Played
August 11, 2012 8:40 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: E. Jurisevic
Attendance: 20439
August 11, 2012 8:40 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: E. Jurisevic
Attendance: 20439
MLS Preview: Sporting Kansas City - D.C. United
Fresh off its exhilarating U.S. Open Cup win, Sporting welcomes D.C. United to LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
By Keith Hickey
Drew Hallowell
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1): Nielsen; Myers, Olum, Besler, Sinovich; Cesar, Nagamura; Kamara, Zusi, Espinoza; Sapong. |
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OUT: DF Cyprian Hedrick (L fibula fracture); GK Jon Kempin (R ankle fracture)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Peterson Joseph (L hamstring strain); DF Chance Myers (R groin strain); FW Jacob Peterson (R shoulder sprain); FW C.J. Sapong (R hip flexor strain)
PROBABLE: DF Lawrence Olum (L groin strain)
| D.C. United (4-4-2): Hamid; Korb, McDonald, Dudar, Woolard; DeLeon, Kitchen, Boskovic, Pontius; De Rosario, Tan. |
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OUT: MF Lance Rozeboom (L knee ACL tear); DF Robbie Russell (L plantar fasciitis); DF Daniel Woolard (concussion-like symptoms)
PROBABLE: FW Dwayne De Rosario (L shoulder soreness)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Sporting Kansas City won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, defeating three-time holders Seattle Sounders in a penalty shootout.
- D.C. United’s Chris Pontius scored his 10th goal of the season – tied for fifth in the MLS Golden Boot standings – to give his team a 1-0 win against Columbus last weekend. Pontius has scored five goals in the last six games, all but two United have scored since June 16.
- D.C. United hasn’t won in Kansas City since a 1-0 victory on July 4, 2007, a span of five visits.
- On July 29, D.C. United midfielder Andy Najar and Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza combined to set up Honduras’ goal, scored by New England Revolution striker Jerry Bengtson, in the country’s 1-0 upset over Spain in the Olympic men’s soccer tournament.
- Dwayne De Rosario's 10 assists on the year has him tied for most in MLS, and marks his first double-digit assist season since 2007.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Sporting Kansas City 2-1 D.C. United
- 18.18 %
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Sporting Kansas City 0-1 D.C. United
- 18.18 %
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Sporting Kansas City 1-2 D.C. United
- 18.18 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | May 19, 2013 | D.C. United 1 - Sporting Kansas City 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Apr 5, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 1 - D.C. United 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Aug 11, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - D.C. United 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 10, 2012 | D.C. United 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Oct 22, 2011 | D.C. United 0 - Sporting Kansas City 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 |
D.C. United
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| Jun 15, 2013 | D.C. United 1 - Toronto FC 2 | MLS |
| Jun 8, 2013 | New England Revolution 0 - D.C. United 0 | MLS |
| Jun 2, 2013 | Chicago Fire 2 - D.C. United 0 | MLS |
| May 25, 2013 | D.C. United 0 - Portland Timbers 2 | MLS |
| May 19, 2013 | D.C. United 1 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| 1 | Jimmy Nielsen | Goalkeeper |
| - | Michael Harrington | Defender |
| 5 | Matt Besler | Defender |
| - | Neven Markovic | Defender |
| 78 | Aurellien Collin | Defender |
| 6 | Paulo Nagamura | Midfielder |
| 8 | Graham Zusi | Striker |
| 88 | Michael Thomas | Midfielder |
| - | R. Espinoza | Midfielder |
| 9 | Teal Bunbury | Striker |
| 23 | Kei Kamara | Striker |
| 18 | Eric Kronberg | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Olukorede Aiyegbusi | Defender |
| 7 | Chance Myers | Defender |
| - | Julio César | Defender |
| 20 | Oriol Rosell | Striker |
| 17 | C. J. Sapong | Striker |
| 22 | Soony Saad | Striker |
| 28 | B. Hamid | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Brandon McDonald | Defender |
| - | Emiliano Ariel Dudar | Defender |
| 22 | Chris Korb | Defender |
| 17 | Mike Chabala | Defender |
| - | Kurt Morsink | Midfielder |
| 27 | Branko Bošković | Midfielder |
| 13 | Chris Pontius | Midfielder |
| 14 | A. Najar | Midfielder |
| - | Nicholas DeLeon | Striker |
| 4 | Perry Kitchen | Defender |
| 23 | Long Tan | Striker |
| 31 | Joe Willis | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Dejan Jakovic | Defender |
| 15 | Ethan White | Defender |
| 44 | Danny Cruz | Midfielder |
| 55 | Marcelo Saragosa | Midfielder |
| - | Lewis Neal | Midfielder |
| - | Josh Wolff | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
10 | 0 |
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
10 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
9 | 2 |
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Camilo Da Silva Sanvezzo Striker Vancouver |
8 | 2 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
7 | 2 |
