Sporting Kansas City vs. Orlando City SC | MLS Match Preview

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. ORLANDO CITY SC
CHILDREN'S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kansas
MAY 15, 2016 (WEEK 11, MLS GAME #109)
3:30 pm ET (ESPN, MLS LIVE)

A pair of clubs looking to turn around recent runs of fortune meet in an interconference matchup when Sporting Kansas City play host to Orlando City SC on Sunday afternoon before an ESPN audience. Sporting return home after seeing their winless streak extended to seven games at midweek, falling 1-0 at the Colorado Rapids. Orlando City saw their winless stretch extended to five games last time out, reaching a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls last Friday evening at Camping World Stadium.

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Kevin Molino scored for a second consecutive game, his fourth goal in the last six contests, but Orlando City saw their winless run extended to five games despite coming back for a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls on Friday evening at Camping World Stadium.
Sporting return home for the Orlando City match not having won at Children’s Mercy Park since March 20, a span of three home matches. The club record is five consecutive home games without a victory.
The teams met once in Orlando City SC’s inaugural MLS season, City claiming a 3-1 victory Sept. 13 at the Citrus Bowl.

REFEREE: Ismail Elfath. AR1 (bench): Corey Rockwell; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Hanson; 4th: Rubiel Vazquez
MLS Career: 69 games; FC/gm: 24.8; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 17; pens: 18

SUSPENDED: KC: Ike Opara (through May 15) -- ORL: Cristian Higuita (through May 15); Adrian Heath (head coach; through May 15)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: ORL: Seb Hines, Cristian Higuita
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (1 meeting): Sporting 0 wins, 0 goals -- Orlando City 1 win, 3 goals Ö Ties 0
AT KANSAS CITY: First meeting.

LAST YEAR [MLS]:
9/13: ORL 3, KC 1 (Winter 3, 72; Rochez 66 - Nemeth 59)