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Basics
Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City
Friday, June 6, 7:30pm CT
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Tx
Broadcast
CSN Houston Plus (7 p.m. pregame)
Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 AM and 850 AM (Spanish)
Preview
Foes in the MLS Cup Playoffs each of the last three seasons, the Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City renew
their acquaintances Friday evening when the clubs face off at BBVA Compass Stadium. Both clubs come into the game
looking to snap long winless runs. The Dynamo return home off a lost road trip where they were outscored 8-0 in three
defeats, last a 3-0 loss at the Colorado Rapids, while Sporting saw their run without a victory extended to five games in
a 1-0 reversal at D.C. United.
REFEREE: Juan Guzman. AR1 (bench): Brian Dunn; AR2 (opposite): Jonathan Johnson; 4th: Alejandro Mariscal
MLS Career: 42 games; FC/gm: 25.4; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 14; pens: 10
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: HOU: Jermaine Taylor … KC: Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura,
Antonio Dovale
DISABLED LIST: HOU: Mark Sherrod … KC: Peterson Joseph, Ike Opara, Chance Myers
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: HOU: Brad Davis (USA); Boniek Garcia (Honduras) … KC: Graham Zusi, Matt Besler
(USA)
Injury Report Presented by Houston Methodist (As of Wednesday, June 4)
Dynamo:
OUT: Ricardo Clark – concussion; Tony Cascio – R knee surgery; Mark Sherrod – L knee ACL tear
UNAVAILABLE: Brad Davis (International duty); Boniek Garcia (International duty)
DOUBTFUL: Brian Ownby – concussion
Sporting KC:
OUT: Ike Opara – R ankle; Chance Myers – L Achilles; Peterson Joseph – illness
UNAVAILABLE: Matt Besler (International duty); Graham Zusi (International duty)
QUESTIONABLE: Aurelien Collin – R hamstring strain; Igor Juliao – R quad strain
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (18 meetings): Dynamo 6 wins, 22 goals … Sporting 4 wins, 19 goals … Ties 8
AT HOUSTON (9 meetings): Dynamo 3 wins, 12 goals … Sporting 2 wins, 8 goals … Ties 4