USL Championship Discipline Report - Week 22
July 31, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL) News Release
TAMPA, Fla. - The following is the USL's discipline report for Week 22 of the 2019 USL Championship season:
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC's Rony Argueta has been suspended for three games and fined for referee abuse by the U.S. Soccer Federation for his actions in the club's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open contest against New Mexico United on May 29. Argueta will be unavailable for Colorado Springs' contests against Real Monarchs SLC (Aug. 2), the Portland Timbers 2 (Aug. 7) and Rio Grande Valley FC (Aug. 10).
Real Monarchs SLC's Lionel Etoundi has been suspended for two games following his red card for serious foul play against San Antonio FC on July 27. Etoundi will be unavailable for the Monarchs' contests against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC this Friday and against Tulsa Roughnecks FC on August 10.
Las Vegas Lights FC's Sammy Ochoa has been suspended for two games following his red card for violent conduct against Tacoma Defiance on July 24. Ochoa served the first game of his suspension on July 27 against Rio Grande Valley FC and will also be unavailable for Las Vegas' contest against Fresno FC this Saturday.
Tulsa Roughnecks FC's Fredlin Mompremier has been suspended for one game following his red card for serious foul play against Phoenix Rising FC on July 27. Mompremier will be unavailable for Tulsa's contest against OKC Energy FC this Saturday.
Louisville City FC's Alexis Souahy has been suspended for one game following his red card for the denial of a goalscoring opportunity against Loudoun United FC on July 28. Souahy will be unavailable for Louisville's contest against the Charlotte Independence this Saturday.
The New York Red Bulls II's Kyle Duncan has been suspended for one game following his red card for two cautionable offenses against the Tampa Bay Rowdies on July 26. Duncan will be unavailable for New York's contest against Saint Louis FC this Friday.
Indy Eleven's Martin Rennie and Tulsa Roughnecks FC's Michael Nsien have each been suspended for one game following their dismissals from the technical area for irresponsible behavior during Indy's contest against Nashville SC and Tulsa's contest against Phoenix Rising FC. Rennie will be unavailable for Indy's contest against North Carolina FC this Saturday, while Nsien will be unavailable for Tulsa's contest against OKC Energy FC this Saturday.
Ottawa Fury FC's Wal Fall, Real Monarchs SLC's Jack Blake, the Tampa Bay Rowdies' Pape Diakite and Tulsa Roughnecks FC's Mallan Roberts have each been suspended for one game for caution accumulation after receiving their fifth yellow cards of the season. Fall will be unavailable for Ottawa's contest against Birmingham Legion FC on Friday, Blake will be unavailable for Real's game against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Friday, Diakite will be unavailable for Tampa Bay's contest against the Charleston Battery this Saturday, and Roberts will be unavailable for Tulsa's contests against OKC Energy FC this Saturday.
Las Vegas Lights FC's Jesus Gonzalez and Javan Torre were each suspended for one game following their red cards for violent conduct and serious foul play, respectively, against Tacoma Defiance on July 24. Gonzalez and Torre served their suspensions during Las Vegas' contest against Rio Grande Valley FC on July 27.
ATL UTD 2's Jack Metcalf was suspended for one game following his red card for violent conduct against the Charlotte Independence on July 24. Metcalf served his suspension during Atlanta's contest against North Carolina FC on July 27.
Tulsa Roughnecks FC's Matt Rogers was suspended for one game following his red card for denial of a goalscoring opportunity against the LA Galaxy II on July 24. Rogers served his suspension during Tulsa's contest against Phoenix Rising FC on July 27.
ATL UTD 2's Jackson Conway and Jose Hernandez were suspended for one game for caution accumulation after receiving their fifth yellow card of the season on July 24 against the Charlotte Independence. Conway and Hernandez served their suspensions during Atlanta's contest against North Carolina FC on July 27.
ATL UTD 2's Laurence Wyke was suspended for one game for caution accumulation after receiving his eighth yellow card of the season on July 24 against the Charlotte Independence. Wyke served his suspension during Atlanta's contest against North Carolina FC on July 27.
Orange County SC's Daniel Crisotomo is no longer under caution accumulation warning, having had one caution removed under the USL's Good Behavior incentive to place him on three cautions for the season.
The following players enter the upcoming matches one caution away from a yellow card accumulation suspension for their fifth yellow card of the season. Here is the breakdown per club:
ATL UTD 2 (2): George Campbell
Austin Bold FC (4): Xavier Baez, Sean McFarlane, Sonny Guadarrama, Amobi Okugo
Bethlehem Steel FC (2): Anthony Fontana, Cole Turner
Birmingham Legion FC (2): Kyle Culbertson, Mikey Lopez
Charleston Battery (1): Vincenzo Candela
El Paso Locomotive FC (1): Omar Salgado
Fresno FC (2): Christian Chaney, Qudus Lawal
LA Galaxy II (3): Nick DePuy, Carlos Harvey, Adrian Vera
Las Vegas Lights FC (3): Cristhian Hernandez, Irvin Parra, Preston Tabort Etaka
Loudoun United FC (2): Nelson Martinez, Colin Verfuth
Memphis 901 FC (1): Dan Metzger
Nashville SC (1): Lebo Moloto
New Mexico United (2): Santi Moar, Josh Suggs
Orange County SC (1): Vinicius
Phoenix Rising FC (1): James Musa
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (1): Joe Greenspan
Portland Timbers 2 (1): Eryk Williamson
Real Monarchs SLC (1): Josh Heard
Reno 1868 FC (1): Kevin Partida
Rio Grande Valley FC (1): Romilio Hernandez
Sacramento Republic FC (2): Ray Saari, Jordan McCrary
Saint Louis FC (2): Oscar Umar, Lewis Hilton
San Antonio FC (1): Jack Barmby
Swope Park Rangers (1): Jerome Ngom Mbekeli
Tulsa Roughnecks FC (3): Rodrigo da Costa, Cyprian Hedrick, Calvin Rezende
The following player enters the upcoming matches one caution away from a yellow card accumulation suspension for their eighth yellow card of the season. Here is the breakdown per club:
Louisville City FC (1): Paco Craig
Tampa Bay Rowdies (1): Dominic Oduro
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