- Sporting Kansas City defeated the Colorado Rapids 2-0 on Saturday at Sporting Park.
- With the win, Sporting KC jump from sixth to fourth place in the Western Conference.
- Sporting KC remains unbeaten at Sporting Park this season at 6-0-3 in MLS play and 7-0-3 in all competitions.
- Chance Myers earned the game-winning assist in his first MLS appearance since May 23, 2014.
- Myers missed the majority of the 2014 season and the beginning of 2015 with an Achilles injury.
- Krisztian Nemeth tallied the game-winning goal for Sporting KC, converting Myers' cross with a first-time finish.
- Nemeth now leads Sporting KC with seven goals, third most among MLS newcomers.
- Nemeth becomes the second player in MLS history to score a goal on each of his first seven shots on target (Claudio Suarez did so with Chivas USA from 2006-2007).
- Benny Feilhaber also earned an assist on Nemeth's goal, his ninth of the season.
- Sporting Kansas City's second goal was a Colorado own goal (Sam Cronin).
- Sporting KC is unbeaten in 11 straight MLS matches versus the Colorado Rapids dating back to 2009 with a 6-0-5 record (including playoffs).
- Sporting Kansas City has not lost to the Colorado Rapids at home since September 2002, a run of 15 straight MLS matches without defeat.
- The Colorado Rapids are Sporting Kansas City's most frequent opponent in all competitions with 67 all-time meetings (KC leads 29-22-16).
- The Colorado Rapids entered Saturday's match with the fewest League road goals allowed (5) and fewest road losses (2).
- Colorado allowed two goals on Saturday and now has three road losses in MLS (1-3-5) in 2015.
- Sporting Kansas City has won five straight home MLS matches, the longest such streak in a regular season since Sporting Park opened.
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Sporting KC is the only MLS team to have three players with five or more goals:
- Krisztian Nemeth: 7
- Dom Dwyer: 5
- Benny Feilhaber: 5
- Tim Melia has a 5-1-2 record through his first eight MLS starts including five shutouts.
- Kevin Ellis notched nine clearances on Saturday, most among all players.
- Marcel de Jong had six interceptions, most among all players.
- Soni Mustivar led all players in successful passes with 41.
- Chance Myers and Benny Feilhaber lead all players in chances created on Saturday with three.
- The first 10,000 fans to arrive on Saturday received Sporting KC cinch bags courtesy of the Darol Rodrock Foundation.
- Sporting KC returns to Sporting Park on Wednesday as they host FC Dallas in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16.
- Sporting KC welcomed 19,835 fans on Saturday, the 62nd straight MLS sellout at Sporting Park.
