Played
September 23, 2011 8:30 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: B. Toledo
Attendance: 18778
September 23, 2011 8:30 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: B. Toledo
Attendance: 18778
56′
O. Bravo
MLS Preview: Sporting Kansas City - Philadelphia Union
Two of the Eastern Conference's top three sides meet in a Friday night match in Kansas City.
By Seth Vertelney
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3): Nielsen; Myers, Collin, Besler, Sinovic; Cesar, Espinoza, Zusi; Bravo, Kamara, Bunbury. |
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OUT: DF Daneil Cyrus (L foot fracture); MF Konrad Warzycha (R knee surgery);
QUESTIONABLE: MF Birahim Diop (lower back strain); MF Luke Sassano (R knee sprain);
PROBABLE: DF Chance Myers (R foot contusion)
| Philadelphia Union (4-4-2): MacMath; G. Farfan, Califf, Valdes, M. Farfan; Carroll, Torres, Miglioranzi, Adu; Le Toux, Mwanga. |
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OUT: GK Faryd Mondragon (R ring finger fracture); GK Thorne Holder (concussion); DF Sheanon Williams (concussion); MF Levi Houapeu (L ankle strain);
DOUBTBUL: MF Justin Mapp (L quad strain);
PROBABLE: FW Veljko Paunovic (L calf strain)
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DID YOU KNOW? |
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Sporting Kansas City dropped a 1-0 decision to Real Salt Lake on Saturday at Rio Tinto, with Nat Borchers scoring the winner.
- The Union earned a 1-0 win at home over the Columbus Crew on Saturday, with Sebastien Le Toux scoring the game's only goal.
- These teams are only separated by a point in the standings: Sporting KC has 40 points and is in second place in the Eastern Conference, while the Union are in third place with 39 points. The Union do have a game in hand, however.
- The first meeting between these two teams was a 0-0 draw in Philadelphia on June 22. The match saw Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen make a career-high seven saves.
- After giving up 14 goals through seven games from July 29 to Sept. 7, the Union have kept two consecutive clean sheets
- Kei Kemara and Omar Bravo are tied for the Sporting KC lead in goals with eight, while Teal Bunbury has seven.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Philadelphia Union
- 34.38 %
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Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Philadelphia Union
- 18.75 %
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Sporting Kansas City 2-2 Philadelphia Union
- 12.5 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 2, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Sporting Kansas City 3 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Oct 24, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - Philadelphia Union 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jun 23, 2012 | Philadelphia Union 4 - Sporting Kansas City 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 23, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City 1 - Philadelphia Union 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jun 22, 2011 | Philadelphia Union 0 - Sporting Kansas City 0 |
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Sporting Kansas City
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| May 19, 2013 | D.C. United 1 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| 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 |
Philadelphia Union
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| May 18, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Chicago Fire 0 | MLS |
| May 15, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Los Angeles Galaxy 4 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Chicago Fire 0 - Philadelphia Union 1 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 2 - Seattle Sounders FC 2 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | New England Revolution 2 - Philadelphia Union 0 | MLS |
| 1 | Jimmy Nielsen | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Matt Besler | Defender |
| 7 | Chance Myers | Defender |
| 15 | Seth Sinovic | Defender |
| - | Julio César | Defender |
| - | R. Espinoza | Midfielder |
| - | Jéferson | Midfielder |
| 8 | Graham Zusi | Striker |
| 9 | Teal Bunbury | Striker |
| 23 | Kei Kamara | Striker |
| 9 | O. Bravo | Striker |
| 18 | Eric Kronberg | Goalkeeper |
| - | Michael Harrington | Defender |
| 78 | Aurellien Collin | Defender |
| 19 | Peterson Joseph | Midfielder |
| 22 | Davy Arnaud | Midfielder |
| 22 | Soony Saad | Striker |
| 17 | C. J. Sapong | Striker |
| 18 | Zac MacMath | Goalkeeper |
| - | Carlos Enrique Valdes | Defender |
| 3 | Dan Califf | Defender |
| 15 | Gabriel Farfán | Midfielder |
| 7 | Brian Carroll | Midfielder |
| 21 | Michael Farfan | Midfielder |
| 8 | Roger Torres | Midfielder |
| 14 | Amobi Okugo | Midfielder |
| - | Kyle Nakazawa | Midfielder |
| 11 | Sebastien Le Toux | Midfielder |
| - | Veljko Paunovic | Striker |
| 32 | C. Harrison | Goalkeeper |
| - | Joe Tait | Defender |
| 15 | Stefani Miglioranzi | Midfielder |
| 27 | Zach Pfeffer | Midfielder |
| - | Morgan Langley | Striker |
| 9 | Jack McInerney | Striker |
| 33 | Ryan Richter | Midfielder |
Results
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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 |
