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USL RECORD: 9-5-4
USL RECORD: 8-8-2
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MATCH-UP: Swope Park Rangers at Portland Timbers 2
DATE: Saturday, July 14, 2018 KICKOFF: 9:00 PM CT LOCATION: Merlo Field (Portland, OR) REFEREE: Robi Hullner ARS: Chad Stewart and Isaiah Vlad 4TH: Miles Crumley WATCH: ESPN+
MATCH PREVIEW The Swope Park Rangers (9-5-4, 5th place) will face Portland Timbers 2 (8-8-2, 7th place) at Merlo Field in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, July 14 at 9:00 p.m. CT. This match will be their third match of a set of five in 18 days. The first match in this span was at Seattle Sounders FC 2 on July 5 in a 2-0 victory. Most recently, SPR saw the team’s 15-match home unbeaten streak snapped on Tuesday in a 3-1 loss against Sacramento Republic FC. The 3-1 loss to Republic FC was the first home loss for the Rangers this season bringing their home record to 5-1-1. SPR’s away record sits at 4-4-3. This will be the Rangers’ second game in the past nine days on the west coast with a home game in the middle. This match will be the first of two games against Timbers 2 this season. The Rangers are historically 3-1-0 when facing Portland. Portland’s only win came during a 2-1 victory at Portland in 2016.
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Sat., March 17 Reno 1868 FC W 4-3 Greater Nevada Field Sat., March 24 Seattle (S2) W 4-2 SMS District Stadium Sat., March 31 Las Vegas L 2-1 Cashman Field Wed., April 4 Colorado Springs W 1-0 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., April 7 San Antonio FC D 1-1 Toyota Field Sat., April 21 Phoenix D 2-2 Rising Soccer Complex Sat., April 28 Saint Louis FC D 1-1 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., May 5 OKC Energy FC W 1-0 Taft Stadium Wed., May 9 Real Monarchs L 4-1 Zions Bank Stadium Sat., May 19 Rio Grande Valley D 0-0 H-E-B Park Sat., May 26 Phoenix W 1-0 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., June 2 Saint Louis FC L 2-0 Toyota Stadium Sat., June 9 Colorado Springs W 1-0 Weidner Field Wed., June 13 Real Monarchs W 3-2 Children’s Mercy Park Sun., June 17 Fresno FC L 4-1 Chukchansi Park Sun., June 24 Las Vegas W 3-2 Children’s Mercy Park Thur., July 5 Seattle (S2) W 2-0 Cheney Stadium Tues., July 10 Sacramento L 3-1 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., July 14 Portland 9:00 Providence Park Wed., July 18 Orange County 7:30 Children’s Mercy Park Sun., July 22 Rio Grande Valley 4:00 Children’s Mercy Park Wed., Aug. 1 LA Galaxy II 9:30 StubHub Center Sat., Aug. 4 Orange County 9:00 OC Great Park Sat., Aug. 11 Portland 7:30 Children’s Mercy Park Sun., Aug. 19 Reno 1868 FC 4:00 SMS District Stadium Sat., Aug. 25 San Antonio FC 7:30 Toyota Field Wed., Aug. 29 Tulsa 7:30 Children’s Mercy Park Sun., Sept. 2 OKC Energy FC 4:00 Children’s Mercy Park Sun., Sept. 9 Fresno FC 4:00 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., Sept. 15 Saint Louis FC 4:00 Children’s Mercy Park Wed., Sept. 19 San Antonio FC 7:30 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., Sept. 22 Tulsa 7:00 ONEOK Field Wed., Oct. 3 Sacramento 9:30 Papa Murphy’s Park Sun., Oct. 14 LA Galaxy II 4:00 Children’s Mercy Park
INJURY REPORT As of July 12, 2018
OUT: Justin Bilyeu (torn meniscus)