USL Sporting Kansas City II

Sporting KC II to Visit First-Place Louisville City FC on Saturday

Published on August 5, 2021 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Sporting Kansas City II News Release


For the third time in five weeks, Central Division rivals Sporting Kansas City II (3-9-5, 14 points) and Louisville City FC (10-3-3, 33 points) will lock horns as the 2021 USL Championship campaign continues Saturday night. The contest will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT and stream live on ESPN Plus.

Sporting KC II slipped to a narrow 2-1 home loss against Memphis 901 FC last Sunday, receiving a first-half goal from forward Wilson Harris after winger Enoch Mushagalusa won his team a penalty kick. Head coach Paulo Nagamura's side dominated for extended periods of the afternoon, but Memphis emerged victorious by scoring early in either half through Kyle Murphy and Michael Salazar.

Occupying eighth place in the Central Division but only five points shy of the fourth and final playoff spot, Sporting KC II will now prepare for another battle against table-topping Louisville.

Under the guidance of interim head coach Danny Cruz, Louisville has already defeated SKC II twice this season at Children's Mercy Park. First came a 4-2 triumph on July 2 in which Kyle Greig scored twice to go with Brian Ownby and Alexis Souahy strikes. On July 28, Greig and Jorge Gonzalez struck in the second half to render Ozzie Cisneros' first professional goal in the 89th minute inconsequential.

Sporting KC II and Louisville will meet once more this year following Saturday's contest, with Nagamura's men scheduled to return to Lynn Family Stadium on Oct. 9. Louisville won three of four meetings in 2020, all of which took place at the club's new state-of-the-art venue.

Match Information

USL Championship: Match 18

Date: Saturday, Aug. 7*

Kickoff:* 6:30 p.m. CT*

Location:* Lynn Family Stadium (Louisville, Kentucky)*

Live Stream:* ESPN Plus

Sporting Kansas City II: 3-9-5, 14 points (8th place in Central Division)*

Louisville City FC:* 10-3-3, 33 points (1st place in Central Division)

ESPN+ Live Stream Link: Click here

SOCIAL TAGS

Match-specific hashtag: #LOUvSKC

Sporting KC II

Twitter: @SportingKCII

Instagram: @SportingKCII

Louisville City FC

Twitter: @loucityfc*

Instagram*: @louisvillecityfc

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