May 6, 2022 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro) – Sporting Kansas City II News Release
Sporting KC II (1-4-1, 4 points) is back at Rock Chalk Park for the MLS NEXT Pro Game of the Week against Real Monarchs (0-3-2, 2 points), the MLS NEXT Pro affiliate of Real Salt Lake. The match will take place Sunday afternoon with a start time of 1 p.m. CT in Lawrence, Kansas.
Tickets are available for purchase at SeatGeek.com and the match can be live-streamed at MLSNEXTPro.com. As MLS NEXT Pro’s Game of the Week, Sunday’s showdown will receive an enhanced broadcast.
First-year head coach Benny Feilhaber and SKC II find themselves in the midst of a four-match losing streak and are looking to find their footing in their new league, MLS NEXT Pro. All four of their losses this year have come against teams currently above the playoff line. Real Monarchs come into Sunday’s match looking for their first MLS NEXT Pro win.
SKC II has plenty of talent spread across all three lines of the field. The backline is headlined by SKC II veteran and Sporting KC Academy product Jahon Rad. The defender has started all six of Sporting’s matches, leading the team with 266 accurate passes. Another key figure in the defensive third is Spencer Glass. An Indiana University graduate, Glass has started five matches in his first professional season and has won 30 duels in the final third.
Focal points in the midfield include a bevy of first-team loanees such as Kaveh Rad, Felipe Hernandez and Ozzie Cisneros. SKC II’s captain Collin Fernandez leads the charge in the midfield and leads the team with two goals. He’s assisted once, forced 12 interceptions and won a team-high 74 duels.
Commanding the attack is a handful of players as coach Feilhaber continues to get players minutes. Academy product Mataeo Bunbury scored his first professional goal this season and has appeared in five matches. Julian Vazquez leads the team in assists with two, TJ Fatah scored SKC II’s first MLS NEXT Pro goal and Dembakwi Yomba…
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