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Played
April 27, 2013 8:30 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee:‬ H. Grajeda‎
Attendance:‬ 20186‎
 

MLS Preview: Sporting Kansas City - Portland Timbers

Kansas City's recent five-game unbeaten streak came to an end last week, ahead of the match against the unbeaten-in-five Timbers.

By Zac Lee Rigg

Caleb Porter, Portland Timbers, MLS
Steve Dykes
  PROBABLE LINEUPS
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3): Nielsen; Myers, Collin, Besler, Sinovic; Nagamura, Rosell, Feilhaber; Zusi, Bieler, Sapong.

Injury Report:

OUT: Teal Bunbury (L knee sprain), Jacob Peterson (R shoulder sprain) 
Portland Timbers (4-4-2): Ricketts; Jewsbury, Danso, Silvestre, Harrington; W. Johnson, Chara, Valeri; Nagbe, R. Johnson, Wallace.

Injury Report:

OUT: Bright Dike (L ACL surgery), David Horst (R tibia plateau surgery), Brent Richards (L ACL surgery)
  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Sporting Kansas City lost 2-0 to LA Galaxy last week, halting a five-game shutout streak and three-game winning run.
  • Kansas City's shutout streak ended at 545 minutes, the fifth-longest in MLS history.
  • Portland drew 1-1 with the San Jose Earthquakes last week to extend its unbeaten run to five games, tying a franchise record.
  • These teams met once last season, with the Timbers claiming a 1-0 win at home on April 21. SKC won the two meetings in 2011.
  • Sporting KC tops the Eastern Conference with 14 points from eight games. Portland has 10 points from seven, landing it fifth in the West.


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USA - Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ Apr 27, 2013 Sporting Kansas City 2 - Portland Timbers 3
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USA - Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ Apr 21, 2012 Portland Timbers 1 - Sporting Kansas City 0
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USA - Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ Aug 17, 2011 Sporting Kansas City 3 - Portland Timbers 1
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USA - Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ Jul 2, 2011 Portland Timbers 1 - Sporting Kansas City 2
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Last Five Matches
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Available Squads
1Jimmy NielsenGoalkeeper
5Matt BeslerDefender
7Chance MyersDefender
15Seth SinovicDefender
78Aurellien CollinDefender
6Paulo NagamuraMidfielder
8Graham ZusiStriker
10Benny FeilhaberMidfielder
20Oriol RosellStriker
16Claudio BielerStriker
17C. J. SapongStriker
18Eric KronbergGoalkeeper
3Ike OparaDefender
13Lawrence OlumMidfielder
-Meshack JeromeDefender
19Peterson JosephMidfielder
-Bobby ConveyMidfielder
37Jacob PetersonMidfielder
-Donovan RickettsGoalkeeper
-Michael HarringtonDefender
22Rodney WallaceDefender
18Mikael SilvestreDefender
98Mamadou DansoDefender
30Will JohnsonStriker
-Diego ValeriMidfielder
13Jack JewsburyDefender
21Diego Ferney CharáMidfielder
6Darlington NagbeStriker
-Ryan JohnsonStriker
-Milos KocicGoalkeeper
-Ryan MillerDefender
35Andrew-Jean BaptisteDefender
11Kalif AlhassanMidfielder
-Ben ZemanskiMidfielder
39Frédéric PiquionneStriker
20A. ValenciaStriker
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Jack McInerney Jack McInerney
Striker
Philadelphia Union
8 0
Mike Magee Mike Magee
Midfielder
LA Galaxy
6 1
Claudio Bieler Claudio Bieler
Striker
Sporting KC
6 1
Marco Di Vaio Marco Di Vaio
Striker
Montreal Impact
6 0
Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw
Striker
Toronto FC
5 2