Sporting KC Hosts New England in Nationally Televised Match-Up
September 25, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City News Release
Sporting KC resumes MLS competition on Friday night against the New England Revolution after back-to-back victories in the CONCACAF Champions League. The crucial Eastern Conference match will kickoff at 7 p.m. CT on NBCSN. Supporters can listen to the match locally on Sports Radio 810 WHB or on La Gran D 1340 AM.
A limited number of tickets still remain and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com or at the Sporitng Park box offices on gameday.
Sporting KC has won their last three matches in all competition, scoring 10 goals and conceding only once in that span. Most recently, Sporting KC moved into first place in Group 2 of the CCL after securing a 3-0 victory over Nicaraguan side Real Esteli FC on Tuesday. Claudio Bieler scored his first brace of the 2014 season and Sal Zizzo finished an Antonio Dovale corner kick to secure three points for the home side.
The New England Revolution dropped a 1-0 result in their last outing against the Columbus Crew, snapping a five-game winning streak in MLS competition that included a 3-1 victory against Sporting KC on Sept. 3.
New England is unbeaten against Sporting KC in 2014 with two victories at Gillette Stadium, but is winless in their last eight games in Kansas City dating back to 2008 (0-6-2) and have been shut out in each of their last three regular season matches at Sporting Park. A Sporting KC victory on Friday will move the reigning MLS Champions atop the Eastern Conference, while a victory for the Revolution would see the visitors draw even with Sporting KC in the standings.
Friday's match between the second (Sporting KC) and third (New England) place teams in the Eastern Conference features several familiar faces. The New England Revolution boast former Kansas City striker Teal Bunbury, who returns to Sporting Park for the first time since being traded to the Revolution during the offseason. Bunbury has scored for the Revolution in both matches against Sporting KC this season.
The Revolution also feature United States Men's National Team midfielder Jermain Jones, who joined the club as a Designated Player in August. Additionally, Sporting Kansas City defender Seth Sinovic and midfielder Benny Feilhaber began their MLS careers playing for New England.
Sporting KC will be without Lawrence Olum, who will be serving his mandatory one-game suspension for yellow card accumulation. Jacob Peterson (hamstring) and Aurelien Collin (ankle) remain questionable for Sporting Kansas City due to injury. Revolution defender A.J. Soares (calf) -- who has only missed one MLS match all season -- is also listed as questionable for Friday.
Fans are encourgaed to arrive early to Sporting Park for tomorrow's rematch of the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals. The first 10,000 guests will recieve a Sporting Kansas City tote bag courtesy of match sponsor UMKC.
All in-game updates are available at SportingKC.com/GameOn or via Twitter by following @SKCGameday.
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