Played
April 27, 2013 8:30 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: H. Grajeda
Attendance: 20186
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
Steve Dykes
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3): Nielsen; Myers, Collin, Besler, Sinovic; Nagamura, Rosell, Feilhaber; Zusi, Bieler, Sapong. |
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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. |
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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.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Sporting Kansas City 2-0 Portland Timbers
- 14.29 %
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Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Portland Timbers
- 14.29 %
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Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Portland Timbers
- 14.29 %
| 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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Sporting Kansas City
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| May 12, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 0 - Seattle Sounders FC 1 | MLS |
| May 5, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 4 - Chivas USA 0 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - Portland Timbers 3 | MLS |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - Sporting Kansas City 0 | MLS |
Portland Timbers
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| May 18, 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 - Portland Timbers 2 | MLS |
| May 12, 2013 | Portland Timbers 3 - Chivas USA 0 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | FC Dallas 1 - Portland Timbers 1 | MLS |
| May 2, 2013 | Portland Timbers 0 - New England Revolution 0 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - Portland Timbers 3 | MLS |
| 1 | Jimmy Nielsen | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Matt Besler | Defender |
| 7 | Chance Myers | Defender |
| 15 | Seth Sinovic | Defender |
| 78 | Aurellien Collin | Defender |
| 6 | Paulo Nagamura | Midfielder |
| 8 | Graham Zusi | Striker |
| 10 | Benny Feilhaber | Midfielder |
| 20 | Oriol Rosell | Striker |
| 16 | Claudio Bieler | Striker |
| 17 | C. J. Sapong | Striker |
| 18 | Eric Kronberg | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Ike Opara | Defender |
| 13 | Lawrence Olum | Midfielder |
| - | Meshack Jerome | Defender |
| 19 | Peterson Joseph | Midfielder |
| - | Bobby Convey | Midfielder |
| 37 | Jacob Peterson | Midfielder |
| - | Donovan Ricketts | Goalkeeper |
| - | Michael Harrington | Defender |
| 22 | Rodney Wallace | Defender |
| 18 | Mikael Silvestre | Defender |
| 98 | Mamadou Danso | Defender |
| 30 | Will Johnson | Striker |
| - | Diego Valeri | Midfielder |
| 13 | Jack Jewsbury | Defender |
| 21 | Diego Ferney Chará | Midfielder |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe | Striker |
| - | Ryan Johnson | Striker |
| - | Milos Kocic | Goalkeeper |
| - | Ryan Miller | Defender |
| 35 | Andrew-Jean Baptiste | Defender |
| 11 | Kalif Alhassan | Midfielder |
| - | Ben Zemanski | Midfielder |
| 39 | Frédéric Piquionne | Striker |
| 20 | A. Valencia | Striker |
Results
Times In EDT
Live
Final
scheduled
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
8 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
