- Sporting KC fell 2-0 to the Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place on Sunday night.
- The loss snaps a five game road-winning streak for Sporting KC.
- The loss also snaps an eight-game unbeaten streak in MLS for Sporting KC.
- Sunday marks the first time that Sporting KC has lost to the Vancouver Whitecaps in the expansion side's four-year history.
- Sporting KC is 2-1-2 against Vancouver all-time.
- Vancouver is undefeated (4-0-5) against Eastern Conference opponents in 2014.
- Homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin entered the match as a second half substitute after an injury to Andy Gruenebaum. The appearance was Kempin's MLS debut.
- Vancouver was awarded a penalty kick in the 85th minute of the match for a foul committed by Sporting KC's Aurelien Collin. Kempin earned the save on the ensuing penalty kick.
- Earlier in the season, referee David Gantar also whistled for two penalty kicks against Sporting Kansas City in a 2-1 loss at Chicago.
- Sunday's appearance was Collin's 100th of his MLS regular season career.
- Matt Besler returned to the starting lineup after missing Sporting KC's match last weekend as he served his mandatory one-game suspension against the Philadelphia Union.
- Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes has started 28 different players during the 2014 regular season, most in MLS.
- Through 23 MLS matches in 2014, Sporting KC has fielded 23 different starting lineups.
- Jorge Claros made his second start for Sporting KC on Sunday joining Mikey Lopez and July's MLS Player of the Month Benny Feilhaber in the midfield.
- Claros and Vancouver defender Johnny Leveron were teammates at Honduran club Motagua from 2009-12.
- Sporting KC was without Paulo Nagamura (left ankle sprain) and Eric Kronberg (fractured metacarpal in hand) on Sunday.
- Besler and Claros led all players with 54 passes each.
- Graham Zusi led all starters in passing accuracy with 89.47%.
- Zusi led all players with six chances created and in successful crosses/corners with five.
- Collin was tied with Vancouver's Leveron for most interceptions with four.
- Collin led all players with four tackles won.
- The Whitecaps got on the board in the 17th minute after a Sporting KC own goal.
- Darren Mattocks scored the Whitecaps second goal. Pedro Morales earned the assist.
- Morales is tied for second in MLS with nine assists in 2014.
- Vancouver has the fewest losses in MLS this season with four.
- Sporting KC dropped their first match this season on Sunday while wearing the team's new secondary kits (4-1-0).
