May 22, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Rhode Island FC News Release
After falling 3-1 to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Friday, Rhode Island FC returns home to Beirne Stadium looking to bounce back against Louisville City FC on Saturday, May 25 at 4 p.m. RIFC’s last match at home featured one of its better attacking performances, as it held a one goal advantage against unbeaten Sacramento Republic FC until deep into second half stoppage time before settling for a 2-2 draw. An equally tough test will head to the Ocean State in a Louisville team that is unbeaten in its last four matches with only one loss on the season. As the search for RIFC’s first-ever win at Beirne Stadium continues on Saturday, here is everything you need to know about the match.
AT A GLANCE
Date | Saturday, May 25
Kickoff | 4 PM ET
Location | Beirne Stadium, Smithfield, RI
Broadcast | ESPN+
Social | @rhodeislandfc (X, Instagram, Facebook)
Match Hashtag | #RIvLOU
LOUISVILLE CITY FC
Roster
GOALKEEPERS (3): 12-Danny Faundez, 18-Damian Las, 30-Ryan Troutman
DEFENDERS (11): 2-Aiden McFadden, 3-Jake Morris, 4-Sean Totsch, 5-Arturo Ordoñez, 6-Wes Charpie, 13-Amadou Dia, 20-Sam Gleadle, 32-Kyle Adams, 63-Sebastian Sanchez, 67-Owen Damm, 80-Hayden Stamps
MIDFIELDERS (7): 8-Carlos Moguel Jr., 11-Nial McCabe, 17-Taylor Davila, 22-Dylan Mares, 23-ELijah Wynder, 25-Jansen Wilson, 27-Evan Davila
FORWARDS (7): 7-Ray Serrano, 10-Brian Ownby, 14-Wilson Harris, 16-Adrien Perez, 21-Jorge Gonzalez, 24-Tola Showunmi, 70-Issac Cano
Chasing the Top Spot
Heading into Saturday’s match at Beirne Stadium, Louisville City FC (7W-1L-1D) sit second in the Eastern Conference standings, having played two less matches than league-leading Charleston Battery. Louisville’s seven wins and 22 points are second only to Charleston’s 27 points with eight wins. LouCity’s only loss on the season came in a tightly contested 3-2 match against the Eastern Conference leaders on April 9. Since then, the club is unbeaten in its last four matches (3W-0L-1D), and have outscored its opponents 12-2 in that time. Louisville’s run of three-straight clean sheets finally came to a close last time out, when the club battled to a 2-2 draw with Las Vegas Lights FC. Commanding shutout wins against Hartford Athletic (6-0) and Orange County SC (3-0) in its two prior matches showcased complete offensive dominance by The Boys in Purple. Of the club’s seven wins, five were won by two or more goals. LouCity also leads the USL…