TAMPA, Fla. – The following is the USL’s discipline report for Week 25 of the 2018 United Soccer League season:
The Charleston Battery’s Tah Anunga has been suspended for one game following his red card for serious foul play against the New York Red Bulls II this past Saturday. Anunga will be unavailable for the Battery’s contest this Friday against Louisville City FC.
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC’s Jordan Burt has been suspended for one game following his red card for serious foul play against Phoenix Rising FC this past Saturday. Burt will be suspended for the Switchbacks’ game on Wednesday night against Real Monarchs SLC.
Fresno FC’s Ramon Martin Del Campo has been suspended for one game following his red card for denial of a goal-scoring opportunity against Las Vegas Lights FC this past Saturday. Del Campo will be unavailable for Fresno’s game against Reno 1868 FC on Saturday night.
FC Cincinnati’s Blake Smith, Nashville SC’s Ish Jome and the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ Papé Diakité have each been suspended for one game following their sending off for receiving two cautions in their respective contests this past Saturday night. Jome will be unavailable for Nashville’s contest against the Richmond Kickers on Tuesday night, Smith will be unavailable for Cincinnati’s game against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC this Saturday, and Diakité will be unavailable for Tampa Bay’s game against North Carolina FC this Saturday.
FC Cincinnati’s Paddy Barrett, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC’s Thomas Vancaeyezeele and Seattle Sounders FC 2’s Jesse Daley have both been suspended for one game after receiving their fifth yellow cards of the season on Saturday night. Daley will be unavailable for Seattle’s game against Saint Louis FC on Wednesday night, Vancaeyezeele will be unavailable for Pittsburgh’s game against Indy Eleven on Wednesday night, and Barrett will be unavailable for Cincinnati’s contest against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC this Saturday night.
Tulsa Roughnecks FC’s Ivan Mirkovic has been suspended for one game after receiving his eighth yellow card of the season this past Saturday. Mirkovic will be unavailable for Tulsa’s contest with the Swope Park Rangers on Wednesday night.
Phoenix Rising FC’s Doue Mala served a one-game suspension this past Saturday after being sent off for receiving two cautions last Wednesday night against San Antonio FC. Additionally, the New York Red Bulls II’s Cristian Casseres Jr. and Ottawa Fury FC’s Tony Taylor each served suspensions this past Saturday after receiving their fifth yellow cards of the season in midweek contests during Week 24.
The Charlotte Independence’s Alex Martinez, Real Monarchs SLC’s Jack Blake and San Antonio FC’s Diego Restrepo are no longer on caution accumulation warning, having had one caution removed under the USL’s Good Behavior incentive to place them on three cautions for the season.
The following players enter the upcoming matches one caution away from a yellow card accumulation suspension. A fifth caution would result in a one-game suspension and undisclosed fine. Here is the breakdown per club:
Bethlehem Steel FC (1): Olivier Mbaizo
Charleston Battery (2): Vincent Candela, Tah Anunga
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (1): Jordan Schweitzer
FC Cincinnati (1): Blake Smith
Fresno FC (2): Mickey Daly, Alex Cooper
Indy Eleven (2): Ayoze, Brad Ring
LA Galaxy II (2): Emmanuel Appiah, Frank Lopez
Las Vegas Lights FC (2): Marcelo Alatorre, Carlos Alvarez
Louisville City FC (1): Brian Ownby
Nashville SC (2): Justin Davis, Matt LaGrassa
New York Red Bulls II (1): Andrew Tinari
North Carolina FC (1): Marcel Kandziora
Orange County SC (3): Alex Crognale, Michael Seaton, Aodhan Quinn
Ottawa Fury FC (2): Adonijah Reid
Penn FC (3): Tiago Calvano, Ken Tribbett, Jake Bond
Phoenix Rising FC (1): Mike da Fonte
Portland Timbers 2 (1): Eryk Williamson
Real Monarchs SLC (1): James Moberg
Richmond Kickers (1): Heviel Cordoves
Rio Grande Valley FC (2): Kai Greene, Todd Wharton
Saint Louis FC (1): Jonathan Barden
San Antonio FC (2): Cesar Elizondo, Cyprian Hedrick
Seattle Sounders FC 2 (3): Tony Alfaro, Ray Saari, Denso Ulysse
Swope Park Rangers (1): Wan Kuzain
Toronto FC II (2): Dante Campbell, Rocco Romeo
Tulsa Roughnecks FC (2): Joaquin Rivas, Fabian Cerda
The following players enter the upcoming matches one caution away from a yellow card accumulation suspension for receiving an eighth caution this season, which would result in a one-game suspension and undisclosed fine. Here is the breakdown per club:
FC Cincinnati (1): Dekel Keinan
Las Vegas Lights FC (1): Marco Jaime
Seattle Sounders FC 2 (1): Rodrigue Ele
The following players enter the upcoming matches one caution away from a yellow card accumulation suspension for receiving an 11th caution this season, which would result in a one-game suspension and undisclosed fine. Here is the breakdown per club: