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Record Crowd Watches Louisville City Blank Richmond 3-0

July 4, 2015 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Louisville City FC News Release


Louisville, KY -- Louisville picked up right where they left off from last week's 6-2 victory over the OKC Energy by beating the Richmond Kickers in front of a record crowd of 8,254 at Louisville Slugger Field on Independence Day.

City was in control throughout, and got the scoring going in the 16th minute when Bryan Burke and Matt Fondy connected. Burke brought the ball into a dangerous position and crossed the ball in from the right side of the 18-yard box. Matt Fondy finished the play with a chest deflection that sent the ball into the back of the net for the lead to give the hosts the 1-0 lead.

Richmond pushed to net an equalizer in the first half. Scott Goodwin, in a Man of the Match performance, was equally determined to keep the visitors off the board and City took a 1-0 lead into the locker room.

Coming out of the half, City continued to push the pace and won a corner in the early going of the second half. With Enrique Montano taking the corner, Tarek Morad made a near-post run. Morad headed Montano's ball past Richmond keeper Ryan Taylor for the 2-0 lead in the 50th minute.

The purple and gold didn't stop the scoring there as Magus Rasmussen got loose about 25 yards from the goal and let a rocket fire from just inside the box. Rasmussen's 61st minute goal was his fifth goal of the season and gave City the 3-0 advantage, which would be the final score.

City keeper Scott Goodwin recorded his 6th clean sheet of this season, which puts him second in the league, and Matt Fondy's 10th goal tied him for the league lead.

Louisville will be back in action next Saturday, July 11th at home against the Charlotte Independence in the last game of this home stand. Kick off will be at 7:30 p.m. at Louisville Slugger Field and fans can get tickets at louisivllecityfc.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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