Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: Match Day 1

For those that followed me at Down the Byline I had a regular post after Sporting Kansas City games with stats and milestones from the game. With the move here it was time to switch up the name of “Sunday after stats,” so here are your juice boxes and post game snacks stats.

Matt Besler made his 201st league appearance for KC, breaking his tie with Chris Klein for 6th on that list.

Graham Zusi made his 195th league appearance for KC, tying him with Jack Jewsbury for 8th on that list.

In the 89th minute, Benny Feilhaber moved past Diego Gutierrez and into 19th place for league minutes played for KC, he finished the game with 9,765 minutes played.

Feilhaber started his 135th game in all competitions for KC, tying him with Gutierrez for 19th all time on that list.

Feilhaber started his 111th league game for KC, breaking his tie with Jose Burciaga for 19th on that list.

Ike Opara made his 50th start in all competitions for KC, he's the 58th player to hit that mark.

In the 12th minute, Seth Sinovic moved past Tony Meola and into 16th place for minutes played in league play, he finished the game with 11,410 minutes played.

Sinovic made his 129th league start for KC, breaking his tie with Josh Wolff, Michael Harrington, and Jimmy Nielsen for 12th on that list.

Sinovic earned his 21st yellow card for KC, tying him with Benny Feilhaber for 14th all time on that list.

It was his 28th in all competitions, tying him with Preki for 12th all time.

Tim Melia's shut out was his 18th in all competitions for KC, tying him with Eric Kronberg for 5th all time.

Roger Espinoza earned his 40th yellow card in all competitions, breaking his tie with Matt McKeon for 5th all time for KC.

Ilie Sanchez and Gerso Fernandes made their MLS and Sporting Kansas City debuts. They’re the 198th and 199th players to appear in a league game for Kansas City.