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Injury Report: Sporting KC at relatively full health ahead of Western Conference Semifinal First Leg

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Injury Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest injury news ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by The Sports Medicine Center at Children's Mercy. All injuries listed are from the teams' official injury reports submitted prior to matchday.



Sporting Kansas City enters tonight’s Western Conference Semifinal first leg against Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium with no new concerns on the club’s injury report.


As has been the case since the summer, only long-term absentees Cristian Lobato and Jimmy Medranda are listed, who are both out with season-ending knee injuries.


Tonight’s hosts, RSL, will be without David Horst who is out with an Achilles injury, while goalkeeper Alex Horwath (Achilles), defender Tony Beltran (knee) and midfielder Jordan Allen (knee) are all questionable.


Tonight’s clash will be nationally televised, kicking off at 9 p.m. CT on FOX Sports 1, while ESPN 94.5 FM (English) and ESPN Deportes 1480 AM (Spanish) will carry the game locally on the radio.

<strong>PLAYER</strong>
<strong>GAMES MISSED</strong>
<strong>DATE</strong>
<strong>INJURY</strong>
Brad Evans
3<br> 4<br> 1<br> 1<br> 5
March 4-March 17<br> June 3-June 16<br> June 23<br> July 14-July 18<br> July 28-August 25
Back Injury<br> Thigh Injury<br> Ankle Injury<br> Achilles Injury<br> Calf Injury
Khiry Shelton
1<br> 3<br> 8<br> 2
March 4<br> June 3-June 16<br> July 14-Sept. 1<br> Sept. 23-Sept. 30
Leg Bruise<br> Thigh Injury<br> Torn Meniscus &amp; MCL<br> Knee Injury
Gianluca Busio
1<br> 5
March 17<br> June 16-July 7
Eye Injury<br> Hamstring Injury
Felipe Gutierrez
15
April 8-July 14
Hip Injury/Sports Hernia
Gerso Fernandes
2
April 20-April 28
Thigh Contusion
Ike Opara
1<br> 2
April 20<br> July 14-July 18
Illness<br> Hamstring Injury
Adrian Zendejas
2
April 28-May 5
Head Injury
Colton Storm
1<br> 1
May 20<br> July 18
Ankle Sprain<br> Hamstring Injury
Jimmy Medranda
25
May 27-present
Knee Injury
Diego Rubio
1<br> 1
May 27<br> Sept. 23
Back Injury<br> Knee Injury
Yohan Croizet
2<br> 1
June 6-June 16<br> Oct. 21
Hamstring Injury<br> Quad Injury
Seth Sinovic
3
June 6-June 16
Hamstring Injury
Matt Besler
2<br> 2
June 16-June 30<br> July 14-July 18
Hamstring Injury<br> Back Spasm
Cristian Lobato
7<br> 11
June 16-July 18<br> August 18-present
Knee Injury<br> Knee Injury
Amer Didic
1
July 4-July 7
Hamstring Injury
Johnny Russell
2
July 28-August 4
Knee Injury
Kharlton Belmar
2
Sept. 1-Sept. 8
Knee Sprain
Roger Espinoza
0
Sept. 30
Back Injury