Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: Zusi Reaches Another Milestone

Another weekend of action for Kansas City’s professional soccer teams with Sporting KC, the KC Current, and Sporting KC II going 2-1 on the weekend all on the road with Sporting KC and Sporting KC II both winning by 2-1 score lines and the Current’s comeback falling just short 3-2. Here are the stats and milestones from the games.

Sporting KC

Graham Zusi made his 350th league appearance for Kansas City, he’s the 1st player to reach that mark.

It was Zusi’s 46th substitute appearance in league play, tying him with Francisco Gomez and Chris Brown for 2nd all time on that list.

Daniel Salloi recorded his 25th assist in league play, tying him with Mark Chung for 10th all time on that list.

Salloi’s assist was his 27th in MLS competitions, tying him with Josh Wolff for 9th all time on that list.

Salloi made his 165th appearance in MLS competitions, breaking his tie with Mo Johnston for 14th all time on that list.

Salloi made his 184th appearance in all competitions, breaking his tie with Matt McKeon for 14th all time on that list.

In the 6th minute, Johnny Russell passed Michael Harrington and moved into 19th place all time for minutes played in MLS competitions. He finished the game with 12,168 minutes played.

Russell made his 149th league appearance, tying him with Harrington and Johnston for 15th all time on that list.

It was his 172nd appearance in all competitions, breaking his tie with Ilie Sanchez for 17th all time on that list.

Russell made his 128th league start, tying him with Harrington, Josh Wolff, and Jimmy Nielsen for 16th all time on that list.

Russell made his 138th start in MLS competitions, tying him with Nielsen for 18th all time on that list.

At 32 years, 60 days, Alan Pulido is the 20th oldest player to score a goal in league play or in all competitions for KC.

Pulido scored his 8th goal away from home in league play for KC, tying him with Sasha Victorine, Ike Opara, and Roger Espinoza for 17th all time on that list.

Roger Espinoza made his 43rd substitute appearance in MLS competitions, breaking his tie with Soony Saad and CJ Sapong for 7th all time on that list.

Felipe Hernandez made his 39th substitute appearance in all competitions, tying him with Davy Arnaud for 13th all time on that list.

It was his 38th substitute appearance in MLS competitions, tying him with Salloi and Gerso Fernandes for 11th all time on that list.

It was Hernandez’s 35th substitute appearance in league play, breaking his tie with Fernandes for 12th all time on that list.

Khiry Shelton made his 33rd substitute appearance in all competitions, tying him with Lawrence Olum for 20th all time on that list.

It was his 30th substitute appearance in MLS competitions, tying him with Stephen Armstrong for 20th all time on that list.

It was Shelton’s 28th league substitute appearance, tying him with Olum, Diego Rubio, and Digital Takawira for 19th all time on that list.

KC Current

Current

In the 14th minute, Lo LaBonta passed Kristen Edmonds and moved into 1st place all time for league minutes played for KC. She finished the game with 3,558 minutes played.

CeCe Kizer’s goal was her 11th in all competitions for KC, breaking her tie with Lo LaBonta for 2nd all time on that list.

In the 13th minute, Hailie Mace passed AD Franch and moved into 5th place all time for league minutes played for KC. She finished the game with 2,868 minutes played.

In the 59th minute, Mace passed Desiree Scott and moved into 6th place all time for minutes played in all competitions. Then in the 86th minute, Mace passed Franch and moved into 5th place all time for minutes played in all competitions. She finished the game with 3,515 minutes played.

Mace made her 45th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking her tie with Victoria Pickett for 6th all time on that list.

Mace made her 40th start in all competitions for KC, tying her with Scott for 5th all time on that list.

Mace and Kate Del Fava each made their 37th league appearance for KC, breaking their tie with Kristen Hamilton for 4th all time on that list.

All KC NWSL

LaBonta made her 71st league start for all KC NWSL teams, tying her with Jen Buczkowski for 4th all time on that list.

Kizer’s 10th league goal tied her with LaBonta for 5th all time for all KC NWSL teams.

Sporting KC II

At 25 years, 73 days, Josh Coan became the 13th oldest goal scorer in league play or in all competitions for Sporting KC II.