PREVIEW: Sporting KC at Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders FC Supporters
Kurt Austin

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Saturday’s match is the first of three games in eight days for Sporting Kansas City (1-5-1), as the club hosts the New England Revolution on Wednesday, May 25th at the Blue Valley District Activities Complex in the final round of qualifying for the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before returning to the road next Saturday against the Colorado Rapids in MLS play.


After missing the last five games, Designated Player Omar Bravo is listed as probable after recovering from a sports hernia injury and is expected to be available for selection on Saturday to bolster a Sporting KC attack that has been shutout twice in the last four matches after opening the year with eight goals in the first three games.


The Sounders (3-3-5), meanwhile, enter in fifth place in the Western Conference and have lost just once in their last nine matches. Seattle leads the all-time series with Sporting Kansas City 3-1-0 after entering Major League Soccer in 2009. Sporting KC handed the Sounders their first-ever MLS defeat at Qwest Field, but have lost the last three MLS matches between the two teams.


Saturday’s contest marks the eighth of an MLS-record 10 straight games on the road to start the 2011 season for Sporting Kansas City, whose return home is now in sight with the opening match at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park less than three weeks  away on June 9th. 


Single-game tickets are now available for the home opener against rivals Chicago Fire at 9:00 p.m. CT on ESPN2, and all subsequent matches at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, including the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader on June 14th, featuring the United States Men’s National Team. Visit SportingKC.com or call 888-4KC-GOAL for more information.


KSMO-TV will again air a 30-minute pre-game show hosted by play-by-play announcer Callum Williams and guest color commentator Cliff McCrath, in addition to their weekly soccer show, ‘Off the Pitch’ with Sporting Kansas City, on Sunday’s at 9:30 p.m. CT.

 Fans are encouraged to visit SportingKC.com during the match to join the website’s live chat for commentary and analysis, while watching on KSMO-TV or Time Warner Cable Channel 5 (Español).


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\n\n\n\nSaturday’s match is the first of three games in eight days for Sporting Kansas City (1-5-1), as the club hosts the New England Revolution on Wednesday, May 25th at the Blue Valley District Activities Complex in the final round of qualifying for the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before returning to the road next Saturday against the Colorado Rapids in MLS play.\n\n\n\nAfter missing the last five games, Designated Player Omar Bravo is listed as probable after recovering from a sports hernia injury and is expected to be available for selection on Saturday to bolster a Sporting KC attack that has been shutout twice in the last four matches after opening the year with eight goals in the first three games.\n\n\n\nThe Sounders (3-3-5), meanwhile, enter in fifth place in the Western Conference and have lost just once in their last nine matches. Seattle leads the all-time series with Sporting Kansas City 3-1-0 after entering Major League Soccer in 2009. Sporting KC handed the Sounders their first-ever MLS defeat at Qwest Field, but have lost the last three MLS matches between the two teams.\n\n\n\nSaturday’s contest marks the eighth of an MLS-record 10 straight games on the road to start the 2011 season for Sporting Kansas City, whose return home is now in sight with the opening match at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park less than three weeks  away on June 9th. \n\n\n\nSingle-game tickets are now available for the home opener against rivals Chicago Fire at 9:00 p.m. CT on ESPN2, and all subsequent matches at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, including the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader on June 14th, featuring the United States Men’s National Team. Visit SportingKC.com or call 888-4KC-GOAL for more information.\n\n\n\nKSMO-TV will again air a 30-minute pre-game show hosted by play-by-play announcer Callum Williams and guest color commentator Cliff McCrath, in addition to their weekly soccer show, ‘Off the Pitch’ with Sporting Kansas City, on Sunday’s at 9:30 p.m. CT.\u2028\u2028 Fans are encouraged to visit SportingKC.com during the match to join the website’s live chat for commentary and analysis, while watching on KSMO-TV or Time Warner Cable Channel 5 (Español).\n\n\n\n
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