Played
July 21, 2012 8:38 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: J. Anno
Attendance: 19080
July 21, 2012 8:38 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: J. Anno
Attendance: 19080
MLS Preview: Sporting Kansas City - New England Revolution
Having climbed atop the East, KC means to stay there. The Revs look to stop a slump from becoming a losing streak.
By Keith Hickey
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1): Nielsen; Harrington, Collin, Besler, Sinovic; Thomas, Nagamura; Kamara, Zusi, Peterson; Sapong. |
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OUT: DF Cyprian Hedrick (L fibula fracture); GK Jon Kempin (R ankle fracture)
QUESTIONABLE: FW Jacob Peterson (L ankle sprain)
PROBABLE: DF Korede Aiyegbusi (R knee sprain); FW Bobby Convey (L calf strain); FW Kei Kamara (L knee contusion); DF Lawrence Olum (L groin strain); MF Graham Zusi (R quad strain)
| New England Revolution (4-2-3-1): Reis; Alston, Barnes, Soares, Tierney; Joseph, Simms; Feilhaber, Nguyen, Rowe; Sene. |
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OUT: FW Alec Purdie (L ankle sprain)
QUESTIONABLE: DF Stephen McCarthy (concussive-like symptoms)
PROBABLE: FW Zak Boggs (R ankle sprain); FW Jose Moreno (R ankle sprain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Despite having taken both the most shots and corner kicks this season, Sporting KC is tied for ninth in goals scored.
- Goals from Graham Zusi, Kei Kamara and C.J. Sapong gave Sporting a 3-0 win in the first meeting between these teams this year, on March 17 at Livestrong Sporting Park.
- KC's Kei Kamara leads MLS in shots (78) and shots on goal (33).
- Saer Sene leads the New England attack with eight goals and two assists this season. Midfielder Lee Nguyen is a capable secondary threat with four goals and two assists.
- Making his second start of the season in the attacking midfield role, Peterson Joseph – the “Haitian Xavi” – recorded his first career MLS assist in the 2-0 win at Columbus. Four days later he was sent off in a 2-1 loss to the Houston Dynamo.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Sporting Kansas City 2-1 New England Revolution
- 33.33 %
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Sporting Kansas City 2-0 New England Revolution
- 33.33 %
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Sporting Kansas City 1-3 New England Revolution
- 16.67 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 23, 2013 | New England Revolution 0 - Sporting Kansas City 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Aug 4, 2012 | New England Revolution 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 21, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 0 - New England Revolution 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 17, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 3 - New England Revolution 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 30, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City 1 - New England Revolution 1 |
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Sporting Kansas City
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| Jun 1, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 1 - Montreal Impact 2 | MLS |
| May 26, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 1 - Houston Dynamo 1 | MLS |
| 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 |
New England Revolution
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| Jun 15, 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 - New England Revolution 3 | MLS |
| Jun 8, 2013 | New England Revolution 0 - D.C. United 0 | MLS |
| Jun 2, 2013 | New England Revolution 5 - Los Angeles Galaxy 0 | MLS |
| May 25, 2013 | New England Revolution 2 - Toronto FC 0 | MLS |
| May 18, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 0 - New England Revolution 2 | MLS |
| 1 | Jimmy Nielsen | Goalkeeper |
| - | Michael Harrington | Defender |
| 5 | Matt Besler | Defender |
| 15 | Seth Sinovic | Defender |
| 78 | Aurellien Collin | Defender |
| 6 | Paulo Nagamura | Midfielder |
| 8 | Graham Zusi | Striker |
| - | Bobby Convey | Midfielder |
| 17 | C. J. Sapong | Striker |
| 23 | Kei Kamara | Striker |
| 37 | Jacob Peterson | Midfielder |
| 18 | Eric Kronberg | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Lawrence Olum | Midfielder |
| - | Neven Markovic | Defender |
| - | Julio César | Defender |
| 88 | Michael Thomas | Midfielder |
| 9 | Teal Bunbury | Striker |
| 22 | Soony Saad | Striker |
| 1 | Matt Reis | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | AJ Soares | Defender |
| 25 | Darrius Barnes | Defender |
| 15 | Stephen McCarthy | Midfielder |
| 30 | Kevin Alston | Defender |
| 8 | Chris Tierney | Defender |
| 11 | Kelyn Rowe | Midfielder |
| 13 | Ryan Guy | Striker |
| 21 | Shalrie Joseph | Midfielder |
| 24 | Lee Nguyen | Midfielder |
| 10 | Benny Feilhaber | Midfielder |
| 34 | Bobby Shuttleworth | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Florian Lechner | Defender |
| - | Sainey Nyassi | Midfielder |
| 30 | F. Cárdenas | Striker |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez | Striker |
| - | Blake Brettschneider | Striker |
| 39 | Saer Sene | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
10 | 0 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
9 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
8 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
7 | 2 |
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Dominic Oduro Striker Columbus Crew |
7 | 0 |
