July 14, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Memphis 901 FC News Release
Memphis, Tenn. – Memphis 901 FC hosts Louisville City FC in a marquee matchup of the top two clubs in the Eastern Conference on Saturday at AutoZone Park.
Memphis 901 FC returned home with a big win against Phoenix Rising FC last time out, taking the three points with a 3-1 victory. 901 FC looks to extend their home win streak and take back the top spot in the Eastern Conference standings in the No.1 vs No.2 match up this Saturday night.
Memphis holds the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference standings after defeating Phoenix. With one point separating Memphis and Louisville, Saturday’s match is pivotal for both sides.
This Saturday marks the first match of the season between 901 FC and Lou City. Memphis notched their first win over Louisville last season, taking the match 2-1 at AutoZone Park.
Louisville currently sits atop the Eastern Conference after a four-match win streak recently capped by a 6-0 victory over New York Red Bulls II last saturday. Lou City leads the league in both expected goals and expected goals against.
901 FC logged their sixth consecutive win at home, outshooting rising 18-15 and leading with 10 shots on target to Phoenix’s five.
Memphis scored its first goal in the 29th minute as Luiz Fernando sent a ball across to the middle of the box to a waiting Phillip Goodrum, tallying his 10th goal of the season and 901 FC’s 12th goal in the first 30 minutes of a match.
Five minutes later, defender Rece Buckmaster notched his first goal of the season after sending ball into Jeremy Kelly, who one-touched the ball back to buckmaster, before nailing the ball to the back of the net. Buckmaster would earn USL Championship Team of the Week honors for his two-way performance in the match.
901 FC added their third and final goal in the 86th minute with another Aaron Molloy to Graham Smith connection off a set piece. Smith headed the ball into the top left corner, solidifying the Memphis win.
Memphis moved to 12-4-2 on the season with the win, keeping the race tight between the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
Quotables
“We’ve just got to keep going. It’s a massive evening for this club and this community and the players in this locker room so we want to put every ounce of energy in the preparation then go from there.” – Ben Pirmann
“It’s a huge game. They’re coming to our house and we want this to be our fortress. We’ve just got to come out with that ruthless…