Dwyer double, Melia shutout as Sporting KC move into first in West

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Dominic Dwyer scored two second-half goals, Tim Melia had his sixth shutout of the season and Sporting KC beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Wednesday night.
Sporting KC moved into first place in the Western Conference with its fourth-straight win at home and New York had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Dwyer has scored five times in five games. After a poor clearance by New York in the 46th minute, Benny Feilhaber's shot from distance deflected off of Sal Zizzo and Dwyer put it in the back of the net.
In the 68th minute, Feilhaber dribbled in space along the right side, cut back his defender at the edge of the 18-yard box and crossed it to Dwyer.
New York's best scoring chance came in the 28th minute when forward Fredrik Gulbrandsen forced a defensive turnover, but his breakaway shot was knocked over the crossbar by Melia, who has only allowed three goals this season.

Match Stats

SKC

NWY

Possession

55%45%

Shots (on Goal)

18 (8)

6 (2)

SKC		NWY
16	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	6

Form

Last Five Games						Date	Competition
W	Sporting Kansas City		3-0		Real Salt Lake	Apr 29, 2017	Major League Soccer
L	FC Dallas		1-0		Sporting Kansas City	Apr 22, 2017	Major League Soccer
W	Portland Timbers		0-1		Sporting Kansas City	Apr 15, 2017	Major League Soccer
W	Sporting Kansas City		3-1		Colorado Rapids	Apr 9, 2017	Major League Soccer
D	Toronto FC		0-0		Sporting Kansas City	Mar 31, 2017	Major League Soccer

Form

Last Five Games						Date	Competition
W	New York Red Bulls		2-1		Chicago Fire	Apr 29, 2017	Major League Soccer
W	New York Red Bulls		2-0		Columbus Crew SC	Apr 22, 2017	Major League Soccer
W	New York Red Bulls		2-0		DC United	Apr 15, 2017	Major League Soccer
L	Orlando City SC		1-0		New York Red Bulls	Apr 9, 2017	Major League Soccer
L	Houston Dynamo		4-1		New York Red Bulls	Apr 1, 2017	Major League Soccer

Head To Head Record

Last Five Games					Date	Competition
New York Red Bulls		0-2		Sporting Kansas City	Apr 9, 2016	Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City		1-1		New York Red Bulls	Mar 8, 2015	Major League Soccer
New York Red Bulls		2-1		Sporting Kansas City	Oct 30, 2014	Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City		0-2		New York Red Bulls	Oct 26, 2014	Major League Soccer
New York Red Bulls		2-1		Sporting Kansas City	Sep 6, 2014	Major League Soccer