Lights FC Halts Sacramento's Perfect Home Record with a 1-1 Draw
April 30, 2022 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Las Vegas Lights FC News Release
Las Vegas Lights FC forward Roberto Molina prepares to score against Sacramento Republic FC
(Las Vegas Lights FC)
Lights FC opened the score in the 17th minute of the match after Danny Trejo created a great play where his shot wasn't controlled by Republic FC's goalkeeper, the rebound was capitalized by Roberto Molina who scored his first goal of the 2022 USL Championship season.
Sacramento leveled the score in the 37th minute off of a corner kick rebound where Tomas Romero wasn't able to clear the ball. Dan Casey found the back of the net to tie the game at 1, which was the score at halftime.
After not having a draw in their first seven games of the season, this was Lights FC's second consecutive tie, increasing their season tally to 14 points in USL Championship's Western Conference.
SCORING SUMMARY:
1-0 Lights FC, Roberto Molina - 17th minute
1-1 Sacramento, Dan Casey - 37th minute
NEXT HOME MATCH:
Lights FC returns to Cashman Field on Saturday, May 14th by hosting Oakland Roots SC. Tickets are available at LightsFC.com/Tickets
Before that, Las Vegas will play a second consecutive road game in Northern California by taking on expansion franchise Monterey Bay on May 7th.
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