USL Louisville City FC

Match Preview: Louisville City FC V New York Redbulls II

June 18, 2015 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Louisville City FC News Release


Louisville, KY - Coming off back-to-back losses for the first time ever, Louisville City FC (5-2-5, 20 points) will be seeking their sixth victory of the season, and to carry on their unbeaten streak at Louisville Slugger Field, when the New York Red Bulls II (4-5-4, 16 points) come to town. The scheduled 7:30pm kickoff on Saturday is the start of a key four-match home stand for Louisville.

City is coming off a heartbreaking 0-1 extra time defeat in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup against the Chicago Fire.. The winner came from a Quincy Amarikwa header in the 116th minute after, what appeared to be, a Chicago Fire handball. The match marked just the third time this season that City was held scoreless. Louisville is in their longest scoring drought, having gone over 230 minutes without a goal, despite creating a plethora of chances in their last two matches.

Louisville's last USL match was on Saturday, where the first year club suffered a 0-2 loss to the Rochester Rhinos. Both goals came as a result of unfortunate breaks for Louisville. A poor clearance in the first half led to the Rhinos opening goal. Sean Reynolds went down with an injury just as Rochester got into the 18-yard-box leaving the left side wide open and allowing Steevan Dos Santos to score his second goal of the match.

New York Red Bulls II are coming off of a 1-0 win at Wilmington on Saturday. Chris Tsonis' goal in the 72nd minute gave the MLS 2 side a key win that propelled them over the playoff line. Saturday's match will be the fourth of a six-game road trip for New York.

For Louisville a win could push them within a point of the Richmond Kickers for third place in the USL's Eastern Conference. Fans can purchase tickets ahead of time to avoid the lines on match day by visiting LouisvilleCityFC.com/tickets.

Louisville City FC is a professional soccer team founded in 2014 began its inaugural season in 2015. The United Soccer League was founded in 2010 and has expanded to 24 teams for the 2015 season. Louisville City FC will play all home matches at Louisville Slugger Field in downtown Louisville.

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