Week 5 – April 18-23, 2017

River Cities Cup Among Week 5 Rivalry Matchups

The fifth week of the 2017 season features a number of close-proximity rivalries to look forward to. On Saturday, FC Cincinnati wraps up a three-game home stand against Louisville City FC in the River Cities Cup. FCC earned the crown during last year’s regular-season competition. Elsewhere, Ottawa Fury FC prepares for its home opener Saturday in the Battle for Ontario against Toronto FC II. In SoCal, the I-405 Derby is back as the LA Galaxy II host Orange County SC on Saturday.

Swope Park Attempts to Match USL Record

The Swope Park Rangers hope to become just the second team in USL history to win eight consecutive regular-season games. Dating back to last year, the Rangers hold a seven-game streak as they travel to face Phoenix Rising FC on Sunday (10 p.m. ET kickoff). Orlando City SC won eight straight during the 2014 USL season, and Swope Park is currently tied with the New York Red Bulls II (2016) and Orlando’s overlapping 2011 and 2012 teams. The Rangers (3-0-0, 9 points) are also the league’s only side to still maintain a perfect record this season.

2017 USL Leaders (through 4/21/17)

Goals: 1. Djiby Fall, CIN 6; 2. (tie) Vincent Bezecourt, NY and Romario Williams, CHS 4; 4. (tie) 7 tied with 3 Assists: 1. Pierre Da Silva, ORL 4; 2. (tie) Charlie Adams, SLC and Justin Portillo, CHS 3; 4. (tie) 9 tied with 2 Saves: 1. Kendall McIntosh, POR 21; 2. Devala Gorrick, STL 20; 3. Earl Edwards Jr., ORL 17 Shutouts: 1. (tie) Matt Cardone, SA and Akira Fitzgerald, TBR 3; 3. Mitch Hildebrandt, CIN 2

USL Press Releases

FC Cincinnati’s Djiby Fall Named USL Player of the Week USL Discipline Report – Week 4

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Schäfer Lands ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Berth Rowdies’ Joe Cole Excited by Continued Growth Cincinnati in Elevated Division II Company Rangers on Brink of Record Stature

WHERE TO WATCH: All 480 regular-season games, the 2017 USL Cup Playoffs and the 2017 USL Cup Final can be accessed via USLSoccer.com’s Match Center: http://www.uslsoccer.com/match-center Standings | Statistics | Videos 2017 USL MEDIA RESOURCES: Visit the 2017 USL Media Resources section on USLSoccer.com for the league media guide, media contacts and press kit: http://www.uslsoccer.com/media-resources WEEK 5 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: Tuesday, April 18: Harrisburg City Islanders 1, Orlando City B 1 Wednesday, April 19: FC Cincinnati 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 Saturday, April 22: Ottawa Fury FC vs. Toronto FC II, 2 p.m. ET Richmond Kickers vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 5 p.m. ET Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 vs. San Antonio FC, 6 p.m. ET Rochester Rhinos vs. New York Red Bulls II, 6:05 p.m. ET FC Cincinnati vs. Louisville City FC, 7 p.m. ET Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Charleston Battery, 7:30 p.m. ET Rio Grande Valley FC vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC, 8:30 p.m. ET Saint Louis FC vs. Charlotte Independence, 8:30 p.m. ET Reno 1868 FC vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, 10 p.m. ET Seattle Sounders FC 2 vs. Real Monarchs SLC, 10 p.m. ET LA Galaxy II vs. Orange County SC, 10:30 p.m. ET Sacramento Republic FC vs. Portland Timbers 2 Sunday, April 23 Bethlehem Steel FC vs. Orlando City B, 4 p.m. ET Phoenix Rising FC vs. Swope Park Rangers, 10 p.m. ET

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Week 5 – April 18-23, 2017

WEEK 5 SCHEDULE | PREVIEWS, MIDWEEK RECAPS Games in order of kickoff times (ET); host team listed first

Tuesday, April 18: Harrisburg City Islanders 1, Orlando City B 1 (Match Center): At FNB Field in Harrisburg, Pa., Zach Carroll scored a dramatic equalizer in second-half stoppage time to lift Orlando (1-3-2, 5 points) to a road draw against the City Islanders (2-1-1, 7 points). Harrisburg was minutes away from extending its winning streak to three on Tiago Calvano’s 80th-minute penalty kick conversion. (#HARvORL) Wednesday, April 19: FC Cincinnati 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 (ESPN3; Match Center): At Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, FCC (2-2-1, 7 points) and the Rowdies (3-1-1, 10 points) traded first-half goals for a draw in front of a crowd of 15,227. Tampa Bay’s Marcel Schäfer opened with a tally that landed No. 2 on ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10, and Cincinnati’s Harrison Delbridge equalized in the 36th minute. (#CINvTBR) Saturday, April 22: Ottawa Fury FC vs. Toronto FC II, 2 p.m. ET (Match Center): At TD Place Stadium in Ottawa, USL newcomer Fury FC prepares for its home opener with its Battle for Ontario matchup against Toronto (1-2-1, 4 points). Ottawa is coming off a thrilling first win as Steevan Dos Santos’ strike from midfield propelled Fury FC to a 1-0 road win against the Richmond Kickers on Saturday. The Reds have been idle since their scoreless draw against the Rochester Rhinos on April 7. (#OTTvTOR) Richmond Kickers vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 5 p.m. ET (Match Center): At City Stadium in Richmond, Va., the Kickers (1-3-0, 3 points) look to end a three-game skid when they host Pittsburgh (1-2-2, 5 points). Richmond has posted three straight 1-0 losses, the most recent against Ottawa. Pittsburgh in Week 4 fell 2-1 to Saint Louis FC last Wednesday and then drew 1-1 on the road against the Charlotte Independence on Saturday. (#RICvPGH) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 vs. San Antonio FC, 6 p.m. ET (Match Center): At Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver, SAFC (3-0-1, 10 points) begins a three-game trip in the Pacific Northwest to face WFC2 (2-1-1, 7 points). San Antonio is coming off a 4-0 win against Reno 1868 FC. Cesar Elizondo recorded a brace and Billy Forbes tacked on a goal and assist. Vancouver has won two straight, recently earning a 1-0 victory against the Portland Timbers 2 on Sunday. (#VANvSA) Rochester Rhinos vs. New York Red Bulls II, 6:05 p.m. ET (Match Center): At Capelli Sport Stadium in Rochester, N.Y., the Rhinos (1-1-1, 4 points) welcome in the defending champion NYRB II (2-2-1, 7 points). The last meeting was during the 2016 USL Cup Playoffs as the Red Bulls II earned a 5-4 penalty shootout victory against Rochester in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Rochester conceded five goals for the first time in four years, falling 5-0 on Saturday in Charleston, S.C. New York averted its two-game losing streak with a 3-1 win against Orlando City B last Friday. Vincent Bezecourt led the way with a goal and two assists. (#ROCvNY) FC Cincinnati vs. Louisville City FC, 7 p.m. ET (Match Center): At Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, the River Cities Cup returns as Cincinnati hosts Louisville (3-0-1, 10 points). FCC (2-2-1, 7 points) wraps up its third home match in eight days. FCC won the first edition of this regular-season competition in 2016. City FC is coming off a 2-1 win against Tampa Bay on Saturday. George Davis IV and Cameron Lancaster provided the goals in front of 9,074 fans at Slugger Field. (#CINvLOU) Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Charleston Battery, 7:30 p.m. ET (Match Center): At Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Rowdies (3-1-1, 10 points) return home to face Charleston (3-1-0, 9 points). The Battery made some noise with a 5-0 victory against Rochester. Romario Williams tallied three goals and assisted another in Charleston’s best single-game offensive performance since 2013. The Rowdies are coming off a 1-1 draw against Cincinnati on Wednesday. (#TBRvCHS)

Rio Grande Valley FC vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC, 8:30 p.m. ET (Match Center): At H-E-B Park in Edinburg, Texas, the Toros (2-2-0, 6 points) and Roughnecks (1-2-0, 3 points) meet for a second time this year. Tulsa took the first matchup with a 1-0 win on April 1 on Joey Calistri’s score. RGV responded well since that defeat with wins against OKC Energy FC and Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Tulsa plays for the first time since a 2-1 loss to Sacramento Republic FC on April 8. (#RGVvTUL)

Saint Louis FC vs. Charlotte Independence, 8:30 p.m. ET (Match Center): At Toyota Stadium in Fenton, Mo., Saint Louis (3-1-1, 10 points) returns home to take on Charlotte (0-1-2, 2 points). STLFC is coming off a 4-0 loss at FC Cincinnati on Saturday, preceded by a 2-1 win at the Pittsburgh Riverhounds last Wednesday. Charlotte is the last remaining team in the Eastern Conference in search of a win this year. The Independence drew 1-1 with Pittsburgh on Saturday. (#STLvCLT)

Reno 1868 FC vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, 10 p.m. ET (Match Center): At Greater Nevada Field in Reno, Nev., expansion Reno (0-3-1, 1 point) returns from a two-game road trip in which the club conceded a combined nine goals during that stretch. The club faces the Switchbacks (2-1-2, 8 points) who are coming off a 2-1 win Saturday against Real Monarchs SLC – a side that had won its first three games heading in. Masta Kacher and Aaron King tallied for Colorado Springs in the first half of that match. (#RNOvCOS)

Seattle Sounders FC 2 vs. Real Monarchs SLC, 10 p.m. ET (Match Center): At Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Wash., the Sounders 2 (2-2-0, 6 points) host the Monarchs (3-1-0, 9 points) in Western Conference play. S2 is still trying to string together points in two straight games this season. Seattle is coming off a 2-1 road win against the LA Galaxy II on goals from Cameroonians Felix Chenkam and Nouhou Tolo. Real fell for the first time this year in Week 4, dropping a 2-1 decision to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. (#SEAvSLC)

LA Galaxy II vs. Orange County SC, 10:30 p.m. ET (Match Center): At StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium in Carson, Calif., Los Dos (1-3-0, 3pts) hosts OCSC (2-1-0, 6 points) in the I-405 Derby. Orange County has not played since its 2-1 win against the Portland Timbers 2 on April 8. OCSC’s back line includes a couple former Galaxy II tie-ins with Oscar Sorto and Joe Franco. The Galaxy II have dropped three matches straight heading in, matching the club’s longest skid since joining the USL in 2014. LA fell 2-1 to Seattle Sounders FC 2 on Saturday. (#LAvOC)

Sacramento Republic FC vs. Portland Timbers 2 (Match Center): At Papa Murphy’s Park in Sacramento, Calif., Republic FC (3-2-0, 9 points) has dropped two straight and hopes to turn around its fortunes against Portland (0-5-0, 0 points). All five of T2’s losses have been by one goal, most recently a 1-0 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Sacramento preps for just its second home match of the season, the other resulting in a dominant 4-0 win against Orange County SC on April 1. (#SACvPOR)

Sunday, April 23 Bethlehem Steel FC vs. Orlando City B, 4 p.m. ET (Match Center): At Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pa., Steel FC (1-2-0, 3 points) takes on Orlando (1-3-2, 5 points), which plays for the second time in six days for Week 5. Bethlehem is coming off a 3-2 loss to the Harrisburg City Islanders on Saturday. Steel FC’s offense has recorded two goals in every match this season. Orlando went 1-0-1 against Bethlehem last year, posting a 2-0 victory in the regular-season finale to qualify for the 2016 USL Cup Playoffs. (#BSTvORL)

Phoenix Rising FC vs. Swope Park Rangers, 10 p.m. ET (Match Center): At Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex, the Rangers (3-0-0, 9 points), the USL’s last remaining perfect side this season, looks to extend its seven-game regular-season winning streak dating back to last year. Swope Park is one win shy of matching Orlando City SC’s league-record eight-game winning streak in 2014. Phoenix (1-2-0, 3 points) last played on April 8, earning a 2-1 victory against the LA Galaxy II. The club has had plenty of headlines of late, though, with the addition of four-time Premier League champion Didier Drogba. (#PHXvSPR)

REAL MONARCHS SLC @ SEATTLE SOUNDERS 2 STARFIRE SPORTS – Sat., April 22, 2017 – 8:00 P.M. MT

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MONARCHS PROMOTE MARK BRIGGS TO HC Three weeks ago, Real Monarchs promoted Mark Briggs to the USL club’s head coaching position, Real Monarchs General Manager Elliot Fall announced … Terms of Briggs’ multi-year deal were not disclosed … Briggs replaced Mike Petke, who was promoted effective April 2 from the Monarchs HC to assume the same position for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer … The Briggs/Petke duo worked together throughout the preseason, winning 2-1 on Saturday, March 25 at Portland in the USL club’s 2017 opener … Briggs and his staff earned the first home win of the season by a 2-0 scoreline April 1 against Phoenix Rising FC, and then became the first USL team to post a perfect 3-0-0 mark with a scintillating 5-3 win on April 6 against expansion club Reno 1868 FC at Rio Tinto Stadium … The 2017 Monarchs suffered their first loss of the campaign last Saturday at Colorado Springs, by a 2-1 scoreline … "I am thankful for this opportunity to lead such a critical piece of the Real Salt Lake pyramid," said Briggs, 35, a former midfielder who played in the English Premier League (West Bromwich Albion, 1998-2003), the Danish Superliga (Herfølge, 2003/04) and the USL (Wilmington Hammerheads, 2009, 2012-14), amongst a 16-year playing career … "The aspiration, vision and culture of this organization is unparalleled, and I can’t wait for our home debut …” “Our 2017 Monarchs plans have been two-fold for the last several months,” continued Briggs … ”While the end goal is to develop MLS-caliber players, an important part of development is winning. Finding success on the field goes hand-in-hand with our philosophy of winning in the USL while simultaneously teaching young players how to become more-polished professionals …” Briggs arrived at the Utah club last November, and his Monarchs staff will continue to include Matt Glaeser – his assistant at Wilmington before joining the Monarchs four months ago – along with former RSL and Red Bulls defender Jamison Olave, who retired as a player following the 2016 season and has spent recent months earning his coaching accreditations and assisting with the Monarchs … “Mark’s appointment is reflective of the natural progression of what the Monarchs represent within our club structure,” said Fall, the Salt Lake City native who has worked for RSL since 2007 … “Briggs possesses an intimate understanding of how we balance our developmental philosophy of giving players vital minutes in a professional atmosphere, with that of winning games, entertaining fans and feeding Utah’s soccer culture …” Briggs, a Wolverhampton, England native, boasts previous head coaching experience, guiding the now-defunct USL Wilmington Hammerheads – whom he led to a USL title in 2009 as a player, served as a player-coach in 2012-14 before becoming Head Coach in the 2015/16 seasons … Last June, the Briggs-led Hammerheads pushed Real Salt Lake to the limit in the Third Round of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the USL side falling in a penalty shootout tiebreaker at Rio Tinto Stadium after an even 2-2 scoreline through 120 minutes of regulation and extra time … Under Briggs’ guidance, the group will continue its mantra of integrating a consistent system and style of play across all teams, with the primary aim of developing players for the parent club … Back in December, Petke was hired as the Real Monarchs second-ever head coach, replacing original boss Freddy Juarez, who was promoted to RSL assistant coach Dec. 6 after guiding the USL franchise from its inception …

Juarez, formerly the director of RSL’s Arizona academy and a graduate of Major League Soccer’s French Football Federation curriculum prior to leading the Monarchs to a 17-27-14 mark in 2015/16, cultivated the valuable developmental aspect for the USL side, watching FW Emery Welshman, DF Chris Schuler and FW Ricardo Velazco matriculate to the first team in 2015/16, while also seeing numerous young RSL players hone their skills with USL minutes … Monarchs Assistant Coach Matt Glaeser, 31, hails from Fredericksburg, Virginia, where the 6-foot-5 goalkeeper went on to play collegiately at James Madison University and then the University of Hartford, where he was the 2007 America East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and the NSCAA Northeast Region Goalkeeper of the Year during his senior campaign … In 2007, led the Hawks to their first appearance in the America East Championship since 2003, playing every minute in goal, allowing just 18 goals, less than one per game … Glaeser’s first professional contract saw him sign with the Western Mass Pioneers in the USL Second Division, playing 20 games between the posts in 2009 prior to signing internationally with Finnish club Pallo-Iirot in the Kakkonen (Finland third division) … Glaeser returned to the United States in 2010 and played with Miami FC, FC Tampa Bay and the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers from 2010-13 … In March of 2014, Glaeser signed with Wilmington as both an active player, and the club's Goalkeeper Coach and Community Development Coordinator, moving to a full-time assistant coach in 2015/16 under Mark Briggs … 2017 marks the debut coaching campaign for long-time Real Salt Lake defender Jamison Olave, who retired after last year, his ninth in MLS … The Cali, Colombia native – now 35 years old – earned MLS Defender of the Year in 2010 with RSL, and was a two-time MLS All-Star and Best XI selection (2010 and 2011) during his initial RSL tenure (Olave’s second stint with RSL covered the 2015/16 seasons) … With RSL, Olave won MLS Cup 2009 with the club and later providing the critical road goal at Saprissa in the second (road) leg of the 2010/11 CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals, an early second-half volley which pushed RSL through to become the first – and still only – American team to progress to within one goal of the FIFA Club World Cup … That crucial away goal was one of many with historic significance for the Claret-and-Cobalt, as Olave also scored the inaugural goal at Rio Tinto Stadium on October 9, 2008, in a 1-1 draw with New York Red Bulls … Olave began his playing career with Deportivo Cali in 2001, appearing on loan for a multitude of clubs in his native Colombia, before returning to his first club in 2005 … In his first season back with Cali, Olave helped the club capture the 2005 Finalización. From 2005-07 with Cali, Olave appeared in 97 league matches and scored two goals … For the 2013/14 seasons, Olave played under current RSL Head Coach Mike Petke with the New York Red Bulls, scoring a goal in his debut for the new club in a 3-3 draw at Portland. Olave ended his first season with New York appearing in 29 league matches and scoring four goals, helping the club to its first major title – that year’s MLS Supporters' Shield …

REAL MONARCHS SLC @ SEATTLE SOUNDERS 2 STARFIRE SPORTS – Sat., April 22, 2017 – 8:00 P.M. MT

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LAST GAME: MONARCHS 1 : 2 at COLO. SPGS Last week saw the Monarchs concede twice at Colorado Springs just minutes apart midway through the first half, with the Switchbacks’ 2-0 halftime lead proving too much to overcome … MF Sebastian Velasquez pulled one goal back in the second half with his second goal of the year – and his second in as many games – but the comeback fell short, eventually blunted by a second yellow with minutes remaining for midfield catalyst Charlie Adams, who will miss Saturday’s trip … The potential exists for select members of RSL’s extensive early-season injury list to see action Saturday for the Monarchs, as rehabilitation stints with the USL club marking a significant milestone in returning to MLS action in the Mike Petke regime …

LAST HOME GAME: MONARCHS 5 : 3 RENO

The first week of April saw the club win twice at its Rio Tinto Stadium home, scoring a club-high five goals in the April 5th 5-3 win over expansion side Reno 1868 – including four first-half goals – to set new club attacking records … MF Sebastian Velasquez was named to the USL “Team of the Week” for his efforts in the win over Reno, scoring the team’s second goal and setting up the first, third and fifth goals for the club on the night, ensuring that the Monarchs became the first USL club – and one of just three out of 30 league-wide – to jet out to a perfect 3-0-0 / 9-point record on the early season … FW Chandler Hoffman scored for the second consecutive week, also adding an assist on MF Chase Minter’s opening goal of the early rout against Reno … MF Kyle Curinga also tallied in the first 45 minutes as the Monarchs blitzed Reno to take a 4-1 lead into halftime … Reno FW Dane Kelly, who came off the bench, hit a significant milestone as he scored his 49th and 50th career goals, extending his mark as the USL’s all-time scoring leader to make things interesting down the stretch … RSL MF Jose Hernandez provided a stoppage-time tally to ice the game and assure the Monarchs of maintaining their perfect start to 2017 …

ADAMS, BRIGGS REACT “To score five goals in any game is obviously pleasing,” said Monarchs Head Coach Mark Briggs … “There’s also a number of things we have to learn from. We made our game difficult for ourselves in the last 15 minutes …” “I don’t think we played particular well in possession but of course we were pretty good on our press and we forced them into errors,” said MF Charlie Adams … “We were able to punish them on the counter attack and we do that very well. You’ll see players like Sebastian [Velasquez], our wingers, myself, and [Chandler] Hoffman. So, that’s what we did well …” “Maybe a bit of inexperience,” continued Adams, when asked about the late double conceded to Reno FW Dane Kelly ... “Maybe taking a breather when you need to run. Putting the ball in the corner when their momentum is probably against you. Winning a foul. But, that will come. It’s great that we have these situations early on in the season so we can learn from them. As I said, we’re a pretty young team so we’re going to learn from it in the future …” “It’s just a case of me and my staff making sure we don’t get carried away,” said Briggs. “We haven’t achieved anything yet so we have to keep our feet on the ground, keep our minds focused, and we have keep working towards the end goal.”

A RECORD-SETTING NIGHT Two firsts were achieved in the club’s history in the 5-3 win over Reno, with the side scoring five goals in a game for the first time in its history, and also notching its first three-game winning streak to start the season … The Monarchs – whose six-game winning streak that spanned the end of the 2015 regular season and start of 2016 remains the overall best in club history – now get ready for its first 2017 meeting with Sounders 2 Saturday night at Starfire Sports Complex …

APRIL 1: MONARCHS 2 : 0 PHOENIX

Real Monarchs SLC (2-0-0, 6 points) dominated visitors Phoenix Rising FC 2-0 in the club’s 2017 USL home opener before 1,771 at Rio Tinto Stadium, earning Head Coach Mark Briggs his first win after replacing Mike Petke just two days prior … Monarchs FW Chandler Hoffman opened his account in just his second game with the club, finding the back of the net in first-half stoppage time from the penalty spot … The former MLS and Louisville City striker powered his shot home, sending Phoenix GK Josh Cohen the wrong way … Monarchs MF Chase Minter won the spot kick by cutting across AJ Gray on the edge of the penalty area … After coming on in the game’s 60th minute, RSL MF Omar Holness – one of three MLS players loaned to the Monarchs for the weekend – scored quickly after coming on, as the Jamaican international buried his chance on a scorcher into the roof of the net past Cohen … RSL academy product Andrew Brody provided service on the Holness goal, while it was a run by MF Charlie Adams that dragged defenders away to clear space for the Holness chance on the right side of the box … GK Lalo Fernandez started and played the full 90 between the pipes for Briggs’ side, earning the clean sheet behind a total team performance that saw Phoenix struggle to provide any buildup or danger … Rookie RSL DF Reagan Dunk entered the match late in the game for his professional debut … Earlier that week, Monarchs MF Chase Minter was named to the USL Team of the Week, as the former Sacramento Republic player created chances on the night and won the penalty kick converted by Hoffman for what proved to be the game-winning goal …

MARCH 25: MONARCHS 2 : 1 at PORTLAND

RMSLC began the 2017 campaign in fine fashion with a 2-1 win on the road against Portland Timbers 2 back on March 25, as MF Nick Besler’s second-half goal proved to be the difference, earning Mike Petke his first – and perhaps only – win as Head Coach for the Utah USL club … The season started with the third-year club humming offensively as MF Chase Minter nearly opened the scoring in the 10th minute … MF Sebastian Velasquez spotted the winger open near the penalty spot, and even though the cross took a deflection, Minter redirected it on frame … Rennico Clarke covered defensively to see the chance out for a corner … On the ensuing set piece, DF James Moberg rose unmarked on the far post to nod home his first career goal, with MF Charlie Adams assisting the defender from the corner … The Monarchs continued to apply the pressure during the first half, but found their second after the halftime break … Adams delivered another perfect corner that caught Besler in stride making a run down the middle

REAL MONARCHS SLC @ SEATTLE SOUNDERS 2 STARFIRE SPORTS – Sat., April 22, 2017 – 8:00 P.M. MT

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… On a one-hop, the ex- Timbers 2 midfielder controlled the ball with his chest and powered it home from four yards out … T2 scored their goal on a bit of miscommunication from the Monarchs back line … GK Andrew Putna’s distribution struck DF Emilio Orozco in the back of the leg and Augustine Williams was quick to pounce on the mistake 25 yards out and caught Putna off his line for the goal to make it 2-1 … But when Real needed him most, Putna came up huge, denying Portland an equalizer in the waning moments of stoppage time and securing the three points …

2017 MONARCHS OVERVIEW A new day has arrived for Real Monarchs, as the Real Salt Lake-run USL club kicked off the home portion of its third season back on April 1 … With a new philosophy brought from the top of the organization down and a new impression of how best to utilize the club to develop talent, there also comes a new head coach, as Mark Briggs and his staff took the Mike Petke reins after previous coach Freddy Juarez was promoted to a role as an assistant coach with the first team … Those coaching moves are chief among those that have made an impact to the club as it continues the home portion of campaign No. 3 Thursday … Entering the preseason, Petke, who coached two seasons with the New York Red Bulls in 2013 and 2014, was as thrilled as anyone to get things started … “There are two things I’m excited about. The first is to see what we’ve done in the preseason in a real game environment – and we’re far from where I think we can be,” Petke said, making his Claret-and-Cobalt debut on March 25, the same day the parent RSL club traveled to New York Red Bull … “On a personal level, I don’t care if there’s one person at the game or 20,000, I’m excited to get back on the sidelines. It’s where I’m most comfortable.” For the majority of the Monarchs’ first two seasons, the focus was on developing young talent and the roster was chock full of young players striving for first team action … However, without veteran leaders to pave the way, it was difficult for some of those players to keep the level elevated enough to mimic what is expected at the MLS level … Now with an influx of players with MLS experience, the talent level and expectations have been raised as the Monarchs look to reach the postseason for the first time in the club’s brief history … That includes former RSL and New York City FC midfielder Sebastian Velasquez … And former Philadelphia Union, LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo forward Chandler Hoffman, as well as former Chivas USA DF Emilio Orozco … And a pair of former Portland Timbers in Taylor Peay and Nick Besler … Hoffman, Peay and Besler all have lifted an MLS Cup and look to get back to that level with Real Salt Lake and see the Monarchs as a prime opportunity to show what they can do … “I’m constantly challenging players like them, among others, that have that taste in their mouths; they have to be the standard,” Petke said. “They don’t have to be the best player on the field all the time, but their work rate, their personality, their leadership qualities have to shine through.” While Peay only recently joined the team just before the opener, Hoffman and Besler were among nine players that were with RSL during preseason, getting things started early in camp and training at a high level to change the standard as they return to the Monarchs … “I think the strength of this team is the nine or so players that spent significant time with the first team in preseason … From raising their game to their mentality to seeing now what it takes to get to that level, I

think these guys are going to be relied on a lot to push and drive this team on the field,” Petke said. “Having said that, I don’t care who they are or where they’ve been, if they’re not the best player for that position we have, they’re not going to play. That’s part of the learning process … Nothing’s guaranteed. You have to earn everything you get.” At the goalkeeper position, the Monarchs have a pair of relatively untested players on the roster. Connor Sparrow and Andrew Putna were both SuperDraft picks for Real Salt Lake over the last two years and both figure to compete for the starting minutes … That they will likely play behind a veteran defensive group should be beneficial for both … Defensively, the Monarchs return Max Lachowecki on the left and center backs James Moberg and Emilio Orozco … Along with Peay, another Univ. of Washington Husky and Portland Timbers 2 product in Michael Gallagher joins the team to bolster the defense and Kyle Curinga was signed at right back after two seasons in Finland … In the middle of the park, Jesus Leal and Charlie Adams both return and Besler brings further experience while Velasquez and Karsten Hanlin man the attacking roles … Leal and Adams were late additions last season, giving them a running start on time in 2017, while Velasquez has one goal and five assists in 50 career MLS appearances before spending last season in the NASL with Oklahoma City … On the wings, RSL-AZ Academy product Andrew Brody is the lone returner and he will compete for time with Chase Minter and Daniel Haber … Brody had two goals and one assist in his first pro season with the Monarchs while Haber posted seven goals and four assists for Vancouver’s USL side and Minter split time between the Sacramento Republic and Tulsa Roughnecks … Finally, at the striker spot, Hoffman brings a bevy of experience, with 20 MLS matches and 57 USL appearances under his belt … Although the former first-round pick of the Philadelphia Union didn’t score in MLS action, he does have 31 goals in the USL, including 13 in 17 matches in 2014 with LA Galaxy II and 14 goals in 28 matches for Louisville City last season … He will join Utah Valley University product Skyler Milne, who signed in recent weeks to add depth to the attack … As the roster has developed over the course of the preseason, Petke has gotten more and more optimistic about what the team can do in 2017 … “It’s interesting. Like every team, we’ve had some ups and downs during preseason, but the good part that I’m very confident in is that we’ve seen improvement on a weekly basis,” he said. Late this Summer, Real Salt Lake's Arizona Academy – overseen by U.S./Mexico icon Martin Vasquez – will move north to the Club’s primary training center in Herriman, Utah, approximately 20 minutes southwest of Rio Tinto Stadium … The $60 million facility will serve as the Club’s cornerstone, its daily training home opening in 2018 for both of the club's professional teams – RSL (MLS) and Real Monarchs (USL) – while centralizing the club's U-18, U-16 and future U-14 development academy youth selections … The Herriman facility will provide adjacencies for an on-site charter school opening in Fall 2017, with STEM disciplines (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math) for nearly 300 local boys and girls … Last November in North Logan, Utah, RSL Owner Dell Loy Hansen broke ground on the first of a half-dozen regional training centers across Utah and Arizona to be built in the next 2-3 years … Each $5 million RTC houses a classroom, as well as an indoor and outdoor field, dedicated to fulfilling a curriculum based on the club's vision and mission for youth soccer training and education, and the continued development of both recreational and competitive pre-Academy (ages 7-12) initiatives across the InterMountain West …

REAL MONARCHS SLC @ SEATTLE SOUNDERS 2 STARFIRE SPORTS – Sat., April 22, 2017 – 8:00 P.M. MT

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In 2016, the RSL Foundation was established, created with the goals of being active in the community year-round, utilizing the popularity and reach of RSL and the Monarchs in promoting health and wellness for children throughout the region, engaging supporters of soccer to raise funds and volunteer time for various local initiatives …

TAYLOR PEAY ADDED TO ROSTER

During the final week of preparation for the Real Monarchs’ 2017 USL campaign (the club's third) Salt Lake City native and veteran MLS centerback Taylor Peay signed a contract to bring the club’s USL roster to 20 players, General Manager Elliot Fall announced last week … Peay became the sixth player added to the Monarchs in recent weeks, in advance of Saturday's 2-1 win at Portland Timbers 2 … A graduate of Brighton High School in Salt Lake City, Peay attended the University of Washington before being selected 26th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Portland. Peay appeared in seven MLS games with the Timbers, while appearing in another 23 USL contests with "T2." Two months after being drafted, the 6-foot-3, 195-lb. centerback was loaned out to USL Pro club Orange County Blues FC … During his college career with the Huskies, Peay also gained experience with summer games in the USL Premier Development League with Ogden Outlaws, Seattle Sounders FC U-23 and the North Sound SeaWolves … During his four-year career at the University of Washington from 2010-13 (70 games / 56 starts), Peay scored his first collegiate goal for the Huskies in a 4-1 upset win over the Portland Pilots, highlighting a year during which he was one of two freshmen to appear in all 17 matches for the Huskies … In his sophomore year, Peay made 11 appearances and helped the Huskies record nine clean sheets … During his junior campaign in 2012, he made 20 appearances and finished the year with one goal … In his final season with the Huskies, Peay was a preseason NSCAA First-Team All-America selection, making 22 appearances and scoring six goals (including a hat trick in a 4-1 victory over Santa Clara) while leading Washington to its first Pac-12 title since 2000, as well as its first trip to the "Elite Eight." "Peay's addition is the latest find as we balance the Monarchs' roster construction between professional experience and also the promise of potential," said Fall. "We have talent which needs development as professionals and we still have experienced guys on the cusp of becoming MLS contributors." Real Monarchs SLC – which now boasts four players (Peay, Skyler Milne, Chase Minter, Andrew Brody) with either Utah high school / college ties, or RSL Academy experience, along with five players on the 20-man roster with MLS experience (Peay, Sebastian Velasquez, Emilio Orozco, Chandler Hoffman & Nick Besler) – also has three Washington Husky alums with the addition of Peay (James Moberg, Michael Gallagher), as well as three former Timbers (Peay, Gallagher and Besler) … RSL GM Craig Waibel and Sports Science Director Henry Ruggiero also have Univ. of Washington ties in their illustrious careers, as does second-year Monarchs team administrator Taymour Roushdi …

DESIRÉ EXCUSED, NOW BACK IN SLC Just one week after arriving with Real Monarchs SLC back in early March, a personal situation excused the absence of dynamic Haitian FW Jonel Desiré, who missed the club’s first three games, but returned to training early in the week leading up to the Colorado Springs trip … Desiré scored two goals in three games for the Haitian U-20 side in the most recent CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifiers, as well as one goal for Haiti’s senior team in January’s Gold Cup qualifier … Pronounced “JOE-nell dez – uh – RAY,” the club is supportive of the player’s family needs …

VELASQUEZ, BESLER 1ST ADDITIONS OF 2017

Real Monarchs SLC opened 2017 with the announcement of two strong roster additions: MF Sebastian Velasquez and DF Nick Besler … Velasquez, 25, was originally drafted by Real Salt Lake in the second round (36th overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft and played his first three professional seasons with the Claret-and-Cobalt … He made 38 appearances, 15 of them in a starting role, for RSL over three seasons, notching one goal and five assists … In addition, he also scored one goal in five playoff appearances in helping RSL reach the MLS Cup final in 2013 … Prior to the 2015 season he was traded to expansion-New York City FC, where he started in five of his 12 appearances with NYCFC and spent the 2016 season with Rayo OKC in the NASL … A native of Colombia, Velasquez emigrated from Medellin to Greenville, South Carolina as a child … As a freshman in high school, he led Greenville High School to a state championship, the team also finishing the year ranked No. 1 in the nation by NSCAA … At the club level, he played alongside future RSL draft pick Enzo Martinez, winning a youth national championship in 2009 … After traveling to Spain for trials with Espnayol and Barcelona, Velasquez then played at the junior college level for Spartanburg Methodist … Besler, 23, was drafted by the Timbers in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and was with the club for two seasons, but did not make a first team appearance … An NCAA College Cup champion in 2013 with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, spent the last two seasons on loan to Portland Timbers 2 in the USL … With T2, he played 50 matches over two seasons, including 24 in 2016, when he scored his first professional goal against the Swope Park Rangers in the season opener on March 26 … “As we continue to build the Monarchs for the 2017 season, we see a lot of potential in the players we’ve added and these players all add their own qualities to the style we are looking to play as an organization,” Real Salt Lake General Manager Craig Waibel said. “We saw bringing back Sebastian as a great opportunity to inject a known commodity with MLS experience who still has room to develop as a player and he fits a need in our midfield. Nick Besler has shown a lot of potential and has two years of professional experience.”

REAL MONARCHS SLC @ SEATTLE SOUNDERS 2 STARFIRE SPORTS – Sat., April 22, 2017 – 8:00 P.M. MT

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PRESEASON SIGNINGS FOR MONARCHS In early March, Real Monarchs SLC added four players to its 2017 USL roster: GK Andrew Putna – drafted by RSL in the most recent MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Illinois at Chicago – has signed with the Monarchs, as have returning American expatriate DF Kyle Curinga, former Univ. of Denver MF Karsten Hanlin and Utah Valley University standout FW Skyler Milne … Milne, 23, boasts Utah soccer roots that run deep, from his birthplace in Logan, to his club soccer career with Sparta United and his time at Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights, parlaying all of that into an impressive career with Utah Valley University … With the Wolverines, Milne became the school’s all-time career scoring leader (20g / 7a), recorded the first-ever hat trick for the state of Utah’s lone NCAA Division I program and was recognized as a two-time All-WAC academic selection … Curinga, 23, has spent three seasons in Finland playing professionally (most recently with FF Jaro), amassing 71 games, five goals scored and nearly 5700 minutes following a college career that saw the Clearwater, Fla., native begin his NCAA career at Florida Atlantic University … Hanlin, 23, earned first-team Summit League honors for the University of Denver Pioneers last year – where he was a teammate with current RSL right back Reagan Dunk – after making 78 appearances (third-most in Denver’s Division I history) with 71 starts in his career, seeing 5,540 minutes of action … Hanlin finished with 43 career points (seventh) on 14 goals (seventh) and 15 assists (sixth), including seven game-winning goals (third) in his final two years with the Crimson and Gold … One of Hanlin’s game-winners came last Sept. 4 against UI-Chicago, where his new Real Monarchs teammate Andrew Putna was in goal … Putna, 22, was a two-time Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year and All-League First Team honoree, in college. Putna made a name for himself in his four seasons at UIC while helping the Flames to two regular season conference championships (2013, 2015) and one Horizon League Tournament title (2016) to span a career record of 41-24-8 with 30 shutouts … Putna tied the UIC record for most wins in a season as a freshman with 16 and additionally secured the fourth-best GAA in 2013 with a 0.79 mark … His 10 shutouts that year tied for second, while he tallied seven clean sheets in both 2015 and 2016 to rank fifth. In his career, he produced a 1.05 GAA, good for third, as his 214 saves rank fifth and 30 shutouts place second … An impeccable college goalkeeper, Putna also contributed on offense, registering his first collegiate point as a sophomore after assisting on the game-winning goal against DePaul … He followed that up with four helpers his junior year, when he was one of 17 keepers in the nation to have an assist and was the only one in the group to have an astounding four …

GALLAGHER, OCRAN ADDED

During mid-February, DF Michael Gallagher and FW Emmanuel Ocran were both signed as the Monarchs also mutually terminated the loan of FW Amet Ramirez and FW Charles Boateng could not complete his loan after failing his physical … Gallagher, 22, played the 2016 season with Portland Timbers 2 in the USL, logging 24 appearances in his first season as a professional … While at the University of Washington from 2012- 2015, he also played in the Premier Development League (PDL) with the Sounders FC U-23s and Washington Crossfire during the summer months between college seasons …

Ocran, 20, helped WA All-Stars win the Ghanaian Premier League in 2016 and comes to the Monarchs on loan for the 2017 season … Primarily a winger, he can also play as a striker and was among the club’s top goalscorers during its championship run and was called in to the Ghanaian National Team for African Cup of Nations qualifying matches, though he did not feature for his country …

MONARCHS OFFSEASON ADDITIONS

Back in November, the Monarchs added a pair of USL veteran forwards to bolster the attack for the 2017 USL season, also bringing in midfield depth as the club prepares for its third season in the USL … The Monarchs signed FW Chandler Hoffman – who finished fourth in the USL with 14 goals in 2016 – FW Daniel Haber and MF Chase Minter … “As we evaluated our club in 2016, we had a need for a top-flight goal-scorer and to add players with professional experience to our roster,” Real Salt Lake General Manager Craig Waibel said. “Chandler Hoffman has been a consistent scorer in this league that we feel can raise our level of play. Daniel Haber has played here and overseas and comes with a lot of potential to make an impact on the wings and Chase Minter is a guy that can increase the level of competition for starting midfield spots.” Hoffman, 26, played four seasons in Major League Soccer before landing with Louisville City FC in 2016 … The Birmingham, Alabama, native excelled collegiately with UCLA before leaving early for the MLS SuperDraft in 2012, where he was selected 13th overall by the Philadelphia Union … Over the course of four seasons, he played 20 MLS regular season matches with the Union (2012), LA Galaxy (2013-2014) and Houston Dynamo (2015) … He spent the 2014 season on loan to LA Galaxy II, where he finished third in the USL with 13 goals in 17 matches … In 2015, he added four goals in 10 matches while on loan with the Colorado Springs Switchbacks before making the permanent move to the USL with Louisville City in 2016. … There he was fourth in the league with 14 goals in 28 appearances before scoring one goal in three playoff matches to help push his club to the Eastern Conference Final … Haber, 24, played the 2016 season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC II after playing the previous four seasons in Israel and Cyprus … The Canadian international was a First-Team All-American, Ivy League Player of the Year and a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy during his junior season at Cornell University … He decided to forgo his senior season to sign with Maccabi Haifa in 2013, following that up with stints at Apollon Limassol and Ayia Napa in Cyprus and Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon in Israel … In his first season in the USL, he notched seven goals and four assists in 30 regular season matches for Vancouver, also adding one goal in three matches to help the Whitecaps reach the Western Conference Final … Haber made his international debut with Canada in 2013 and has five caps to his credit … Minter, 24, had just completed his first professional season in late 2016 when signed by the Monarchs, following a four-year collegiate career at Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo … A native of Rowell, Texas, Minter was drafted in the second round, 21st overall, of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew SC and signed with the Sacramento Republic … In August, he was sent on loan to the Tulsa Roughnecks and between the two USL clubs he logged nine appearances on the season, six with Sacramento and three with Tulsa …

REAL MONARCHS SLC @ SEATTLE SOUNDERS 2 STARFIRE SPORTS – Sat., April 22, 2017 – 8:00 P.M. MT

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MONARCHS PRESEASON COACHING STAFF Back on December 23, 2016, the Real Monarchs named Mike Petke as the USL club’s second-ever head coach … Previously, Petke served as the New York Red Bulls (MLS) head coach for the 2013/14 seasons, leading the original MLS side to a franchise-best two-year run in club history, amassing a 30-19-19 mark while giving the club its first-ever trophy, the 2013 MLS Supporters Shield. In 2014, the Red Bulls finished one goal shy of MLS Cup, dropping its Eastern Conference Finals series … “This move checks all the boxes for me, meets all the criteria I’ve been looking for,” said Petke, who most recently served as the Director of Coaching for the New Jersey State Youth Soccer Association, a post he resigned on January 1 in order to commence work in Utah. “In my conversations with Craig Waibel and (RSL Owner) Mr. Dell Loy Hansen, hearing their vision and passion for this entire organization and where it is going, it became clear to me that this is the right fit and the right opportunity. This is a no-brainer.” Petke, along with Monarchs assistants Mark Briggs and Matt Glaeser – both joining the Monarchs from the USL Wilmington Hammerheads – have worked closely with the RSL staff as the group looks to integrate a consistent system and style of play across all teams, with the primary aim of developing players for the parent club … The Monarchs staff now includes new assistant coach Jamison Olave, the former MLS Best XI member and Defender of the Year w/ RSL and New York Red Bulls … "In my mind, my job is first and foremost to get players ready to compete at the first-team level to help out Real Salt Lake," Petke said. "Of course, I'm competitive and want to win a USL championship, but at the end of the day, for me it's all about feeding the first team." Petke, 40, played 196 of his 351 career MLS games with the MetroStars/Red Bulls (also appearing with Colorado Rapids and D.C. United), after growing up on Long Island … Petke attended St. John’s The Baptist High School in West Islip, New York (also the high school home of longtime RSL defender Chris Wingert) prior to a college career at Southern Connecticut … Petke replaces Monarchs original boss Freddy Juarez, who was promoted to RSL assistant coach Dec. 6 after guiding the franchise from its inception … Juarez, formerly the director of RSL’s Arizona academy prior to leading the Monarchs to a 17-27-14 mark in 2015/16, cultivated the valuable developmental aspect for the USL side, watching FW Emery Welshman, DF Chris Schuler and FW Ricardo Velazco matriculate to the first team, while also seeing numerous young RSL players hone their skills with USL minutes … "In compiling a list of potential names for this position, Mike's was at the top of our list," said Waibel, noting the Monarchs head coaching position’s unique balance of winning and development … "Mike won a Supporters Shield, he’s managed high-profile players, he enjoyed a great playing career in MLS … There’s virtually nothing he hasn’t seen in the sport in this country, and integrating someone with his experience, intelligence and teaching ability into our organization will pay dividends up and down our pyramid, from the academy teams to the Monarchs to the first team.”

2016 MONARCHS YEAR-IN-REVIEW In the multi-faceted scope of judging the USL’s relationship with Major League Soccer clubs, Real Monarchs was highly successful in 2016, providing a proving ground for defender Chris Schuler and forward Ricardo Velazco to earn spots with Real Salt Lake … However, the club fell short of its playoff aspirations, giving RSL General Manager Craig Waibel several areas to focus on in improving the relationship in 2017 … “The positives have to be remembered from (2016). We are much closer and (in 2017) we should be to the point that we feel like we have the players to compete and entertain,” Waibel said at the end of last season. “It was a small step but it was a step forward. We still have some things to correct and improve upon, but we were fighting for something on the last day of the season. Us not getting in to the playoffs didn’t come down to us not getting help from other teams, but we didn’t do the job well enough.” Many lessons were learned by the Real Salt Lake technical staff in the second year of the club’s second team with Real Monarchs in the USL … That education continues the philosophical development of how to use the club best to maximize growth potential of young players in a winning culture … 2016 saw major improvements over the Monarchs’ inaugural season in 2015, when a youthful lineup built under the idealist impression that a team almost exclusively made up of young developing players would be able to compete for the league title … While there was plenty of talent on the field, the mixture wasn’t right and it resulted in a 7-13-8 record that placed 12th out of 12 teams in the USL’s Western Conference … Last season, with more veteran players mixed in to a slew of young players and others on loan from RSL, the record jumped to 10-14-6 and the Monarchs were in contention for the playoffs up until the final match before ultimately finishing 11th in the 15-team Western Conference … “This seasons taught us some lessons and we took some chances while we tried to figure out what type of player we can develop,” Waibel said. “We didn’t get that part wrong, but we need to sign players with more experience for next year to help that process.” Velazco led the team with eight goals and six assists, improving greatly on his total from the previous year, earning the 23-year-old product of the Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy a spot with Real Salt Lake late in the season … Schuler, meanwhile, battled back from injuries that limited him to just five MLS appearances in 2015 to show that he was a first-team quality center back that was able to stay healthy and contribute … The Monarchs also saw several players come on loan from Real Salt Lake regularly. Included among them was goalkeeper Lalo Fernandez, midfielder Danilo Acosta and defenders Phanuel Kavita and Boyd Okwuonu … Fernandez served as starting goalkeeper for the second straight season, finishing with an 8-11-5 record with a 1.21 goals against average in his 24 appearances … Kavita and Okwuonu – no longer with the club – had 20 and 15 appearances, respectively, in their second pro seasons … Meanwhile, 18-year-old rookie Acosta played in 18 matches, adding to his experiences playing with U.S. Youth National Teams and with the RSL-AZ U-18s during the postseason …

REAL MONARCHS SLC @ SEATTLE SOUNDERS 2 STARFIRE SPORTS – Sat., April 22, 2017 – 8:00 P.M. MT

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In addition, RSL draft picks Max Lachowecki and Amass Amankona (not returning in 2017) saw 26 matches apiece in their first professional seasons … Maikon Orellana (now retired) paced the team through some early success and finished the year with five goals, while first-year winger Andrew Brody had two goals and one assist and Elder Torres (the Honduras Olympian has returned to his home country) was a frequent contributor out of the midfield in between stints with the Honduras Olympic team … Things looked promising when the Monarchs opened the season unbeaten through the first three matches at 2-0-1 … However, a winless run of five matches and a long stretch away from the team’s home field at Rio Tinto Stadium conspired to keep the team from consistently finding itself on the winning side of the ledger … In all, the Monarchs went 4-3-4 at Rio Tinto Stadium and 1-3-0 during their “On Tour” matches at the University of Utah’s Ute Soccer Field, Utah Valley University’s Clyde Field and Greater Nevada Field in Reno … A three-game winning streak in August propelled the team back into the playoff hunt, but the Monarchs went just 1-3-1 in the final five matches and missed the postseason by a matter of four points … With so many young players in the mix, Waibel will look to pepper in more experienced pros to the 2017 roster … That has already started, to a degree, with the additions of midfielders Jesus Leal and Charlie Adams late in the 2016 season, but will continue through the off-season as the Monarchs continue to vie for the club’s first postseason appearance … “We didn’t build the team the right way to win,” Waibel said. “We wanted to develop too many players and it is a developmental team, but you need more players with more experience to help put those young players in positions to get better development in meaningful games.”

RSL INT’L HISTORY Real Salt Lake famously hosted its first European visitor back in August, 2006, when world power Real Madrid visited the Beehive State, RSL falling 0-2 at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the University of Utah campus on August 12, 2006, not coincidentally the date of Rio Tinto Stadium’s groundbreaking … The following Summer, RSL downed Everton (ENG), 2-0, with the Liverpool-based side returning to Utah for the 2009 MLS All-Star Game in Sandy, the Toffees winning via penalty kick shootout, 4-3, to decide a 1-1 draw at the conclusion of 90 minutes … RSL’s history against international clubs at Rio Tinto Stadium is dominated by CONCACAF Champions League play with 22 of 23 all-time games of this type part of CCL competition; however, numerous friendlies have existed against Mexican, Argentine, Jamaican, Chilean and English teams, mostly at Rice-Eccles Stadium during the 13-year old club’s early years … With last Summer’s 1-2 loss at home to Italy’s Inter Milan, RSL’s all-time record is now 18-10-10 (W-L-T) all-time in international contests, with a +14 goal differential (55 goals for / 41 goals against) … In meaningful int’l competition, RSL is 11-5-6 (34 GF / 22 GA) … In the Rio Tinto Stadium era, RSL is 13-7-8 vs. visiting international squads (does NOT include league matches against visiting Canadian teams, against whom RSL is now 13-2-3 (33/14 goal +/-); however, the record DOES include CCL series v. Columbus and Toronto) …

RED DEVILS INVADE UTAH JULY 17 Rio Tinto Stadium and Real Salt Lake will host iconic and legendary international power Manchester United – winners of a record 20 top-flight titles in England (including 13 in the Premier League era) and three European championships – on Monday, July 17 (evening kickoff TBA), RSL Owner Dell Loy Hansen announced Tuesday … “Our fans have been incredibly supportive since our inception in 2005 and they deserve the opportunity to see some of the world’s best on our Rio Tinto Stadium field,” Hansen said, reiterating that the club’s Herriman Complex will provide a training destination for many of the world’s best going forward … “The Manchester United club is synonymous with the beautiful game around the globe, and to have them visit our great State to play against RSL is the culmination of an amazing effort consistent with our vision for Real Salt Lake” … Presented in part by the Utah Sports Commission, the Red Devils are making their first trip to Utah, joining a list of top-flight international clubs to visit the Beehive State to face RSL … Manchester United follows Real Madrid (Spain) in 2006 (Rice-Eccles Stadium), Everton (England) in 2007/09 and Internazionale Milano (Italy) in 2016 (Rio Tinto Stadium). RSL also boasts a long history of hosting regional CONCACAF powers Club América (Mexico) in 2008, Saprissa (Costa Rica) in 2011, Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) in 2008, as well as South American clubs Boca Juniors (Argentina) in 2007 and Universidad Católica (Chile) in 2005, among others … Managed by Jose Mourinho, regarded as one of the most accomplished managers in world soccer, Manchester United features a star-studded lineup that includes this season’s major acquisitions – forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Paul Pogba – as well as club icons forward Wayne Rooney and midfielder Michael Carrick and other recognized internationals in goalkeeper David de Gea, midfielders Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini and defenders Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind … This year’s two-week tour forms part of the club’s preparations for the 2017/18 Premier League campaign, with the Red Devils’ long-standing relationship with the U.S. having seen the club make 14 previous visits to the country facing American and Mexican sides, as well as a host of clubs from across Europe. United first visited America in 1950 as part of a close-season tour, playing against local clubs …

ABOUT MAN UTD: Manchester United is one of the most popular and successful sports teams in the world, playing one of the most popular spectator sports on Earth … Throughout its 139-year heritage, it has won 65 trophies (a record 20 League Titles, a joint-record 12 FA Cups, 5 League Cups and a record 21 FA Community Shields; MUFC has also won three European Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup; in 1998–99, the club became the first in the history of English football to achieve the treble of the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League) to become England’s most successful club ever, enabling it to develop the world’s leading sports brand and a global community of over 659 million followers … The club’s large, passionate community provides Manchester United with a worldwide platform to generate significant revenue from multiple sources, including sponsorship, merchandising, product licensing, new media & mobile, broadcasting and match day …

REAL MONARCHS SLC @ SEATTLE SOUNDERS 2 STARFIRE SPORTS – Sat., April 22, 2017 – 8:00 P.M. MT

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2017 REAL MONARCHS SLC ROSTER (as of March 29, 2017)

RED = new for 2017

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown College Status 41 Charlie Adams MF 5-9 155 05/16/1994 Brentford, England -- Int’l 43 Nick Besler MF 6-1 185 05/07/1993 Overland Park, KS Notre Dame 45 Andrew Brody FW 5-10 135 05/03/1995 Orlando, FL Louisville 44 Kyle Curinga DF 6-1 165 12/30/1993 Clearwater, FL -- 58 Jonel Desiré FW 5-11 172 02/12/1997 Mirebalais, Haiti -- Int’l 53 Michael Gallagher DF 6-2 195 08/07/1994 Sammamish, WA Washington 46 Daniel Haber FW 5-10 170 05/20/1992 Toronto, Canada Cornell 57 Karsten Hanlin MF 6-0 160 12/13/1993 Centennial, CO Denver 49 Chandler Hoffman FW 6-0 190 08/17/1990 Birmingham, Alabama UCLA 47 Max Lachowecki DF 5-10 155 06/30/1992 Evansville, IN Notre Dame 42 Jesus Leal MF 5-10 155 12/18/1992 Culiacan, Mexico -- Int’l Int’l 56 Skyler Milne FW 6-4 211 09/27/1993 Bluffdale, UT Utah Valley 48 Chase Minter MF 5-9 150 08/19/1992 Heath, TX Calif. Polytechnic 40 James Moberg MF 6-1 185 04/16/1994 Windsor, CA Washington 54 Emmanuel Ocran FW 5-10 175 02/19/1996 Accra, Ghana -- Int’l 52 Emilio Orozco DF 6-0 170 04/29/1992 Oxnard, CA -- 59 Taylor Peay DF 6-3 195 09/05/1991 Salt Lake City, UT Washington 51 Andrew Putna GK 6-2 180 10/21/1994 Lemont, IL Ill.-Chicago 50 Connor Sparrow GK 6-2 175 05/10/1994 Saint Louis, MO Creighton 55 Sebastian Velasquez MF 5-7 145 02/11/1991 Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg Methodist

NUMERIC ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE # Player Pos. Pronunciation Place of Birth Last Club 40 James Moberg MF Modesto, CA Univ. of Washington 41 Charlie Adams MF Hendon, England Stevenage (England League Two) 42 Jesus Leal MF lay - ALL Culiacan, Mexico Cimarrones de Sonora (Ascenso MX) 43 Nick Besler MF BEESE – lurr Overland Park, KS Portland Timbers (MLS) 44 Kyle Curinga DF koo – RING – uh Clearwater, FL FF Jaro (Finland) 45 Andrew Brody FW Las Vegas, NV Univ. of Louisville 46 Daniel Haber FW Toronto, Canada Vancouver Whitecaps 2 (USL) 47 Max Lachowecki DF LACK-oh-WECK-ee Evansville, IN Univ. of Notre Dame 48 Chase Minter MF Rowlett, TX Sacramento Republic (USL) 49 Chandler Hoffman FW Birmingham, Alabama Louisville City (USL) 50 Connor Sparrow GK Saint Louis, MO Creighton Univ. 51 Andrew Putna GK Lemont, IL Univ. of Illinois-Chicago 52 Emilio Orozco DF or – OSS - coh Ventura County, CA Chivas USA (MLS) 53 Michael Gallagher DF Sammamish, WA Portland Timbers 2 (USL) 54 Emmanuel Ocran FW OH – cran Accra, Ghana Asante Kotoko FC (Ghana) 55 Sebastian Velasquez MF Medellin, Colombia Rayo OKC (NASL) 56 Skyler Milne FW MILL – knee Logan, UT Utah Valley University 57 Karsten Hanlin MF Denver, CO Univ. of Denver 58 Jonel Desiré FW JOE-nell des-uh-RAY Mirebalais, Haiti AS Capoise (Haiti) 59 Taylor Peay DF PAY Salt Lake City, UT Portland Timbers 2 (USL)

Owner: Dell Loy Hansen (Logan, UT) VP/Administration: Rob Zarkos (Bellevue, WA) General Manager: Elliot Fall (Salt Lake City, UT) Head Coach: Mark Briggs (Wolverhampton, Eng.) Asst. Coach: Matt Glaeser (Fredericksburg, VA) Asst. Coach: Jamison OLave (Cali, Colombia) Sport Performance: Bryan Russ (SLC, UT) Video Analyst: Preston Gayton (SLC, UT) Team Administrator: Taymour Roushdi (London/Paris) Equipment Manager: Alex Caparelli (Buenos Aires, ARG) Head Athletic Trainer:Marshall Stoddard (Logan, UT)

Team Physicians: Dr. Andrew Cooper (SLC, UT), Dr. Michael Cosgrave (Highland, UT) Dr. Stephen Kirk (Sandy, UT),

Dr. John Edwards (Provo, UT) Team Chiropractor: Monte Layton, D.C. (Midvale, UT) Press Officers: Trey Fitz-Gerald (Albuquerque, NM);

Matt Gaschk (Gig Harbor, WA); Delia Maresco (McLean, VA)

Team Videographers: Tyler Gibbons (San Diego, CA); Bobby Hitz (Salt Lake City, UT)

Team Photographer: Ray Taggart (Salt Lake City, UT) Team Chaplain: JR Baker (Salt Lake City, UT)

MATCHUP PREVIEW

BROADCAST INFORMATION

Live Stream: SoundersFC.comTalent: Andrew Harvey and Aaron Heinzen

On Saturday evening, Sounders FC 2 hosts Real Mon-archs SLC at 7:00 p.m. PT in the fifth contest of the 2017 campaign. The meeting is the first of two matchups be-tween the two Western Conference sides, with S2 visiting Sandy, Utah in July.

The Rave Green look for another win this weekend after defeating LA Galaxy II by a score of 2-1 last Saturday. In the opening 15 minutes, S2 jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals from forward Felix Chenkam and defender Nouhou Tolo, who each opened their USL scoring accounts. On the brink of halftime, LA Galaxy II closed the gap with a goal, but S2 held on to the 2-1 score advantage for the remainder of the match to earn its first road win of the season.

Monarchs SLC enters the match with a record of 3-1-0, including a 1-1-0 mark on the road. Last week, the Mon-archs fell 2-1 at Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. The club performs under the direction of Head Coach Mark Briggs.

Referee: Ekaterina KorolevaAssistant: Seth Martin Assistant: Chad StewartFourth Official: Mike Hohnholz

MATCH INFORMATION

S O U N D E R S F C 2

R E A L M O N A R C H S S L C

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Kickoff: Saturday, April 22, 2017 | 7:00 p.m. PTLocation: Starfire Stadium | Tukwila, WA

USL REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 2-2-0 (HOME: 1-1-0; AWAY: 1-1-0)

DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT)/ RESULT Sun. 3/26 Sacramento L, 1-2Sun. 4/2 Portland W, 2-1Sat. 4/8 at Vancouver L, 0-3Sat. 4/15 at LA Galaxy II W, 2-1Sat. 4/22 Monarchs SLC 7:00 p.m.Tue. 4/25 San Antonio 7:30 p.m.Sat. 4/29 at Colorado Springs 6:00 p.m.Fri. 5/5 Portland 7:30 p.m.Sat. 5/13 at San Antonio 7:30 p.m.Sat. 5/20 at Reno 7:30 p.m.Sun. 5/28 Sacramento 2:00 p.m.Sat. 6/3 LA Galaxy II 7:00 p.m.Sat. 6/10 at Rio Grande 7:30 p.m.Mon. 6/19 Oklahoma City 7:30 p.m.Sat. 6/24 at Orange County 5:00 p.m.Sat. 7/1 at Vancouver 3:00 p.m.Sat. 7/8 at Monarchs SLC 7:00 p.m.Sun. 7/16 Orange County 2:00 p.m.Thurs. 7/20 Swope Park 7:30 p.m.Sun. 7/23 at Sacramento 8:00 p.m.Sat. 7/29 at Colorado Springs 6:00 p.m.Sun. 8/6 Rio Grande 6:30 p.m.Sat. 8/13 Vancouver 6:30 p.m.Fri. 8/18 at Portland 7:30 p.m.Wed. 8/30 Tulsa 7:30 p.m.Sat. 9/2 at Phoenix 7:30 p.m.Sat. 9/9 Reno 7:00 p.m.Sat. 9/16 Colorado Springs 7:00 p.m.Wed. 9/20 Phoenix 7:30 p.m.Sat. 10/7 at Tulsa 7:00 p.m.Wed. 10/11 at Swope Park 7:30 p.m.Sun. 10/15 at Oklahoma City 5:00 p.m.

DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) Sun. 3/26 Sacramento 2:00 p.m.Sun. 4/2 Portland 2:00 p.m.Sat. 4/8 at Vancouver 3:00 p.m.Sat. 4/15 at LA Galaxy II 7:30 p.m.

2017 USL SCHEDULE

S2 NOTES

BY THE NUMBERS

HUTCHINSON ADDED TO STAFFIn February, Sounders FC 2 announced John Hutchinson as Assistant Coach. Hutchinson, 37, is from Australia, where he played professionally from 1996-2015, making over 400 appearances and scoring 44 goals as a central midfielder. Hutchinson joins Head Coach Ezra Hendrickson’s staff ahead of the club’s third season in USL.

Born in Morwell, Victoria, Australia, Hutchinson made his senior debut for the Gippsland Falcons in 1997, where he made 89 appearances. From 2001-2004, Hutchinson played for the Northern Spirit, a Sydney-based club, then joined Manly United in 2004 as the club’s captain. The final 10 years of his career were spent with the A-League’s Central Coast Mariners, where he set a club record with 268 total appearances and scored 18 goals.

Eligible due to his grandmother’s Maltese decent, Hutchinson earned 11 caps for Malta. His first appearance came in a 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier versus Sweden.

During the 2015 season, Hutchinson made a seamless transition to the technical side for the Mariners, where he served as a coach through the 2016 campaign.

S2 EXPANDS ROSTER

S2 SIGNS NINE PLAYERS Seattle Sounders FC 2 announced in March that it is has bolstered its roster with the signing of nine players to USL contracts. These players include defenders Brian Nana-Sinkam, Denso Ulysse, Riley Grant and Rodrigue Ele, midfielders Francisco Narbon and Ray Saari and forwards Felix Chenkam, David Olsen and Shandon Hopeau. Nana-Sinkam, 22, officially joins Seattle after being selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. A four-year standout at Stanford, Nana-Sinkam won two NCAA titles with the Cardinal and was named to the 2016 All-Pac-12 First Team. Hopeau, 18, inks a contract with S2 after joining Sounders FC Academy in 2016. The crafty winger is originally from Hawaii, which is a Homegrown territory for the Rave Green, and previously played for Hawaii Rush. Hopeau shined for the Academy’s U-18s in 2016 and appeared in two S2 matches last fall, then trained with the First Team during preseason. Hopeau is joined by forward Olsen, 21, of Seatte University, as two Academy products on S2.

Ulysse is an 18-year-old defender from Haiti, where he has starred for the U-20 Haiti squad. In October of 2016, Ulysse was named to the Caribbean U-20 Best XI following Haiti’s championship win in the qualifying tournament for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Before signing with S2, Ulysse played for Real Hope in Haiti. Ele, 19, comes to Seattle via Cameroon’s Rainbow FC Bamenda. Chenkam, 18, also joins S2 after playing for Rainbow FC Bamenda last season. They are both members of Cameroon’s U-20 team. After a collegiate career at the University of Tulsa, Saari, 22, joins the Rave Green. As a sophomore in 2014, Saari scored a team-high six goals and was named to The American All-Conference Second Team. As a senior, Saari converted the winning attempt in a penalty-kick shootout to give Tulsa its third consecutive conference title. S2 also brings in Grant, a 22-year-old defender from Penn State. The left-footed center back played for the Nittany Lions for three seasons after transferring from Akron following his freshman year. He made over 50 appearances for Penn State, including 34 starts, and recorded two goals and six assists.

Narbon, 22, joins S2 after competing for USL side FC Cincinnati in 2016. He has two caps for the Panama National Team.

GOALSGOALS SCORED (5)While leading 1While tied 3While trailing 1

Run of play 4Set piece 1Penalties 0Own goals 0

Unassisted 0One assist 5

Forwards 2Midfielders 1Defenders 2

GOALS ALLOWED (7)While leading 3While tied 3While trailing 1

Run of play 7Set piece 0 Penalties 0Own goals 0

Forwards 2Midfielders 3Defenders 2

SPLITSOverall 2-2-0

Home 1-1-0Away 1-1-0

March 0-1-0April 2-1-0May 0-0-0June 0-0-0July 0-0-0August 0-0-0September 0-0-0

When leading at half 1-1-0When tied at half 1-0-0When trailing at half 0-1-0

When scoring first 1-1-0When conceding first 1-1-0

With 0 goals scored 0-1-0With 1 goal scored 0-1-0With 2 goals scored 2-0-0With 3 goals scored 0-0-0With 4+ goals scored 0-0-0

Conceding 0 goals 0-0-0Conceding 1 goal 2-0-0Conceding 2 goals 0-1-0Conceding 3 goals 0-1-0Conceding 4+ goals 0-0-0

A L L E L I G I B L E S 2 P L AY E R S1 GK Tyler Miller*5 D Nouhou Tolo*12 F Seyi Adekoya*15 D Tony Alfaro*21 M Jordy Delem*23 M Henry Wingo*30 F Javorn Stevens 31 M Lorenzo Ramos32 M Zach Mathers* 34 D Brian Nana-Sinkam 35 GK Bryan Meredith*36 D Denso Ulysse 37 F Shandon Hopeau 38 M Irvin Parra 40 F Azriel Gonzalez**41 M Jamie Dimitroff**42 M Kei Tomozawa**43 F Paul Rothrock**

44 F Stirling Russell**50 M Georg Armstrong**51 F Milo Barton**52 D Jake Morris**53 M Sam Rogers**54 D Joe Hafferty**58 D Ethan Lotenaro**59 D Jackson Ragen**60 GK Trey Muse**64 GK Sam Fowler**71 F David Olsen 73 D Riley Grant 77 M Francisco Narbon 88 M Ray Saari91 D Oniel Fisher 92 D Rodrigue Ele 99 F Felix Chenkam

ALL ELIGIBLE S2 PLAYERS

2017 SOUNDERS FC 2 OFFICIAL ROSTERNo Name Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Hometown Previous Club/Current Academy30 Javorn Stevens F 6-0 150 5/9/98 Green Bay, Antigua Hoppers FC (AG)31 Lorenzo Ramos M 5-7 150 1/29/97 Fife, WA Sounders FC Academy34 Brian Nana-Sinkam D 6-0 185 1/1/95 Lititz, PA Stanford (NCAA)36 Denso Ulysse D 5-8 133 11/20/98 Gonaives, Haiti Real Hope (HT)37 Shandon Hopeau F 5-10 158 12/1/98 Kapolei, HI Sounders FC Academy38 Irvin Parra M 6-1 188 8/18/93 Inglewood, CA FC Kaiserslautern (GER)71 David Olsen F 6-0 180 2/5/96 Seattle, WA Seattle (NCAA) 73 Riley Grant D 6-1 182 1/27/95 Copley, OH Penn State (NCAA)77 Francisco Narbon M 5-9 150 2/11/95 Panama City, Panama FC Cincinnati 88 Ray Saari M 5-7 150 4/18/95 Kansas City, Missouri Tulsa (NCAA)92 Rodrigue Ele D 6-0 160 3/2/98 Yaounde, Cameroon Rainbow FC Bamenda (CAM)99 Felix Chenkam F 5-6 165 12/8/98 Doula, Cameroon Rainbow FC Bamenda (CAM)

TECHNICAL STAFFGeneral Manager & President of Soccer: Garth LagerweyVice President of Soccer & Sporting Director: Chris HendersonDirector of Player Personnel: Kurt SchmidS2 Head Coach: Ezra HendricksonS2 Assistant Coach: John HutchinsonAcademy Goalkeeper Coach: Josh FordAcademy Technical Director: Marc NichollsS2 Athletic Trainer: Joe MontgomeryS2 Fitness Coach: Brandon MoranTeam Administration Director: Grant ClarkTeam Services Director: Vince JohnsonS2 Administrator: Kate Norton

* On standard loan to USL** Sounders FC Academy player

Sounders FC 2 |1-2| Sacramento Republic FCMarch 26, 2017 at Starfire Stadium (Tukwila, WA)Attendance: 1,115

SCORINGSEA - Nana-Sinkam (Parra) 5’SAC - Ochoa (Cazarez) 65’ SAC - Klimenta (Ochoa) 83’

Lineup: Meredith; Lotenero, Rogers, Grant, Nana-Sinkam; Saari, Narbon, Ramos (Hafferty 60’), Hopeau (Adekoya 50’), Olsen; Parra (Chenkam 73’)

Substitutes Not Used: Muse, Dimitroff, Gonzalez, Barton

Sounders FC 2 |2-1| Portland Timbers 2 April 2, 2017 at Starfire Stadium (Tukwila, WA)Attendance: 962

SCORINGPOR - (Arboleda) 51’ SEA - Adekoya (Nana-Sinkam) 64’SEA - Mathers (Wingo) 66’

Lineup: Miller; Nana-Sinkam, Grant, Rogers, Tolo; Saari, Narbon, Ma-thers, Olsen ( Adekoya 62’), Wingo (Hopeau 75’), Parra (Chenkam 83’)

Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Hafferty, Ramos, Dimitroff

Sounders FC 2 |0-3| Whitecaps FC 2April 8, 2017 at MacLeod Athletic Park (Langley, B.C.)Attendance: 738

SCORINGVAN - Wynne 13’VAN - Thoma (Amanda) 86’VAN - McKendry (Seymore) 90’+4’

Lineup: Miller; Nana-Sinkam (Barton 85’), Grant, Rogers, Tolo; Saari, Narbon, Mathers, Olsen (Chenkam 75’), Parra (Hopeau 66’); Adekoya

Substitutes Not Used: Muse, Ramos, Ele, Ulysse

Sounders FC 2 |2-1| LA Galaxy IIApril 15, 2017 at StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium (Carson, CA)

SCORINGSEA - Chenkam (Saari) 7’SEA - Tolo (Saari) 12’LA - Zubak (Villareal) 45’

Lineup: Miller; Nana-Sinkam, Ele, Rogers, Tolo; Saari, Narbon, Mathers, Olsen (Ramos 61’) Parra (Hopeau 53’); Chenkam (Dimitroff 78’)

Substitutes Not Used: Muse, Grant, Lotenero, Ulysse

2017 BOX SCORES

2017: SOUNDERS FC 2 STARTING XI BY THE NUMBERS

MIDFIELDER Mathers (3) Hopeau (1) MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER Narbon (4) Saari (4)

MIDFIELDER / FORWARD FORWARD MIDFIELDER / FORWARD Parra (2) Parra (2) Olsen (4) Ramos (1) Adekoya (1) Wingo (1) Chenkam (1)

LEFT BACK CENTER BACK CENTER BACK RIGHT BACK Tolo (3) Rogers (4) Grant (3) Nana-Sinkam (4) Lotenero (1) Ele (1) GOALKEEPER Miller (3) Meredith (1)

2017 STATISTICSPOS Player GP MIN G A SHT SOG FS FC YC RC OGD Brian Nana-Sinkam 4 355 1 1 2 2 8 5 0 0 0M Zach Mathers 3 270 1 0 8 4 13 5 0 0 0D Nouhou Tolo 3 270 1 0 4 1 2 5 0 0 0F Seyi Adekoya 3 158 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0F Felix Chenkam 4 117 1 0 2 2 2 6 1 0 0M Ray Saari 4 360 0 2 1 0 7 7 2 0 0F Irvin Parra 4 275 0 1 4 1 9 11 1 0 0M Henry Wingo 1 75 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0M Francisco Narbon 4 360 0 0 3 0 9 5 1 0 0M/D Sam Rogers 4 360 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0F David Olsen 4 288 0 0 3 3 5 3 0 0 0D Riley Grant 3 270 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0GK Tyler Miller 3 270 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0M/F Shandon Hopeau 4 126 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0D Rodrigue Ele 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0D Ethan Lotenero 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0GK Bryan Meredith 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M Lorenzo Ramos 2 89 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0D Joe Hafferty 1 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0M Jamie Dimitroff 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0F Milo Barton 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

GP-games played; GS-games started; MIN-minutes; G-goals;A-assists; P-points; SHT-shots; SOG-shots on goal; FC/FS-fouls committed/fouls suffered; CK-corner kicks; OFF-offsides; YC/RC-cautions/ejections; OG-own goal

POS Player GP MIN GA SV SV% GAA W-L-D PKA PKG SOGK Tyler Miller 3 270 5 8 .615 1.66 2-1-0 1 0 0GK Bryan Meredith 1 90 2 7 .777 2.00 0-1-0 0 0 0

Ezra Hendrickson initially joined Sounders FC as an Assistant Coach on January 20, 2009, after completing a 14-year professional career, including 12 seasons in Major League Soccer. He is now the Head Coach of Sounders FC 2, the club’s USL team.

Hendrickson appeared in 266 regular season matches with 225 starts. Playing defense, he scored 23 goals and added 30 assists.

He also played in 32 postseason games with five goals and three assists. Hendrickson was a member of three MLS Cup championship teams, winning two with former Sounders FC Head

Coach Sigi Schmid. Together, they won the 2002 MLS Cup with the Los Angeles Galaxy and the 2008 MLS Cup in Columbus. Hendrickson was also with the champion D.C. United team in 2004.

A native of the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean, Hendrickson began his career in 1997 with the New York MetroStars, before joining the Galaxy later that season. He totaled six seasons in Los Angeles, where he won the 2000 CONCACAF Champions Cup, scoring two goals in a 3-2 victory, and the 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, scoring one goal in a 2-1 victory. He was named Galaxy’s Most Valuable Player for the 2001 season.

Hendrickson went to Dallas in 2003 and began the next season with the A-League’s Charleston Battery before joining D.C. United for its run to the 2004 MLS Cup. After starting all 31 appearances in 2005 for Chivas USA, Hendrickson was acquired by Columbus in early 2006.

An All-American and Business Administration major at Drake University, Hendrickson first played professionally with New Orleans of the USISL Select League (1995-96). After earning his first international cap in 1995, he served 12 years as captain of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Team. Hendrickson earned his U.S. Soccer A Coaching License in December of 2008. He is a resident of Layou, St. Vincent, and has two daughters, Xavia and McKenzie.

S 2 H E A D C O A C H E Z R A H E N D R I C K S O N

An original member of Sounders FC’s technical staff, Schmid joined the Rave Green as a scout and assistant coach on March 12, 2009. In January 2017, Schmid was promoted from Head Scout to Director of Player Personnel.

In this role, Schmid manages all soccer-related aspects of S2, while continuing to scout primar-ily foreign and college players. He is also responsible for discovering and evaluating talent for the Sounders FC First Team. Schmid manages the club’s Las Vegas Combine and assists at the MLS Combine, and he continues to advise Seattle’s management at the MLS SuperDraft.

He also coordinates with agents and players to ensure player eligibility, manages the budget for S2 and works extensively with Sounders FC Academy on developing the youth system. For the First Team, Schmid helps with roster management.

Prior to joining Sounders FC, Schmid was an Assistant Coach at the collegiate level, first at Saint Mary’s Col-lege, then from 2007-08 at UC Irvine. In 2008, UC Irvine won both the Big West Conference regular season and tournament championship, and the Anteaters earned an NCAA tournament berth. All three were first-time achievements for the UCI program.

Schmid was a member of the Region IV ODP boys coaching staff for two years and also coached at West Coast FC. Previously, he was a coach for South Bay Soccer Club. His coaching career began at South High School in Torrance, California.

Schmid played soccer collegiately at Wake Forest and UCLA, and he was a member of the Bruins’ 2002 NCAA Championship team. He is a graduate of UCLA with a degree in Business-Economics.

Schmid and his wife, Joanne, have three daughters.

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