Sporting KC
Predict the Lineup: Sporting Kansas City at Houston Dynamo
Seven games. No wins. What’s your lineup that gets Sporting KC over the finish line against the San Jose Earthquakes.
The Match
Who: Sporting Kansas City at Houston Dynamo
Date: Wednesday, May 10
Time: 7:30 p.m. Sporting Time
Location: Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
How to Watch: YouTube
Last US Open Cup Match
Sporting Kansas City: 3-0 win over Tulsa Athletic
Houston Dynamo: 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies
Weather
Standings
| Rk | Squad | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 20 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 3 |
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As much as I want to see the team win something this season, and as attainable as USOC has been in the past toward that end, I think this is a “must rotate” game for the guys who have been playing a lot in league play and guys coming off injury. Hopefully they call up some SKCII guys again and they all start, and if it were me I’d make it the same trio from the Tulsa game and I’d start them. For me it would be this:
Pulskamp
Duke – Rindov – Abualnadi – Voloder
Bryant – Flores – Cisneros
Cruz – Afrifa – Tzionis
Starting or off the bench, I’d love to get a first look at Afrifa.