Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: Catching Up on the Weekend

A week with two wins and a loss for Kansas City’s soccer teams. The KC Current started the weekend off on Friday night with a 1-0 loss to the visiting Angel City FC. Saturday as the big show with Sporting KC taking on St. Louis City SC, coming away with a 2-1 win to keep their push to try to find a way into the playoffs this year. On Sunday, Sporting KC II clinched their first playoff berth since the 2018 USL Championship season with a 5-1 win over LA Galaxy 2 5-1 out West. Here are the stats and milestones from the games.

Sporting KC

Tim Melia made his 225th league appearance for KC, breaking his tie with Nick Garcia for 6th all time on that list.

Melia made his 254th appearance in all competitions, tying him with Preki for 8th all time on that list.

Melia made his 225th start in league play, breaking his tie with Garcia for 5th all time on that list.

Roger Espinoza made his 50th appearance in league play for KC, he’s the 3rd player to reach that mark.

Espinoza made his 53rd substitute appearance in MLS competitions, tying him with Jack Jewsbury for the most all time.

Alan Pulido’s 2 goals gave him 28 in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Gerso Fernandes and moving him ahead of CJ Sapong and into 15th place all time on that list.

Pulido’s game winning goal was his 7th in league play, tying him with Sapong, Scott Sealy, and Benny Feilhaber for 11th all time on that list.

It was Pulido’s 7th game winner in all competitions as well, tying him with Chris Brown, Teal Bunbury, and Jacob Peterson for 18th all time on that list.

Pulido’s 2 goals gave him 12 goals at home in league play for KC, tying him with Krisztian Nemeth and Gerso Fernandes for 16th all time on that list.

The 2 goals gave him 13 in all competitions at home for KC, tying him with Brown, Mark Chung, Claudio Bieler, and Diego Rubio for 19th all time on that list.

At 32 years, 178 days Pulido became the 18th oldest player to score a goal for KC in league play and in all competitions.

Remi Walter made his 100th appearance in all competitions for KC, he’s the 49th player to reach that mark.

Daniel Salloi recorded his 29th assist in league play, breaking his tie with Mo Johnston for 8th all time on that list.

It was his 31st assist in MLS competitions, breaking his tie with Johnston for 8th all time on that list as well.

It was his 32nd in all competitions, breaking his tie with Johnston for 8th all time on that list.

In the 17th minute, Johnny Russell passed Tony Meola and moved into 18th place all time for minutes played in MLS competitions. He finished the game with 12,906 minutes played.

Russell made his 160th start in all competitions, breaking his tie with Matt McKeon for 15th all time on that list.

Khiry Shelton made his 42nd substitute appearance in all competitions for Sporting, tying him with Felipe Hernandez for 12th all time on that list.

Shelton made his 39th substitute appearance in MLS competitions, breaking his tie with Fernandes and Salloi for 12th all time on that list.

Shelton made his 37th substitute appearance in league play, breaking his tie with Salloi for 12th all time on that list.

KC Current

Current

Izzy Rodriguez made her 50th appearance in all competitions for KC, she’s the 7th player to reach that mark.

In the 3rd minute, Kate Del Fava passed Kristen Edmonds and moved into 5th place all time for league minutes played for the Current. Del Fava finished the game with 3,569 minutes played.

In the 85th minute, Del Fava passed Elizabeth Ball and moved into 3rd place all time for minutes played in all competitions for the Current. She finished the game with 4,704 minutes played.

Del Fava made her 51st start in all competitions, breaking her tie with Mace for 5th all time on that list.

In the 19th minute, Hailie Mace passed Edmonds and moved into 5th place all time for minutes played in all competitions for the Current. She finished the game with 4,438 minutes played.

Kristen Hamilton made her 43rd league start for KC, breaking her tie with Mace for 3rd all time on that list.

AD Franch made her 36th league appearance, breaking her tie with Victoria Pickett for 7th all time on that list.

CeCe Kizer made her 30th league start for KC, tying her with Pickett for 8th all time on that list.

KC NWSL

In the 3rd minute, Del Fava passed Edmonds and moved into 16th place all time for league minutes played for KC NWSL teams. Del Fava finished the game with 3,569 minutes played.

In the 10th minute, Del Fava passed Lauren Holiday and moved into 11th place all time for minutes play in all competitions for KC NWSL teams. In the 85th minute, Del Fava then passed Ball and moved into 10th place all time on that list. She finished with 4,704 minutes played.

Del Fava made her 49th league appearance for KC NWSL teams, breaking her tie with Holiday for 12th all time on that list.

Del Fava made her 39th league start for KC NWSL teams, breaking her tie with Katie Bowen for 17th all time on that list.

Del Fava made her 51st start in all competitions, breaking her tie with Mace and Amy Rodriguez for 13th all time on that list.

Hamilton made her 43rd league start for KC NWSL teams, breaking her tie with Mace and Amy Rodriguez for 12th all time on that list.

Hamilton made her 57th start in all competitions, breaking her tie with Yael Averbuch for 8th all time on that list.

In the 19th minute, Mace passed Edmonds and moved into 13th place all time for minutes played in all competitions for KC NWSL teams. She finished the game with 4,438 minutes played.

In the 25th minute, Franch passed Merritt Mathias and moved into 20th place all time for league minutes played for KC NWSL teams. In the 66th minute Franch then passed Bowen and moved into 19th place all time on that list. She finished the game with 3,240 minutes played.

In the 76th minute, Franch passed Amy Rodriguez and moved into 15th place all time for minutes played in all competitions for KC NWSL teams. She finished the game with 4,320 minutes played.

Franch made her 36th league start for KC NWSL teams, breaking her tie with Mathias for 20th all time on that list.

Izzy Rodriguez made her 50th appearance for KC NWSL teams, she’s the 19th player to reach that mark.

Sporting KC II

Kansas City’s 5 goals gave them 55 on the season, tied for the most all time in a single season with the 2017 season.

It was KC’s 6th road win over the season, tied for the most in club history with the 2017 season.

Josh Coan’s 3 assists gave him 10 in league play for KC, moving him into 2nd place all time on that list.

The 3 assists gave him 10 in all competitions as well, moving him into 2nd place on that list as well.

Coan scored his 8th league goal for KC, breaking his tie with Kris Tyrpak, Lebo Moloto, and Tyler Blackwood for 9th all time on that list.

It was Coan’s 8th in all competitions, tying him with Blackwood and Dane Kelly for 10th all time on that list.

Pau Vidal’s goal was his 11th in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Nansel Selbol for 6th all time on that list.

Vidal’s goal was his 11th in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Selbol and Tyrpak for 6th all time on that list.

Ozzie Cisneros made his 49th league appearance for SKCII, tying him with Nansel Selbol for 11th all time on that list.

Ethan Bryant’s 2 goals gave him 7 in league play for KC, tying him with Tyrpak, Moloto, and Blackwood for 10th all time on that list.

The 2 goals gave Bryant 7 goals in all competitions for KC, tying him with Moloto for 13th all time on that list.

Jahon Rad made his 44th league start for SKCII, breaking his tie with Tyler Pasher for 11th all time on that list.

In the 21st minute, John Pulskamp passed Parker Maher and moved into 14th place all time for league minutes played for SKCII. He finished the game with 3,600 minutes played.