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USL RECORD: 17-8-7
USL RECORD: 17-8-7
MATCH INFO COMPETITION: Phoenix Rising FC at Swope Park Rangers DATE: October 21, 2017 KICKOFF: 5:30 p.m. LOCATION: Children’s Mercy Field REFEREE: Guido Gonzales, Jr. ARS: Jeremy Kieso, Matthew Seem FOURTH OFFICIAL: Matt Miller BROADCAST: YurView Cox 4 & 1004 (HD), USL YouTube Page
MATCH PREVIEW After a record regular season that saw the club win a franchise-best 58 points and 17 games, Rising FC enters the playoffs as the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference. Swope Park Rangers, the defending Western Conference champion, also finished the season with 58 points, but earned the No. 4 seed – and home playoff game – thanks to a goal differential tiebreaker. Phoenix Rising was successful this season against Swope Park. In the clubs’ first meeting on April 23 in Arizona, Rising FC scored the first four goals of the match, then hung on to win 4-3 . Last season, Swope Park also finished fourth in the Western Conference and caught fire in the postseason. The team won in each of the USL Playoff’s first three rounds, outscoring its opponents by a combined 8-1 score to reach the USL Cup Final, before falling 5-1 to New York Red Bulls II.
2017 USL SCHEDULE (14-7-7) March 25 April 1 April 8 April 23 May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 June 6 June 10 June 18 June 24 June 30 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Augst 5 August 12 August 18 August 26 Sept 2 Sept 6 Sept 9 Sept 16 Sept 20 Sept 24 Sept 27 Sept 30 October 4 October 7 October 14
Toronto FC II at Real Monarchs SLC LA Galaxy II Swope Park Rangers Reno 1868 FC OKC Energy FC at San Antonio FC at LA Galaxy II at OKC Energy FC Whitecaps FC 2 at Swope Park Rangers Real Monarchs SLC at Reno 1868 FC at Orange County SC COL. Springs Switchbacks FC at Tulsa Roughnecks FC San Antonio FC at LA Galaxy II at Rio Grande Valley FC at Orange County SC Sacramento Republic FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 Orange County SC at COL Springs Switchbacks FC Real Monarchs SLC at Seattle Sounders FC 2 at Whitecaps FC 2 at Timbers FC 2 at Sacramento Republic FC Tulsa Roughnecks FC Rio Grande Valley FC Timbers FC 2
L, 0-1 L, 0-2 W, 2-1 W, 4-3 L, 0-4 W, 2-1 L, 0-1 W, 2-1 L, 2-3 W, 2-1 D, 2-2 D, 1-1 D, 0-0 D, 1-1 W, 2-1 L, 0-3 L, 0-1 W, 2-0 D, 1-1 D, 1-1 W, 3-1 W, 2-0 D, 0-0 W, 2-1 W, 2-0 W, 1-0 W, 4-0 W, 2-0 L, 0-2 W, 4-3 W, 2-0 W, 4-1
PHX Rising Soccer Complex Rio Tinto Stadium PHX Rising Soccer Complex PHX Rising Soccer Complex PHX Rising Soccer Complex PHX Rising Soccer Complex Toyota Field Stubhub Center/Track Taft Stadium PHX Rising Soccer Complex Children’s Mercy Park
PHX Rising Soccer Complex Greater Nevada Field OC Great Park PHX Rising Soccer Complex ONEOK Field PHX Rising Soccer Complex Stubhub Center/Track H-E-B Park OC Great Park PHX Rising Soccer Complex PHX Rising Soccer Complex PHX Rising Soccer Complex Weidner Field PHX Rising Soccer Complex Starfire Sports Complex Thunderbird Stadium Providence Park Papa Murphy’s Park PHX Rising Soccer Complex PHX Rising Soccer Complex PHX Rising Soccer Complex
INJURY/SUSPENSION REPORT
Injuries: Rooney — out (lower body) Suspension: None
PHOENIX RISING FC COMMUNICATIONS H. Jose Bosch | jose@phxrisingfc.com | 540.435.6097