Didn't check in with these yesterday, so start your Monday off with some notables from Saturday night's comeback tie.
Notables:
· Following the match, Kansas City sits 6-7-8, 26 pts. in a tie for 5th place tie in the Eastern Conference Toronto FC, who tied the New England Revolution Saturday.
· The Wizards are now 17-15-8 all-time in the regular season against FC Dallas, including a 9-6-5 mark at home.
· Kansas City is now 3-2-5 in its last nine matches and 3-0-2 in its last five home matches.
· The Wizards concluded the season 0-0-2 against FC Dallas in MLS play.
· Kansas City turned the tables on FC Dallas, who also captured a draw July 4 with a stoppage-time equalizer.
· Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman and defender Jimmy Conrad are the only Wizards to play all 1890 minutes so far this season.
· Hartman recorded five saves on the night to reach 1104-career stops.
· Hartman became just the second goalkeeper in MLS history to surpass 1100 stops.
· Hartman trails only former Wizards goalkeeper Tony Meola on the all-time MLS saves list.
· Meola retired with 1136 stops.
· Hartman needs just 32 saves over the final 9 matches to reach Meola’s mark. Hartman has averaged over 4 saves/game this season.
· Hartman finished the game with 26,325 career minutes played, passing former Wizards midfielder and coach Chris Henderson for 2nd place on the all-time MLS list in the 8th minute.
· Defender and Captain Jimmy Conrad converted a late equalizer for his team-leading 5th goal of the season.
· It was Conrad’s first goal not on a header this season.
· Conrad set a new career high, breaking a tie with his total of 4 from 2003, his first year with the Wizards.
· Conrad is now tied for 12th place in MLS in goals.
· Conrad played in his 145th career match for the Wizards, breaking a tie with Matt McKeon to occupy 7th place on Kansas City’s all-time list.
· Josh Wolff and Jack Jewsbury assisted Conrad’s goal.
· It was Wolff’s 1st assist since re-signing with the Wizards, and his 21st career helper in Kansas City colors.
· Wolff trails teammate Kerry Zavagnin for 6th place on the team’s all-time list.
· Jewsbury now has 5 assists on the season, good for first on the team and a new career high.
· Jewsbury has 13 career assists, all for the Wizards.
· The KCW Reserves face UMKC Sunday at the Wizards Swope Park Training Center.
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Aren't we tied for sixth?
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