KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Swope Park Rangers square off with Rio Grande Valley FC for the second time this season on Saturday night at Children’s Mercy Victory Field, with the hosts aiming to continue a six-game undefeated streak, and the visitors looking to build on a road win last Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2tVOCvU | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2nvlh87
Swope Park Rangers news and notes
Current record: 8-4-2, 26pts
The Rangers earned a 1-0 victory against the LA Galaxy II last Friday night to earn their fourth win in the last five games.
Nansel Selbol had the only goal of the game three minutes after he came on as a second-half substitute, allowing SPR to move into third in the Western Conference.
Swope Park is undefeated in its last three home games since seeing its nine-game winning streak at Children’s Mercy Victory Field ended by San Antonio FC on May 26.
Daniel Salloi, who scored in SPR’s inaugural game in 2016, scored his first MLS goal last Saturday night in a 1-1 draw against the Portland Timbers.
Rio Grande Valley FC news and notes
Current record: 6-6-2, 20pts
The Toros scored with their only shot of the game in a 1-0 victory against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC last Saturday night at Weidner Field.
Ruben Luna converted from the penalty spot to snap RGVFC’s two-game losing streak entering the contest.
Former Toros standout Memo Rodriguez scored his first MLS goal on Wednesday night in the Houston Dynamo’s 3-1 victory against the Montreal Impact.
The Toros have yet to score with a header this season, with all 17 of the club’s goals coming off the left or right foot.
Series Notes
Squads
Swope Park – GK: Adrian Zendejas, David Greczek, Darrin MacLeod; D: Amer Didic, Parker Maher, Oumar Ballo, Liam Doyle, Joe Amico, Patrick Wilkinson, Colton Storm, Tyler Pasher, Erik Palmer-Brown, Dakota Barnathan; M: Louis Bennett, Felipe Hernandez, Lebo Moloto, Daniel Salloi, Christian Duke, Robert Mirosavic, James Musa, Kevin Oliveira, Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal; F: Cameron Iwasa, Kharlton Belmar, Nansel Selbol, Diego Kostner, Mark Anthony Gonzalez
Rio Grande Valley – GK: Marco Carducci, Borja Angoitia, Calle Brown, Michael Kirk; D: Kai Greene, Victor Garza, Robby Sagel, Ivan Magalhaes, Leo Ayala, Taylor Hunter, Juan Garcia, Omar Ontiveros; M: Jorginho James, Eric Bird, T.J. Casner, Emilio Garcia, Todd Wharton, Christian Lucatero; F: Camilo Monroy, Ruben Luna, Kyle Murphy, Jose Escalante
Discipline
Swope Park – Accumulation warning: Kharlton Belmar
Rio Grande Valley – Accumulation warning: Jorginho James
Officials
REF: CALIN RADOSAV
AR1: Shane Kennard
AR2: Joshua Pennington
4TH: Phillip Gomez
Game hashtag:
Twitter social handles
Swope Park Rangers – @SwopeRangers
Rio Grande Valley FC – @RGVFC