Sunday, March 29, 2009

Player Ratings: KC Wizards at Colorado Rapids

Michael Kraus came off the bench to score his first MLS goal in the Wizards 2-1 loss at Colorado Rapids on March 28, 2009.

Scoring:
COL -- Terry Cooke 1 (unassisted) 65
KC -- Michael Kraus 1 (Jonathan Leathers) 69
COL -- Omar Cummings 2 (Colin Clark 1) 74
Discipline:
COL -- Cory Gibbs (caution; Reckless Foul) 22
KC -- Jonathan Leathers (caution; Tactical Foul) 64
COL -- Kosuke Kimura (caution; Reckless Tackle) 67
KC -- Herculez Gomez (caution; Reckless Tackle) 82

Kansas City Wizards
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
1 - Kevin Hartman (GK) 7
2 - Michael Harrington 5
4 - Abe Thompson 67 3
6 - Lance Watson 4
7 - Claudio Lopez 5
12 - Jimmy Conrad 6
14 - Jack Jewsbury 5
15 - Aaron Hohlbein 5
21 - Herculez Gomez 87 6
25 - Jonathan Leathers 5
28 - Graham Zusi 57 3
Substitutes
27 - Boris Pardo (GK)
5 - Matt Besler 87 NR
10 - Santiago Hirsig 57 5
11 - Kurt Morsink
13 - Rauwshan McKenzie
22 - Davy Arnaud
30 - Michael Kraus 67 6

Colorado Rapids
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
18 - Matt Pickens (GK) 7
2 - Jordan Harvey 6
4 - Ugo Ihemelu 7
7 - Cory Gibbs 7
8 - Mehdi Ballouchy 90 6
9 - Conor Casey 5
14 - Omar Cummings 7
15 - Jacob Peterson 64 6
22 - Nick LaBrocca 6
23 - Colin Clark 8
27 - Kosuke Kimura 5
Substitutes
17 - Preston Burpo (GK)
5 - Ty Harden 90 NR
6 - Greg Dalby
11 - Terry Cooke 64 7
12 - Ivan Guerrero
13 - Ross Schunk
16 - Gregory Richardson
Player ratings by Lincoln Roblee, Women's Soccer Head Coach of Benedictine College and Associate Head Coach of KC Brass (PDL)

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Player Ratings: KC Wizards vs Toronto FC

Davy Arnaud scored two goals from distance in the Wizards 3-2 loss vs Toronto FC at Community America Ballpark on March 21, 2009.

Scoring:
TOR -- Jim Brennan 1 (Dwayne De Rosario 1) 33
TOR -- Amado Guevara 1 (Carl Robinson) 53
KC -- Davy Arnaud 1 (Claudio Lopez 1) 56
TOR -- Amado Guevara 2 (unassisted) 62
KC -- Davy Arnaud 2 (Santiago Hirsig 1, Roger Espinoza 1) 76
Discipline:
KC -- Jack Jewsbury (caution; Reckless Tackle) 39
TOR -- Rohan Ricketts (caution; Reckless Tackle) 46+
Toronto FC
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
24 - Stefan Frei (GK) 6
2 - Sam Cronin 5
5 - Kevin Harmse 5
10 - Rohan Ricketts 4.5
11 - Jim Brennan 7
14 - Dwayne De Rosario 7
15 - Adrian Serioux 5.5
16 - Marvell Wynne 4.5
19 - Chad Barrett 89 6.5
20 - Amado Guevara 8
33 - Carl Robinson 6
Substitutes
1 - Greg Sutton (GK)
4 - Marco Velez
7 - Fuad Ibrahim
8 - Pablo Vitti
9 - Danny Dichio 89 NR
13 - Johann Smith
32 - Emmanuel Gomez

Kansas City Wizards
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
1 - Kevin Hartman (GK) 5
2 - Michael Harrington 3
7 - Claudio Lopez 4
12 - Jimmy Conrad 5
14 - Jack Jewsbury 6
15 - Aaron Hohlbein 46 3
16 - Josh Wolff 2.5
21 - Herculez Gomez 3
22 - Davy Arnaud 8
25 - Jonathan Leathers 3
28 - Graham Zusi 62 2.5
Substitutes
27 - Boris Pardo (GK)
4 - Abe Thompson
5 - Matt Besler
6 - Lance Watson
10 - Santiago Hirsig 62 2.5
17 - Roger Espinoza 46 3.5
30 - Michael Kraus
Player ratings by Burke Slusher, Associate Head Coach, KC Brass (PDL)

Friday, March 20, 2009

Wizards 2009 Season Begins Saturday Night

Photo: KC Wizards Team Captain Jimmy Conrad and his teammates will battle Toronto FC on Saturday night in their season opener.

The Kansas City Wizards kickoff their 2009 MLS regular season at home on Saturday night at Community America Ballpark vs Toronto FC. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30pm. Go Wizards!

Monday, March 9, 2009

KC Kings Finish 2nd at PASL Indoor National Championships

Mirsad Dzilic scored two game winning goals for the KC Kings at the 2009 PASL Indoor National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Kings lost 5-4 in the championship match vs Vitesse Dallas.

3/7/09 - Vitesse Dallas won the 2008-09 Winter PASL-Premier National Championship today versus the Kansas City Kings, 5-4. Vitesse Dallas advanced through group play as the top seed, and beat their South Central division and inter-state rival Alamo S.C. in the Quarterfinals 7-2. In the Semifinals Dallas beat their group rival and tournament host, Las Vegas, 5-4.The final match-up between the Kansas City Kings and Vitesse Dallas was the culmination of a day filled with amazing goals, solid defense, and incredible entertainment for the fans in attendance. Kansas City found the net first, and finished the first quarter with a 1-0 lead. Dallas wasted no time and found the net shortly into the second quarter, with a halftime score tied at 1-1. Dallas looked good in the 3rd, scoring two unanswered goals to finish the quarter with a 3-1 lead. In the 4th quarter Dallas extended their lead to 4-1 with 9:41 remaining in the game. Kansas City, who averaged over 10 goals a game in regular season play, banded together to rally to even the score. Their three goals in three minutes spree tied the game at 4-4 with just 3:29 remaining. With 1:14 remaining, Kansas City was awarded a free kick on the top white line after a clearance by Dallas that hit the superstructure. On the ensuing kick, the ball was deflected off the wall and Henry Colona was off the races on a 1v1 with Kansas City goalkeeper Josh Shreck. Colona found the net with just 1:04 remaining in the game. Kansas City immediately subbed on their 6th attacker, however they were not able to find the net with the man advantage.Mario Torres earned the Tournament MVP, after scoring two goals in the final, and never failing to find the net in all five tournament games for Dallas. This is Dallas’ first National Championship.

Mandy Laddish: U20 USA National Team


Lee's Summit High School junior and BV Stars Mallorca player Mandy Laddish will be playing for the USA U20 National Team in Spain vs Norway, France and Germany.

U.S. U-20 WOMEN HEAD TO 10 NATIONS TOURNAMENT IN LA MANGA, SPAIN: U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team head coach Jillian Ellis will bring 18 players to La Magna, Spain, from March 6-14 for the 10 Nations Tournament that will mark the first international matches of this cycle. The team will play three matches against European U-20 teams, taking on Norway on March 9, France on March 11 and Germany on March 13. The roster features six players from the USA’s 2008 U-17 Women’s National Team that finished second at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand, including the Mewis sisters, Samantha and Kristie, the latter of whom won the Bronze Ball as the third best player of the tournament, and Vicki DiMartino, who won the Silver Shoe as the second highest scorer. The roster also features two players from the USA’s 2008 U-20 Women’s National Team that won the U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Chile, including Golden Ball and Golden Shoe winner Sydney Leroux, who scored five times in Chile to lead the Americans to victory. Ellis is preparing the USA to qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup that will be held in Germany. U.S. U-20 WNT 10 Nations Tournament Roster GOALKEEPERS (2): Bianca Henniger (Santa Clara; Los Gatos, Calif.), Cat Parkhill (Minnesota; Apple Valley, Minn.) DEFENDERS (5): Cloee Colohan (Black Diamond Park City SC; West Point, Utah), Camille Levin (Stanford; Newport Coast, Calif.), Kristie Mewis (SC Scorpions; Hanson, Mass.), Whitney Sharpe (UCLA; West Des Moines, Iowa), Brianne Young (Texas A&M; Castle Pines North, Colo.) MIDFIELDERS (5): Zakiya Bywaters (Neusport SC; Las Vegas, Nev.), Alexis Harris (Dallas Texans; Plano, Texas), Mandy Laddish (Blue Valley Stars; Lee’s Summit, Mo.), Samantha Mewis (SC Scorpions; Hanson, Mass.), Casey Short (Florida State; Naperville, Ill.) FORWARDS (6): Vicki DiMartino (Albertson Fury; Massapequa, N.Y.), Maya Hayes (Aristics Club; West Orange, N.J.), Sydney Leroux (UCLA; Phoenix, Ariz.), Tiffany McCarty (Florida State; Laurel, Md.), Kealia Ohai (Utah Avalanche; Draper, Utah), Toni Pressley (Florida State; Melbourne, Fla.)

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Will John Featured on Yanks-Abroad.com

Photo: Will John playing with the USA U20 National Team.
Former KC Attack youth, Rockhurst High School, St. Louis University, KC Brass and KC Wizards player Will John is featured on Yanks Abroad website.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Shea Groom Interview at adidas ESP camp (2009)



Video of Liberty High School sophomore and KCFC Intensity player Shea Groom at last week's adidas ESP camp in Pomona, California. Interview by Robert Ziegler of www.TopDrawerSoccer.com (An advertisement will probably appear before the interview).