Open Cup Notes: Strikers vs Richmond Kickers
Published on May 31, 2016 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers News Release
Key Facts
Match: Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs Richmond Kickers
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Kickoff: 11 a.m. ET
Venue: Broward College South Campus; Pembroke Pines, FL
Broadcasts: None
Hashtags: #FTLvRIC, #USOC2016
About the Kickers
Head Coach: Leigh Cowlishaw
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Home Field: City Stadium
2016 Records
FTL: 7th in NASL Spring Season: 3-3-2 (W-T-L) 12 pts; 9 GF, 9 GA, 0 GD
RVA: 7th in USL Eastern Conference: 4-3-4 (W-T-L) 15 pts; 11 GF, 10 GA +1 GD
Series History
First-ever meeting
Projected Starting XI - (4-2-3-1) - Restrepo; Blandon, Agbossoumonde, Dalton, PC; Gonzalez, Luis Felipe; Moura, Nuñez, Gentile; Angulo
Scouting the Kickers
The Strikers will have to keep an eye out on some of the Richmond Kickers key players in order to be successful on Wednesday. Kickers midfielder, Brian Ownby, is leading the Kickers with three goals and two assists while teammate Yudai Imura follows closely with three goals and one assist.
The Kickers claimed the U.S. Open Cup title in 1995 and have reached the quarterfinal round five times (1995, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011) and the semifinal round twice (1995, 2011).
The Kickers are coming off a 4-0 win over USASA side Aromas Café FC in the Second Round.
Strikers Notes
Fort Lauderdale tallied a third-consecutive away win of the season for the first time in the NASL Modern Era (2011-present), defeating Ottawa Fury FC 2-1 on Friday night
Strikers are now unbeaten in four matches overall
Maicon Santos tallied his fourth goal of the year (tied for second-most this season in NASL)
Giuseppe Gentile scored his first goal with the Strikers
Ramon Nuñez tallied his third assist (tied for second-most this season in NASL)
Fort Lauderdale enters the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday morning vs. Richmond Kickers
First-ever meeting between the two sides
Strikers were eliminated in first match last season at Charleston Battery
Julius James is suspended for the match after his red card for San Antonio against Austin Aztex in the Third Round of the 2015 edition of the Cup
Jean-Marc Alexandre is with the Haiti national team ahead of Copa America
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