With Wednesday's light training session complete in Tucson, Arizona, Sporting Kansas City closed the books on the first phase of its 2017 preseason, presented by Children's Mercy.
Manager Peter Vermes gave playing time to 33 players over the course of two friendly matches against the San Jose Earthquakes and New England Revolution, both of which ended in narrow defeats.
Far below is a current look at the preseason statistics log, with four friendlies still to come during the Desert Diamond Cup. Each match will be streamed live on SportingKC.com and the FOX Sports GO app.
Sporting KC 2017 Desert Diamond Cup Schedule
<strong>DATE</strong> |
<strong>OPPONENT</strong> |
<strong>TIME (CT)</strong> |
<strong>TICKETS</strong> |
Wednesday, Feb. 15 |
Colorado Rapids |
12 pm |
|
Saturday, Feb. 18 |
New York Red Bulls |
4:30 pm |
<a href="https://fctucson.ticketsocket.com/Desert-Diamond-Cup-RD-1-February-2-2017&Tickets" target="_blank"><strong>BUY</strong></a> |
Wednesday, Feb. 22 |
New England Revolution |
12 pm |
|
Saturday, Feb. 25 |
1st, 3rd or 5th-place match |
2, 4:30 or 7 pm |
<a href="https://fctucson.ticketsocket.com/Desert-Diamond-Cup-RD-2-February-2-2017&Tickets" target="_blank"><strong>BUY</strong></a> |
Midfielder Benji Joya led the squad through two games with 118 minutes played, while Swope Park Rangers center back Amer Didic wasn't far behind at 105. The team's lone goal came courtesy of Sporting KC Academy product Nansel Selbol, who scored five minutes after entering the match in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to New England.
Sporting KC 2017 Preseason Statistics
<b>POS</b> |
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>Games</strong> |
<strong>Starts</strong> |
<strong>Goals</strong> |
<strong>Assists</strong> |
<strong>Minutes</strong> |
M |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/benji-joya">Benji Joya</a> |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
118 |
D |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/amer-didic">Amer Didic</a> ** |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
105 |
GK |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/tim-melia">Tim Melia</a> |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
D |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/igor-juliao">Igor Juliao</a> |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
D |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/kevin-ellis">Kevin Ellis</a> |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
D |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/seth-sinovic">Seth Sinovic</a> |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
M |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/roger-espinoza">Roger Espinoza</a> |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
D |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/jimmy-medranda">Jimmy Medranda</a> |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
F |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/latif-blessing">Latif Blessing</a> |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
F |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/daniel-salloi">Daniel Salloi</a> |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
D |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/ike-opara">Ike Opara</a> |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
M |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/soni-mustivar">Soni Mustivar</a> |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
F |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/christian-volesky">Christian Volesky</a> |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
M |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/christian-duke">Christian Duke</a> ** |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
75 |
GK |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/adrian-zendejas">Adrian Zendejas</a> |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
D |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/tyler-pasher">Tyler Pasher</a> |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
D |
Colton Storm * |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
F |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/cameron-porter">Cameron Porter</a> |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
F |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/gerso-fernandes">Gerso Fernandes</a> |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
M |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/felipe-hernandez">Felipe Hernandez</a> ** |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
F |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/nansel-selbol">Nansel Selbol</a> ** |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45 |
F |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/soony-saad">Soony Saad</a> |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
D |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/oumar-ballo">Oumar Ballo</a> ** |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
D |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/matt-besler">Matt Besler</a> |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
M |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/ilie-sanchez">Ilie Sanchez</a> |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
F |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/cameron-iwasa">Cameron Iwasa</a> |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
D |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/saad-abdul-salaam">Saad Abdul-Salaam</a> |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
D |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/erik-palmer-brown">Erik Palmer-Brown</a> |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
M |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/lawrence-olum">Lawrence Olum</a> # |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
GK |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/andrew-dykstra">Andrew Dykstra</a> |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
M |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/james-musa">James Musa</a> ** |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
M |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/will-little">Will Little</a> ** |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
F |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/players/mark-anthony-gonzalez">Mark Anthony Gonzalez</a> ** |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
* Unsigned MLS SuperDraft pick
** Swope Park Rangers
# No longer with club (traded)
