USL Rochester Rhinos

Rhinos Look to Extend Unbeaten Streak

Published on May 21, 2014 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Rochester Rhinos News Release


The Rochester Rhinos will look to extend their seven match unbeaten streak in Sahlen's Stadium on Friday, May 23rd 2014 at 7:35PM against Sacramento Republic FC. Both teams are level on 13 points after their first eight matches which is good for fourth in the USL PRO table. It will be the second high profile match at Sahlen's Stadium in the past two weeks as the Rhinos played to a 1:1 draw with top of the table Orlando City on Saturday, May 10th.

"The schedule has been a challenge at the beginning of the season, but so far we've responded well to those challenges." Rhinos head coach Bob Lilley said. "We've come together as a team, focused on improving our performance every time out, and that's translated into results and points."

The Rhinos were at the bottom of the USL PRO table when they kicked off their match at Chicago Fire Reserves on Monday, April 21st, but a 3 - 0 - 3 run of form has propelled Rochester ten spots up the table over the past month. The Rhinos run has been built on a strong defensive foundation. Rochester is second in USL PRO in goals conceded with six. Rookie goalkeeper John McCarthy leads the league with four shutouts, while defensive quartet of Onua Obasi, Tony Walls, Kyle Hoffer, and Pat McMahon has conceded two goals in 540 minutes played.

Sacramento Republic FC enters Friday night's match with momentum both on and off the field. Professional soccer in Sacramento has been a huge success with Hughes Stadium averaging 19,292 fans per game, and two sellouts with 20,231 fans. On the field head coach Predrag Radosavljevi=C4=87 is unbeaten in the month of May with a trio of 2:1 victories over Orange County Blues FC and LA Galaxy II in USL PRO, and over Ventura County in the Second Round of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Sacramento Republic FC is led by leading scorers Thomas Stewart (three goals, two assists) and Rodrigo Lopez (two goals, one assist). The match in Rochester is the first of two matches for Sacramento this weekend. They visit the Dayton Dutch Lions on Sunday evening.

"Sacramento is a good team, and their success is a good thing for our league." Lilley said. "They've got some quality attacking pieces that can hurt you if you're not careful. It will also be the first of a four game stretch in nine days for us. We got two points during our back-to-back weekend in Richmond and Wilmington, so we want to continue to show that we have the depth on our roster to put out teams that can get results even when the schedule gets busy."

Tickets for any match on the Rhinos home schedule will be available by by calling (585)454-KICK (5425), by visiting the MVP Health Care Box Office at Sahlen's Stadium, or by visiting ticketmaster.com. Rochester Rhinos season tickets, flex packages and group ticket sales are also currently available.

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