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2019 SPR SCHEDULE DATE
2019 RECORD: 2-8-6
2019 RECORD: 10-1-6
#SPRvTBR MATCH: DATE:
Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies
Sunday, July 7, 2019
KICKOFF:
4 PM CT
LOCATION:
Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS)
WATCH:
ESPN+
MATCH PREVIEW The Swope Park Rangers (2-8-6, 9 points) will battle for their second successive home win on Sunday, hosting USL Championship leaders Tampa Bay Rowdies (10-16) in an Eastern Conference clash at Children’s Mercy Park. Led by second-year head coach and long-time MLS veteran Paulo Nagamura, the Rangers enter Sunday with confidence after sinking rivals Saint Louis FC last Sunday on home soil. Influential midfielder Felipe Gutierrez bagged his team-leading seventh goal of the campaign in the first half before forward Ethan Vanacore-Decker struck the match-winner with 82 minutes on the clock. The result lifted SPR from 18th to 16th place in the East.
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 Wed., Oct. 16
The Rowdies have taken just one league defeat this year and are on course to finish with the USL Championship’s best regular season record. A staunch defense has kept clean sheets in nine of 17 league matches, and the likes of Sebastian Guenzatti (nine goals) and Juan Tejada (six goals) have kept the Rowdies offense buzzing. Head coach Neill Collins has his side firmly headed toward the playoffs as Tampa aims to continue their impressive run at the top of the table.
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 4:00 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 T 2-2 L 3-4 L 1-3 T 0-0 L 1-3 W 3-2 L 1-5 T 1-1 T 2-2 L 0-1 L 2-3 T 0-0 L 0-2 T 1-1 W 2-1
SPR INJURY REPORT
OUT: M Camilo Benitez (hip)
QUESTIONABLE: Sean Karani (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE: Camden Riley (hamstring)
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as of 7/5/19