Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: Melia Does it Again on a Penalty

Tim Melia continued a very good season for a goalkeeper (something KC has seen plenty of over the years) with another penalty stop this past weekend against Diego Valeri. Also this week Yael Averbuch hit a milestone for FC Kansas City.

Sporting Kansas City

Tim Melia became the third Sporting KC goalkeeper to stop 3 penalty kicks in a season (Mike Ammann 1998 and Tony Meola 2001).

Benny Feilhaber started his 150th game in all competitions for KC, he's the 15th player to hit that mark for KC.

Feilhaber started his 126th league game for KC, tying him with Matt McKeon for 16th all time on that list.

At 20 years, 347 days, Daniel Salloi is the 7th youngest player to score a league goal for Sporting KC.

Roger Espinoza's assist was his 23rd for the club, breaking his tie with Kerry Zavagnin for 9th all time on that list.

It was his 26th in all competitions, tying him with Mark Chung for 8th all time on that list.

Espinoza also picked up his 38th league yellow card, breaking his tie with Nick Garcia for the 3rd most in team history.

Swope Park Rangers

Nansel Selbol scored his 4th goal for the Rangers, tying him with Kharlton Belmar and Christian Duke for 7th in league play and in all competitions.

Tyler Pasher's assist was his 5th in all competitions for the Rangers, tying him with Mark Anthony Gonzalez and Ualefi for 3rd all time on that list.

In the 18th minute, Pasher passed Ualefi and moved into 3rd all time for league minutes played, he finished the game with 2,584 minutes played.

In the 57th minute, Adrian Zendejas passed Dane Kelly and moved into 12th place for league minutes played, he finished the game with 1,260 minutes played.

Oumar Ballo made his 27th league appearance for SPR, breaking his tie with Tommy Meyer for 8th all time on that list.

Ballo made his 31st appearance across all competitions, tying him with Ualefi for 7th all time on that list.

Kevin Oliveira made his 23rd appearance in all competitions, breaking his tie with Johnny Grant for 12th all time on that list.

Oliveira made his 20th league start, breaking his tie with Ballo for 7th all time on that list.

Mark Anthony Gonzalez made his 19th league start, tying him with Ballo for 8th all time on that list.

Amer Didic made his 30th league start for SPR, tying him with Ualefi for 3rd all time on that list.

FC Kansas City

Yael Averbuch made her 50th league appearance for FCKC, she's the 7th player to hit that mark.

In the 33rd minute, Brittany Taylor passed Aam Rodriguez and moved into 12th place for league minutes played for FCKC, then in the 82nd minute, Taylor moved pass Mandy Laddish and into 11th place on that list, she finished the game with 2,880 minutes played.

Taylor made her 32nd league appearance, breaking her tie with Amy LePeilbet and Elizabeth Bogus for 14th all time on that list.

Taylor made her 32nd appearance in all competitions, tying her with Bogus for 15th all time on that list.

Taylor started her 32nd league game, tying her with Mandy Laddish for 12th all time on that list.

Becca Moros made her 27th league appearance, breaking her tie with Sarah Hagen for 17th on that list.

Moros made her 29th appearance in all competitions, tying her with Hagen for 17th on that list.

Moros made her 25th league start, tying her with Heather O'Reilly for 14th all time on that list.

Moros started her 27th game in all competitions, tying her with O'Reilly for 14th all time on that list as well.

Katie Bowen made her 23rd league appearance, tying her wtih Caroline Kastor and Nikki Phillips for 20th on that list.

Shea Groom and Desiree Scott made their 43rd league appearance, breaking their tie with Merritt Mathias for 9th all time on that list.

Groom made her 45th appearance in all competitions, tying her with Mathias for 9th all time on that list.

Groom made her 39th start in all competitions, breaking her tie with Mathias for 9th all time on that list.

Lo'eau LaBonta made her 19th league start, tying her with Hagen and Lauren Sesselmann for 20th all time on that list.