MLS Sporting Kansas City

Sporting KC Host Philadelphia Union in Club's 600th Regular Season Match

Published on April 3, 2015 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Sporting Kansas City hosts the Philadelphia Union at Sporting Park on Sunday. The Nationally televised match will air on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes with coverage beginning at 6 p.m. CT. The match can be listened to over the airwaves on Sports Radio 810 WHB and la Grande 1340 AM.

A limited number of tickets remain including $20 Standing Room Only which can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or the Sporting Park box offices on gameday.

The Philadelphia Union are undefeated in their last three trips to Sporting Park (2-0-1) and the home team in this series has just one win in the last six regular season meetings (1-4-1). The Union has yet to secure a victory in 2015, while Sporting KC is coming off their first win of the year against New York City FC last weekend.

Sporting KC is in the midst of a 197-minute shutout streak including posting back-to-back clean sheets in their last two outings against the Portland Timbers and NYCFC. Ike Opara scored the game-winning goal in Sporting KC's 1-0 victory at Yankee Stadium and is the only defender in MLS with multiple goals this season.

Sporting KC striker Dom Dwyer is searching for his first goal during the 2015 season. The Englishman scored two goals in three meetings against the Union in 2014.

Philadelphia will be missing several players on Sunday including Connor Casey (right low ab strain) and Sheanon Williams (right hamstring strain). Zach Pfeffer and Fred will also be out on Sunday as they both serve red card suspensions. C.J. Sapong is listed as questionable on the injury report ahead of his first potential return to Sporting Park since joining the Union in an offseason trade.

Fans are encouraged to arrive early on Sunday to celebrate Sporting KC's 600th regular season match all-time. To commemorate the milestone, the first 10,000 fans to arrive on Sunday will receive a Dom Dwyer poster courtesy of match sponsor, adidas. Three-hundred posters will be autographed by Dwyer. Additionally, 300 tickets to FC Kansas City's home opener on April 12 will be attached to roster cards that will be randomly distributed at the gates. Also, the Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale horses will be on the Sprint Plaza beginning at 4 p.m. CT.

Sporting KC will be collecting new and gently used soccer equipment as part of the Recycle Your Game initiative. Collection bins will be stationed at the gates and each donor will receive a coupon for $10 off of a Sporting Style purchase.

In-game update will be available at SportingKC.com/GameOn and via Twitter in English at @SKCGameday and in Spanish @SoySporting.

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