Played
July 14, 2012 7:40 PM EDT
Columbus Crew Stadium — Columbus, Ohio
Referee: E. Jurisevic
Attendance: 17588
July 14, 2012 7:40 PM EDT
Columbus Crew Stadium — Columbus, Ohio
Referee: E. Jurisevic
Attendance: 17588
MLS Preview: Columbus Crew - Sporting Kansas City
Fresh off making the Open Cup final and having taken top spot in the East, Sporting KC rolls into Ohio high on confidence.
By Keith Hickey
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Columbus Crew (4-4-2): Gruenebaum; Miranda, Marshall, Williams, Vukovic; Birchall, Tchani, George, Gaven; Meram, Renteria. |
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OUT: FW Tommy Heinemann (L knee surgery); GK William Hesmer (R hip surgery); MF Kirk Urso (R adductor tendonitis); DF Rich Balchan (sports hernia rehab)
QUESTIONABLE: DF Carlos Mendes (R ankle sprain); DF Julius James (R adductor strain); MF Danny O'Rourke (L ankle sprain); MF Milovan Mirosevic (L adductor strain); MF Dilly Duka (L hamstring strain)
PROBABLE: DF Chad Marshall (concussion)
| Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1): Nielsen; Myers, Collin, Besler, Sinovic; Nagamura, Espinoza; Kamara, Zusi, Peterson; Sapong. |
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OUT: DF Cyprian Hedrick (L fibula fracture); GK Jon Kempin (R ankle fracture); DF Lawrence Olum (L groin strain); PROBABLE: FW Bobby Convey (L calf strain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- With a 2-0 win over Philadlephia on Wednesday, Sporting advanced to the final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which it will host against the three-time reigning champions Seattle Sounders.
- The teams have split their two meetings each of the last two seasons. Sporting won, 2-1, in the first meeting at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park on Sept. 28 – ending a three-year Columbus winning streak in KC.
- While Sporting KC recorded its first defensive shutout since June 16 in the club's scoreless draw with Houston, goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen lowered his goals against average to 0.94, best among goalkeepers with 10 league starts or more.
- After failing to score in 17 games during his rookie season, Columbus’ Justin Meram has scored three goals in only eight games this year, second-most on the team.
- With a win, and if other results go its way, Columbus could end the weekend in a playoff spot.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Columbus Crew 1-0 Sporting Kansas City
- 30.77 %
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Columbus Crew 1-3 Sporting Kansas City
- 23.08 %
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Columbus Crew 1-2 Sporting Kansas City
- 15.39 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Oct 7, 2012 | Columbus Crew 1 - Sporting Kansas City 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 28, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 1 - Columbus Crew 2 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 14, 2012 | Columbus Crew 0 - Sporting Kansas City 2 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 28, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - Columbus Crew 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Apr 16, 2011 | Columbus Crew 1 - Sporting Kansas City 0 |
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Columbus Crew
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| May 18, 2013 | Toronto FC 0 - Columbus Crew 1 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Columbus Crew 0 - Colorado Rapids 2 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | Columbus Crew 0 - New York Red Bulls 1 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Columbus Crew 3 - D.C. United 0 | MLS |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Chicago Fire 1 - Columbus Crew 0 | MLS |
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 |
| 30 | Andy Gruenebaum | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Josh Williams | Defender |
| 14 | Chad Marshall | Defender |
| - | Eric Gehrig | Midfielder |
| 23 | Tony Tchani | Midfielder |
| 7 | Bernardo Anor | Midfielder |
| 33 | Chris Birchall | Midfielder |
| 12 | Eddie Gaven | Midfielder |
| 9 | Justin Meram | Midfielder |
| 20 | E. Rentería | Striker |
| - | J. Arrieta | Striker |
| - | Matt Lampson | Goalkeeper |
| - | Sebastián Miranda | Defender |
| - | Nemanja Vukovic | Defender |
| 8 | Dilly Duka | Midfielder |
| - | Nicholas Grossman | |
| - | Kevan George | Midfielder |
| - | O. Vargas | Striker |
| 1 | Jimmy Nielsen | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Matt Besler | Defender |
| 7 | Chance Myers | Defender |
| 15 | Seth Sinovic | Defender |
| 78 | Aurellien Collin | Defender |
| 6 | Paulo Nagamura | Midfielder |
| - | R. Espinoza | Midfielder |
| 19 | Peterson Joseph | Midfielder |
| 22 | Soony Saad | Striker |
| 23 | Kei Kamara | Striker |
| 37 | Jacob Peterson | Midfielder |
| 18 | Eric Kronberg | Goalkeeper |
| - | Michael Harrington | Defender |
| 8 | Graham Zusi | Striker |
| - | Julio César | Defender |
| 88 | Michael Thomas | Midfielder |
| 9 | Teal Bunbury | Striker |
| 17 | C. J. Sapong | Striker |
| Eddie Gaven | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 12 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Graham Zusi | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 8 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Times In EST
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Final
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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 |
