Played
July 28, 2012 8:40 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: D. Gantar
Attendance: 18938
July 28, 2012 8:40 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: D. Gantar
Attendance: 18938
MLS Preview: Sporting Kansas City - Columbus Crew
Two weeks after a 2-0 loss at Crew Stadium, Columbus heads to Kansas City to try its luck against Sporting once again.
By Zac Lee Rigg
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3): Nielsen; Harrington, Besler, Julio Cesar, Sinovic; Nagamura, Zusi, Peterson; Kamara, Sapong, Convey. |
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OUT: DF Cyprian Hedrick (L fibula fracture); GK Jon Kempin (R ankle fracture); DF Chance Myers (groin strain)
DOUBTFUL: FW Teal Bunbury (oral surgery)
| Columbus Crew (4-2-3-1): Gruenebaum; Miranda, Marshall, Mendes, Williams; Birchall, Grossman; Meram, Gaven, Duka; Arrieta. |
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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); MF Bernardo Anor (L knee ACL tear)
DOUBTFUL: MF Milovan Mirosevic (L adductor strain); DF Chad Marshall (R ankle impingment)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Danny O'Rourke (L ankle sprain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Kansas City beat the Crew 2-0 two weeks ago in Ohio.
- SKC is second in the East with 37 points. Columbus is 12 points back in sixth but with three games in hand.
- Both teams played midweek friendlies against European opposition. Columbus beat Stoke City 2-1 and Sporting KC lost 3-0 to Montpellier.
- Kei Kamara has the most shots (85) and shots on target (35) in the league.
- Roger Espinoza is representing Honduras at the 2012 Olympics.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Sporting Kansas City 0-1 Columbus Crew
- 30 %
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Sporting Kansas City 2-0 Columbus Crew
- 20 %
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Sporting Kansas City 3-2 Columbus Crew
- 10 %
| 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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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 |
Columbus Crew
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| 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 |
| Apr 14, 2013 | Montreal Impact 1 - Columbus Crew 1 | MLS |
| 1 | Jimmy Nielsen | Goalkeeper |
| - | Michael Harrington | Defender |
| 5 | Matt Besler | Defender |
| 13 | Lawrence Olum | Midfielder |
| 15 | Seth Sinovic | Defender |
| 6 | Paulo Nagamura | Midfielder |
| 8 | Graham Zusi | Striker |
| 9 | Teal Bunbury | Striker |
| - | Bobby Convey | Midfielder |
| 23 | Kei Kamara | Striker |
| 37 | Jacob Peterson | Midfielder |
| 18 | Eric Kronberg | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Olukorede Aiyegbusi | Defender |
| - | Neven Markovic | Defender |
| 19 | Peterson Joseph | Midfielder |
| - | Julio César | Defender |
| 88 | Michael Thomas | Midfielder |
| 17 | C. J. Sapong | Striker |
| 30 | Andy Gruenebaum | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Josh Williams | Defender |
| 4 | Carlos Mendes | Striker |
| 14 | Chad Marshall | Defender |
| - | Sebastián Miranda | Defender |
| 33 | Chris Birchall | Midfielder |
| 8 | Dilly Duka | Midfielder |
| 12 | Eddie Gaven | Midfielder |
| - | Nicholas Grossman | |
| 9 | Justin Meram | Midfielder |
| - | J. Arrieta | Striker |
| - | Matt Lampson | Goalkeeper |
| - | Eric Gehrig | Midfielder |
| - | Julius James | Defender |
| 23 | Tony Tchani | Midfielder |
| - | Ethan Finlay | |
| - | O. Vargas | Striker |
| 20 | E. Rentería | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
Live
Final
scheduled
Suspended
Cancelled
Postponed
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
7 | 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 |
