes in Belgrano's 0-0 draw with Quilmes.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Dressed but did not play in Belen's 3-2 win over UCR.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - No game this week.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - Started and played 24 minutes before being red carded in Alajuelense's 2-0 loss to Saprissa.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Defeated Defence Force 2-0.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Did not dress in Leganes' 2-0 loss to Real Sociedad.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - Dressed but did not play in Queretaro's 2-1 win over Chiapas.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - Offseason.
Igor Juliao - Fluminense - Brazil - Dressed but did not play in Fluminense's 2-2 draw with Vitoria.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Started and played 90 minutes in Slavia's 2-0 loss to Torpedo Belaz.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - Started and played 90 minutes in Temuco's 1-0 win over Univ. Concepcion.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - Offseason.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Al Gharafa's 3-3 draw with Al Sadd.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Started and played 90 minutes in Porto B's 4-0 win over Fafe.
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Offseason.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Started and played 90 minutes in Belenenses' 2-1 loss to Braga.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - Offseason.
Daniel Salloi - Gyirmot FC Gyor (loan) - Hungary - Defeated Mosonmagyarovari TE 3-2 in the cup. Started and played 90 minutes in Gyirmot's 2-1 loss to Debrecen.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 1-1 draw with SC Wiedenbruck.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - Started and played 90 minutes in Plymouth's 2-1 win over Colchester.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Game against Formartine United postponed.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Did not play in Ceres' 2-1 win in the Singapore Cup.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - Started and played 85 minutes in Atromitos' 1-0 loss to Olympiakos.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - Started and played 62 minutes in Kickers' 2-1 loss to Koblenz. Came off the bench and played 1 minute in Kickers' 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim II.
Here is the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Vicente Arze
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Jeferson
Neven Markovic
Victor Munoz
Akeem Priestley
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz
MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Offseason.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Offseason.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Offseason.
Aurelien Collin - New York - Started and played 90 minutes in New York's 1-0 loss to Montreal.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Offseason.
Amadou Dia - Montreal - Did not dress in either of Montreal's games.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - Dressed but did not play in Seattle's 1-0 win over KC. Came off the bench and played 34 minutes in Seattle's 3-0 win over Dallas.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Offseason.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Offseason.
Kei Kamara - New England - Offseason.
Chris Konopka - Portland - Offseason.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in either of Montreal's games.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Started and played 61 minutes in NYCFC's 2-0 loss to Toronto.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 32 minutes in RSL's 3-1 loss to LA.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - Offseason.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Offseason.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 70 minutes in Philadelphia's 3-1 loss to Toronto.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Came off the bench and played 1 minute in New York's 1-0 loss to Montreal.
NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Minnesota's 1-0 loss to New York.
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Dressed but did not play in Tampa's 3-2 loss to Jacksonville.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Came off the bench and played 27 minutes in Carolina's 2-1 loss to Puerto Rico.
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 3-2 win over Tampa.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Did not dress in Puerto Rico's 2-1 win over Carolina.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 2-1 loss to Puerto Rico.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Oklahoma City - Started and played 45 minutes in OKC's 2-1 win over Indy.
US
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Offseason.
Christian Duke - Swope Park - Offseason.
Tomas Granitto - Swope Park - Offseason.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Ryan James - Rochester - Offseason.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Offseason.
Alex Molano - Swope Park - Offseason.
Tyler Pasher - Swope Park - Offseason.
Nansel Selbol - Swope Park - Offseason.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Kris Tyrpak - Swope Park - Offseason.
Ualefi - Swope Park - Offseason.
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.
PDL
Adnan Gabeljic - San Francisco - Offseason.
Faik Hajderovic - St. Louis U23 - Offseason.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Cedar Rapids - Played in Cedar Rapids' 5-3 win over Missouri.
Mike Jones - Dallas -Played in Dallas' 10-2 win over El Paso.
Boris Pardo - San Diego - Did not play in San Diego's 12-1 win over Turlock.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC United- Sweden - Started and played 90 minutes in AFC's 3-0 win over Atvidaberg.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Started and played 87 minutes in Belgrano's 0-0 draw with Quilmes.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Dressed but did not play in Belen's 3-2 win over UCR.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - No game this week.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - Started and played 24 minutes before being red carded in Alajuelense's 2-0 loss to Saprissa.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Defeated Defence Force 2-0.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Did not dress in Leganes' 2-0 loss to Real Sociedad.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - Dressed but did not play in Queretaro's 2-1 win over Chiapas.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - Offseason.
Igor Juliao - Fluminense - Brazil - Dressed but did not play in Fluminense's 2-2 draw with Vitoria.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Started and played 90 minutes in Slavia's 2-0 loss to Torpedo Belaz.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - Started and played 90 minutes in Temuco's 1-0 win over Univ. Concepcion.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - Offseason.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Al Gharafa's 3-3 draw with Al Sadd.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Started and played 90 minutes in Porto B's 4-0 win over Fafe.
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Offseason.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Started and played 90 minutes in Belenenses' 2-1 loss to Braga.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - Offseason.
Daniel Salloi - Gyirmot FC Gyor (loan) - Hungary - Defeated Mosonmagyarovari TE 3-2 in the cup. Started and played 90 minutes in Gyirmot's 2-1 loss to Debrecen.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 1-1 draw with SC Wiedenbruck.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - Started and played 90 minutes in Plymouth's 2-1 win over Colchester.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Game against Formartine United postponed.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Did not play in Ceres' 2-1 win in the Singapore Cup.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - Started and played 85 minutes in Atromitos' 1-0 loss to Olympiakos.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - Started and played 62 minutes in Kickers' 2-1 loss to Koblenz. Came off the bench and played 1 minute in Kickers' 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim II.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Sporting KC Academy Players in College
Class of 2013
Joe Amico (Jacksonville) - D - Sr - Started both Jacksonville's 2-1 loss to Florida Gulf Coast and their 1-0 win over Stetson.
Matt Bernard (Cal Baptist) - MF - RJr - Came on as a substitute in both Cal Baptist's 4-1 loss to Fresno Pacific and their 6-0 win over Holy Names, scoring a goal in that game.
Paul Dean (Rockhurst University) - D - Sr - Did not play in either of Rockhurst's games.
Seo-In Kim (UCSB) - MF - Sr - Did not play in either of UCSB's games.
Adam Lightner (Northern Illinois University) - D - Sr - Started Northern Illinois' 1-0 loss to Buffalo.
Clay Stewart - (University of Missouri Kansas City) - MF/D - Sr - Started UMKC's 2-0 loss to CSU Bakersfield and their 2-1 loss to San Jose State.
Wes White (Coastal Carolina) - F - RJr - Came on as a substitute in Coastal Carolina's 3-1 loss to UCLA.
Drew Wilson (Fort Hays State University) - D - Sr - Started both Fort Hays' 4-1 win over Southwest Baptist and their 2-0 win over Northeastern State.
Class of 2014
Darby Cronin (Missouri State)- MF - Jr - Did not play in either of Missouri State's games.
Heath Honold (West Virginia) - F - Jr - Came on as a substitute in both West Virginia's 1-0 win over Penn and 2-1 loss to Western Michigan.
Mason Leonard (Drake) - D - Jr - Did not play in either of Drake's games.
Blake Levine (Baker) - F - Jr - Started both of Baker's games, scoring a goal in their 2-1 win over Central Methodist and recording an assist in their 4-3 lss to Missouri Valley.
Matthew Lewis (Fordham) - D - Jr - Started Fordham's 2-1 win over Saint Louis.
Andy Lopez (North Carolina) - MF - RSo - Came on as a substitute in UNC's 0-0 draw with Notre Dame.
Noah Mudd (Trevecca) - D - Jr - Did not play in either of Trevecca's games.
Joey Piatczyc (West Virginia) - MF - Jr - Started both West Virginia's 1-0 win over Penn and 2-1 loss to Western Michigan.
Cole Stevenson (Fordham) - F - Jr - Started and had a goal in Fordham's 2-1 win over Saint Louis.
Zach Wright (North Carolina) - F - Jr - Started UNC's 0-0 draw with Notre Dame.
2015
Andrew Blalock (Drake) - GK - RFr - Did not play in either of Drake's games.
Robert DeWitt III (Xavier) - MF - So - Did not play in either of Xavier's games.
Jack Freeman (Furman) - D - RFr - Did not play in either of Furman's games.
Bryce Gibson (Creighton) - D - So - Did not play in Creighton's 2-1 loss to Xavier, came on as a substitute in Creighton's 1-0 loss to Providence.
Nic Jaimes (Drake) - MF - So - Started both games for Drake, scoring goals in both their 2-1 win over Bradley and their 3-2 loss to Central Arkansas.
Ryan Krutz (Notre Dame) - GK - So - Came on as a substitute in Notre Dame's 1-0 loss to Michigan State. Did not play in Notre Dame's 0-0 draw with UNC.
Zane Moxley (Air Force) - D - So - Did not play in Air Force's 1-0 loss to San Jose State, came on as a substitute in Air Force's 1-1 draw with UT Rio Grande Valley.
Alexis Quevedo (UNLV) - MF - So - Did not play in either of UNLV's games.
Hector Solorio (Niagara) - MF - So - Did not play in either of Niagara's games.
Tucker Stephenson (West Virginia) - F - So - Did not play in either of West Virginia's games.
Andy Velez (JCCC) - MF - So - Did not play in JCCC's 1-0 loss to Garden City.
Bailey Weeks (Northeastern State University) - D - So - Did not play in either of Northeastern's games.
2016
Dakota Karns (Missouri State) - MF - Fr - Did not play in either of Missouri State's games.
Ryan Kellogg (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Came on as a substitute in both West Virginia's 1-0 win over Penn and 2-1 loss to Western Michigan.
John Leisman (Yale) - F - Fr - Came on as a substitute in both Yale's 2-1 loss to Hartford and their 1-0 loss to Columbia.
Logan Lucas (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Started both West Virginia's 1-0 win over Penn and 2-1 loss to Western Michigan.
Andrew McLeod (Northwestern) - D - Fr - Started Northwestern's 1-0 win over Penn State.
Absalom Solorio (Niagara) - MF - Fr - Came on as a substitute in both Niagara's 2-1 loss to Marist and their 1-0 win over Manhattan.
Paul Whitener (Marshall) - MF - Fr - Did not play in either of Marshall's games.
Joe Amico (Jacksonville) - D - Sr - Started both Jacksonville's 2-1 loss to Florida Gulf Coast and their 1-0 win over Stetson.
Matt Bernard (Cal Baptist) - MF - RJr - Came on as a substitute in both Cal Baptist's 4-1 loss to Fresno Pacific and their 6-0 win over Holy Names, scoring a goal in that game.
Paul Dean (Rockhurst University) - D - Sr - Did not play in either of Rockhurst's games.
Seo-In Kim (UCSB) - MF - Sr - Did not play in either of UCSB's games.
Adam Lightner (Northern Illinois University) - D - Sr - Started Northern Illinois' 1-0 loss to Buffalo.
Clay Stewart - (University of Missouri Kansas City) - MF/D - Sr - Started UMKC's 2-0 loss to CSU Bakersfield and their 2-1 loss to San Jose State.
Wes White (Coastal Carolina) - F - RJr - Came on as a substitute in Coastal Carolina's 3-1 loss to UCLA.
Drew Wilson (Fort Hays State University) - D - Sr - Started both Fort Hays' 4-1 win over Southwest Baptist and their 2-0 win over Northeastern State.
Class of 2014
Darby Cronin (Missouri State)- MF - Jr - Did not play in either of Missouri State's games.
Heath Honold (West Virginia) - F - Jr - Came on as a substitute in both West Virginia's 1-0 win over Penn and 2-1 loss to Western Michigan.
Mason Leonard (Drake) - D - Jr - Did not play in either of Drake's games.
Blake Levine (Baker) - F - Jr - Started both of Baker's games, scoring a goal in their 2-1 win over Central Methodist and recording an assist in their 4-3 lss to Missouri Valley.
Matthew Lewis (Fordham) - D - Jr - Started Fordham's 2-1 win over Saint Louis.
Andy Lopez (North Carolina) - MF - RSo - Came on as a substitute in UNC's 0-0 draw with Notre Dame.
Noah Mudd (Trevecca) - D - Jr - Did not play in either of Trevecca's games.
Joey Piatczyc (West Virginia) - MF - Jr - Started both West Virginia's 1-0 win over Penn and 2-1 loss to Western Michigan.
Cole Stevenson (Fordham) - F - Jr - Started and had a goal in Fordham's 2-1 win over Saint Louis.
Zach Wright (North Carolina) - F - Jr - Started UNC's 0-0 draw with Notre Dame.
2015
Andrew Blalock (Drake) - GK - RFr - Did not play in either of Drake's games.
Robert DeWitt III (Xavier) - MF - So - Did not play in either of Xavier's games.
Jack Freeman (Furman) - D - RFr - Did not play in either of Furman's games.
Bryce Gibson (Creighton) - D - So - Did not play in Creighton's 2-1 loss to Xavier, came on as a substitute in Creighton's 1-0 loss to Providence.
Nic Jaimes (Drake) - MF - So - Started both games for Drake, scoring goals in both their 2-1 win over Bradley and their 3-2 loss to Central Arkansas.
Ryan Krutz (Notre Dame) - GK - So - Came on as a substitute in Notre Dame's 1-0 loss to Michigan State. Did not play in Notre Dame's 0-0 draw with UNC.
Zane Moxley (Air Force) - D - So - Did not play in Air Force's 1-0 loss to San Jose State, came on as a substitute in Air Force's 1-1 draw with UT Rio Grande Valley.
Alexis Quevedo (UNLV) - MF - So - Did not play in either of UNLV's games.
Hector Solorio (Niagara) - MF - So - Did not play in either of Niagara's games.
Tucker Stephenson (West Virginia) - F - So - Did not play in either of West Virginia's games.
Andy Velez (JCCC) - MF - So - Did not play in JCCC's 1-0 loss to Garden City.
Bailey Weeks (Northeastern State University) - D - So - Did not play in either of Northeastern's games.
2016
Dakota Karns (Missouri State) - MF - Fr - Did not play in either of Missouri State's games.
Ryan Kellogg (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Came on as a substitute in both West Virginia's 1-0 win over Penn and 2-1 loss to Western Michigan.
John Leisman (Yale) - F - Fr - Came on as a substitute in both Yale's 2-1 loss to Hartford and their 1-0 loss to Columbia.
Logan Lucas (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Started both West Virginia's 1-0 win over Penn and 2-1 loss to Western Michigan.
Andrew McLeod (Northwestern) - D - Fr - Started Northwestern's 1-0 win over Penn State.
Absalom Solorio (Niagara) - MF - Fr - Came on as a substitute in both Niagara's 2-1 loss to Marist and their 1-0 win over Manhattan.
Paul Whitener (Marshall) - MF - Fr - Did not play in either of Marshall's games.
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Comets Fall in Opener
One year after needing an extended overtime to defeat the expansion Cedar Rapids Rampage in their season opener, the Kansas City Comets fell to the same Rampage 5-3 on opening night of the 2016-2017 season.
Things started extremely bright for the Comets as Milan Ivanovic scored less than a minute into the first quarter to put the Comets on top 1-0. Late in the first quarter, new signing, Guerrero Pino, doubled the lead with a volley on a lofted ball into the box by John Sosa to make it 2-0 by the end of the first quarter. The Rampage have made a number of additions in the offseason, many of them coming from the Milwaukee Wave. In the second quarter, one of those signings, Tony Walls cut the lead to one for the Comets making it 2-1 as the two teams headed into half time.
The third quarter saw Walls again score about half way through the period to tie the game at 2-2. That was the only scoring in the third quarter, but in the fourth the Rampage ran away from the Comets. First Gordy Gurson scored to give the Rampage their first lead of the game, then player/coach Hewerton Moreira scored a pair of goals to put the Rampage up 5-2. The Comets tried to force a comeback, similar to what they'd done last year against the Rampage, but all they could get was a second goal from Ivanovic with four minutes left to cut the lead to 5-3.
The Comets return to action Friday when they'll host the Milwaukee Wave.
Things started extremely bright for the Comets as Milan Ivanovic scored less than a minute into the first quarter to put the Comets on top 1-0. Late in the first quarter, new signing, Guerrero Pino, doubled the lead with a volley on a lofted ball into the box by John Sosa to make it 2-0 by the end of the first quarter. The Rampage have made a number of additions in the offseason, many of them coming from the Milwaukee Wave. In the second quarter, one of those signings, Tony Walls cut the lead to one for the Comets making it 2-1 as the two teams headed into half time.
The third quarter saw Walls again score about half way through the period to tie the game at 2-2. That was the only scoring in the third quarter, but in the fourth the Rampage ran away from the Comets. First Gordy Gurson scored to give the Rampage their first lead of the game, then player/coach Hewerton Moreira scored a pair of goals to put the Rampage up 5-2. The Comets tried to force a comeback, similar to what they'd done last year against the Rampage, but all they could get was a second goal from Ivanovic with four minutes left to cut the lead to 5-3.
The Comets return to action Friday when they'll host the Milwaukee Wave.
Friday, October 28, 2016
S.A.S. Friday After Stats
Matt Besler and Graham Zusi both moved past Peter Vermes and Mo Johnston and into 8th and 9th place for playoff minutes played for KC, Besler finished the game with 1,260 minutes played while Zusi finished with 1,259.
Besler and Zusi also made their 13th playoff appearance for KC, tying them with Peter Vermes for 10th all time on that list.
It was their 13th playoff start as well which tied them with Vermes for 8th all time on that list.
Seth Sinovic moved past both Jimmy Conrad and Aurelien Collin and into 12th place for playoff minutes played, reaching 1,134 minutes played.
In the 6th minute, Sinovic moved past Tony Meola and into 12th place for minutes played for KC in all competitions, he finished the game with 14,289 minutes played.
Sinovic made his 166th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Josh Wolff for 15th all time on that list.
Sinovic made his 12th playoff appearance for KC, tying him with Jimmy Conrad for 13th on that list.
It was his 12th playoff start as well, tying him with Conrad for 11th on that list.
Roger Espinoza made his 184th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Matt McKeon for 10th all time on that list.
Sinovic and Espinoza started their 160th game in all competitions for KC, breaking their tie with McKeon for 10th on that list.
Paulo Nagamura moved into 20th place for playoff minutes played, finishing the game with 696 minutes played.
Dom Dwyer made his 9th playoff appearance for KC, tying him with Jack Jewsbury and Francisco Gomez for 20th on that list.
Besler and Zusi also made their 13th playoff appearance for KC, tying them with Peter Vermes for 10th all time on that list.
It was their 13th playoff start as well which tied them with Vermes for 8th all time on that list.
Seth Sinovic moved past both Jimmy Conrad and Aurelien Collin and into 12th place for playoff minutes played, reaching 1,134 minutes played.
In the 6th minute, Sinovic moved past Tony Meola and into 12th place for minutes played for KC in all competitions, he finished the game with 14,289 minutes played.
Sinovic made his 166th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Josh Wolff for 15th all time on that list.
Sinovic made his 12th playoff appearance for KC, tying him with Jimmy Conrad for 13th on that list.
It was his 12th playoff start as well, tying him with Conrad for 11th on that list.
Roger Espinoza made his 184th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Matt McKeon for 10th all time on that list.
Sinovic and Espinoza started their 160th game in all competitions for KC, breaking their tie with McKeon for 10th on that list.
Paulo Nagamura moved into 20th place for playoff minutes played, finishing the game with 696 minutes played.
Dom Dwyer made his 9th playoff appearance for KC, tying him with Jack Jewsbury and Francisco Gomez for 20th on that list.
Controversy Takes Center Stage, But Finishing Haunts KC in Playoff Loss
For the third straight year, Sporting Kansas City bowed out of the playoffs at the first hurdle, losing 1-0 on the road to the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference wild card round. It was a return to old nightmares for Kansas City fans as the Sounders scored another late goal to lift them to the win over KC. The goal, and game as a whole was not without controversy as Seattle's game winning goal scorer, Nelson Valdez was shown to be offside. Meanwhile earlier in the game on a much tighter call Matt Besler had a goal (rightly) ruled out due to an offside call. Trying not to be a story in the game, referee Ismael Elfath and his assistants became a story of the game as well for fouls and cards not given.
For all the refereeing issues though, Sporting's struggles to find the back of the net cost them just as much as they controlled the play and couldn't capitalize on the chances that they created. KC started the game flying, pinning the Sounders back in their own end with high pressure. Capitalizing on the mistakes, KC created a number of chances for themselves, but were denied by Stefan Frei or the post. A couple of those chances fell to Paulo Nagamura who was playing as high as Benny Feilhaber much of the game. Both times Frei made a diving save to deny Nagamura. The second time the rebound fell to Graham Zusi who fired a shot to the far post, but the ball hit the post and bounced back into play. After the early run by KC, Seattle started to come into the game more and were able to pin Kansas City back in their end, some good footwork along the end line after a corner almost allowed Nicolas Lodeiro to create an own goal. Collecting a pass out wide he cut inside on the KC defense, dribbled along the end line and hit a shot off Matt Besler that wrong-footed Tim Melia, but the KC goalkeeper was able to stop the ball with his foot and recover. KC had another effort that Nagamura cleared off the line, but was called back on a foul by Chad Marshall, but Seattle was certainly in control of the match for the middle of the first half.
The half then turned again though as KC took over again for the final portion of the half. KC continued to create chances and forced another good save out of Frei during this stretch as a Benny Feilhaber free kick was flicked on goal by Kevin Ellis but Frei made a diving save to tip the ball away and keep the game scoreless as the teams headed into the break.
The second half saw Kansas City continue to be the more aggressive side as they tried to capitalize on all their play. For a split second they thought they had in the 52nd minute when Besler headed a free kick past Frei and into the net but Besler was slightly ahead of the last defender and was correctly ruled offside. Seattle had their chances too as Roman Torres missed the goal by inches on a Seattle free kick as Melia scrambled across his goal to cover the far post where Torres had made his run.
The chippiness of the game reached a tipping point around the 70th minute when Sporting KC was breaking on the counter through Feilhaber. Sounders captain Osvaldo Alonso came sliding through Feilhaber to break up the counter, taking Feilhaber out in the process. Right in front of the Kansas City bench, Peter Vermes and his staff were furiously wanting a second yellow card for Alonso on the play to send him off, but Ismael Elfath didn't see anything wrong with the challenge. Seconds later after Feilhaber returned to the field he was given a yellow card by Elfath after he berated the referee before a goal kick, Feilhaber had to be pushed away by Graham Zusi and other teammates. The incident seemed to fire Feilhaber up more, which was helped as he was rained with boos by Seattle fans every time he touched the ball the rest of the game. Feilhaber though put Kansas City on his back last night and almost scored a wonder goal, beating a number of Seattle defenders as he slalomed through the Seattle defense before hitting a shot with the outside of his right foot that Frei had to knock away.
Unfortunately for KC, something that has been the story over the years has been an inability to capitalize on chances and made to pay for it. Seattle did just that. Kansas City had started to sit a little deeper looking to get to extra time and Seattle pushed forward. After a ball was partially cleared to Joevin Jones, the outside back got into the box and fired a ball across the face of goal that Valdez headed past Melia. Replays showed that Valdez was as far, if not further offside than Besler had been earlier in the night, but the assistant referee kept his flag down as Seattle and their fans celebrated.
After the goal Kansas City threw numbers forward trying desperately to find an equalizer, but Seattle's defense packed in and held firm keeping Kansas City from getting any clear looks on goal. When the final whistle blew, Feilhaber again had to be restrained as he again gave Elfath a piece of his mind before leaving the field. Another disappointing end to the season for Kansas City as they couldn't get past the Sounders despite out playing them for long stretches.
Wizards Man of the Match - Benny Feilhaber - Feilhaber may have either sealed himself a new deal, or SKC will earn themselves some very, very upset fans if they don't re-sign Feilhaber. Last night Feilhaber was on the top of his game, in the form that he was throughout his MVP finalist season last year. The only thing that was missing for him was a goal scorer that could put away the chances he created. With Dwyer blanketed by Torres and Marshall, KC's lack of a second option for Feilhaber to work with kept KC off the board.
Player Ratings - Melia 6, Sinovic 7, Ellis 7, Besler 6, Abdul-Salaam 6, Mustivar 6, Nagamura 6, Feilhaber 9, Espinoza 6, Dwyer 5, Zusi 5. Subs Medranda NR, Peterson NR.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Playoff Match Day: Win or Go Home
Sporting Kansas City begin their playoff campaign tomorrow night in the same place that the club started the season, in Seattle, taking on the Seattle Sounders. Back in March, Sporting used a Nuno Coelho shot from distance, a Seattle red card, and some good goalkeeping to help Kansas City a 1-0 win on First Kick. A full almost nine months later the two teams meet for the third time this season, KC won the prior two games, winning by a combined 4-0 scoreline.
The last time KC saw the Sounders they were quitting on then coach, Sigi Schmid in their 3-0 loss to KC at Children's Mercy Park. That loss cost Schmid his job with the Sounders. Since then though, the Sounders have been one of the hottest teams in the entire league, going 8-2-4 over their final 14 games of the regular season to shoot themselves not only into the playoffs, but into a position to host tomorrow's game. They're a completely different team from that time, mainly due to the acquisition of Nicolas Lodeiro to come in and play in the midfield. The Uruguayan international has four goals and eight assists in 13 games since he signed with the club three days after the loss to KC. The club hasn't even missed a beat with Clint Dempsey going out with a medical issue either. Of all the teams in the playoffs probably the only team in better form right now is the New York Red Bulls who have not lost a game since July 3rd.
Kansas City looks set to receive a boost ahead of tomorrow's game with Jacob Peterson being ready to go for the game. Peterson has enjoyed a career year with six goals and one assist, but the fact that KC has been so reliant on him speaks to the team's issues on the wing throughout this season. To Peterson's credit though he is absolutely making the most of the opportunity and has given KC an option as a secondary goal scorer. Kansas City will need Peterson's involvement up top, while Roger Espinoza has done well in a return to the wing, the offense just hasn't seemed to really get things going with a central midfielder playing out on the wing, it also negates some of the best work Espinoza can do on the field when he's forced to that wide position. That said, with KC having won their last two games with the same lineup, Peter Vermes might very well be tempted to stick with the same 11 that have gotten results the last two games. At the very least I'd expect him to do that along the back line, where the team has pitched back to back shutouts since a pair of shutouts against Seattle and Portland at home in July.
Number to Remember - 1 - That's the number of games in the series between these two teams that has been decided by more than a single goal. That was actually the last time the two teams met and Kansas City won 3-0.
Key Match Up - Dom Dwyer vs Chad Marshall - One of the big things talked about in regards to KC and their playoff run is their lack of diversity in attack, something KC fans have talked about most of the season. "Dwyer Island" has been in full effect throughout the season and tomorrow he'll be going up against one of the more experienced and strong center backs in the league in Marshall.
PREDICTION - KC hasn't been in bad form lately, but their form pales in comparison to that of Seattle's. The Sounders, playing at home in front of their crowd are the distinct favorites tomorrow. Add in Kansas City's woeful away form for most of the season and the hill to climb for KC looks quite daunting. At the same time Sporting has the experience in big games that you want in these type of situations. Unfortunately I don't think it will be enough against a Seattle team that seems to be a trendy pick as a dark horse to make MLS Cup out of the West.
SKC - 0
SEA - 2 (Morris, Lodeiro)
The last time KC saw the Sounders they were quitting on then coach, Sigi Schmid in their 3-0 loss to KC at Children's Mercy Park. That loss cost Schmid his job with the Sounders. Since then though, the Sounders have been one of the hottest teams in the entire league, going 8-2-4 over their final 14 games of the regular season to shoot themselves not only into the playoffs, but into a position to host tomorrow's game. They're a completely different team from that time, mainly due to the acquisition of Nicolas Lodeiro to come in and play in the midfield. The Uruguayan international has four goals and eight assists in 13 games since he signed with the club three days after the loss to KC. The club hasn't even missed a beat with Clint Dempsey going out with a medical issue either. Of all the teams in the playoffs probably the only team in better form right now is the New York Red Bulls who have not lost a game since July 3rd.
Kansas City looks set to receive a boost ahead of tomorrow's game with Jacob Peterson being ready to go for the game. Peterson has enjoyed a career year with six goals and one assist, but the fact that KC has been so reliant on him speaks to the team's issues on the wing throughout this season. To Peterson's credit though he is absolutely making the most of the opportunity and has given KC an option as a secondary goal scorer. Kansas City will need Peterson's involvement up top, while Roger Espinoza has done well in a return to the wing, the offense just hasn't seemed to really get things going with a central midfielder playing out on the wing, it also negates some of the best work Espinoza can do on the field when he's forced to that wide position. That said, with KC having won their last two games with the same lineup, Peter Vermes might very well be tempted to stick with the same 11 that have gotten results the last two games. At the very least I'd expect him to do that along the back line, where the team has pitched back to back shutouts since a pair of shutouts against Seattle and Portland at home in July.
Espinoza - Dwyer - Zusi
Nagamura - Feilhaber
Mustivar
Sinovic - Besler - Ellis - Abdul-Salaam
Melia
Number to Remember - 1 - That's the number of games in the series between these two teams that has been decided by more than a single goal. That was actually the last time the two teams met and Kansas City won 3-0.
Key Match Up - Dom Dwyer vs Chad Marshall - One of the big things talked about in regards to KC and their playoff run is their lack of diversity in attack, something KC fans have talked about most of the season. "Dwyer Island" has been in full effect throughout the season and tomorrow he'll be going up against one of the more experienced and strong center backs in the league in Marshall.
PREDICTION - KC hasn't been in bad form lately, but their form pales in comparison to that of Seattle's. The Sounders, playing at home in front of their crowd are the distinct favorites tomorrow. Add in Kansas City's woeful away form for most of the season and the hill to climb for KC looks quite daunting. At the same time Sporting has the experience in big games that you want in these type of situations. Unfortunately I don't think it will be enough against a Seattle team that seems to be a trendy pick as a dark horse to make MLS Cup out of the West.
SKC - 0
SEA - 2 (Morris, Lodeiro)
Palmer-Brown Returns to the Field - Former SKC Wizards Update
After missing the first few months of the season while recovering from surgery, on loan defender, Erik Palmer-Brown has returned to the field for Porto B in the Portuguese second division. After starting on the bench last Wednesday, Palmer-Brown made his first start of the season on Saturday in a 1- draw for Porto.
Also returning from injury this week was Bernardo Anor who returned to the field for Minnesota United after missing most of the fall season with an ankle injury.
Here is the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Vicente Arze
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Jeferson
Neven Markovic
Victor Munoz
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz
MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Started and played 90 minutes in Houston's 1-1 draw with Colorado.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Came off the bench and played 10 minutes in New England's 3-0 win over Montreal.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Dressed but did not play in Orlando's 4-2 win over DC.
Aurelien Collin - New York - Started and played 90 minutes in New York's 2-0 win over Philadelphia.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Did not dress in Vancouver's 4-1 win over Portland.
Amadou Dia - Montreal - Did not dress in Montreal's 3-0 loss to New England.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - Dressed but did not play in Seattle's 2-1 win over RSL.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Did not dress in Chicago's 3-2 loss to Toronto.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Did not dress in Portland's 1-1 draw with Saprissa. Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 4-1 loss to Vancouver.
Kei Kamara - New England - Started and played 80 minutes, scoring a goal in New England's 3-0 win over Montreal.
Chris Konopka - Portland - Dressed but did not play in either of Portland's games.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 3-0 loss to New England.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Did not dress in NYCFC's 4-1 win over Columbus.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 9 minutes in RSL's 2-1 loss to Seattle.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - Dressed but did not play in either of Portland's games.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Did not dress in Orlando's 4-2 win over DC.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Philadelphia's 2-0 loss to New York.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Did not dress in Columbus' 4-1 loss to NYCFC.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Came off the bench and played 2 minutes in New York's 2-0 win over Philadelphia.
NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Minnesota's 1-0 loss to Carolina.
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Did not dress in Tampa's 3-2 loss to Indy. Started and played 75 minutes in Tampa's 1-1 draw with Ottawa.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 1-0 win over Minnesota.
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 3-2 win over Miami. Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 1-0 loss to Edmonton.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Started and played 21 minutes in Puerto Rico's 3-0 loss to Indy.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 1-0 win over Minnesota.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Oklahoma City - Did not dress in OKC's 2-0 win over Fort Lauderdale.
US
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Christian Duke - Swope Park -Started and played 89 minutes in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Tomas Granitto - Swope Park - Came off the bench and played 45 minutes, scoring a goal in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Ryan James - Rochester - Offseason.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Offseason.
Alex Molano - Swope Park - Came off the bench and played 1 minute in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Tyler Pasher - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Nansel Selbol - Swope Park - Suspended.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Kris Tyrpak - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Ualefi - Swope Park - Out injured
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.
PDL
Adnan Gabeljic - San Francisco - Offseason.
Faik Hajderovic - St. Louis U23 - Offseason.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Cedar Rapids - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Missouri - Offseason.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC United- Sweden - Started and played 90 minutes in AFC's 2-1 win over Angelholm.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in Belgrano's 2-0 loss to Godoy Cruz.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Dressed but did not play in Belen's 3-0 loss to Alajuelense.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Started and played 79 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Bengaluru's 3-1 win over Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - Started and played 90 minutes in Alajuelense's 3-0 win over Belen Siglo XXI.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Defeated Point Fortin Civic FC 7-0.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Did not dress in Leganes' 4-0 loss to Malaga.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - Did not dress in any of Queretaro's games.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - Started and played 66 minutes in RoPS' 0-0 draw with HIFK.
Igor Juliao - Fluminense - Brazil - Dressed but did not play in Fluminense's 1-1 draw with Coritiba.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Started and played 90 minutes in Slavia's 0-0 draw with Bate.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - No game this week.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - Started and played 73 minutes in RoPS' 0-0 draw with HIFK.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Stared and played 90 minutes in Al Gharafa's 1-1 draw with Al Shahaniya.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Dressed but did not play in Porto B's 1-1 draw with Famalicao. Started and played 90 minutes in Porto's 1-1 draw with Vizela.
Akeem Priestley - Isidro Metapan - El Salvador - Started and played 90 minutes in Metapan's 1-0 loss to Sonsonate.
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Offseason.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Started and played 73 minutes in Belenenses' 2-0 loss to Benfica.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - Offseason.
Daniel Salloi - Gyirmot FC Gyor (loan) - Hungary - Started and played 90 minutes in Gyirmot's 1-0 loss to MTK.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 1-1 draw with TSG Sprockhovel.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - Started and played 90 minutes in Plymouth's 3-1 win over Newport County.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Did not play in Deveronvale's 2-1 loss to Fort William.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Lost 1-0 to Voltes.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - Came off the bench and played 19 minutes, recording an assist in Atromitos' 2-1 win over Iraklis.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - Started and played 84 minutes in Kickers' 3-2 win over Ulm.
Also returning from injury this week was Bernardo Anor who returned to the field for Minnesota United after missing most of the fall season with an ankle injury.
Here is the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Vicente Arze
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Jeferson
Neven Markovic
Victor Munoz
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz
MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Started and played 90 minutes in Houston's 1-1 draw with Colorado.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Came off the bench and played 10 minutes in New England's 3-0 win over Montreal.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Dressed but did not play in Orlando's 4-2 win over DC.
Aurelien Collin - New York - Started and played 90 minutes in New York's 2-0 win over Philadelphia.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Did not dress in Vancouver's 4-1 win over Portland.
Amadou Dia - Montreal - Did not dress in Montreal's 3-0 loss to New England.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - Dressed but did not play in Seattle's 2-1 win over RSL.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Did not dress in Chicago's 3-2 loss to Toronto.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Did not dress in Portland's 1-1 draw with Saprissa. Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 4-1 loss to Vancouver.
Kei Kamara - New England - Started and played 80 minutes, scoring a goal in New England's 3-0 win over Montreal.
Chris Konopka - Portland - Dressed but did not play in either of Portland's games.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 3-0 loss to New England.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Did not dress in NYCFC's 4-1 win over Columbus.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 9 minutes in RSL's 2-1 loss to Seattle.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - Dressed but did not play in either of Portland's games.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Did not dress in Orlando's 4-2 win over DC.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Philadelphia's 2-0 loss to New York.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Did not dress in Columbus' 4-1 loss to NYCFC.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Came off the bench and played 2 minutes in New York's 2-0 win over Philadelphia.
NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Minnesota's 1-0 loss to Carolina.
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Did not dress in Tampa's 3-2 loss to Indy. Started and played 75 minutes in Tampa's 1-1 draw with Ottawa.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 1-0 win over Minnesota.
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 3-2 win over Miami. Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 1-0 loss to Edmonton.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Started and played 21 minutes in Puerto Rico's 3-0 loss to Indy.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 1-0 win over Minnesota.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Oklahoma City - Did not dress in OKC's 2-0 win over Fort Lauderdale.
US
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Christian Duke - Swope Park -Started and played 89 minutes in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Tomas Granitto - Swope Park - Came off the bench and played 45 minutes, scoring a goal in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Ryan James - Rochester - Offseason.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Offseason.
Alex Molano - Swope Park - Came off the bench and played 1 minute in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Tyler Pasher - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Nansel Selbol - Swope Park - Suspended.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Kris Tyrpak - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 5-1 loss to New York.
Ualefi - Swope Park - Out injured
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.
PDL
Adnan Gabeljic - San Francisco - Offseason.
Faik Hajderovic - St. Louis U23 - Offseason.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Cedar Rapids - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Missouri - Offseason.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC United- Sweden - Started and played 90 minutes in AFC's 2-1 win over Angelholm.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in Belgrano's 2-0 loss to Godoy Cruz.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Dressed but did not play in Belen's 3-0 loss to Alajuelense.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Started and played 79 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Bengaluru's 3-1 win over Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - Started and played 90 minutes in Alajuelense's 3-0 win over Belen Siglo XXI.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Defeated Point Fortin Civic FC 7-0.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Did not dress in Leganes' 4-0 loss to Malaga.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - Did not dress in any of Queretaro's games.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - Started and played 66 minutes in RoPS' 0-0 draw with HIFK.
Igor Juliao - Fluminense - Brazil - Dressed but did not play in Fluminense's 1-1 draw with Coritiba.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Started and played 90 minutes in Slavia's 0-0 draw with Bate.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - No game this week.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - Started and played 73 minutes in RoPS' 0-0 draw with HIFK.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Stared and played 90 minutes in Al Gharafa's 1-1 draw with Al Shahaniya.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Dressed but did not play in Porto B's 1-1 draw with Famalicao. Started and played 90 minutes in Porto's 1-1 draw with Vizela.
Akeem Priestley - Isidro Metapan - El Salvador - Started and played 90 minutes in Metapan's 1-0 loss to Sonsonate.
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Offseason.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Started and played 73 minutes in Belenenses' 2-0 loss to Benfica.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - Offseason.
Daniel Salloi - Gyirmot FC Gyor (loan) - Hungary - Started and played 90 minutes in Gyirmot's 1-0 loss to MTK.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 1-1 draw with TSG Sprockhovel.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - Started and played 90 minutes in Plymouth's 3-1 win over Newport County.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Did not play in Deveronvale's 2-1 loss to Fort William.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Lost 1-0 to Voltes.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - Came off the bench and played 19 minutes, recording an assist in Atromitos' 2-1 win over Iraklis.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - Started and played 84 minutes in Kickers' 3-2 win over Ulm.
Monday, October 24, 2016
Sporting Academy Players in College
Class of 2013
Joe Amico (Jacksonville) - D - Sr - Started Jacksonville's 2-0 loss to Georgia Southern.
Matt Bernard (Cal Baptist) - MF - RJr - Came on as a substitute in both Cal Baptist's 5-1 win over Notre Dame de Namur and 1-0 win over Dominican.
Paul Dean (Rockhurst University) - D - Sr - Did not play in either of Rockhurst's games.
Seo-In Kim (UCSB) - MF - Sr - Did not play in either of UCSB's games.
Adam Lightner (Northern Illinois University) - D - Sr - Started both Northern Illinois' 2-0 loss to Loyola and their 1-0 loss to Bowling Green.
Clay Stewart - (University of Missouri Kansas City) - MF/D - Sr - Did not play in either of UMKC's games.
Wes White (Coastal Carolina) - F - RJr - Started both Coastal Carolina's 2-1 win over Appalachian State and their 2-0 win over Howard.
Drew Wilson (Fort Hays State University) - D - Sr - Started both Fort Hays' 3-1 win over Oklahoma Baptist and their 7-0 win over Southern Nazarene, recording 2 assists in that game.
Class of 2014
Darby Cronin (Missouri State)- MF - Jr - Did not play in Missouri State's 2-0 loss to Loyola.
Heath Honold (West Virginia) - F - Jr - Came on as a substitute in West Virginia's 3-1 win over Akron.
Mason Leonard (Drake) - D - Jr - Did not play in Drake's 4-3 loss to Evansville.
Blake Levine (Baker) - F - Jr - Started and had an assist in Baker's 3-1 win over Avila. Started and had 2 goals in Baker's 4-0 win over Grand View.
Matthew Lewis (Fordham) - D - Jr - Started both Fordham's 2-1 loss to Lehigh and their 3-2 win over Davidson, scoring a goal in the second game.
Andy Lopez (North Carolina) - MF - RSo - Did not play in UNC's 0-0 draw with College of Charleston. Came on as a substitute in their 2-0 win over Virginia Tech.
Noah Mudd (Trevecca) - D - Jr - Started both Trevecca's 2-1 loss to Ohio Valley and their 1-0 loss to Cedarville.
Joey Piatczyc (West Virginia) - MF - Jr - Started and had a goal in West Virginia's 3-1 win over Akron.
Cole Stevenson (Fordham) - F - Jr - Started both Fordham's 2-1 loss to Lehigh and 3-2 win over Davidson.
Zach Wright (North Carolina) - F - Jr - Started both UNC's 0-0 draw with College of Charleston and their 2-0 win over Virginia Tech.
2015
Andrew Blalock (Drake) - GK - RFr - Did not play in Drake's 4-3 loss to Evansville.
Robert DeWitt III (Xavier) - MF - So - Did not play in either of Xavier's games.
Jack Freeman (Furman) - D - RFr - Did not play in either of Furman's games.
Bryce Gibson (Creighton) - D - So - Came on as a substitute in Creighton's 1-0 loss to Villanova.
Nic Jaimes (Drake) - MF - So - Came on as a substitute and had an assist in Drake's 4-3 loss to Evansville.
Ryan Krutz (Notre Dame) - GK - So - Did not play in either of Notre Dame's games.
Zane Moxley (Air Force) - D - So - Did not play in Air Force's 3-2 loss to UNLV. Was a substitute in Air Force's 3-0 win over UMKC.
Alexis Quevedo (UNLV) - MF - So - Did not play in either of UNLV's games.
Hector Solorio (Niagara) - MF - So - Did not play in Niagara's 3-1 loss to Iona.
Tucker Stephenson (West Virginia) - F - So - Did not play in West Virginia's 3-1 win over Akron.
Andy Velez (JCCC) - MF - So - Did not play in either of JCCC's games.
Bailey Weeks (Northeastern State University) - D - So -Did not play in any of Northeastern's games.
2016
Dakota Karns (Missouri State) - MF - Fr - Did not play in Missouri State's 2-0 loss to Loyola.
Ryan Kellogg (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Came on as a substitute in West Virginia's 3-1 win over Akron.
John Leisman (Yale) - F - Fr - Stated both Yale's 2-0 loss to Michigan State and their 3-0 loss to Penn.
Logan Lucas (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Started West Virginia's 3-1 win over Akron.
Andrew McLeod (Northwestern) - D - Fr - Started both Northwestern's 2-1 win over Notre Dame and their 2-1 loss to Michigan State.
Absalom Solorio (Niagara) - MF - Fr - Did not play in Niagara's 3-1 loss to Iona.
Paul Whitener (Marshall) - MF - Fr - Did not play in Marshall's 2-2 draw with New Mexico.
Joe Amico (Jacksonville) - D - Sr - Started Jacksonville's 2-0 loss to Georgia Southern.
Matt Bernard (Cal Baptist) - MF - RJr - Came on as a substitute in both Cal Baptist's 5-1 win over Notre Dame de Namur and 1-0 win over Dominican.
Paul Dean (Rockhurst University) - D - Sr - Did not play in either of Rockhurst's games.
Seo-In Kim (UCSB) - MF - Sr - Did not play in either of UCSB's games.
Adam Lightner (Northern Illinois University) - D - Sr - Started both Northern Illinois' 2-0 loss to Loyola and their 1-0 loss to Bowling Green.
Clay Stewart - (University of Missouri Kansas City) - MF/D - Sr - Did not play in either of UMKC's games.
Wes White (Coastal Carolina) - F - RJr - Started both Coastal Carolina's 2-1 win over Appalachian State and their 2-0 win over Howard.
Drew Wilson (Fort Hays State University) - D - Sr - Started both Fort Hays' 3-1 win over Oklahoma Baptist and their 7-0 win over Southern Nazarene, recording 2 assists in that game.
Class of 2014
Darby Cronin (Missouri State)- MF - Jr - Did not play in Missouri State's 2-0 loss to Loyola.
Heath Honold (West Virginia) - F - Jr - Came on as a substitute in West Virginia's 3-1 win over Akron.
Mason Leonard (Drake) - D - Jr - Did not play in Drake's 4-3 loss to Evansville.
Blake Levine (Baker) - F - Jr - Started and had an assist in Baker's 3-1 win over Avila. Started and had 2 goals in Baker's 4-0 win over Grand View.
Matthew Lewis (Fordham) - D - Jr - Started both Fordham's 2-1 loss to Lehigh and their 3-2 win over Davidson, scoring a goal in the second game.
Andy Lopez (North Carolina) - MF - RSo - Did not play in UNC's 0-0 draw with College of Charleston. Came on as a substitute in their 2-0 win over Virginia Tech.
Noah Mudd (Trevecca) - D - Jr - Started both Trevecca's 2-1 loss to Ohio Valley and their 1-0 loss to Cedarville.
Joey Piatczyc (West Virginia) - MF - Jr - Started and had a goal in West Virginia's 3-1 win over Akron.
Cole Stevenson (Fordham) - F - Jr - Started both Fordham's 2-1 loss to Lehigh and 3-2 win over Davidson.
Zach Wright (North Carolina) - F - Jr - Started both UNC's 0-0 draw with College of Charleston and their 2-0 win over Virginia Tech.
2015
Andrew Blalock (Drake) - GK - RFr - Did not play in Drake's 4-3 loss to Evansville.
Robert DeWitt III (Xavier) - MF - So - Did not play in either of Xavier's games.
Jack Freeman (Furman) - D - RFr - Did not play in either of Furman's games.
Bryce Gibson (Creighton) - D - So - Came on as a substitute in Creighton's 1-0 loss to Villanova.
Nic Jaimes (Drake) - MF - So - Came on as a substitute and had an assist in Drake's 4-3 loss to Evansville.
Ryan Krutz (Notre Dame) - GK - So - Did not play in either of Notre Dame's games.
Zane Moxley (Air Force) - D - So - Did not play in Air Force's 3-2 loss to UNLV. Was a substitute in Air Force's 3-0 win over UMKC.
Alexis Quevedo (UNLV) - MF - So - Did not play in either of UNLV's games.
Hector Solorio (Niagara) - MF - So - Did not play in Niagara's 3-1 loss to Iona.
Tucker Stephenson (West Virginia) - F - So - Did not play in West Virginia's 3-1 win over Akron.
Andy Velez (JCCC) - MF - So - Did not play in either of JCCC's games.
Bailey Weeks (Northeastern State University) - D - So -Did not play in any of Northeastern's games.
2016
Dakota Karns (Missouri State) - MF - Fr - Did not play in Missouri State's 2-0 loss to Loyola.
Ryan Kellogg (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Came on as a substitute in West Virginia's 3-1 win over Akron.
John Leisman (Yale) - F - Fr - Stated both Yale's 2-0 loss to Michigan State and their 3-0 loss to Penn.
Logan Lucas (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Started West Virginia's 3-1 win over Akron.
Andrew McLeod (Northwestern) - D - Fr - Started both Northwestern's 2-1 win over Notre Dame and their 2-1 loss to Michigan State.
Absalom Solorio (Niagara) - MF - Fr - Did not play in Niagara's 3-1 loss to Iona.
Paul Whitener (Marshall) - MF - Fr - Did not play in Marshall's 2-2 draw with New Mexico.
S.A.S. Monday After Stats
Matt Besler made his 200th league appearance for KC, he's the 7th player to hit that mark.
Besler also tied Chris Klein for 6th all time in league appearances with his 200th appearance.
Besler made his 230th start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Preki for 4th all time on that list.
At 33 years, 235 days, Paulo Nagamura passed Josh Wolff and became the 16th oldest player to start a game for KC in both league and all competitions.
Graham Zusi's goal was his 18th in all competitions at home for KC, breaking his tie with CJ Sapong for 9th on that list. It also broke his tie with Digital Takawira for 9th all time for home league goals scored.
Benny Feilhaber's goal was his 28th in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with CJ Sapong for 11th on that list.
Feilhaber's assist was his 50th for KC in all competitions, he's the fourth player to hit that mark.
Feilhaber's goal was his 17th in all competitions for KC, tying him with Sapong for 10th all time on that list. It was Feilhaber's 15th goal in league play for KC, tying him with Takawira for 10th on that list.
At 31 years, 278 days, Feilhaber moved past Santiago Hirsig and Birahim Diop to become the 17th oldest goal scorer for KC in league play. In all competitions he moved past those two, and Mike Burns to move into 17th on that list.
Feilhaber made his 120th league appearance for KC, breaking his tie with Diego Gutierrez and Uche Okafor for 20th on that list.
Feilhaber started his 110th league game for KC, tying him with Jose Burciaga for 19th on that list.
Roger Espinoza made his 183rd appearance in all competitions for KC, tying him with Matt McKeon for 10th all time on that list.
In the 73rd minute, Seth Sinovic moved past Mo Johnston and into 13th place for minutes played in all competitions, finishing the game with 14,200 minutes played.
Sinovic made his 165th appearance in all competitions, tying him with Josh Wolff for 15th all time on that list.
Sinovic started his 128th league game for KC, tying him with Wolff, Michael Harrington and Jimmy Nielsen for 12th on that list.
Sinovic and Espinoza made their 159th start in all competitions for KC, tying them with McKeon for 10th all time on that list.
Tim Melia and Soni Mustivar made their 50th league appearances for KC, they're the 57th and 58th players to hit that mark.
Melia made his 50th league start for KC, he's the 50th player to hit that mark.
Besler also tied Chris Klein for 6th all time in league appearances with his 200th appearance.
Besler made his 230th start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Preki for 4th all time on that list.
At 33 years, 235 days, Paulo Nagamura passed Josh Wolff and became the 16th oldest player to start a game for KC in both league and all competitions.
Graham Zusi's goal was his 18th in all competitions at home for KC, breaking his tie with CJ Sapong for 9th on that list. It also broke his tie with Digital Takawira for 9th all time for home league goals scored.
Benny Feilhaber's goal was his 28th in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with CJ Sapong for 11th on that list.
Feilhaber's assist was his 50th for KC in all competitions, he's the fourth player to hit that mark.
Feilhaber's goal was his 17th in all competitions for KC, tying him with Sapong for 10th all time on that list. It was Feilhaber's 15th goal in league play for KC, tying him with Takawira for 10th on that list.
At 31 years, 278 days, Feilhaber moved past Santiago Hirsig and Birahim Diop to become the 17th oldest goal scorer for KC in league play. In all competitions he moved past those two, and Mike Burns to move into 17th on that list.
Feilhaber made his 120th league appearance for KC, breaking his tie with Diego Gutierrez and Uche Okafor for 20th on that list.
Feilhaber started his 110th league game for KC, tying him with Jose Burciaga for 19th on that list.
Roger Espinoza made his 183rd appearance in all competitions for KC, tying him with Matt McKeon for 10th all time on that list.
In the 73rd minute, Seth Sinovic moved past Mo Johnston and into 13th place for minutes played in all competitions, finishing the game with 14,200 minutes played.
Sinovic made his 165th appearance in all competitions, tying him with Josh Wolff for 15th all time on that list.
Sinovic started his 128th league game for KC, tying him with Wolff, Michael Harrington and Jimmy Nielsen for 12th on that list.
Sinovic and Espinoza made their 159th start in all competitions for KC, tying them with McKeon for 10th all time on that list.
Tim Melia and Soni Mustivar made their 50th league appearances for KC, they're the 57th and 58th players to hit that mark.
Melia made his 50th league start for KC, he's the 50th player to hit that mark.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Sporting Clinch Playoff Spot
Sporting Kansas City punched their ticket to the MLS Cup playoffs with a convincing 2-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes at Children's Mercy Park. With the way other results went today that slide them into the fifth seed and will now see them travel to Seattle on Thursday for a match up with the Seattle Sounders.
While Kansas City controlled the early going, it was the Earthquakes who had the first really good chance just 10 minutes in when a poor pass by Soni Mustivar led to a fast break for the Earthquakes. KC was saved though when Matt Besler cut down the angle on Chris Wondolowski and was able to eventually block an effort on goal in the three on three situation. KC almost paid again for not captializing on all their pressure in the 24th minute when Tim Melia made a save on a shot, but couldn't cover the rebound, Wondolowski collected and Melia pushed wide of his goal pressuring the San Jose captain. Eventually Melia got Wondolowski to retreat outside his box where he crossed a ball towards the back post that was headed towards to middle but eventually headed out for a corner by Kevin Ellis. KC was living extremely dangerous as they failed to capitalize on their possession. Minutes later Kansas City had the chance to take the lead from the spot after a hand ball in the box after a long throw in was flicked on by Ellis. Benny Feilhaber stepped up and coolly slotted his penalty kick into the corner to give Kansas City a 1-0 lead. Kansas City was able to take that lead into the half time break and with the Portland Timbers down 2-0 in Vancouver, Sporting looked well on their way to clinching a playoff berth.
The second half saw the Earthquakes continue to find chances off of mistakes by Kansas City. In the 79th, another Mustivar give away led to another fast break for the Quakes, but Wondolowski headed a cross over the bar after the cross in was a little high. Going the other way, KC continued to search for that insurance goal to secure their playoff berth. They had to wait until late on to get it when Feilhaber found Graham Zusi racing down the wing unmarked. Feilhaber played Zusi into the box where the US international fired the shot past David Bingham and into the net to give KC the 2-0 lead that was more than enough to see off the Earthquakes.
Wizards Man of the Match - Benny Feilhaber - A goal and an assist in what could have been Feilhaber's last game at Children's Mercy Park, Feilhaber pulled the strings on the offense quite well helping Sporting control the game against the Earthquakes.
Honorable Mention: Matt Besler
Player Ratings: Melia 7, Sinovic 7, Besler 8, Ellis 7, Abdul-Salaam 7, Mustivar 5, Nagamura 6, Feilhaber 8, Espinoza 7, Dwyer 6, Zusi 7. Subs Opara NR, Medranda NR.
While Kansas City controlled the early going, it was the Earthquakes who had the first really good chance just 10 minutes in when a poor pass by Soni Mustivar led to a fast break for the Earthquakes. KC was saved though when Matt Besler cut down the angle on Chris Wondolowski and was able to eventually block an effort on goal in the three on three situation. KC almost paid again for not captializing on all their pressure in the 24th minute when Tim Melia made a save on a shot, but couldn't cover the rebound, Wondolowski collected and Melia pushed wide of his goal pressuring the San Jose captain. Eventually Melia got Wondolowski to retreat outside his box where he crossed a ball towards the back post that was headed towards to middle but eventually headed out for a corner by Kevin Ellis. KC was living extremely dangerous as they failed to capitalize on their possession. Minutes later Kansas City had the chance to take the lead from the spot after a hand ball in the box after a long throw in was flicked on by Ellis. Benny Feilhaber stepped up and coolly slotted his penalty kick into the corner to give Kansas City a 1-0 lead. Kansas City was able to take that lead into the half time break and with the Portland Timbers down 2-0 in Vancouver, Sporting looked well on their way to clinching a playoff berth.
The second half saw the Earthquakes continue to find chances off of mistakes by Kansas City. In the 79th, another Mustivar give away led to another fast break for the Quakes, but Wondolowski headed a cross over the bar after the cross in was a little high. Going the other way, KC continued to search for that insurance goal to secure their playoff berth. They had to wait until late on to get it when Feilhaber found Graham Zusi racing down the wing unmarked. Feilhaber played Zusi into the box where the US international fired the shot past David Bingham and into the net to give KC the 2-0 lead that was more than enough to see off the Earthquakes.
Wizards Man of the Match - Benny Feilhaber - A goal and an assist in what could have been Feilhaber's last game at Children's Mercy Park, Feilhaber pulled the strings on the offense quite well helping Sporting control the game against the Earthquakes.
Honorable Mention: Matt Besler
Player Ratings: Melia 7, Sinovic 7, Besler 8, Ellis 7, Abdul-Salaam 7, Mustivar 5, Nagamura 6, Feilhaber 8, Espinoza 7, Dwyer 6, Zusi 7. Subs Opara NR, Medranda NR.
What We Want to Happen Today 10/23
It's Decision Day in MLS, all games today kick off at 3pm Central time as MLS embraces the final day excitement. For Sporting KC there are really only two other games that matter to them in today's contests, Salt Lake at Seattle and Portland at Vancouver. Depending on how Sporting KC's game is going what KC fans want to happen in one of those games will likely change.
Salt Lake at Seattle
What we want to happen - draw
A draw combined with a KC win will see Sporting KC jump over both teams and into fourth place in the Western Conference, giving them a home playoff game for the first time since 2013.
Portland at Vancouver
What we want to happen - depends on how KC is doing.
This is where things get a little complicated depending on how Kansas City is doing in their game and what other teams you want to make the playoffs. The simplest way to answer this question is to say we want Portland to lose, preferably by a large margin to give Kansas City some cushion in case they lose to San Jose. On the other hand though Portland could leapfrog over Seattle if the Sounders draw with RSL. That would see the Sounders, arguably the hottest team in all of MLS since August out of the playoffs, something that would probably suit Kansas City just fine. So if KC is winning comfortably against the Earthquakes, rooting for a one goal Portland win isn't something to be ashamed of.
For a full look at how other results today affect Kansas City, I direct you back to my post from Monday.
Salt Lake at Seattle
What we want to happen - draw
A draw combined with a KC win will see Sporting KC jump over both teams and into fourth place in the Western Conference, giving them a home playoff game for the first time since 2013.
Portland at Vancouver
What we want to happen - depends on how KC is doing.
This is where things get a little complicated depending on how Kansas City is doing in their game and what other teams you want to make the playoffs. The simplest way to answer this question is to say we want Portland to lose, preferably by a large margin to give Kansas City some cushion in case they lose to San Jose. On the other hand though Portland could leapfrog over Seattle if the Sounders draw with RSL. That would see the Sounders, arguably the hottest team in all of MLS since August out of the playoffs, something that would probably suit Kansas City just fine. So if KC is winning comfortably against the Earthquakes, rooting for a one goal Portland win isn't something to be ashamed of.
For a full look at how other results today affect Kansas City, I direct you back to my post from Monday.
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Match Day 34: All Down to This
Sporting Kansas City's season has all come down to this, one game at Children's Mercy Park against the San Jose Earthquakes, a win and their in the playoffs, a draw or a loss and the club puts themselves in the position where they need help to qualify. All the games tomorrow will take place at the same time as MLS completely embraces the final day drama with Decision Day. With all games occurring at the same time it'll create an intense atmosphere in the stands especially, where fans will likely spend time scoreboard watching on their phones during the game.
San Jose is eliminated from playoff contention and is just looking to play the role of spoiler against Kansas City tomorrow. The Earthquakes will be without Anibal Godoy, who is suspended due to yellow card accumulation, it'll be the second straight game against KC he'll miss due to suspension. San Jose will also be without Quincy Amarikwa who suffered an ACL and LCL injury just seconds into the game the last time these two teams faced each other. The Earthquakes will still have Chris Wondolowski who always seems to cause KC headaches.
Sporting Kansas City rested pretty much their entire starting 11 on Wednesday in their final CONCACAF Champions League game against Central FC. The only regular starter that may start tomorrow is probably Jimmy Medranda, who had been suspended last weekend in league play. But he may not start in favor of Peter Vermes going with the "hot hand" on defense and start Seth Sinovic at left back, where he'd helped KC pitch a shutout on the road at Salt Lake. The other good news from last weekend's game was the fact that Tim Melia looks to be rounding into solid form again at the right time of the season making some good saves to preserve the shutout against RSL last week. Elsewhere on the field, Jacob Peterson (probably the most surprising "he needs to be a starter" call of the season) is listed as questionable and could be a game day decision after returning to practice late this week. If he can go it'll be a boost to Kansas City's offense, which struggled last week in his absences. His absence also continued the trend of breaking up probably the strongest part of KC's 11, their midfield, as Benny Feilhaber and Roger Espinoza have both rotated up to one of the wing positions over the past two weeks.
Number to Remember - 5 - That's how many goals KC gave up the last time these two teams played in Kansas City. It was the first win by San Jose in KC since 2002. The game is certainly one that has to at least be in the back of he minds of a few of those players, especially those that remember the little details like Benny Feilhaber seems to.
Key Match Up - Matt Besler vs Chris Wondolowski - The US national team teammates are quite familiar with each other after spending numerous friendlies, qualifiers, and a World Cup together. Wondolowski has been the focal point of the Earthquakes attack for seven seasons now, shutting him down is still the key to shutting down the Quakes tomorrow.
PREDICTION - The Quakes really aren't that good of a team this year (and frankly, KC isn't much better), they've scored the fewest goals in the league this year (just 32). At the same time that have allowed the third fewest in the league this season, with just 38, this game unfortunately looks like it could be a slow, sluggish affair based on the way the Quakes play. It'll likely fall on KC to try to open the game up more, something that they have not shown a real ability to do throughout the season. KC's not a team that has attacked quickly under Vermes, they've been able the build up, and against a Quakes team coached by Dominic Kinnear he's going to have the team compact and ready for this game. If KC can't get an early goal, I have a feeling this is a game that is going to leave KC fans stressing and sweating, especially if Portland can start to get a result on the road in Vancouver.
SKC - 1 (Dwyer)
SJ - 0
San Jose is eliminated from playoff contention and is just looking to play the role of spoiler against Kansas City tomorrow. The Earthquakes will be without Anibal Godoy, who is suspended due to yellow card accumulation, it'll be the second straight game against KC he'll miss due to suspension. San Jose will also be without Quincy Amarikwa who suffered an ACL and LCL injury just seconds into the game the last time these two teams faced each other. The Earthquakes will still have Chris Wondolowski who always seems to cause KC headaches.
Sporting Kansas City rested pretty much their entire starting 11 on Wednesday in their final CONCACAF Champions League game against Central FC. The only regular starter that may start tomorrow is probably Jimmy Medranda, who had been suspended last weekend in league play. But he may not start in favor of Peter Vermes going with the "hot hand" on defense and start Seth Sinovic at left back, where he'd helped KC pitch a shutout on the road at Salt Lake. The other good news from last weekend's game was the fact that Tim Melia looks to be rounding into solid form again at the right time of the season making some good saves to preserve the shutout against RSL last week. Elsewhere on the field, Jacob Peterson (probably the most surprising "he needs to be a starter" call of the season) is listed as questionable and could be a game day decision after returning to practice late this week. If he can go it'll be a boost to Kansas City's offense, which struggled last week in his absences. His absence also continued the trend of breaking up probably the strongest part of KC's 11, their midfield, as Benny Feilhaber and Roger Espinoza have both rotated up to one of the wing positions over the past two weeks.
Espinoza - Dwyer - Zusi
Nagamura - Feilhaber
Mustivar
Sinovic - Besler - Ellis - Abdul-Salaam
Melia
Number to Remember - 5 - That's how many goals KC gave up the last time these two teams played in Kansas City. It was the first win by San Jose in KC since 2002. The game is certainly one that has to at least be in the back of he minds of a few of those players, especially those that remember the little details like Benny Feilhaber seems to.
Key Match Up - Matt Besler vs Chris Wondolowski - The US national team teammates are quite familiar with each other after spending numerous friendlies, qualifiers, and a World Cup together. Wondolowski has been the focal point of the Earthquakes attack for seven seasons now, shutting him down is still the key to shutting down the Quakes tomorrow.
PREDICTION - The Quakes really aren't that good of a team this year (and frankly, KC isn't much better), they've scored the fewest goals in the league this year (just 32). At the same time that have allowed the third fewest in the league this season, with just 38, this game unfortunately looks like it could be a slow, sluggish affair based on the way the Quakes play. It'll likely fall on KC to try to open the game up more, something that they have not shown a real ability to do throughout the season. KC's not a team that has attacked quickly under Vermes, they've been able the build up, and against a Quakes team coached by Dominic Kinnear he's going to have the team compact and ready for this game. If KC can't get an early goal, I have a feeling this is a game that is going to leave KC fans stressing and sweating, especially if Portland can start to get a result on the road in Vancouver.
SKC - 1 (Dwyer)
SJ - 0
Thursday, October 20, 2016
S.A.S. Thursday After Stats
With Sporting's ability to use the Swope Park Rangers for call ups, Sporting was able to have 16 players make their debut for KC in all competitions the most players to make their debut for the club in one year since 1996.
At 19 years, 141 days, Nansel Selbol is the 7th youngest player to appear in a game for KC in all competitions.. He's the fourth youngest player to
start a game for KC across all competitions.
Selbol is also the second youngest goal scorer in all competitions all time for KC, knocking Alex Martinez off the list.
At 22 years, 253 days, Connor Hallisey is the 20th youngest goal scorer for KC in all competitions, knocking Kevin Ellis off the list.
At 19 years, 141 days, Nansel Selbol is the 7th youngest player to appear in a game for KC in all competitions.. He's the fourth youngest player to
start a game for KC across all competitions.
Selbol is also the second youngest goal scorer in all competitions all time for KC, knocking Alex Martinez off the list.
At 22 years, 253 days, Connor Hallisey is the 20th youngest goal scorer for KC in all competitions, knocking Kevin Ellis off the list.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Sporting Reserves Take Care of Business in Final CCL Game
Sporting Kansas City's Champions League run ended about a month ago, but tonight Kansas City officially ended their run in the tournament tonight defeating Trinidad squad, Central FC 3-1 with three players scoring their first goal for the club.
Kansas City started off on the front foot and were inexplicably unable to score in the eighth minute off an Alex Molano free kick. The Swope Park Rangers' midfielder's free kick bounced into the box with no Central FC player going for it, it came to Nuno Coelho who headed the ball towards goal where it bounced off the cross bar and inside of the far post, rebounding out to Connor Hallisey who tried to shoot through traffic but his effort was blocked. Kansas City kept getting forward with ease against the two time Trinidad champions but were unable to find a goal. Hallisey seemed to epitomize that frustration when he received a ball over the top, cut inside to goal, but took one too many touches, pushed the ball wide and lost his shooting angle making an easy save by Jan-Michael Williams in the Central goal.
Defensively KC seemed in control for much of the half, but did look a little shaky on the counter, having an offside call go in their favor early in the half. Late in the half though another counter allowed Central to grab the lead as Ike Opara got caught out of position keeping Jem Gordon onside as he received a through ball by Sean Da Silva and beat Alec Kann. The goal came completely against the run of play but ended up giving Central the lead heading into the half time break.
KC didn't take long to respond in the second half as less than five minutes in they were level as Tomas Granitto played a ball over the top to Cameron Porter who had gotten behind Central's defense. With Williams coming out of goal, Porter got the ball over him and into the far corner to level the score at 1-1. It didn't remained level for long as Kansas City took their first lead of the game just six minutes later. After Central worked their way into KC's half of the field, Jimmy Medranda quickly won the ball and played it forward to Benji Joya, in his debut for the club Joya immediately found Hallisey streaking down the wing. Hallisey cut back against his defender and played a ball across the top of the box to Nansel Selbol who danced around a defender or two before firing a shot into the corner for his first goal for Sporting.
Selbol continued to be a problem for the Central defense and almost scored two more goals but twice hit the post. The first came after a great cross by Ever Alvarado that Selbol volleyed out of the air towards goal and hit off the post. The second came later in the game after some good footwork by Selbol to get space he curled a shot through the legs of his defender, but it hit the outside of the post and went out.
KC had to wait until second half stoppage time for their third goal as Porter was brought down in the box leading to a penalty kick. Hallisey immediately stepped up to take the ball and placed the ball out of reach of the goalkeeper for his first professional goal. His reaction said it all for him as he celebrated with what seemed like a sense of relief that he'd finally scored. KC killed the final few minutes to clinch second in the group and will now look towards Sunday and their game against San Jose.
Wizards Man of the Match - Nansel Selbol - The former Sporting KC academy player was a handful tonight for the Central FC defense with his speed and fast feet. He created a number of chances and was close to a hattrick as he hit the post twice. His goal was also well taken as he created space at the top of the box.
Player Ratings - Kann 6, Alvarado 7, Opara 5, Coelho 6, Medranda 7, Granitto 7, Molano 7, Joya 8, Hallisey 7, Porter 7, Selbol 8. Subs Olum 7.
Kansas City started off on the front foot and were inexplicably unable to score in the eighth minute off an Alex Molano free kick. The Swope Park Rangers' midfielder's free kick bounced into the box with no Central FC player going for it, it came to Nuno Coelho who headed the ball towards goal where it bounced off the cross bar and inside of the far post, rebounding out to Connor Hallisey who tried to shoot through traffic but his effort was blocked. Kansas City kept getting forward with ease against the two time Trinidad champions but were unable to find a goal. Hallisey seemed to epitomize that frustration when he received a ball over the top, cut inside to goal, but took one too many touches, pushed the ball wide and lost his shooting angle making an easy save by Jan-Michael Williams in the Central goal.
Defensively KC seemed in control for much of the half, but did look a little shaky on the counter, having an offside call go in their favor early in the half. Late in the half though another counter allowed Central to grab the lead as Ike Opara got caught out of position keeping Jem Gordon onside as he received a through ball by Sean Da Silva and beat Alec Kann. The goal came completely against the run of play but ended up giving Central the lead heading into the half time break.
KC didn't take long to respond in the second half as less than five minutes in they were level as Tomas Granitto played a ball over the top to Cameron Porter who had gotten behind Central's defense. With Williams coming out of goal, Porter got the ball over him and into the far corner to level the score at 1-1. It didn't remained level for long as Kansas City took their first lead of the game just six minutes later. After Central worked their way into KC's half of the field, Jimmy Medranda quickly won the ball and played it forward to Benji Joya, in his debut for the club Joya immediately found Hallisey streaking down the wing. Hallisey cut back against his defender and played a ball across the top of the box to Nansel Selbol who danced around a defender or two before firing a shot into the corner for his first goal for Sporting.
Selbol continued to be a problem for the Central defense and almost scored two more goals but twice hit the post. The first came after a great cross by Ever Alvarado that Selbol volleyed out of the air towards goal and hit off the post. The second came later in the game after some good footwork by Selbol to get space he curled a shot through the legs of his defender, but it hit the outside of the post and went out.
KC had to wait until second half stoppage time for their third goal as Porter was brought down in the box leading to a penalty kick. Hallisey immediately stepped up to take the ball and placed the ball out of reach of the goalkeeper for his first professional goal. His reaction said it all for him as he celebrated with what seemed like a sense of relief that he'd finally scored. KC killed the final few minutes to clinch second in the group and will now look towards Sunday and their game against San Jose.
Wizards Man of the Match - Nansel Selbol - The former Sporting KC academy player was a handful tonight for the Central FC defense with his speed and fast feet. He created a number of chances and was close to a hattrick as he hit the post twice. His goal was also well taken as he created space at the top of the box.
Player Ratings - Kann 6, Alvarado 7, Opara 5, Coelho 6, Medranda 7, Granitto 7, Molano 7, Joya 8, Hallisey 7, Porter 7, Selbol 8. Subs Olum 7.
Saad and Pattaya Season Over - Former SKC Wizards Update
Soony Saad's season with Pattaya United came to an abrupt end this past week. The Thai FA canceled the rest of the Thai Premier League's season after the death of the king, Bhumibol Adulyadej. With the cancelation of the rest of the season, Saad and Pattaya finish the season in 12th place (of 18 teams). Saad finished the season with 28 appearances and nine goals for the club.
Also this week, Kevin Souter looks to be on his way out at Deveronvale FC has he has apparently been transfer listed by the club.
Here is the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Vicente Arze
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Jeferson
Neven Markovic
Victor Munoz
Akeem Priestley
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz
MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Houston's 0-0 draw with Seattle. Started and played 90 minutes in Houston's 1-0 loss to LA.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Dressed but did not play in New England's 2-1 loss to Chicago.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Came off the bench and played 3 minutes in Orlando's 2-0 win over Philadelphia.
Aurelien Collin - New York - Started and played 72 minutes in New York's 3-2 win over Columbus.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Vancouver's 0-0 draw with San Jose.
Amadou Dia - Montreal - Did not dress in Montreal's 2-2 draw with Toronto.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - Started and played 62 minutes in Seattle's 0-0 draw with Houston. Started and played 88 minutes in Seattle's 2-1 loss to Dalas.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Dressed but did not play in either of Chicago's games.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-0 win over Colorado.
Kei Kamara - New England - Sarted and played 90 minutes in New England's 2-1 loss to Chicago.
Chris Konopka - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 1-0 win over Colorado.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 2-2 draw with Toronto.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Dressed but did not play in NYCFC's 3-1 loss to DC.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Started and played 57 minutes in Salt Lake's 0-0 draw with KC.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - Did not dress in Portland's 1-0 win over Colorado.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Did not dress in Orlando's 2-0 win over Philadelphia.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 90 minutes in Philadelphia's 2-0 loss to Orlando.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Did not dress in either of Columbus' games.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Came off the bench and played 2 minutes in New York's 3-2 win over Columbus.
NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Out injured.
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Did not dress in Tampa's 2-2 draw with Miami.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Did not dress in Carolina's 1-0 loss to OKC. Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 3-0 loss to Indy.
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 0-0 draw with Indy. Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 4-2 loss to New York.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Started and played 89 minutes in Puerto Rico's 2-0 loss to Fort Lauderdale.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Started and played 83 minutes in Carolina's 1-0 loss to OKC. Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 3-0 loss to Indy.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Oklahoma City - Did not dress in OKC's 1-0 win over Carolina. Came off the bench and played 10 minutes in OKC's 3-1 win over Ottawa.
US
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Christian Duke - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Ryan James - Rochester - Offseason.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Offseason.
Tyler Pasher - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes, recording 2 assists in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Kris Tyrpak - Swope Park - Started and played 69 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Ualefi - Swope Park - Out injured
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.
PDL
Adnan Gabeljic - San Francisco - Offseason.
Faik Hajderovic - St. Louis U23 - Offseason.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Cedar Rapids - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Missouri - Offseason.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC United- Sweden - Started and played 90 minutes in AFC's 0-0 draw with Syrianska FC.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in Belgrano's 0-0 draw with Aldosivi.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Dressed but did not play in Belen's 1-0 win over San Carlos.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - No game this week.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - Started and played 90 minutes in Alajuelense's 1-0 loss to Cartagines.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Defeated Club Sando 2-1.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Did not dress in Leganes' 3-2 loss to Sevilla.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - Did not dress in Queretaro's 2-1 loss to Atlas.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - Came off the bench and played 15 minutes in RoPS' 1-0 loss to VPS. Did not dress in RoPS' 1-1 draw with Inter Turku.
Igor Juliao - Fluminense - Brazil - Dressed but did not play in Fluminense's 2-1 loss to Flamengo. Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Fluminense's 2-1 loss to Sao Paulo.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Came off the bench and played 34 minutes in Slavia's 2-1 win over Isloch.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - Started and played 90 minutes in Temuco's 1-1 draw with Audax Italiano.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - Dressed but did not play in RoPS' 1-0 loss to VPS. Started and played 81 minutes in RoPS' 1-1 draw with Inter Turku.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Started and played 85 minutes in Al Gharafa's 2-1 win over Al Mu'aidar.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Out injured
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Offseason.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Defeated Academica 2-0 in the cup.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - Thai league games canceled after king's death.
Daniel Salloi - Gyirmot FC Gyor (loan) - Hungary - Started and played 90 minutes in Gyirmot's 1-0 loss to Mezokovesd-Zsory.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 2-0 win over Schwarz Weib Essen. Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 2-1 win over Rot-Weib Oberhausen.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Plymouth's 2-2 draw with Portsmouth.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Lost 4-0 to Keith, has been transfer listed by his club.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Defeated Global 5-0.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - Started and played 60 minutes in Atromitos' 1-0 win over Veria.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - Dressed but did not play in Kicker's 1-0 loss to Hessen Kassel. Came off the bench and played 14 minutes Kicker's 1-1 draw with Steinbach.
Also this week, Kevin Souter looks to be on his way out at Deveronvale FC has he has apparently been transfer listed by the club.
Here is the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Vicente Arze
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Jeferson
Neven Markovic
Victor Munoz
Akeem Priestley
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz
MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Houston's 0-0 draw with Seattle. Started and played 90 minutes in Houston's 1-0 loss to LA.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Dressed but did not play in New England's 2-1 loss to Chicago.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Came off the bench and played 3 minutes in Orlando's 2-0 win over Philadelphia.
Aurelien Collin - New York - Started and played 72 minutes in New York's 3-2 win over Columbus.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Vancouver's 0-0 draw with San Jose.
Amadou Dia - Montreal - Did not dress in Montreal's 2-2 draw with Toronto.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - Started and played 62 minutes in Seattle's 0-0 draw with Houston. Started and played 88 minutes in Seattle's 2-1 loss to Dalas.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Dressed but did not play in either of Chicago's games.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-0 win over Colorado.
Kei Kamara - New England - Sarted and played 90 minutes in New England's 2-1 loss to Chicago.
Chris Konopka - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 1-0 win over Colorado.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 2-2 draw with Toronto.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Dressed but did not play in NYCFC's 3-1 loss to DC.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Started and played 57 minutes in Salt Lake's 0-0 draw with KC.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - Did not dress in Portland's 1-0 win over Colorado.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Did not dress in Orlando's 2-0 win over Philadelphia.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 90 minutes in Philadelphia's 2-0 loss to Orlando.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Did not dress in either of Columbus' games.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Came off the bench and played 2 minutes in New York's 3-2 win over Columbus.
NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Out injured.
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Did not dress in Tampa's 2-2 draw with Miami.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Did not dress in Carolina's 1-0 loss to OKC. Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 3-0 loss to Indy.
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 0-0 draw with Indy. Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 4-2 loss to New York.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Started and played 89 minutes in Puerto Rico's 2-0 loss to Fort Lauderdale.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Started and played 83 minutes in Carolina's 1-0 loss to OKC. Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 3-0 loss to Indy.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Oklahoma City - Did not dress in OKC's 1-0 win over Carolina. Came off the bench and played 10 minutes in OKC's 3-1 win over Ottawa.
US
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Christian Duke - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Ryan James - Rochester - Offseason.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Offseason.
Tyler Pasher - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes, recording 2 assists in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Kris Tyrpak - Swope Park - Started and played 69 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Ualefi - Swope Park - Out injured
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.
PDL
Adnan Gabeljic - San Francisco - Offseason.
Faik Hajderovic - St. Louis U23 - Offseason.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Cedar Rapids - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Missouri - Offseason.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC United- Sweden - Started and played 90 minutes in AFC's 0-0 draw with Syrianska FC.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in Belgrano's 0-0 draw with Aldosivi.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Dressed but did not play in Belen's 1-0 win over San Carlos.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - No game this week.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - Started and played 90 minutes in Alajuelense's 1-0 loss to Cartagines.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Defeated Club Sando 2-1.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Did not dress in Leganes' 3-2 loss to Sevilla.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - Did not dress in Queretaro's 2-1 loss to Atlas.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - Came off the bench and played 15 minutes in RoPS' 1-0 loss to VPS. Did not dress in RoPS' 1-1 draw with Inter Turku.
Igor Juliao - Fluminense - Brazil - Dressed but did not play in Fluminense's 2-1 loss to Flamengo. Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Fluminense's 2-1 loss to Sao Paulo.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Came off the bench and played 34 minutes in Slavia's 2-1 win over Isloch.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - Started and played 90 minutes in Temuco's 1-1 draw with Audax Italiano.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - Dressed but did not play in RoPS' 1-0 loss to VPS. Started and played 81 minutes in RoPS' 1-1 draw with Inter Turku.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Started and played 85 minutes in Al Gharafa's 2-1 win over Al Mu'aidar.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Out injured
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Offseason.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Defeated Academica 2-0 in the cup.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - Thai league games canceled after king's death.
Daniel Salloi - Gyirmot FC Gyor (loan) - Hungary - Started and played 90 minutes in Gyirmot's 1-0 loss to Mezokovesd-Zsory.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 2-0 win over Schwarz Weib Essen. Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 2-1 win over Rot-Weib Oberhausen.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Plymouth's 2-2 draw with Portsmouth.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Lost 4-0 to Keith, has been transfer listed by his club.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Defeated Global 5-0.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - Started and played 60 minutes in Atromitos' 1-0 win over Veria.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - Dressed but did not play in Kicker's 1-0 loss to Hessen Kassel. Came off the bench and played 14 minutes Kicker's 1-1 draw with Steinbach.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Match Day CCL: A Midweek Distraction
Sporting KC close out CONCACAF Champions League play tomorrow at Children's Mercy Park against Central FC. With both Sporting KC and Central FC being eliminated from the competition already the game has become a glorified friendly. With both Sporting KC and the Swope Park Rangers playing in important games this weekend, this is a game that has become a distraction in terms of preparations for important games on the weekend against the San Jose Earthquakes and New York Red Bulls 2. If it wasn't for the fines and suspension from CCL play the club would receive for forfeiting the game, I think most fans would rather the game just be off the schedule entirely.
Central FC stands with an identical record as Sporting KC, having lost both games against Vancouver and drawing the game in Trinidad against Kansas City. They currently sit third in the group because Sporting has scored more goals away from home in the games between the two teams (two to zero). Both teams sit with three goals scored and seven conceded. Sporting will likely once again get to deal with Atlanta United designated player, Kenwyne Jones, as he's still on loan with the Trinidad champions.
Kansas City looks set to pull out a full squad rotation from Sunday's game against Real Salt Lake, the team announced today that the club had called up four players from the Swope Park Rangers for tomorrow's game. The only regular starter is Tyler Pasher with the other three, Tomas Granitto, Alex Molano, and Nansel Selbol all being reserves. Selbol is suspended for the final so his absence won't be felt for the Rangers come Sunday. The rest of the game day roster is likely to be made up of players who didn't play in Salt Lake on Sunday (except for maybe one) as that lineup will be preparing for San Jose on Sunday. With Diego Rubio out for the season with a torn ACL the "false 9" striker looks set to return to the lineup for Sporting as it'd be shocking if Dom Dwyer even dressed for the game.
Number to Remember - 2-0-1 - That's Kansas City's record against teams from the Caribbean in international play heading into tomorrow's game. Other than the game earlier this season against Central FC the only other time that KC played a Caribbean team was back in 2002 when KC defeated W Connection of Trinidad 3-0 on aggregate in the CONCACAF Champions Cup (the precursor to the CCL).
Key Match Up - Ike Opara vs Kenwyne Jones - I think that this could be a fun match up to watch tomorrow. You have Jones a strong forward with experience in one of the best leagues in the world going with someone in Opara who is very athletic, it has the makings of a fun match up to watch between the two.
PREDICTION - I do have to wonder how much either team is really going to put into the game tomorrow since it matters to neither team. Kansas City has their big game on Sunday against the Earthquakes while the Rangers have the USL final. On the other side, Central have kicked off their season in Trinidad, but are off until the 25th so they could put out their full first team for the game tomorrow, looking to win their first game over an MLS side (or one dressed like one). I think that extra break for the Trinidad side will have them fresher for a game against a Sporting side that may be looking more to get out of the game without injury.
SKC - 0
CFC - 1 (Jones)
Central FC stands with an identical record as Sporting KC, having lost both games against Vancouver and drawing the game in Trinidad against Kansas City. They currently sit third in the group because Sporting has scored more goals away from home in the games between the two teams (two to zero). Both teams sit with three goals scored and seven conceded. Sporting will likely once again get to deal with Atlanta United designated player, Kenwyne Jones, as he's still on loan with the Trinidad champions.
Kansas City looks set to pull out a full squad rotation from Sunday's game against Real Salt Lake, the team announced today that the club had called up four players from the Swope Park Rangers for tomorrow's game. The only regular starter is Tyler Pasher with the other three, Tomas Granitto, Alex Molano, and Nansel Selbol all being reserves. Selbol is suspended for the final so his absence won't be felt for the Rangers come Sunday. The rest of the game day roster is likely to be made up of players who didn't play in Salt Lake on Sunday (except for maybe one) as that lineup will be preparing for San Jose on Sunday. With Diego Rubio out for the season with a torn ACL the "false 9" striker looks set to return to the lineup for Sporting as it'd be shocking if Dom Dwyer even dressed for the game.
Joya - Porter - Hallisey
Appiah - Granitto
Olum
Pasher - Coelho - Opara - Alvarado
Kann
Number to Remember - 2-0-1 - That's Kansas City's record against teams from the Caribbean in international play heading into tomorrow's game. Other than the game earlier this season against Central FC the only other time that KC played a Caribbean team was back in 2002 when KC defeated W Connection of Trinidad 3-0 on aggregate in the CONCACAF Champions Cup (the precursor to the CCL).
Key Match Up - Ike Opara vs Kenwyne Jones - I think that this could be a fun match up to watch tomorrow. You have Jones a strong forward with experience in one of the best leagues in the world going with someone in Opara who is very athletic, it has the makings of a fun match up to watch between the two.
PREDICTION - I do have to wonder how much either team is really going to put into the game tomorrow since it matters to neither team. Kansas City has their big game on Sunday against the Earthquakes while the Rangers have the USL final. On the other side, Central have kicked off their season in Trinidad, but are off until the 25th so they could put out their full first team for the game tomorrow, looking to win their first game over an MLS side (or one dressed like one). I think that extra break for the Trinidad side will have them fresher for a game against a Sporting side that may be looking more to get out of the game without injury.
SKC - 0
CFC - 1 (Jones)
Monday, October 17, 2016
Sporting KC Academy Players in Colege
Class of 2013
Joe Amico (Jacksonville) - D - Sr - Started Jacksonville's 1-0 loss to North Florida.
Matt Bernard (Cal Baptist) - MF - RJr - Came on as a substitute in all three of Cal Baptist's games this past week.
Paul Dean (Rockhurst University) - D - Sr - Did not play in either of Rockhurst's games.
Seo-In Kim (UCSB) - MF - Sr - Did not play in either of UCSB's games.
Adam Lightner (Northern Illinois University) - D - Sr - Started both Northern Illinois' 1-0 loss to Eastern Illinois and their 7-0 loss to Akron.
Clay Stewart - (University of Missouri Kansas City) - MF/D - Sr - Did not play in either of UMKC's games.
Wes White (Coastal Carolina) - F - RJr - Came on as a substitute in Coastal Carolina's 0-0 draw with Georgia Southern.
Drew Wilson (Fort Hays State University) - D - Sr - Started and had an assist in Fort Hays' 3-0 win over University of Mary.
Class of 2014
Darby Cronin (Missouri State)- MF - Jr - Did not play in either of Missouri State's games.
Heath Honold (West Virginia) - F - Jr - Came on as a substitute both West Virginia's 1-0 loss to Maryland and their 2-1 loss to Buffalo.
Mason Leonard (Drake) - D - Jr - Did not play in either of Drake's games.
Blake Levine (Baker) - F - Jr - Started both Baker's 4-0 win over Evangel and their 5-1 win over Mount Mercy.
Matthew Lewis (Fordham) - D - Jr - Started both Fordham's games, scoring goals in both their 5-0 win over Duquesne and their 1-0 win over La Salle.
Andy Lopez (North Carolina) - MF - RSo - Came on as a substitute and had 2 assists in UNC's 7-0 win over UNC Asheville. Did not play in UNC's 2-1 win over Duke.
Noah Mudd (Trevecca) - D - Jr -
Joey Piatczyc (West Virginia) - MF - Jr - Started both West Virginia's 1-0 loss to Maryland and their 2-1 loss to Buffalo, where he had an assist.
Cole Stevenson (Fordham) - F - Jr - Started both of Fordham's games, recording an assist in their 5-0 win over Duquesne.
Zach Wright (North Carolina) - F - Jr - Started both of UNC's games, scoring goals in both their 7-0 win over UNC Asheville and their 2-1 win over Duke.
2015
Andrew Blalock (Drake) - GK - RFr - Did not play in either of Drake's games.
Robert DeWitt III (Xavier) - MF - So - Came on as a substitute in Xavier's 3-0 win over Belmont. Did not play in their 2-2 draw with Villanova.
Jack Freeman (Furman) - D - RFr - Did not play in either of Freeman's games.
Bryce Gibson (Creighton) - D - So - Came on as a substitute in Creighton's 2-1 loss to Tulsa. Did not play in their 2-1 win over Marquette.
Nic Jaimes (Drake) - MF - So - Came on as a substitute in both Drake's 1-0 win over Bradley and their 1-1 draw with Missouri State.
Ryan Krutz (Notre Dame) - GK - So - Did not play in either of Notre Dame's games.
Zane Moxley (Air Force) - D - So - Did not play in Air Force's 2-0 loss to Utah Valley. Came on as a substitute in their 3-0 win over Cal State Bakersfield.
Alexis Quevedo (UNLV) - MF - So - Did not play in UNLV's 2-2 draw with Grand Canyon.
Hector Solorio (Niagara) - MF - So - Came on as a sustitute in Niagara's 3-0 loss to Saint Peter's, started their 2-1 win over Fairfield.
Tucker Stephenson (West Virginia) - F - So - Came on as a substitute both West Virginia's 1-0 loss to Maryland and their 2-1 loss to Buffalo.
Andy Velez (JCCC) - MF - So - Did not play in either of JCCC's games.
Bailey Weeks (Northeastern State University) - D - So - No game this week.
2016
Dakota Karns (Missouri State) - MF - Fr - Did not play in either of Missouri State's games.
Ryan Kellogg (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Started both West Virginia's 1-0 loss to Maryland and their 2-1 loss to Buffalo.
John Leisman (Yale) - F - Fr - Started both Yale's 1-0 loss to UConn and their 3-0 win over Cornell, recording an assist in the second game.
Logan Lucas (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Started both West Virginia's 1-0 loss to Maryland and their 2-1 loss to Buffalo.
Andrew McLeod (Northwestern) - D - Fr - Started both Northwestern's 2-0 loss to UIC and their 2-1 win over Rutgers.
Absalom Solorio (Niagara) - MF - Fr - Came on as a substitute in both Niagara's 3-0 loss to Saint Peter's and their 2-1 win over Fairfield.
Paul Whitener (Marshall) - MF - Fr - Started Marshall's 1-0 loss to Wake Forest. Did not play in Marshall's 2-1 loss to FIU.
Joe Amico (Jacksonville) - D - Sr - Started Jacksonville's 1-0 loss to North Florida.
Matt Bernard (Cal Baptist) - MF - RJr - Came on as a substitute in all three of Cal Baptist's games this past week.
Paul Dean (Rockhurst University) - D - Sr - Did not play in either of Rockhurst's games.
Seo-In Kim (UCSB) - MF - Sr - Did not play in either of UCSB's games.
Adam Lightner (Northern Illinois University) - D - Sr - Started both Northern Illinois' 1-0 loss to Eastern Illinois and their 7-0 loss to Akron.
Clay Stewart - (University of Missouri Kansas City) - MF/D - Sr - Did not play in either of UMKC's games.
Wes White (Coastal Carolina) - F - RJr - Came on as a substitute in Coastal Carolina's 0-0 draw with Georgia Southern.
Drew Wilson (Fort Hays State University) - D - Sr - Started and had an assist in Fort Hays' 3-0 win over University of Mary.
Class of 2014
Darby Cronin (Missouri State)- MF - Jr - Did not play in either of Missouri State's games.
Heath Honold (West Virginia) - F - Jr - Came on as a substitute both West Virginia's 1-0 loss to Maryland and their 2-1 loss to Buffalo.
Mason Leonard (Drake) - D - Jr - Did not play in either of Drake's games.
Blake Levine (Baker) - F - Jr - Started both Baker's 4-0 win over Evangel and their 5-1 win over Mount Mercy.
Matthew Lewis (Fordham) - D - Jr - Started both Fordham's games, scoring goals in both their 5-0 win over Duquesne and their 1-0 win over La Salle.
Andy Lopez (North Carolina) - MF - RSo - Came on as a substitute and had 2 assists in UNC's 7-0 win over UNC Asheville. Did not play in UNC's 2-1 win over Duke.
Noah Mudd (Trevecca) - D - Jr -
Joey Piatczyc (West Virginia) - MF - Jr - Started both West Virginia's 1-0 loss to Maryland and their 2-1 loss to Buffalo, where he had an assist.
Cole Stevenson (Fordham) - F - Jr - Started both of Fordham's games, recording an assist in their 5-0 win over Duquesne.
Zach Wright (North Carolina) - F - Jr - Started both of UNC's games, scoring goals in both their 7-0 win over UNC Asheville and their 2-1 win over Duke.
2015
Andrew Blalock (Drake) - GK - RFr - Did not play in either of Drake's games.
Robert DeWitt III (Xavier) - MF - So - Came on as a substitute in Xavier's 3-0 win over Belmont. Did not play in their 2-2 draw with Villanova.
Jack Freeman (Furman) - D - RFr - Did not play in either of Freeman's games.
Bryce Gibson (Creighton) - D - So - Came on as a substitute in Creighton's 2-1 loss to Tulsa. Did not play in their 2-1 win over Marquette.
Nic Jaimes (Drake) - MF - So - Came on as a substitute in both Drake's 1-0 win over Bradley and their 1-1 draw with Missouri State.
Ryan Krutz (Notre Dame) - GK - So - Did not play in either of Notre Dame's games.
Zane Moxley (Air Force) - D - So - Did not play in Air Force's 2-0 loss to Utah Valley. Came on as a substitute in their 3-0 win over Cal State Bakersfield.
Alexis Quevedo (UNLV) - MF - So - Did not play in UNLV's 2-2 draw with Grand Canyon.
Hector Solorio (Niagara) - MF - So - Came on as a sustitute in Niagara's 3-0 loss to Saint Peter's, started their 2-1 win over Fairfield.
Tucker Stephenson (West Virginia) - F - So - Came on as a substitute both West Virginia's 1-0 loss to Maryland and their 2-1 loss to Buffalo.
Andy Velez (JCCC) - MF - So - Did not play in either of JCCC's games.
Bailey Weeks (Northeastern State University) - D - So - No game this week.
2016
Dakota Karns (Missouri State) - MF - Fr - Did not play in either of Missouri State's games.
Ryan Kellogg (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Started both West Virginia's 1-0 loss to Maryland and their 2-1 loss to Buffalo.
John Leisman (Yale) - F - Fr - Started both Yale's 1-0 loss to UConn and their 3-0 win over Cornell, recording an assist in the second game.
Logan Lucas (West Virginia) - D - Fr - Started both West Virginia's 1-0 loss to Maryland and their 2-1 loss to Buffalo.
Andrew McLeod (Northwestern) - D - Fr - Started both Northwestern's 2-0 loss to UIC and their 2-1 win over Rutgers.
Absalom Solorio (Niagara) - MF - Fr - Came on as a substitute in both Niagara's 3-0 loss to Saint Peter's and their 2-1 win over Fairfield.
Paul Whitener (Marshall) - MF - Fr - Started Marshall's 1-0 loss to Wake Forest. Did not play in Marshall's 2-1 loss to FIU.
A Look at Where KC Could Finish
Sporting KC is still looking to clinch a playoff berth heading into the final game of the regular season next Sunday at home against the San Jose Earthquakes. A win and Sporting Kansas City book their place in the playoffs, a draw or a loss and Kansas City can still get in, but will be forced to scoreboard watch and hope other results don't go against Kansas City. At this point though Kansas City can still finish anywhere from fourth to seventh in the West. Here's a quick look at how Kansas City could finish in each of those spots.
Fourth Place
Win over San Jose AND
Salt Lake and Seattle draw AND
Portland loss, draw or win by the same amount (or less) as Kansas City beats San Jose against Vancouver
That string of results would see Kansas City finish tied with at least Salt Lake, and potentially Portland as well if the Timbers were to beat Vancouver on the road. If Portland win in this scenario, all three teams would be tied on 47 points, with Salt Lake being sixth because they'd have fewer wins (currently all have 12), while Portland would finish fifth because KC would have a better goal difference (currently -1 to -2). In that scenario Seattle would be out of the playoffs. If Portland doesn't win they are out of the playoffs instead with Seattle finishing in the sixth spot, RSL fifth, and KC still fourth.
Obviously this is the favored result KC wants as it would give them a home game against the fifth seeded team which would be either Portland or Salt Lake.
Fifth place
Win over San Jose AND
Salt Lake or Seattle win AND
Portland loss, draw or win by the same amount (or less) as Kansas City beats San Jose against Vancouver
Salt Lake or Seattle win AND
Portland loss, draw or win by the same amount (or less) as Kansas City beats San Jose against Vancouver
This string of results would see the winner of the Salt Lake and Seattle game take fourth place in the West on 49 points (RSL) or 48 points (Seattle). KC would finish fifth on 47 points beating out Portland if they win on goal difference again, or without tiebreakers if the Timbers lose or draw. If Portland wins the loser of Salt Lake and Seattle would miss out on the playoffs, If Portland loses or draws they would be out.
This would probably seem to be the most likely scenario based on form this season with Seattle winning and Portland losing or drawing, putting KC into a match up on the road at the Sounders, where Sporting started their season.
OR
Win over San Jose AND
Salt Lake and Seattle draw AND
Portland beat Vancouver by more than KC beat San Jose
Salt Lake and Seattle draw AND
Portland beat Vancouver by more than KC beat San Jose
In this scenario KC, Salt Lake, and Portland would again all finished tied on 47 points. Like before, Salt Lake would finish sixth because they would have fewer wins than KC and Portland. KC would finish in fifth because Portland would overturn KC's goal difference advantage in this position and finish in fourth. That'd mean a rematch of last year's wild card game at Providence Park.
Sixth place
Win over San Jose AND
Salt Lake or Seattle win AND
Portland beats Vancouver by more than KC beat San Jose
Salt Lake or Seattle win AND
Portland beats Vancouver by more than KC beat San Jose
A bit of a combination of the fifth place scenarios, Salt Lake or Seattle would take fourth place staying ahead of KC and Portland who would be tied on 47 points. Portland would again overturn the goal difference advantage KC has and drop them to sixth. The loser of RSL and Seattle would be out.
OR
Draw with San Jose AND
Any result in Salt Lake vs Seattle AND
Portland draw or lose at Vancouver
Any result in Salt Lake vs Seattle AND
Portland draw or lose at Vancouver
In this scenario KC would finish with 45 points, potentially level with Seattle on points, but the Sounders win the first tiebreaker, having 13 wins already to KC's 12. The winner of Salt Lake and Seattle would then host the other in the wild card game while KC would take on the LA Galaxy.
OR
KC lose to San Jose AND
Any result in Salt Lake vs Seattle AND
Portland lose to Vancouver by as much or more than KC does
Any result in Salt Lake vs Seattle AND
Portland lose to Vancouver by as much or more than KC does
The goal difference tie breaker again comes into play as a loss could still see Kansas City qualify for the playoffs if the Timbers lose by as much or more than KC were to lose to San Jose.
Seventh place
Draw with San Jose
Any result in Salt Lake vs Seattle
Portland defeat Vancouver
Any result in Salt Lake vs Seattle
Portland defeat Vancouver
In this scenario Portland leaps over Kansas City, while the best KC could do is finish on 45 points, where they'd lose the tiebreaker with the Sounders if Seattle were to lose at home.
OR
KC lose to San Jose
Any result in Salt Lake vs Seattle
Portland win, draw, or lose by less than KC loses
Any result in Salt Lake vs Seattle
Portland win, draw, or lose by less than KC loses
In this scenario it all comes down to what happens at BC Place between Vancouver and Portland. If KC loses and Portland losses by less, they move ahead of KC on goal difference, winning that tiebreaker, and obviously if KC lose and Portland get any sort of result they move ahead of KC, ending KC's run of playoff appearances.
In the end, things are very simple for Kansas City, win and you're in. If you can't get the win then you are reliant on the results of others to help you punch your playoff ticket. Hoping on the team with the worst home record in the league (Vancouver) to beat the team with the worst road record in the league (Portland) isn't something that I'd want to be hoping for.
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