Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: A Weekend Full of Soccer

If you wanted to just sit and watch Kansas City soccer teams this weekend it was a good weekend to do it as all three professional outdoor teams were in action this weekend. Including Wednesday’s Sporting Kansas City game in Houston the only day without a KC pro team playing was on Thursday. On Friday, Sporting KC II suffered a 4-0 home loss to the Colorado Springs Switchbacks. On Saturday, Kansas City NWSL kicked off the 2021 regular season in Louisville, playing to a 0-0 draw with expansion side Racing Louisville. Then on Sunday you had Sporting take the field against the Vancouver Whitecaps at Children’s Mercy Park. Here are stats and milestones from all four of the games over the past week.

Sporting KC

5/12

In the 22nd minute, Ilie Sanchez hit 10,000 league minutes played for KC, he’s the 22nd player to hit that mark.

5/16

Peter Vermes recorded his 193rd win in all competitions for KC, he now officially has half the wins in club history.

At 35 years, 1 day, Tim Melia became the 9th oldest player to appear in or start a game for KC in league play and in all competitions.

In the 17th minute, Melia reached 15,000 minutes played in league play for KC, he’s the 11th player to reach that mark.

Melia made his 168th appearance in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Benny Feilhaber for 12th all time on that list.

Daniel Salloi’s goal was his 25th in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Teal Bunbury for 16th all time on that list.

Salloi’s goal was his 17th in league play for KC, tying him with Eddie Johnson and Jimmy Conrad for 19th all time on that list.

His goal was his 20th in MLS competitions, tying him with Krisztian Nemeth for 16th all time on that list.

Salloi’s goal was his 10th in league paly at home for KC, tying him with Johnson, Jack Jewsbury, and Diego Rubio for 20th all time on that list.

The goal was Salloi’s 18th at home in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with CJ Sapong and Gerso Fernandes for 13th all time on that list.

Salloi’s goal was his 8th game winner in league play for KC, tying him with Digital Takawira for 8th all time on that list.

It was Salloi’s 9th game winner in all competitions, tying him with Sapong and Miklos Molnar for 8th all time on that list as well.

Sporting KC II

Christian Duke made his 85th appearance in all competitions, breaking his tie with Amer Didic for 2nd all time on that list.

Graham Smith made his 44th league start, breaking his tie with Tyler Pasher for 7th all time on that list.

KC NWSL

In the 50th minute, Amy Rodriguez moved ahead of Mandy Laddish and into 13th place for league minutes played for KC NWSL teams. Rodriguez finished the game with 2,912 minutes played.

Rodriguez made her 43rd appearance in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Brittany Kolmel for 12th all time on that list.

Rodriguez made her 42nd start in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Kolmel for 10th all time on that list.

In the 66th minute, Katie Bowen moved ahead of Christina Gibbons and into 18th place for league minutes played for KC NWSL teams. She finished the game with 2,109 minutes played.

In the 30th minute, Bowen moved ahead of Heather O’Reilly and into 17th all time for minutes played in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, she finished the game with 2,379 minutes played.

Bowen made her 25th league start for a KC NWSL team, tying her with O’Reilly for 16th all time on that list.