Injury Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest injury news ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by The Center for Sports Medicine at Children's Mercy.
Sporting Kansas City is preparing to take on rivals Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium tonight with one player on the club’s injury report.
Center back Ike Opara, who suffered a concussion in the 3-0 U.S. Open Cup victory over FC Dallas on July 11, is listed as out for tonight’s match.
The hosts are dealing with a significantly larger number of injury concerns, as goalkeeper Matt VanOekel (ankle), midfielder Omar Holness (knee) and forwards Jordan Allen (knee), Chad Barrett (knee) and Ricardo Velazco (knee) are all out for the rivalry clash.
In addition, defender Demar Phillips (hamstring) and forwards Yura Movsisyan (hip) and Sebastian Saucedo (calf) are listed as questionable.
Kickoff for tonight’s match is set for 9 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Kansas City Plus, while ESPN 99.3 FM (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish) will carry the game on radio. Sports Radio 810 WHB will join the game in progress.
<strong>PLAYER</strong> |
<strong>GAMES MISSED</strong> |
<strong>DATE</strong> |
<strong>INJURY</strong> |
Diego Rubio |
15 |
March 4-June 10 |
Torn ACL |
Erik Palmer-Brown |
2<br>
4 |
March 11-March 18<br>
June 10-June 24 |
Ankle Sprain<br>
Thigh Injury |
Cameron Iwasa |
3 |
March 4-March 18 |
Hamstring Strain |
Dom Dwyer |
2 |
May 20-June 3 |
Knee Injury |
Benny Feilhaber |
2<br>
1 |
March 31-April 9<br>
June 28 |
Thigh Strain<br>
Lower Leg/Ankle Injury |
Saad Abdul-Salaam |
1 |
March 18 |
Thigh Strain |
Soony Saad |
1 |
May 17 |
Ankle Sprain |
Kevin Ellis |
1 |
June 3-June 10 |
Quad Strain |
Latif Blessing |
1 |
June 10-June 14 |
Hip Injury |
Gerso |
0 |
July 6 |
Dislocated Shoulder |
Roger Espinoza |
0 |
June 10 |
Lower Back Injury |
Ike Opara |
0 |
July 22-present |
Concussion |
