Here's an in-depth look at Sporting KC's 2-1 victory over Orlando City SC on Sunday, diving into the major stats, records and milestones.
Sporting KC Team Facts
- Sporting Kansas City defeated Orlando City SC 2-1 on Sunday at Children’s Mercy Park.
- The victory snapped a seven-game stretch for Sporting KC without a win.
- Sporting KC outshot Orlando City SC 34-7 on Sunday and Sporting KC maintained 55 percent of the possession.
- Prior to Sunday’s win, Sporting KC had last won a match on April 9.
- Sunday marked the first ever MLS match at Children’s Mercy Park between Sporting KC and Orlando City SC. The Lions won the inaugural meeting 3-1 last September in Orlando.
- Orlando City has visited Children’s Mercy Park twice as a USL side, facing Sporting KC in the 2012 and 2013 Open Cup.
- Sporting KC is 6-0-1 at home against Eastern Conference clubs since moving to the West in 2015.
- Sporting KC’s 16 shots in the first half are most by any MLS team in the past two seasons.
- With Sunday’s victory, Peter Vermes notched his 100th win of his MLS coaching career.
- Sporting KC's 17 points and five wins would both be the most in the Eastern Conference.
Sporting KC Player Facts
- Dom Dwyer scored his 50th career goal for Sporting KC in all competitions in the 74th minute of play on Sunday against the club he went to on loan in 2013.
- Jacob Peterson and Benny Feilhaber earned the assist on Dwyer’s goal.
- Peterson then notched the game-winner in the 79th minute. Peterson’s goal was assisted by Roger Espinoza and Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- Abdul-Salaam leads the team in assists in 2016 with four.
- Brad Davis made his 379th MLS regular season match, moving into second place all-time among field players.
- With 90 minutes played on Sunday, Matt Besler has played exactly 20,000 minutes for Sporting Kansas City.
Orlando City Player Facts
- Orlando City SC got on the board first via an own goal by Sporting KC defender Jimmy Medranda.
- Orlando City SC was without Head Coach Adrian Heath on Sunday after being assessed a one-match suspension and an undisclosed fine for entering the field of play in the 54th minute against the New York Red Bulls on May 6.
Orlando City Team Facts
- Orlando City SC has scored in all 10 matches this season but has kept just one clean sheet.
- Orlando City SC last won on April 3.
General Facts
- Sporting KC wore a patch on their jerseys today in remembrance of fallen KCK Detective Brad Lancaster. All proceeds in Sunday’s 4-3-3 raffle will go to the Brad Lancaster Memorial Fund.
- Sporting Kansas City players Tim Melia (30) and Diego Rubio (23) celebrated birthdays on Sunday.
- The match was nationally televised on ESPN with Adrian Healy, Taylor Twellman and Monica Gonzalez on the call.
- Children's Mercy Park welcomed 19,080 fans on Sunday, marking the 76th straight sellout at the stadium in MLS competition.
