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Joaquín Rivas Named to USL Championship Team of the Week Following Weekend Brace

May 10, 2022 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
FC Tulsa News Release


TAMPA, Fla. - Following its first win in more than a month, FC Tulsa has returned to the weekly awards table. Joaquín Rivas was named to the USL Championship's Week 9 Team of the Week following his two-goal performance in Saturday's 3-1 home victory over Detroit City FC. It's the second such honor of the season for Rivas after he was named to the Team of the Week following Week 2.

In addition to his two goals, his 2nd and 3rd of the season, Rivas won 4 of his 6 duels and completed 17 of 23 passes, including 5 of 6 in the final third. While the USL Championship doesn't credit secondary assists, Rivas' ball through the box to JJ Williams was a key pass in the build-up to what was the eventual match-winning goal by Rodrigo da Costa.

The brace moves Joaquín Rivas to 27 goals for his Tulsa career, one behind da Costa as the club's all-time goalscoring leader. FC Tulsa now is one of three USL Championship teams, in addition to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC and El Paso Locomotive FC, with at least three players with three or more goals so far in 2022 - Williams (5), da Costa (4) and Rivas.

Rivas can add the Team of the Week honor to his Goal of the Week nominee, as his first tally on Saturday was one of five league nominees for its weekly best goal award.

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