Welcome to sdnh's coverage of everything going on USL Championship. We'll take you backward before we go forward. Let you know what's going on in the next seven days as we let you know what happened in the last seven days. Schedule coming down to it, we're getting ready for the playoff runs for everybody who wants to be in and everybody who might be bumped out by the time we're done. Officially, no Dellion, no Dalley Zone. Let's go through the final
scores over the last seven days. At Keyworth last Saturday early on Detroit City, a big win at home against New Mexico United, winning that one one nil, Indy eleven at the MIC over El Passo three to one Loud and put four on Birmingham Legion to win that one for two at Segra. The MIAMIFC lost at South Day the South daye keya Field at Pittbull Stadium three nil the heart Ford Athletic. That gets us to match number one on the week from al Lang Tampa Bay hosting Pittsburgh.
Here's your highlights courtesy of our friends at the USL Championship, ESPN Plus and YouTube.
Rowdy is starting to find feet Dorty Oh, perfect spot right in the middle of that box. Benner will take his first shot at a rowdy just a frank.
Looking to the faup puss.
He fixed it.
He looked for the fop bus and dragged it to the first buss.
He how slowly starting to level up that possession time in this first half, Alex Bender laying it wide, Buchoma sizing things up. Bon Choma takes it in man once again, the keeper knocking it down for the house to.
Make things up one he Shimmy's Shimmys goes back again him the left foot. Good job by Juniati too, taking away from Jordan.
All at the feet of Zakison, Tyley Diamond. It's Jordan Doherty getting dirty. Kyle Jennings now can attack Jennings with the rocket just over the crossbar. But outstanding attempt by Kyle.
Jackson taking the boat down the defender's throats. Left foot, right foot, doesn't Matto good strike.
Light now through the air and coming down with it. Zakison Robby Mertz sending it back shot from dead on and it scored.
The hounds have struck first and all.
What a strike it was right through the lane off the foot of Jackson Walty and it's one nail.
Where we just talked about this morn at the hydration break in leader in the club so effective.
This year before kickoff. Took them a little extra time to come up with that magic eleven that he wanted tonight, because you'll lose a guy likes Spaulding. It kind of changes every day. It's far.
Ha him.
Just a blast tonight at alang Is. Here comes Leo Fernandez, so he will enter early for Jordan. Tony, you're now one of the leaders on this team and her team needs you. They'll hustle back here to collect Radis fans calling for a big run. Jennings in a crowd right back from Leo Fernandez.
Cal Tennis put the front where the road is. Sco Hark Fianca.
When his legs may be gone, but I Chamo Stinazi finish his ability, his technique in front of gold, his craftiness.
On the Venezul spreads it wide Artiaga Fernandez, this is what he does best.
Yon lays it for Rivera.
Eric Dick comes over.
The Finandos has to try and get on the ball head.
Jennings be able to redirect Munchoma working once more, work little chip Revera in the neighborhood, fomally able to corral.
Heads up play by Worth to get the ball into the mix.
Up, goes back the other way Monjuma again laying it down. Raddy's will keep it. Roddy's doing a good job distributing here and taking care of the ball.
Late.
Want to see number ten get the ball on top of the box rather than the Roadies continue to go outside and crossing the ball into the trees.
Jennings. This time he fires a missile Eric tick Abell to knock it down, and he's going to replace Langston blackstop. Also going to welcome in bottle caguard the end. About this little for bat Lily.
So the extra time, Yeah, no fresh legs again, just to make sure that the river Hounds get out of here unscathed. Two defensive players to keep up with your fresh legs, actually the attacking legs of the Roadies and six.
Minutes strow minutes extra time council try and turn them loose. Dolly Fernandez who Frenandez in fron bits good.
Hyo Bernandez has done it for Tampa Bay.
Take the script and send it to Honeywood. The Sambaman in front of a land the legend, the ultimate rode starts, finishes on your robes.
Come from all the way back.
To take the lead.
Room, claiming you're out. He's looking to close the book after an emotional night. Here at home, Sampaul right side. It's walty place, is it? Little chip shot? Now header just over the bar. The rowdy's on point, defensively trying to get an ankle here this one set in look out there was a lane four though again waiting for it and again it's work to the ground reading.
His keeper came out of Forbes just unlooked everyone with that pass. I think he's oopuly.
I didn't expect the pass.
The rowdies come from behind and get a massive two to one victory behind that guy right there, Lao legend.
On his home pitch, big one at the death for the rowdies, they have solidified their spot, will go over the standings in the east in just a second. Colorado Springs at Widner shut out, Charleston two nil, Memphis nine oh one at AutoZone shut out. In North Carolina FC three to nil, lou City, a road favorite rare last week got the win one nilligains f C Tulsa at one OK. It was San Antonio FC and Pioneer beating Oakland Roots one nil, same score, Orange County in Irvine,
California over Rhode Island FC. Sacramento two nil winners over Phoenix Rising at Heart Health and a goalless Dramatterey Bay in Vegas. Lights. That gets us to the MIDWEEKND Wednesday Rio Grand Credit Union Field. Basically it's the lab New Mexico United, Sacramento Republic our Western game of the week. Here's your highlights courtesy of our friends at the USL Championship, ESPN Plus and YouTube.
Yeah, I mean there's many things that are different this year, and not being one of them, you know, it's it's getting to that point of the season though, the you know, the old cliche of business business end of the season, and here we go that this is this is a huge ninety minutes.
Then Donovan no stranger to playing against the Black and Yellow. It was actually his thirteenth minute goal last October that eliminated New Mexico as camp Bachis with a monster saved perries it out, another shot comes through and it just goes wide to eclipse the six hundred save mark. Here's Gerr once again. This is where he's most dangerous. All headed out by Abdi Mohammed Ciceroni once again, Ciceroni trying to wrap his right foot around that one. Bailey turns.
Muhammad now has some space here on the near side. Mccuela kale a kale with the left foot, looking to cross one in Mikleto. No trouble there for Victello. Nick Ross, the Scotsman. He has started every single match for Sak Republic this season. He's the only player to do so. Ciceroni again cuts it, back drops it in for Sanchez and the cross went in, but it was sent back out.
Tom Buckis, I think just pulled off the unbelievable save that, but you nothing about it.
Flag stays down. Hurst is on a breakaway Hurst and he sticks it into the side netting.
Who have come seated twenty seven goals, but Soccer Republic only comes to the twenty two goals. Comparison New Mexico United thirty three.
Here's Gloucester. He's got options a Calle a bit of a heavy touch there, a Calle with the left foot and a little one hopper in front of Vitello, who was left out of the match day squad on the weekend. Up at Keyworth against Detroit Sportthio sends this corner in headed away by his former teammate Kaylon Ryden.
Ross.
Here's Desmond the Irishman looking back post, unmarked and that ball misses the target. It he's riding Kayln Ryding tonight, making one hundred and nineteenth league appearance for the Black and Yellow. This is his fifth season with the club. He's a colley god a foot to it, but Sanchez able to come back into possession. Ciceroni now he's got
an opportunity deflected in front of Tambacas. The first half stoppage time given at the top of the six and it's Luis Felipe with a header straight at Alex Tambacas. They have stopped the opposition from scoring a first half goal in nineteen out of twenty seven championship matches. This one falls to Ciceroni and want to save once again from Alex Tambachis in.
The first off. There will maybe a little too comfortable good sideways in the first off. Second off. They're really looking to push the pace and drive the team forward right.
Now, Yes, auto free kick. Oh and it's headed and it's in.
New Mexico have scored. It's Abdy Mohammad here in the sixty first minute and for Mohammed, that's.
His third goal of this season.
And what a time for it to come.
That almost seem like times stood still the ball and you could see Abdi Mohammed from ala Vant It's point behind that he was just wide open and he put it in the wrong spot that Ttello just couldn't get to. It just couldn't get to a place so well, you see since the New Mexican night goal, Poltio just playing maybe about fifteen twenty odds higher up the field to you.
And that's actually another Sacramento sub Harvey Neville, who played that cross in. Hurst now has a breakaway, the scotsman able.
To finish and Greg Hurst has scored his tenth goal of the campaign. New Mexico now on top of Zach Republic two nil.
On Saturday as well, with how a son of joy beat and see here just calms use up and he just takes a touch to the right.
Here's Bailey out for a calleis a Callei finds hers and.
Greg Hurst has tacked on his second. New Mexico United up three nil, and that might be the nail.
In the coffin.
The second half has been an absolute masterclass in how to carve ope and the defense fromb twelle a Calae unbelievable.
And here's a Callei plays this one forward Hernandez and he hits that one off the outside of the crossbar. Making his way over to the States to play for Zach Republic last year, scored five times for the Republic. Last season, he's only found the back of the net twice so far this season. It's Fernandez post sue, here's Bruce able to keep it. Daniel Bruce chips it forward
and it's just off the mark. And it's just interesting to see some of the similar similarities in this match, and also the match that took place here last season is at Eda flag stays down and at Eda able to pull one back here for Republic in second half stoppage time and New Mexico questions for the ref. They're saying Abdi Mohammad was the one that held him on and so at Nut bags his third goal of the season, and you can see that. You can download now, here's Glocester,
Here's Gloucester. Nobody closing him down in Gloucester has a pop and just drags it wide.
Busy week for Sacramento. Two matches, one win and one loss. So that sets up the standings and where we are standing's courtesy of our friends at Prinks Tires Prinks Performance Standings presented by Pranks. So let's get into the Eastern Conference. Two teams now win officially lou City and Charleston. Lu City won three in a row four of five. They are six points clear of the Battery, who have hit each column once in their last three at fifty six points,
big gap to the rest. Tampa Bay snapped their two game losing streak with the win and they're at forty six points. Detroit City at forty two unbeaten in their land three, but only one of those is a win. Same can be said for Indy eleven at forty points. In fifth, Birmingham Legion had snapped the three game losing streak, but now they've lost four lost four of five. At thirty eight points ahead, it is Rhode Island in the tie breakers ahead of Loud United at thirty seven points.
Even though Rhode Island FC has lost two in a row, it is a loud At thirty seven, they are in eighth. Pittsburgh River Hounds have hit the column once each column once in their last three. They're at thirty five, just below the bar. Hartford Athletic unbeaten in their last five, but only two of them wins. They're at thirty four points. North Carolina FC at thirty three, and then the MIAMIFC became the first team eliminated in the postseason three twenty
three and two. At twenty eight matches, they are out the door. So far for the postseason, they've lost four of five three twenty three and two gold difference of minus forty one. Right now through twenty eight matches. Only team in in the West of Mexico United because they have a ten point gap between themselves in Sacramento, Republic, and that's when the fun starts in the West Republic
have lost. Now they've gone lost win loss in their last three, so they've hit the each bar once two and two in their last four forty four points, and they're ahead of Switchbacks on tie breakers and goal difference. Switchbacks, though have won four in a row. Memphis nine oh one have hit each column once in their last three. They're at forty three and fourth. Vegas Lights at forty points, ten eight and ten unbeaten in their last four. Unfortunately,
the last two have been draws. Oakland Roots they're in sixth. They've lost two in a row and they're still in six at twelve, twelve and four. Phoenix Rising have climbed up to thirty three points. Had their four match unbeaten strings snapped with the loss, they are at thirty three points in seventh. Orange County ahell and tie breakers. They have more wins than FC Tulsa right now, they are
in eighth Tulsa seven wins and thirty one points. San Antonio out on the tie breakers right now minus six in goal difference, but they're out the tiebreakers with Orange County and FC Tulsa. That's why they're intent at twenty at thirty at thirty one points. Monterey Bay at twenty twenty nine points, excuse me, and they have not won in their last five. El Paso Locomotive five, sixteen and six.
They're at twenty at twenty one points through twenty seven matches, so they'd get you your standings as we head into the weekend. Let's get you into all the news in USL Championship. We mentioned the race of the playoffs. We'll get you right into the viewing Guide and we'll do it for both USL Championship and USL League One, so that way you can be kept up to date on
everything in the USL footprint. So Viewers Guide USL Championship Saturday on the Plus Hartford and Oakland, Charleston and Tampa Bay, North Carolina in the eleven CBS Colossal Network at seven thirty has Rhode Island FC, NFC Tulsa. The Plus takes over again with El Paso and Colorado Springs, Monterey Bay and Orange County, Vegas Lights, Sacrament of Republic, Phoenix Rising
and San Antonio FC is on Golossal Network. Sunday on the Deuce, Detroit City hosting Low City at three o'clock back on the Plus with the Mexico United, Loud United Birmingham Legion and the MIAMIFC League One. Saturday on the Plus, Ford Madison and Spokane Velocity. Also on the Plus Richmond and Lexington, Greenville and Central Valley South Georgia Tormenta and Charlotte Union, Omaha and one, Knox Hailstorm and Chattanoo Red Wolves. So that gets you through your viewing guide for the weekend.
Also on the board it is the power rankings. As we get you ready, we'll also go through match. We'll go through a goal and save of the week. Once again. Power rankings presented by our friends at Pranks Tires for week twenty eight. Once again power rankings, not to anything outside of a power ranking setup, but once again this is the power rankings that you get to see when you dial it up at USL Championship dot com. Lou City stays at on one, Colorado Springs up two to two.
Then you also have a Sacramento up three to three with a split week, Charleston down two to four, New Mexico down two to five, Vegas Lights down one to six, Memphis up five to seven, Tampa Bay up two to eight, Louden up four to nine, River Hounds down three. Because of all of that movement, they're now at ten. Indy eleven is now at eleven, up six, Rhode Island with the loss on the Road down three to twelve, Detroit
City up two to thirteen. San Antonio up four to fourteen, which means that North Carolina FC took a big tumble and down to ten players after three minutes, end up with a loss on the board. So North Carolina FC down seven to fifteen. Hartford stays at sixteen, Birmingham up two to seventeen, which means Phoenix down four, Oakland down eight. They are eighteen and nineteen, Orange County up two to twenty. FC Tulsa down one, El Paso down one, and the
MIAMIFC stays at twenty three. Monterey Bay they haven't won in nine haven't scored in three hundred and sixty two minutes after a scoreless draw in Vegas. That's why Monterey Bay and the power rankings is below the team that's three, twenty three and two. Don't forget be a part of
the process on social media. You can follow along everything that's going on in USL Championship on the two hundred and eighty character app, on Facebook and on Instagram, and you can sign up for the league newsletter to let you know what's going on. Remember for Save of the Week and Goal of the Week, you can vote Monday through Thursday and Tuesday through Friday. Everything's released in and
around noon Eastern times. Save of the Week contenders for week twenty eight, and it was one of the more popular items that was clicked on in USL Championship No real surprise. Ran On Ribero from Hartford, Jamali Wait from El Paso, Colin Shutler from Orange County, Danny Vidiello, who seems to be showing up there every single week for Sacramento and that's a good thing. Save is voted on
until noon on Friday, starting at noon on Tuesday. Goal of the Week goes Monday through Thursday, and right now as we're taping, Jamali Wait running away with it seventy percent of the vote. Danny Vidiello from Sacramento right now is number two. So once again Tuesday through Friday, go vote the USL Championship dot com and you can get everything all squared away with all your activity as you get ready for the postseason as the regular seasons winding down.
In USL Championship, Goal of the Week, which is Monday through Thursday, in the voting window, Alex Crenally from Birmingham, Florian Below from Loud, and Menmo Artiaga from Tampa Luis Fernando from Memphis nine oh one and closer vote to Florian below on the poll side final results fifty percent of the vote to Floria and below. Alex Crenale from Birmingham was second at thirty eight percent. So once again,
go to USL Championship dot com. You can get all the information that you need when it comes to the USL Championship. How you can be a part of the process. Vote vote, vote, vote vote, as they always say. So that is the other information there for Gold and Save of the week we mentioned last week, once again remind you this week USL and ESPN International Security multi year agreement bringing the Super League to Latin America and the Caribbean.
Very very cool stuff there involving a USL Championship. Right, Let's get you into the schedule for the weekend and the juice boxes that are attached to all of them, and it will be a very very busy weekend starting you on Saturday, all the games that are there. It's a three game on Sunday, and then you end up with the one game in the midweek before we all circle back around and get to talk to each other again.
It is and there'll be a test on it in a bit Saturday night at Trinity Health Hartford Athletic hosting Oakland Roots Big Matchup at Patriots Point Battery hosting Tampa Bay WAKEMD, North Carolina FC and Indy eleven at Burn Rhode Island FCFC Tulsa, Rhode Island needs a win in the worst way possible. Southwest University Park Passa hosting Switchbacks, Cardinal has Monterey Bay hosting Orange County Vegas Lights at Cashmen hosting Sacramento Republic, Phoenix Rising at the corner of
thirty eighth in Washington taking on San Antonio FC. Sunday afternoon, Keyword Detroit City and lou City. We mentioned that one for the TV game on the deuce four o'clock at the Lab Eastern time, New Mexico United and Loud United and at Protective on Sunday. It is Birmingham Legion hosting the Miami FC. Wednesday on the twenty fifth, late night in Irvine, California, East Coast time, Orange County hosting Phoenix Rising.
And that is the last game of the week before we circle back and catch up with one another this time next week. Juice Boxes. Just to let you know before you go on your activity this weekend. Hertford favored at home at a plus one oh four against Oakland Charleston minus one twenty seven, Tampa Bay a plus two eighty one. On the road, North Carolina FC A minus one twenty five, Indy eleven a plus three zho one Rhode Island to minus two fifty six FC Tulsa a
plus sixty ten. Colorado Springs Road favored at a plus one oh eight as they go take on El Paso at a plus two twenty two. Monterey Bay favored at home at a minus one oh eight, hosting Orange County at a plus two sixty three. Vegas Lights a slight home dog, Sacramento Republic a plus one fifty two, hosting Vegas Lights going to Vegas and Cashman taking on the Vegas Lights at the plus one sixty eight. Phoenix a minus one oh eight hosting San Antonio, who is a
plus two ninety five. On Sunday, lou City of minus one ten hosting going to Detroit City and Keyworth at a plus two forty one. New Mexico United minus one o eight hosting Loud and A plus two forty seven. Birmingham minus one ninety two hosting at the MIAMIFC at a plus four twenty four. If you are in market, as we always say, we suggest you go and you catch all the activity in the second Division, all the up and coming talent, all the established talent in USL Championship.
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