Post-Match Facts

Post-Match Facts: Sporting KC v. United

IMAGE: Marcelo SKC

Sporting Kansas City 0 (5-8-2) v. D.C. United 1 (4-5-4)


2016 MLS Regular Season
May 27, 2016 – Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS   
Attendance: 19,118


  • This was the 53rd regular season meeting between the two sides.  United are 21-20-12against Kansas City all-time.
  • United won their first road match of 2016.
  • United are 48-44-18 in the month of May all-time.
  • United currently hold a five-game unbeaten streak against Kansas City, dating back to May 2014.
  • Alhaji Kamara made his first MLS appearance and scored his first MLS goal, 33 seconds into his debut.
  • Bill Hamid started his first match of 2016, first regular season MLS match since Oct. 25, 2015 and 141st of his career.
  • Kofi Opare made his second MLS start of 2016 and 30th of his career.
  • Lamar Neagle made his 110th MLS career start.


HIGHLIGHTS
QUOTE SHEET
Goals by Half

<strong>1st Half</strong>
<strong>2nd Half</strong>
<strong>Total</strong>
Sporting KC
0
0
0
D.C. United
0
1
1

Scoring Summary

<strong>Minute</strong>
<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Goalscorer</strong>
<strong>Assisted by</strong>
86
D.C.
Alhaji Kamara
Taylor Kemp

Misconduct Summary

<strong>Minute</strong>
<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Offender</strong>
<strong>Reason</strong>
7
D.C.
Marcelo Sarvas
Unsporting Behavior
42
D.C.
Jared Jeffrey
Unsporting Behavior
68
D.C.
Lamar Neagle
Unsporting Behavior
71
SKC
Dom Dwyer
Persistent Infringement
78
SKC
Paulo Nagamura
Unsporting Behavior

Box Score

<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Shots</strong>
<strong>Shots on Goal</strong>
<strong>Corners</strong>
<strong>Offsides</strong>
<strong>Possession (%)</strong>
<strong>Saves</strong>
Sporting KC
18
3
6
2
57.8
1
D.C. United
6
2
3
4
42.2
3

Sporting Kansas City lineup:

Tim Melia; Jimmy Medranda, Kevin Ellis, Ike Opara, Saad Abdul-Salaam (Myers 66'); Jordi Quintillà (Feilhaber HT), Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura; Jacob Peterson, Brad Davis (Mapp 76'), Dom Dwyer


Unused Substitutes: Kann, Sinovic, Hallisey, Rubio


D.C. United lineup:

Bill Hamid; Taylor Kemp, Bobby Boswell, Kofi Opare, Sean Franklin; Lamar Neagle (Kamara 85'), Marcelo, Jared Jeffrey, Nick DeLeon; Luciano Acosta (Büscher 77'), Fabián Espíndola (Vincent 74')


Unused Substitutes: Worra, Robinson, Mishu, Aguilar,


Head Referee: Alan Kelly
Assistant Referees: Frank Anderson, Eric Weisbrod


Fourth Official: Chris Penso