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S2 Earns 3-2 Victory in Back-And-Forth Match against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

April 15, 2018 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Tacoma Defiance News Release


TACOMA, WASH. - Sounders FC 2 (2-4-0, 6 points) earned its second victory on the season on Saturday evening at a rainy Cheney Stadium against USL Western Conference foe Rio Grande Valley FC. Azriel Gonzalez's first professional goal was the match-winner for S2, which improved to 2-2-0 one the season in front of a home crowd in Tacoma. Head Coach John Hutchinson's side will next face Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Saturday, April 21 at 5:00 p.m. PT in Colorado.

16-year-old Azriel Gonzalez scored his first professional goal in Saturday's game, adding the game-winner on top of Felix Chenkam's brace to secure a 3-2 victory for S2. (Charis Wilson / Seattle Sounders FC)

Felix Chenkam scored his second and third goals of the season, including one in the first minute of the match off a cross from Ray Saari. Rio Grande Valley answered with goals in the 22nd minute and in stoppage time of the first half. Chenkam netted his second of the match in the 67th minute off a feed from Rodrigue Ele.

In the 68th minute, Chenkam nearly made it a hat trick on a chip over the goalkeeper, but the ball spun wide off the wet, slick surface. Gonzalez, the 16-year-old Sounders Academy alum, then found the back of the net on a rebound off the RGV goalkeeper to secure three points for the home club in the 82nd minute.

S2 resumes USL action next Saturday, April 21, as the Rave Green travel to face Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Kickoff for that contest is slated for 5:00 p.m. PT (ESPN+).

MATCH SUMMARY

Sounders FC 2 I 3-2 I Rio Grande Valley FC

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Venue: Cheney Stadium I Tacoma, Washington

Referee: Levi Rippy

Assistants: Christian Clerc, Julian Tafolla Cisneros

Fourth Official: Jeff Arthurholtz

Weather: 50 degrees and rain

Attendance: 2,798

SCORING SUMMARY

SEA - Felix Chenkam (Ray Saari) 1'

RGV - Matias Zaldivar 22'

RGV - Guillermo Delgado (Victor Garza) 45+1'

SEA - Felix Chenkam (Rodrigue Ele) 66'

SEA - Azriel Gonzalez 82'

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

RGV - Derek Luke 9' (caution)

RGV - Todd Wharton 32' (caution)

SEA - Sam Rogers 50' (caution)

LINEUPS & STATS

S2 - Calle Brown; Denso Ulysse, Rodrigue Ele, Sam Rogers, Ibrahim Usman (Azriel Gonzalez 57'); Ray Saari - captain, Francisco Narbon, Shandon Hopeau, David Olsen (David Estrada 67'), Nick Hinds; Felix Chenkam (Dylan Teves 88')

Substitutes not used: Jacob Castro, Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez

Total shots: 10

Shots on goal: 5

Fouls: 19

Offside: 2

Corner-kicks: 5

Saves: 4

RGV - Matthew Sanchez; Derek Luke, Kai Greene, Kyle Adams, Conor Donovan; Todd Wharton - captain, Jesus Enriquez (Zach Wright 82'), Pablo Aguilar, Victor Garza (Monday Etim 71'); Matias Zaldivar, Aldo Quintanilla (Guillermo Delgado 38')

Substitutes not used: Nicholas Corti, Omar Ontiveros, Manny Padilla, Nicolas Parea

Total shots: 18

Shots on goal: 6

Fouls: 12

Offside: 3

Corner-kicks: 11

Saves: 2

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