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Fast Facts: Sporting KC 1-3 Orlando City SC - September 13, 2015

  • Orlando City SC earned a 3-1 win over Sporting KC on Sunday. 
  • Sporting KC falls to 11-8-8, tied for fifth place in the Western Conference.
  • Tim Melia suffered a quad strain in Sporting KC's mid-week match against Portland and was unavailable on Sunday.
  • Sporting KC called in League pool goalkeeper Trey Mitchell for Sunday's match versus Orlando City to back up Jon Kempin.
  • Kempin, a Homegrown signing, made his first Sporting KC appearance of 2015 on Sunday. Kempin spent 2013 on loan at Orlando City SC.
  • Sunday marked the fifth regular season MLS appearance for Kempin and first since August 29, 2014.
  • Seth Sinovic made his 150th appearance for Sporting KC in all competitions on Sunday.
  • Former Sporting KC defender Aurelien Collin started for Orlando on Sunday. Collin spent 2011-14 in Kansas City and was named 2013 MLS Cup MVP.
  • Former Sporting KC midfielder Servando Carrasco also earned a start for the Lions on Sunday.
  • Orlando City Designated player and Brazil international Kaka missed Sunday's match with a leg muscle injury.
  • Sporting KC finishes 6-2-2 versus Eastern Conference teams this season and is now 7-2-2 all-time in their first matches versus MLS expansion clubs.
  • Adrian Winter opened the scoring for Orlando in the third minute of the match. Luke Boden tallied the assist.
  • Krisztian Nemeth equalized for Sporting KC in the 59th minute of the match. The goal was his ninth in 2015, tied with Dom Dwyer for most by a Sporting KC player this season.
  • Benny Feilhaber earned the assist and moved into a tie with Cristian Maidana for most assists in the League with 14.
  • Bryan Rochez scored the game-winner in the 66th minute, assisted by Brek Shea and David Mateos. 
  • Winter scored his second of the match to give Orlando City SC the 3-1 lead in the 72nd minute. Lewis Neal was credited with the assist. 
  • Dom Dwyer received a straight red card in the 87th minute of the match on Sunday for violent conduct, marking the first straight red card in his MLS career.
  • With the loss, Sporting KC is winless in five consecutive matches.
  • During that five-game span, Sporting KC has conceded 13 goals.
  • Matt Besler completed 54 successful passes on Sunday, most of any player. 
  • Bernardo Anor maintained a 100% passing accuracy on Sunday (26 passes).
  • Benny Feilhaber and Orlando's Cristian Higuita had 11 recoveries on Sunday, tied for the most among all players.
  • Sinovic had nine interceptions on Sunday, most among all players.