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2019 SPR SCHEDULE DATE
2019 RECORD: 0-1-0
2019 RECORD: 0-1-0
#SPRvPIT MATCH: DATE: KICKOFF: LOCATION: REFEREE: ASST. REFS: 4th OFFICIAL: WATCH:
Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Saturday, March 23, 2019 4 PM CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) Guido Gonzales Jr. Matthew Seem & Justin Mack Luis Fernando Tribaldo ESPN+
MATCH PREVIEW The inaugural meeting between the Swope Park Rangers and Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC will take place Saturday afternoon at Children’s Mercy Park. Both sides are looking to enter the win column for the first time in 2019, as the Rangers took a 3-1 loss at New York Red Bulls II on March 9 before Pittsburgh fell 2-0 at the Tampa Bay Rowdies last Saturday, March 16. Led by second-year head coach Paulo Nagamura, the Rangers are opening the home portion of their 2019 USL Championship schedule. SPR are 32-10-9 all-time as the host, having used a decisive homefield advantage to their benefit with consecutive Western Conference Championship titles in 2016 and 2017 that consisted of three home wins each.
OPPONENT
Sat., March 9 Sat., March 23 Sat,. April 6 Mon., April 15 Sat., April 20 Sat., April 27 Mon., May 6 Sat., May 11 Sun., May 19 Wed., May 22 Sat., May 25 Wed., June 5 Sat., June 8 Sat., June 15 Sat., June 22 Sun., June 30 Sun., July 7 Wed., July 17 Sat., July 20 Sat., July 27 Sat., Aug. 3 Sat., Aug. 10 Fri., Aug. 16 Sat., Aug. 24 Sun., Sept. 1 Sat., Sept. 7 Sat., Sept. 14 Sat., Sept. 21 Wed., Sept. 25 Mon., Sept. 30 Sat., Oct. 5 Tue., Oct. 8 Sat., Oct. 12 Sat., Oct. 19
TIME (CT)
at New York Red Bulls II 12:00 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS FC 4:00 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC 4:00 INDY ELEVEN 7:00 at Birmingham Legion FC 4:00 at Saint Louis FC 7:30 LOUISVILLE CITY FC 7:00 at Nashville SC 7:00 ATLANTA UNITED 2 4:00 MEMPHIS 901 FC 7:00 at Tampa Bay Rowdies 6:30 LOUDOUN UNITED FC 7:00 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE 4:00 at North Carolina FC 6:00 at Charleston Battery 6:30 SAINT LOUIS FC 4:00 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES 4:00 HARTFORD ATHLETIC 7:00 at Ottawa Fury FC 6:00 CHARLESTON BATTERY 7:00 NASHVILLE SC 7:00 at Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC 6:00 at Atlanta United 2 6:30 NEW YORK RED BULLS II 7:00 at Bethlehem Steel FC 5:00 at Memphis 901 FC 7:00 NORTH CAROLINA FC 4:00 at Charlotte Independence 6:00 at Loudoun United FC 6:30 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC 7:00 at Hartford Athletic 6:00 OTTAWA FURY FC 7:00 at Louisville City FC 6:00 at Indy Eleven 6:00
RESULT
L 1-3
SPR INJURY REPORT as of 3/20/19
The Rangers have transitioned to the Eastern Conference in 2019, prompting their first-ever matchup with Pittsburgh. Under the guidance of veteran head coach Bob Lilley, the Riverhounds earned a third-place finish in the East last season with a 15-5-14 record. Their five regular-season losses were second-fewest in the league.
OUT: M Camilo Benitez (left hip) OUT: D Justin Bilyeu (concussion)
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