S2 Matchday Program: Sounders FC 2 vs. Switchbacks FC - August 19, 2015

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WEDNESDAY, AUG 19 STARFIRE STADIUM


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AMADOU SANYANG #30

DUNCAN MCCORMICK #32

TYLER MILLER #33

OALEX ANDERSON #39

NICK MIELE #44

GIULIANO FRANO #45

PABLO ROSSI #55

ASHANI FAIRCLOUGH #77

SAM GARZA #88

SÉRGIO MOTA #89

MYRON SAMUEL #97

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HEAD COACH EZRA HENDRICKSON “EZRA KNOWS WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR, KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO PLAY AT THIS LEVEL, AND HE PROVIDES A GREAT BRIDGE FROM S2 TO THE SOUNDERS FC FIRST TEAM.” -SOUNDERS FC HEAD COACH SIGI SCHMID

Ezra Hendrickson was announced as an assistant coach on January 20, 2009, after completing a 14-year professional career, including 12 seasons in Major League Soccer. He is now the head coach of Sounders FC 2, the club’s USL team.

sons in Los Angeles, where he won the 2000 CONCACAF Champions Cup, scoring two goals in a 3-2 victory, and the 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, scoring one goal in a 2-1 victory. He was named Galaxy’s Most Valuable Player for the 2001 season.

Hendrickson played parts of eight seasons for Sounders FC Head Coach Sigi Schmid, including three in Columbus prior to his retirement. Hendrickson appeared in 266 regular season matches with 225 starts. Playing defense, he scored 23 goals and added 30 assists.

Hendrickson went to Dallas in 2003 and began the next season with the A-League’s Charleston Battery before joining D.C. United for its run to the 2004 MLS Cup. After starting all 31 appearances in 2005 for expansion Chivas USA, Hendrickson was acquired by Columbus in early 2006.

He also played in 32 postseason games with five goals and three assists. Hendrickson was a member of three MLS Cup championship teams, winning two with Schmid. Together, they won the 2002 MLS Cup with the Los Angeles Galaxy and the 2008 MLS Cup in Columbus. Hendrickson was also with the champion D.C. United team in 2004.

An All-American and business administration major at Drake University, Hendrickson first played professionally with New Orleans of the USISL Select League (1995-96). After earning his first international cap in 1995, he served 12 years as captain of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines national team.

A native of the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean, Hendrickson began his career in 1997 with the New York MetroStars, before joining the Galaxy later that season. He totaled six sea-

Hendrickson earned his U.S. Soccer ‘A’ Coaching License in December of 2008. He is a resident of Layou, St. Vincent, and has two daughters, Xavia and McKenzie. #OWNTHE2

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Playing in the thin air of Colorado Springs on July 18, S2 was looking for another result on the road. Following a 4-0 dissection of Arizona United SC – which sat atop the league table at the time – the Rave Green were surging, looking to make a push for the top spot in the USL Western Conference. Almost exactly one month later, the two clubs are set to meet again. Now, the race for the top of the table is only tighter and Seattle Sounders FC Editorial Offices 159 S Jackson Street, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 512-120 Editorial and Design: Sounders FC Communications Photography: Corky Trewin (team photographer), Charis Wilson, Saski and Josh Potter, Dan Poss © 2015 by the Seattle Sounders FC. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written consent of the publisher is prohibited.

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the stakes are even higher. With the top six teams in the conference only separated by four points, and defending champion Sacramento Republic FC in seventh knocking on the door for the final playoff spot, fifth place S2 is looking for a positive result that would put the Rave Green in a three-way tie for second place with five games remaining in the season, including two against playoffcontenders. “This is a very important game for us,” said S2 Head Coach Ezra Hendrickson. “We have had some rest since our last game and we were able to get a result when we visited them, so hopefully we can do the same on Wednesday.”


In the last meeting between the two clubs, Switchbacks FC took an early lead by the boot of Aaron King, heading a Jordan Burt cross in the ninth minute to take the lead. The Switchbacks are the second highest-scoring team in the league with 43 goals, trailing only Tulsa Roughnecks FC who have 46.

S2 is looking to shake a twogame losing streak in which the club was shut out for only the second and third time this season. The Rave Green midfield will be bolstered by the return of SĂŠrgio and captain Amadou Sanyang, who both return from suspension this week.

SĂŠrgio Mota, who is available to S2 for the mid-week clash, scored the equalizer in the 61st minute, his second goal in three games.

Meanwhile, Colorado Springs went 2-1-2 in its last five, having most recently given up a twogoal lead to draw at home against Sacramento.

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ROSTER # Name Pos. Pronounced Roster Desig. 11 Aaron Kovar M Sounders FC 13 Andrés Correa D/M core-AY-uh Sounders FC 17 Darwin Jones F Sounders FC 21 Jimmy Ockford D Sounders FC 22 Charlie Lyon GK Sounders FC 25 Aaron Long D/M S2 30 Amadou Sanyang M aw-muh-doo SAWN-yang S2 31 Damion Lowe D Sounders FC 32 Duncan McCormick M S2 33 Tyler Miller GK S2 36 Choong sil Lim D SFC Academy 39 Oalex Anderson F OH-lecks S2 42 Micheal Azira M ah-zeer-uh Sounders FC 44 Nick Miele D me-ELL-ee S2 45 Giuliano Frano D/M FRAN-oh S2 46 Tor Saunders GK TORE SFC Academy 47 RJ Noll GK SFC Academy 48 Daniel Faundez GK FOWN-dez S2 49 Saif Kerawala GK SEFF care-uh-WALL-uh SFC Academy 50 Nate Tongovula F tong-oh-VOOL-uh SFC Academy 51 Kasey French D SFC Academy 52 Lorenzo Ramos M SFC Academy 53 Tosh Samkange D sam-KONJ-ay SFC Academy 54 Diego Silvas F SFC Academy 55 Pablo Rossi M/F S2 61 Mike Ramos F Loan from Kitsap 63 Nick Hamer M HAY-merr Loan from Kitsap 64 Hiroki Kobayashi F ko-buy-OSH-ee Loan from Kitsap 70 Handwalla Bwana M hand-WALL-uh BWAH-nuh SFC Academy 77 Ashani Fairclough D fair-KLUFF S2 80 Victor Mansaray F MAN-sur-AY Sounders FC 88 Sam Garza F S2 89 Sérgio Mota M MOW-tuh S2 91 Oniel Fisher D/M oh-KNEEL Sounders FC 97 Myron Samuel F S2 99 Andy Craven F Sounders FC

*Denotes amateur player

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ROSTER # 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 25 30 34

Name Devala Gorrick Josh Phillips Luke Vercollone Jamie McGuiness Davy Armstrong Nate Robinson Rony Argueta Martin Maybin Miguel Gonzalez Saeed Robinson Mike Seth Kevin Durr Carlos Contreras Chandler Hoffman Kareem Smith Aaron King Jeremy Crumpton Shintaro Harada Taylor Hunter Samir Badr Jordan Burt Kley Bejarano JJ Greer

Position GK D M D M M M F F M/F M/F M M F D F GK D D GK D/M D D

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2015 SCHEDULE Day

Date

Opponent

Sat.

March 21

Sacramento Republic FC

Sun.

March 29

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

Sat.

April 11

Portland Timbers 2

Thurs.

April 16

at Tulsa Roughnecks FC

Sat.

April 18

at OKC Energy FC

Sun.

April 26

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Fri.

May 1

Orange County Blues FC

Sat.

May 9

at Sacramento Republic FC

Fri.

May 15

OKC Energy FC

Fri.

May 22

at Portland Timbers 2

Sat.

May 30

at Orange County Blues FC

Fri.

June 5

Tulsa Roughnecks FC

Thurs.

June 11

LA Galaxy II

Sat.

June 20

at Arizona United SC

Thurs.

June 25

Real Monarchs

Mon.

June 29

at Portland Timbers 2

Sat.

July 4

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

Sun.

July 12

Arizona United SC

Sat.

July 18

at Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Fri.

July 24

Portland Timbers 2

Sat.

August 1

at Sacramento Republic FC

Sat.

August 8

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

Wed.

August 19

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Sun.

August 23

at LA Galaxy II

Fri.

August 28

at Real Monarchs

Sat.

September 5

art Austin Aztex

Fri.

September 11

Orange County Blues FC

Thurs.

September 17

Austin Aztex

W 4-2 W 4-0 W 2-1 L 4-3 L 2-1 D 1-1 W 2-1 L 3-0 W 2-1 W 2-0 D 1-1 L 5-1 W 1-0 L 2-1 W 1-0 W 2-0 L 3-1 W 4-0 D 1-1 W 2-0 L 2-0 L 3-0



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