Republic FC Forward Keko Named to Week 22 Team of the Week Bench
August 8, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Sacramento Republic FC News Release
Sacramento, Calif. - On Tuesday, the USL Championship announced that Republic FC forward Keko has been named to Team of the Week Bench for Week 22. The Spaniard assisted the game-winning score in Republic FC's August 5 win over Monterey Bay F.C. in Seaside, California as the club tallied its third straight victory.
The match continued a strong stretch of form for the forward. He assisted the opening goal for the third straight match on Russell Cicerone's 35th minute score. After making a run up the right flank, he served a perfectly-weighted backward pass to Cicerone, who slotted it in with his first touch. The assist was his fourth in the last five games, moving his total for the season to six - good for second in USL Championship. He tallied a team-high three chances created on the attacking end and seven successful one-on-one duels.
Keko's selection is his third on the season, and second in as many weeks to the league's top squad. Last week, he was named to Team of the Week Bench for Week 21, alongside Cicerone and defender Jack Gurr, after recording two goals and one assist in contests against Phoenix Rising FC and Las Vegas Lights FC. Earlier this season, he was named to the Best XI for Week 11 after scoring the opener with a left-footed curler against rival Oakland Roots SC on May 20.
Republic FC heads to Birmingham, Alabama for the third match in a four-game road stretch. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, August 12th from Protective Stadium. Fans can watch the game in English and Spanish on FOX40.com, the FOX40 News Mobile App, Antenna TV 40.2, and ESPN+. Republic FC will next play in front of its home fans on August 26, when the club hosts its 10th Season Celebration Match at Hughes Stadium. For more information or to purchase tickets starting at just $10, visit SacRepublicFC.com/Hughes.
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