Welcome to sdh's coverage of everything going on USL Championship. We'll take you backward before we go forward, and once again reminder anything that may happen in the Southeast involving teams in USL Championship follow along on social media to make sure that matchups are in fact going to happen because of whether one is staring right out at you
with activity at al lang. So if you are a fan of Heartford Athletic, a fan of USL Championship, or fan of Tampa Bay rowdies, continue to follow along on social media. Match scheduled for seven point thirty on Saturday night, Let's go back in the week that was to get you ready for the week that will be. We'll go back to the twenty first and run down all the final scores and get you ready for the matches of
the week. Starting off at Trinity Health Hartford Athletic two nil winners over Oakland Roots and that gets us to match number one. Speaking of Tampa Bay, they went to Patriots Point to take on the Charleston Battery. Here's your highlights courtesy of our friends at the USL Championship, ESPN Plus and YouTube.
There is the whistle and we are underway tonight between the Tampa Bay rowdies and the Charleston Battery. Chapman trying to move it out wide. It's one David Torres, oh by himself. Torres trying to go for the cheeky chip and over the bar. Here this is rolled forward the return ball. It's Marcanic. Every time Marcanic gets on the ball around the eighteen yard box thinking about the record he could break. Tonight it's moved out wide and now cut back, chipped up back post.
Torres stores.
One. David Torres opens the scoring five minutes in one nail Battery.
The Battery needed a response after a poor loss last week. They wanted to be able to come out in the first five minutes and be the aggressors, and they get their reward. Keep an eye on David Torres. Is the second balls picked up because the Routies are playing with three in the back.
When Dobby Torres pulls.
Off, they are out for the season for their respective sides. Here's Nate Worth now for Tampa Bay and Bisegbers.
You can connect with Cal Jennings this to flex forward.
Jennings is onto it and he fires the shot well wide.
He went for all power there. Highly recommend Charleston and Atriots. Point is place that you must go. Chris Allen wins it back. Allen's striding forward, setting it ahead for empty Myers kick save.
Jordan Farr making himself big at that near post. Jested there in the corner. Segber's looking to get it out. Lewis Hilton picks it up, he can.
Hit from distance.
Big save from guinnwest Hartiaga picks it up again, rolling it into the middle. It's cleared away Flinchel center midfielder and Peerman called Aaron Molloy one of the best players, if not the best player in the USL Championship. As it's turned over and moved out wide, Rivera coming forward, Rivera cutting it in Rivera say by grenwist A couple of big stops now by Grenwis, and Rivera knows that was.
A golden chance.
Oh Meyers merchanic awaiting in the middle, Heronriguez staying with it. Cut back for Torres, Torres, the low cross in Marchanick.
Marchanick saved.
Oh my goodness, be able to get the ball collected and be able to run at the outside backs of Tampa Bay.
Battery win it back immediately off of the throwing.
Also Man just three losses in their last fourteen hearing some good form.
Right now, it comes into the.
Middle, Markanick for history. I think Markannick is made his mark this single season goal scoring record of the US sold Championship.
And just look what it means to Nick Marcan, a player that's been unstoppable all season, and the way he takes this goal is indicative of how he's been scoring.
Astute movement.
MD Myers wins the battle physically, but Manchoma as he tries to clear it, puts it right into the pat Now merchanic.
Right now that aggregate score is exactly even at four to four, a little bit more of the play.
For than just the three points in the second half.
How about another shot from outside the area and it was Markanick looking to add to his record again, serves it in Leland Archer, the header away as far as Lewis Hilton and over the bar. No deflection on it. Goal kick tonight Benner sure Rodriguez delivers back posts far came to claimant and now he makes another save on the shot from Dos Santos.
You play a teammate under pressure, he comes back to you. You're under pressure, and all of a sudden they go from a free kick and they're opposing half to all the way back to their goalkeeper and putting themselves under pressure again to lose the ball.
They do lose it again empty Meers Meyers drys to square it. It's Marchanic, Marchanic scars. It's the Nick Marchanic show.
A record breaking night and a praise on Top three now.
This goal is indicative of how the Battery have operated all season. They work together to win the ball back and then from their Mt. Myers, the unsung hero up top, does ever so well to be able to.
Find Nick Marchanic.
Everything he touches turns to gold for the twenty seventh time this season. Marchanic just gives himself a little bit of room confidently, strikes into the far posts low and hard, goes between the legs of the as he reaches and it's all Smasser Ben Pierman give a shout. Tampa's playing into three five to two now.
So Santo Is trying to turn the corner, gets the crossaway and the Meyers saved quick strike. Now it's Torres wide. Here's Joshua Perez the delivery coming in, nodded for it by Doherty. And now Colt Jennings with the outside of his foot but taken by Grenwitz. Charlson has been efficient with their opportunities, held on his sixty percent of the ball as well.
Sadie loves to run at defenders.
They'll do that here Pritz Sadi with the curling effort just wide and eyes for that far post.
Could be a big reason the Battery have hopes to be able to make a deep run in the playoffs this season.
It's played out wide for Aaron Gihan.
Stays in play, Griner side to stay on his line played out to midfield.
Molloy also back to back USL Championship first team performances of the last two seasons.
Perez lasers this end and it's one goal back for Tampa Bay. Freddie Kleman on the board for the Rowdies his first goal of the season.
It's three to one center backers center forward. On a night when nothing is going well for the attacking players, leave it to a center back to score a spectacular goal. His momentum is going away, so watch all he's able to get his hips around the pace comes from the cross.
The baccil to spring Prince Sadie forward Jackson Conway.
There's also Nick Markanick, but Sadie took.
It himsel Ah, you can't look off Marchanics again.
And that is full time.
Three goals and three points for the Charleston Battery.
As nay, it's a history for Nick Mercanic. We'll get into that as the show rolls on North Carolina FC. How about North Carolina f C two nil winners over Indy eleven at wake med Also Rhode Island FC continuing their winning ways to taking the draws turning them into wins. Still north of the playoff bar. We'll get into standings coming up in just a little bit. Two to one win at burn Over FC, Tulsa, Al Paso and Colorado
Springs at Southwest University Park. A one to one draw Goli Straw Monterey Bay in Orange County at Cardinal and that gets us to our second match of the week out West Vegas Lights at Cashman hosting Sacramento Republic. Here's your highlights, once again courtesy of our friends at the USL Championship ESPN Plus and YouTube.
There's the whistle and we are underway tonight from Cashman Field in Las Vegas.
It's the Las Vegas.
Lights named upfield again and it runs out of play.
One thing Las Vegas has got used to this year is playing in close games. Their last eight games and twenty one.
Of their twenty overall this year have been played within a one goal margin or a draw. They have really grinded out some results this year, and they're right there in the thick of the playoff rates looking to make the playoffs for the first time.
As this is slipped in behind Phillips in on goal, Raiko Rose are in in a save and Phillips the follow eron Phillips op.
It's the scoring for Sacramento Republic.
He stayed with it.
And the opser Phillips and within nine minutes the board makes the coach look like a genius. The weight on this pass from Ciceroni is inch perfect.
Rosa in it.
Cannot really enjoy his game. He needs to get on the ball, so he draws Felipe towards him.
That's a center midfielder.
If anything, that little passing is just causing the defender two or three extra sprints.
Comes in for Bennett.
Cory Bennett his twelfth goal this season and an equalizer for the Lights.
This'll show you.
After some slow moving passes, they kick it up to a twelve real quick, and this is an inch perfect.
Cross that is such a good ball.
It goes over Jared Timmer, who's the center back in the middle. That means Lee Desmond needs to be over closer to apply some pressure. But that's the difference Corey Bennett can make finding those pockets of space and then from there he times that leap where he's able to meet it at his apex.
And he's a.
Vitziello sends it long downfields into the minute plus stoppage time in the first half. Second ball picked up shot comes on and say by a Rosarina.
Oh smart leaves this defender in the dust.
Smart coming forward, it's Tory Bennett and it's wide kiss off the post and a goal kick coming inches away.
She's gonna have their time on the ball to try to be able to build up and right now for Sacramento, their content, but they certainly won't be happy with this. You can defend well, but you've got to be able to get on the ball and be able to start to create some opportunities and even get some rest and a reprieve from all this defending no.
Shot so far in the second half for Sacramento.
Here's a Sante.
Wide Smart, Now a Sante in Gondo just over the bar onto the roof of the net seen and Gondo score from outside the area this year, and now a substitution coming. This may be more just man management because of the busy week than anything, but Jacker replaced plays three quarters of this game. It's Harvey Neville who just came in on loan from Portland.
Nike swoosh on it those okay god official.
Brand Official, I'm gona kick taken short and then Pinzone's cross dealt with Ciceroni trying to run away, but more Black Shirts converging and the lights went it back. You're not letting Sacramento breathe right now. Benzone chance did it from distance. It was a heavy first touch. Noel couldn't get the shot away. Smart for Sante on the turn, Sean Smart Smart, Layson on pit Zone scars.
Too unanswered goals for the Las Vegas Lights.
It's two to one.
It's an initial one and What happens is he gets rolled by Sean smart good job of establishing the position in between the ball in Desmond, and then he cuts across and now he's inside the box.
He's the wrong side of Desmond. His head's up. He sees Pinzone.
There's still a lot of work to do because a Kaboo is coming over to close down. But Pinzone leans forward, gets his body shaped correct.
Does enough to get it beyond.
Who's bunchabang And now Joe Jowell those fresh legs. Chow goes down. What color will this card be? It is going to be red for Chibby Cabo. Sacramento down a goal and now down to ten.
The worst right now for the Sacramento Republic. And this is a agonizing turn of events. He is the last man. Okabu gets his hips turned around the wrong way. Jojow takes a really really smart touch to get in front of him.
This is a big five man wall in front of Solomon a Sante. A Sante trying to go round the wall, and it's an easy catch for Viziello. So you added all the variables. Now for Sacramento down a goal, down a man, and they've barely had any of the game in the second half.
This game has been more about Las Vegas being good than it's been about Sacramento being bad in the second half.
Well right away, come to the USL Championship.
Smart's been a regular contributor all year long, and so is popmar Boy.
Over at Phoenix.
It may sound nice to go play in Major League Soccer, for sure, and get drafted and all that. I'm just scrape for your ego, but if you're not playing games, what does that really do for your development?
Here's a Sante Solomon as Sante saved pat it in the middle and taken by it to yellow. He's been gold dangerous all night long as Sante and nothing has found in the back of the net yet tonight or this season. Sante them does have three assists to his.
Name this season. Sante ring Gondo, Joe Joo.
Joo, It's endlined, somehow got that cross away and Luis Felipe heads it away Smart Sean Smart saved. He's Gordon from outside the area this year. He has two goals to his name.
John Smart making a big case for a man of the match type performance with his involvements, and.
They want to keep it. There was some contact but no whistle and play on and Gondo went down. Now it's one back in the middle. Joe Hafferty moves it out wide. It's Valentinoel. It's saved. Hafferty again for Noel. Now Jabang laying it off, Sean Smarts on target and another say for Fitzi Yellow.
The delivery it was too tall for.
Fitzy Yellow and he almost got there. Remember earlier this year Week one, and.
That is full time.
These Lights continue to shine bright. Two to one win over Sacramento Republic and Las Vegas sweeps this season series.
Big win for USL Championships and the Vegas Lights. Vegas Lights doing really well when they've invested the way that they have so far this season in the club and you're seeing the results on the field in Las Vegas. Big win over Sacramento. North of them in the table Phoenix at the corner of thirty eighth and Washington, four nil winners over San Antonio FC. Sunday activity on other networks other than the plus Detroit City shut and got the big win over lou City. By the way, news
involving are reports involving Ganny Cruz and low City. We'll get into that coming up. On the other side, Get you ready for the previews. Detroit City two one winter at Keyworth and ham Trammick over the visitors, New Mexico United at the Lab, one nil winners over loud United, same score. Birmingham Legion over the MIAMIFC not a MIAMIFC, but the MIAMIFC Orange County and the midweek two nil winners over Phoenix Rising at Irvine calip So that sets up your standings well the month to go in the
regular season. Prank's Performance Standings presented by our friends at Prinks Tires Eastern Conference once again one and two. Louisville two matches in hand, have a three point lead over Charleston. Both are in the postseason sixty two points to fifty nine. Then you have Chase Group number one Tampa Bay at forty six points, Detroit City at forty five. Then the real Chase Group Birmingham Leagues in fifth at forty one points.
They've won two of three. Indy eleven had a three match unbeaten string snapped last time out and they're at forty points match in hand over Rhode Island who have nine wins, seven losses and thirteen draws on the air, but both are at forty points. Loud United right now because of tie breakers, they are in the eighth slide at thirty seven points, ten wins, match in hand against Hartford Athletic. They have the tie breakers right now in a goal difference of plus seven, even though they've lost
three of four. Below the playoff bar currently it's Hartford at ten wins, twenty nine points. They are unbeaten in their last five. As a matter of fact, unbeaten in their last seven. According to Kaylor Hodges in the USL show, North Carolina FC at thirty six points, they've won two of three. Pittsburgh River Hounds had a four match unbeaten strings snapped last time out. They're at thirty five points, So basically you have four teams two points, one playoff
spot right now. In the East, the MIAMIFC twenty nine matches played, a record of three twenty four and two, a goal difference of minus forty two and eleven points. On the season, they have lost four of five and three in a row. Western Conference, one team is in the postseason. That's New Mexico United, twelve points clear. Of everybody else. They've won three of four. They're at fifty seven points. Switchbacks unbeaten in five. They're now at forty
five points, and here's Chase Group number one. Sacramento has lost three of four. They do have a match in hand, however, and they're at forty four pointsphi nine oh one right now in that fourth slot, the last home match in the opening round of the postseason. They're at forty three points. Stephen Glass has hit each column once in their last three. They've got one more win than Vegas Lights. Vegas Lights unbeaten in five, forty three points, eleven wins, twenty nine
matches played. Oakland Roots they're at forty points. They've lost three in a row. They'll take over at the Oakland Coliseum in twenty twenty five as the Oakland A's are now heading to Sacramento. Phoenix rising at thirty six points. They've lost two of three. Orange County unbeaten in their last three. They're at thirty five points, and that's your playoff bar FC Tulsa thirty one points. They've got to make up four. They have lost four of five. They
have one point in their last five matches. San Antonio FC out on the tiebreaker. Right now between the two, they're at thirty one points, eight wins, twenty eight matches. They're in tenth Modterey Bay at thirty points. They only have three points in their last five matches, and they'll pass the locomotive turning into according to Kaylor, turning into basically RGV Toro's version two point zero and L Passo five sixteen and seven, twenty eight matches and twenty two points.
So that sets up your conference standings in the USL Championships. So what about the news and notes and all the things that you could have voted for and signing up for the weekly newsletter at USL Championship dot com. You can do exactly that. You can do all of those things and you can keep up to date with everything
going on in the second Division. We're gonna go to the viewing guide let you know what's going on involving all the activity, and what we do here is we take you through League one and we take you into the Yeggermeister Cup Final and USL Championship. We'll run through it all for you here on all of the networks.
USL Championship Saturday on ESPN Plus El Passo, North Carolina, Indy eleventh, the MIAMIFC, Pittsburgh and Birmingham Low City in Memphis nine to zero one, Tampa Bay and Hartford Athletic eight o'clock the front end of the Saturday double headeron Glossal Networks. Colorado Springs and Loud United back on the Plus San Antonio and wrote DOWNLANDFC Modtere Bay, Detroit City back into the double header on glosso it is Phoenix and Vegas Lights from thirty eighth in Washington. Sunday it
is on Golossal Network. Oakland and FC Tulsa, Sacramento Republic and New Mexico United. They are on the Deuce Jegermeister Cup Final in League One Northern Colorado Hailstorm and Ford Madison. That is also on ESPN Plus. So that's the news to get you ready for the weekend. Looking at Goal of the Week, Save of the Week and you can vote on those and don't forget also look at the
social media's and follow the USL Championship. However you prefer to do so either on Instagram, Facebook or on the two hundred and eighty character app At the USL Championship Sacramento Republic is a great on new contracts with Nick Ross and Lee Desmond and Sierra Leone international Emmanuel Samadia has agreed to a contract extension with Hartford Athletic. Team of the Week for week twenty nine will get into Power Rankings and Golden Save of the Week. As we
go here. Team of the Week in week time twenty nine. No surprise record setting brace from Merchanic in the game against Tampa Bay, so Marchanic gets to be the Player of the Week presented by our friends at konami e Football for week twenty nine. Also on the board, it is in net Chris Shakes for New Mexico United, making only his second league appearance for safe shutout against Louden goals prevented mark of minus one point one point eight. Back line Carlos Gusmant of Monterey Bay, Pape Mar Boyer
from Phoenix Rising, Sean Tose from lou City. Your back line of three midfield Sean Smart of Vegas, Charlie Dennis from Phoenix, Maxi Rodriguez Detroit City, Chris Allen from the Battery. That's your midfield four Greg Hurst, Nick Markanic noa fuson New Mexico United, Charleston, Rhode Island, respectively. Eric Quill from New Mexico United with a team that got a six point week. Coach of the Week for week twenty nine.
Your bench Colin Shutler from Orange County I'll be Mohammed from New Mexico, Marcus Naquim from Orange County, Mcaueli Acalae from New Mexico, JOJ quj the Era from Rhode Island, Colin Martin from North Carolina FC, and Darish Formula from Phoenix Rising. That's your Team of the Week for week twenty nine, presented by our friends at Konami e Football. Power Rankings presented by our friends at Pranks Tires. And remember these are power rankings. It's power rankings put forth
by USL Championship dot Com. It's not a ranking system per se. It's just power rankings. In Mexico up four to one, battery up two to two, which means switchbacks drop down from three, loose city drop down to number four, vegas lights up to five. And I know you're looking at eleven, eight and ten and you're going, why are they at five? They'd taken one season sweep, they got three after their comeback win against Sacramento that you heard
earlier on in the show. Detroit City up seven to number six, Memphis nine to one, stays at seven, Sacramento Republic down five to eight, Rhode Island up three to nine, North Carolina FC up five to ten, Louden down to eleven, Phoenix rising at nine to nine to nine up six to the numbers twelve, Hartford Athletic up three to thirteen, which means Tampa Bay drops to fourteen, Pittsburgh drops to fifteen, Birmingham up one to sixteen, which means in the eleven
drop six from eleven to seventeen. Orange County up two to eighteen, which means San Antonio drops five to nineteen. Roots down one to twenty, Tulsa stays at twenty one, Monterey Bay up two to twenty two, El Paso down one to twenty three, and the MIAMIFC at three twenty four and two to get the first road shutout of the season. Kadimenjai and got burned by Darln Mataeis and you're three twenty four and two, down one to number
twenty four. That's your power rankings, presented by our friends at Prinks Tires and the Power Performance Rankings are always going to be there for your high Performance Tires and your friends at Prinks Championship Save of the Week and Gold of the Week. You can vote on those from Monday through Thursday and Tuesday through Friday at noon. Then
the results are posted at USL Championship dot Com. For the USL Championship Save of the Work, your four contenders, and that's how it traditionally is, and there is a lot of ballot box stuffing, don't get me wrong. Johan Penuranda from Tulsa, Christian Herrera from Switchbacks, Chris Shakes from New Mexico, Hugo Feru Faroh from Aladin United, and your USL Championships Save of the Week the way that it
ended up still being voted. So does it go to Chris Shakes for his major appearance, his second league appearance on the season, and the minus goal of minus one to eighteen. Once again, you have until Friday at noon to submit your answers to USL Championship dot com and find out who the winner is gonna be. Goal of the Week goes from Monday through Thursday, and so we'll keep an eye on Goal of the Week as we go as well, so once again Goal of the Week, Save of the Week. You can vote once again and
that is at USL Championship dot Com. Goal is Monday through Thursday. Save is Tuesday through Friday, and the league will post the numbers once everyone is voted and the day deadline has passed. So that gets us into the schedule and where things are. We'll get you some juice boxes after we break down the schedule, let you know where everything is in USL Championship once again. A month to go here in the regular season and we'll break things down for you there. So there's going to be
a test later on. A lot of matchups on Saturday three o'clock Eastern time, El Paso and North Carolina FC one o'clock Local time. Duke Keith on the call for our friends that'll pass a locomotive seven o'clock at the mic Indo eleven hosting the MIAMIFC. Seven o'clock at high Mark, Pittsburgh and Birmingham Legion seven thirty at Lynn Family steven Glass, Memphis.
Nine oh one. Visit lou City, Tampa Bay hosting Hertford Athletic once again because of Helen, keep a circle on that one and find out if times change, because you've got to check power and see if the aulang is without power as we get closer to the weekend, So keep an eye on the start time for Tampa Bay and Heartford Athletic. Eight o'clock Downtown Beautiful, Colorado at Widner Field. Switchbacks hosting Louden Rhode Island FC on the road in
San Antonio taking on San ANTONIOFC at Toyota Field. Ten o'clock at card Now Mona A Bay hosting Detroit City thirty eighth in Washington. Ten thirty Saturday night, it is Phoenix Rising and Vegas Lights. Big matchup in the Western Conference. Sunday, two matchups to end the month of September. It is a Pioneer Stadium, Oakland Roots hosting FC Tulsa's six Eastern Hard Health Park. The back end of that doubleheader on Sunday,
Sacramento Republic hosting New Mexico United. All right, so let's get you into the juice boxes and gets you up to date with any juice box activity that may exist when it comes to USL Championship. And once again, this is a composite that is put together by our friends at oddsportal dot com. Traditionally, anywhere from eight to thirteen different juice box purveyors, they throw everything in a pile. Take the average, and that's the number that we quote
here on the show. On a weekly basis. The activity for the weekend in USL Championship. Here are the ones we have. It is El Paso Locomotive a plus two oh four hosting North Carolina FC at a plus one sixteen, Indy eleven big favorite of minus three forty five, no surprise the MIAMIFC at plus seven thirty five. River Hounds a minus one thirty nine. Congratulations on River Hounds for naming their women's coach for the USLW side that is going to be up and running in Pittsburgh this past week.
River Hounds a minus one thirty nine. Birmingham a plus three fifty nine. Lewi City a big favorite at home minus two thirty three hosting Memphis at a plus five sixty six. There are reports out that Danny Cruz is in line to be interviewed and or considered heavily for the vacant Saint Louis City SC job in Major League Soccer. That would be a hell of a pickup. Let's see if city follows through or Iphy stays in the stays
in Louisville. Keep an eye on that. Tampa Bay at a minus one seventy nine, hosting Hartford Athletic at a plus three eighty two, Colorado Springs of minus one twenty two, hosting Loudness A plus two eighty seven, Rhode Island Road Favorite at a plus one thirty one, Your Draws A
plus two to thirty one. San Antonio FC A plus one eighty four, Monterey Bay at Home a plus one twenty five as Detroit City travels from one end of the planet to the other at a plus two o six, Phoenix Rising a plus one oh four hosting Vegas Lights draw and Vegas by the Way pretty much within the margin of era at a plus two to thirty two. Sunday Action Oakland to minus one fifteen hosting FC Tulsa, FC Tulsa's a plus two sixty five, Sacramento Republic of
minus one twenty three. Hosting New Mexico at a plus three oh three. And that is your rundown of everything going on in USL Championship. To get you through the end of the month of September and heading into the business month of the schedule playoffs, trying to be determined positions, slots. All of that. There are races in USL Championship. There are races in USL League One. You can go over and listen to the SDH on USL League One show
and find out about all of those. Reminder, if you're in market and you can catch a matchup in USL Championship, please do you get to see the best in the second division in the US Soccer Pyramid. You get to see a lot of great teams and a lot of great markets bringing the sport to their local fans. If you are in market and can't make it, follow along on the favorite social media channels and your streaming services.
Same for being out of market. You can follow along there and keep an eye on things with your favorite streaming services, USL Championship on social media, your favorite team on social media, and keep an eye on things that way as well. For everybody here at SDH, please go and watch. Please continue to invest your time and watch what's going on and listen to what's going on every single week here on the SDH network. That is your SDH rundown of everything going on in USL Championship. For
everybody here at SDH, I'm just John. Thanks for dropping by. Played safe. Everybody enjoy the games in USL Championship.