Player Ratings: Wizards tie 1-1 vs D.C. United

Josh Wolff scores second half goal as Wizards tie D.C. United 1-1 at Community America Ballpark on May 5, 2009.

D.C. United (3-1-4) vs. Kansas City Wizards (3-3-2)
May 06, 2009 -- CommunityAmerica Ballpark

Scoring Summary:
DC -- Rodney Wallace 2 (Jaime Moreno 2, Santino Quaranta 3) 27
KC -- Josh Wolff 3 (Jack Jewsbury 2, Lance Watson 1) 52


D.C. United -- Louis Crayton 6.5, Bryan Namoff 5, Greg Janicki 5.5, Avery John 5, Rodney Wallace 7, Brandon Barklage 5 (Christian Gomez 61 5), Andrew Jacobson 6.5, Clyde Simms 5, Santino Quaranta 6, Jaime Moreno 5.5 (Thabiso Khumalo 87 NR), Chris Pontius 5 (Luciano Emilio 46 5).

Substitutes Not Used: Dejan Jakovic, Milos Kocic, Devon McTavish, Ange N'Silu

Kansas City Wizards -- Kevin Hartman 5, Lance Watson 5.5, Jimmy Conrad 6, Aaron Hohlbein 6 (Michael Harrington 83 6.5), Matt Besler 5.5, Josh Wolff 7, Santiago Hirsig 6, Jack Jewsbury 6.5, Davy Arnaud 5.5, Herculez Gomez 5.5 (Roger Espinoza 60 5), Claudio Lopez 6.

Substitutes Not Used: Michael Kraus, Rauwshan McKenzie, Kurt Morsink, Boris Pardo, Abe Thompson

Kansas City Wizards D.C. United
total shots: 10 (Josh Wolff 4) 7 (3 tied with 2)
shots on goal: 3 (Josh Wolff 2) 1 (Rodney Wallace 1)
fouls: 9 (5 tied with 1) 15 (Brandon Barklage 3,
Avery John 3)
offsides: 1 (Claudio Lopez 1) 2 (Luciano Emilio 2)
corner kicks: 4 (Claudio Lopez 4) 4 (Jaime Moreno 3)
saves: 0 2 (Louis Crayton 2)

Misconduct Summary:
KC -- Jack Jewsbury (caution; Reckless Tackle) 23
DC -- Brandon Barklage (caution; Tactical Foul) 29
KC -- Lance Watson (caution; Reckless Foul) 56
DC -- Avery John (caution; Reckless Foul) 71
KC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; Reckless Tackle) 82


referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Referee's Assistants: Anthony Vasoli; Chris Strickland
4th official: Mark Kadlecik
time of game: 1:50
attendance: 9,077
weather: Sunny -and- 74 degrees

Player Ratings by Jefferson Roblee, Associate Head Coach of William Jewell College Soccer and Head Coach of the Kansas City Brass (PDL).

Player Ratings: KC Wizards at Toronto FC

Roger Espinoza made his first start of the season in the Wizards 1-0 loss at Toronto FC on April 26, 2009.

Scoring:
TOR -- Danny Dichio 1 (Sam Cronin 1, Marvell Wynne 1) 54
Discipline:
TOR -- Pablo Vitti (caution; Shirt Removal) 52
KC -- Davy Arnaud (caution; Dissent) 76

Kansas City Wizards
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
1 - Kevin Hartman (GK) 7
2 - Michael Harrington 5
5 - Matt Besler 3
6 - Lance Watson 73 4
7 - Claudio Lopez 5
10 - Santiago Hirsig 5
12 - Jimmy Conrad 3
15 - Aaron Hohlbein 84 4
16 - Josh Wolff 3
17 - Roger Espinoza 78 4
22 - Davy Arnaud 5
Substitutes
27 - Boris Pardo (GK)
4 - Abe Thompson 84 NR
11 - Kurt Morsink
13 - Rauwshan McKenzie
21 - Herculez Gomez 73 6
26 - Kevin Souter
30 - Michael Kraus 78 4

Toronto FC
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
24 - Stefan Frei (GK) 7
2 - Sam Cronin 5
4 - Marco Velez 6
8 - Pablo Vitti 91+ 7
9 - Danny Dichio 7
11 - Jim Brennan 6
15 - Adrian Serioux 6.5
16 - Marvell Wynne 6
19 - Chad Barrett 83 6
20 - Amado Guevara 79 6
33 - Carl Robinson 5.5
Substitutes
1 - Greg Sutton (GK)
3 - Nana Attakora-Gyan 91+ NR
5 - Kevin Harmse 79 5
7 - Fuad Ibrahim
10 - Rohan Ricketts 83 NR
13 - Johann Smith
32 - Emmanuel Gomez

Player ratings by Jefferson Roblee, Associate Head Coach of men's and women's soccer at William Jewell College and Head Coach of the KC Brass (PDL)

Player Ratings: Red Bull New York at KC Wizards

Claudio Lopez scored the only goal of the match on a penalty kick in the 3rd minute to give the Wizards a 1-0 lead they never relinquished in Kansas City at CAB on April 23, 2009. 3rd minute Red Bull red card gives Wizards 11 v 10 advantage for 87 minutes.

Scoring:
KC -- Claudio Lopez 2 (penalty kick) 3
Discipline:
NY -- Carlos Johnson (ejection; Denied Goal Scoring Opportunity (Foul)) 2
KC -- Jimmy Conrad (caution; Reckless Foul) 29
KC -- Matt Besler (caution; Persistent Infringement) 64

New York Red Bulls
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
18 - Jon Conway (GK) 7
2 - Kevin Goldthwaite 4
3 - Carlos Johnson 2 1
4 - Carlos Mendes 77 4
6 - Seth Stammler 5
9 - Juan Pablo Angel 5
10 - Macoumba Kandji 59 6
11 - Danleigh Borman 5
13 - Jorge Rojas 46 5
14 - Matthew Mbuta 4
16 - Alfredo Pacheco 3
Substitutes
1 - Danny Cepero (GK)
7 - Khano Smith
8 - Sinisa Ubiparipovic 77 6
15 - John Wolyniec
19 - Dane Richards 59 6
27 - Andrew Boyens
32 - Luke Sassano 46 5

Kansas City Wizards
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
1 - Kevin Hartman (GK) 7
5 - Matt Besler 67 6
6 - Lance Watson 6
7 - Claudio Lopez 7
10 - Santiago Hirsig 7
12 - Jimmy Conrad 7
14 - Jack Jewsbury 32 6
15 - Aaron Hohlbein 6
16 - Josh Wolff 5
21 - Herculez Gomez 77 6
22 - Davy Arnaud 5
Substitutes
27 - Boris Pardo (GK)
2 - Michael Harrington 32 6.5
4 - Abe Thompson
11 - Kurt Morsink
13 - Rauwshan McKenzie
17 - Roger Espinoza 67 6
30 - Michael Kraus 77 5

Player ratings by Lincoln Roblee, Women's Soccer Head Coach of Benedictine College and Associate Head Coach of KC Brass (PDL)

Player Ratings: KC Wizards at Chicago Fire

Josh Wolff scored two goals for the Wizards in the final twelve minutes to salvage a 2-2 tie at Chicago Fire on April 18, 2009.

Scoring:
CHI -- Brian McBride 3 (Wilman Conde 1) 13
CHI -- Brian McBride 4 (Cuauhtemoc Blanco 2) 20
KC -- Josh Wolff 1 (Claudio Lopez 2) 78
KC -- Josh Wolff 2 (Michael Harrington 1) 89
Discipline:
KC -- Claudio Lopez (caution; Reckless Tackle) 63
KC -- Josh Wolff (caution; Reckless Foul) 66
CHI -- Bakary Soumare (caution; Reckless Tackle) 70

Kansas City Wizards
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
1 - Kevin Hartman (GK) 8
5 - Matt Besler 6
6 - Lance Watson 73 5
7 - Claudio Lopez 6
10 - Santiago Hirsig 46 4
12 - Jimmy Conrad 4
14 - Jack Jewsbury 5
15 - Aaron Hohlbein 5
16 - Josh Wolff 8
21 - Herculez Gomez 83 3
22 - Davy Arnaud 3
Substitutes
27 - Boris Pardo (GK)
2 - Michael Harrington 46 7
4 - Abe Thompson
11 - Kurt Morsink 83 NR
13 - Rauwshan McKenzie
17 - Roger Espinoza
30 - Michael Kraus 73 6


Chicago Fire
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
1 - Jon Busch (GK) 4
4 - Bakary Soumare 5
5 - Tim Ward 5
7 - Logan Pause 6
10 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco 83 8
11 - John Thorrington 6.5
14 - Patrick Nyarko 77 6
16 - Marco Pappa 89 6.5
20 - Brian McBride 8
22 - Wilman Conde 5
25 - Gonzalo Segares 6
Substitutes
28 - Nick Noble (GK)
6 - Brandon Prideaux
9 - Baggio Husidic
17 - Chris Rolfe 77 6
18 - Mike Banner 89 NR
32 - Dasan Robinson
34 - Austin Washington 83 3

Player ratings by Jefferson Roblee, Associate Head Coach of men's and women's soccer at William Jewell College and Head Coach of the KC Brass (PDL)

Player Ratings: KC Wizards at Seattle Sounders FC

Davy Arnaud scored from distance in the 80th minute to give the Wizards a 1-0 win and Seattle their first loss of the young season at Quest Field in Seattle, Washington on April 11, 2009.

Scoring:
KC -- Davy Arnaud 3 (Jack Jewsbury 1) 80
Discipline:
SEA -- Brad Evans (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 4
KC -- Jack Jewsbury (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 10
SEA -- Kasey Keller (ejection; Denied Goal Scoring Opportunity (Handball)) 29
KC -- Michael Kraus (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 71
KC -- Kevin Hartman (caution; Delaying a Restart) 91+

Kansas City Wizards
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
1 - Kevin Hartman (GK) 6
5 - Matt Besler 5
6 - Lance Watson 6
7 - Claudio Lopez 82 5
10 - Santiago Hirsig 64 4
12 - Jimmy Conrad 6
14 - Jack Jewsbury 6
15 - Aaron Hohlbein 5
16 - Josh Wolff 4
21 - Herculez Gomez 77 5
22 - Davy Arnaud 7

Substitutes
27 - Boris Pardo (GK)
2 - Michael Harrington 77 5
4 - Abe Thompson
13 - Rauwshan McKenzie
17 - Roger Espinoza 82 5
26 - Kevin Souter
30 - Michael Kraus 64 4

Seattle Sounders FC
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
18 - Kasey Keller (GK) 29 2
3 - Brad Evans 5
6 - Osvaldo Alonso 5
7 - James Riley 5
9 - Sebastien Le Toux 31 4
10 - Freddie Ljungberg 81 6
14 - Tyrone Marshall 4
17 - Fredy Montero 5.5
20 - Zach Scott 86 3
21 - Nate Jaqua 5
34 - Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 4

Substitutes
22 - Ben Dragavon (GK) 31 3.5
4 - Patrick Ianni
5 - Tyson Wahl
11 - Steve Zakuani 81 NR
12 - Nathan Sturgis
23 - Sanna Nyassi 86 NR
24 - Roger Levesque

Player ratings by Burke Slusher, Associate Head Coach, KC Brass (PDL)

Player Ratings: San Jose Earthquakes at KC Wizards

Matt Besler made his first MLS start and played the full 90 in the KC Wizards 2-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Community America Ballpark on April 5, 2009.

Scoring:
KC -- Aaron Hohlbein 1 (unassisted) 28
KC -- Claudio Lopez 1 (Herculez Gomez 1, Davy Arnaud 1) 78
Discipline:
SJ -- Darren Huckerby (caution; Persistent Infringement) 30
SJ -- Arturo Alvarez (caution; Reckless Foul) 34
KC -- Herculez Gomez (caution; Reckless Foul) 92+
San Jose Earthquakes
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
1 - Joe Cannon (GK) 6
2 - Eric Denton 52 4
3 - Nick Garcia 4
4 - Chris Leitch 4
6 - Darren Huckerby 74 3
10 - Arturo Alvarez 5.5
11 - Bobby Convey 3
12 - Ramiro Corrales 4
17 - Cam Weaver 4
19 - Ryan Johnson 59 3
22 - Kelly Gray 4

Substitutes
24 - Andrew Weber (GK)
5 - Ryan Cochrane
7 - Simon Elliott 52 4
9 - Pablo Campos 59 3
15 - Shea Salinas 74 4
23 - Michael Zaher
32 - Davide Somma

Kansas City Wizards
Starting Lineup PLAYER RATING
1 - Kevin Hartman (GK) 5
5 - Matt Besler 5
6 - Lance Watson 6
7 - Claudio Lopez 88 7
10 - Santiago Hirsig 6
12 - Jimmy Conrad 6.5
14 - Jack Jewsbury 6
15 - Aaron Hohlbein 7
16 - Josh Wolff 91+ 5.5
21 - Herculez Gomez 6.5
22 - Davy Arnaud 6

Substitutes
27 - Boris Pardo (GK)
4 - Abe Thompson
11 - Kurt Morsink
13 - Rauwshan McKenzie
17 - Roger Espinoza 91+ NR
25 - Jonathan Leathers
30 - Michael Kraus 88 NR

Player ratings by Jefferson Roblee, Associate Head Coach of men's and women's soccer at William Jewell College and Head Coach of the KC Brass (PDL)

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)

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)