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2019 SPR SCHEDULE DATE
2019 RECORD: 3-13-6
2019 RECORD: 15-5-5
#SPRvNY MATCH: DATE:
Rangers vs. New York Red Bulls II
Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019
KICKOFF:
7 PM CT
LOCATION:
Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS)
WATCH:
ESPN+
MATCH PREVIEW Two clubs bookending the USL Championship Eastern Conference standings will lock horns Saturday as the Swope Park Rangers (3-13-6, 15 points) host first-place New York Red Bulls II (15-5-5, 50 points) at Children’s Mercy Park. The visitors are vying for the top spot in the East as the playoff picture begins to take shape, while SPR will embrace the role of spoiler and aim to deliver a solid performance on home turf. Led by second-year head coach Paulo Nagamura, the Rangers took a 2-1 road loss at Atlanta United 2 last Friday, Aug. 16. Jackson Conway and a Jake Davis own goal put Atlanta ahead 2-0, but Davis responded to provide an excellent assist for Wilson Harris as a late SPR fightback fell just short.
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., Aug. 3 Sat., Aug. 10 Fri., Aug. 16 Sat., Aug. 24 Sun., Sept. 1 Sat., Sept. 7 Wed., Sept. 11 Sat., Sept. 14 Sat., Sept. 21 Wed., Sept. 25 Mon., Sept. 30 Sat., Oct. 5 Tue., Oct. 8 Sat., Oct. 12 Wed., Oct. 16
Under the guidance of fifth-year head coach John Wolyniec, Red Bulls II earned an impressive 2-1 road win over Nashville SC on Wednesday before a crowd of over 7,000 at First Tennessee Park. Nashville took a 10th-minute lead through Ken Tribbett, but New York equalized just before halftime on a Jared Stroud goal and grabbed a game-winner on 71 minutes when Kyle Duncan found the back of the net. Red Bulls II won the first meeting between the clubs this season, taking a 3-1 opening-day victory on March 9 in Montclair, New Jersey.
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 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 CHARLESTON BATTERY 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 L 1-3 W 4-3 L 0-4 L 0-2 L 2-3 L 1-2
SPR INJURY REPORT
OUT: M Camilo Benitez (hip)
OUT: D Camden Riley (ankle) OUT: GK Brooks Thompson (back)
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as of 8/22/19