RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond Kickers closed the club’s final road stint of 2026 falling 3-2 to Sarasota Paradise on Saturday at Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. Richmond got off to a quick start, taking a 2-0 advantage through the first 29 minutes of play but could not claim a point on the road.
Lucca Dourado recorded both a goal and an assist, totaling his third goal contribution across the last three matches. Austin Amer tallied his second goal of the USL League One season and first since May 30, 2026 vs. Athletic Club Boise.
Sarasota was led by Emiliano Terzaghi who scored the game-winning penalty.
Breaking Down The Action
- Tarik Pannholzer sent a shot from the left side of the box just wide of the right post in the second minute.
- Lucca Dourado caused a Sarasota turnover and scored the subsequent assist from Tarik Pannholzer to create a 1-0 Richmond advantage in the 23rd minute.
- Austin Amer doubled the Richmond lead, 2-0, with a beautiful strike into the top left corner from well beyond the 18-yard box in the 29 minute.
- Kisa Kiingi cut the Richmond lead to 2-1, heading in a goal in the 36th minute.
- Pannholzer curled an effort toward goal that went just wide in the 42nd minute.
- James Sneddon made his first save of the night to preserve the Kickers 2-1 lead just moments before the halftime whistle.
- Richmond led 2-0 at halftime.
- Romain Gall equalized for the home side, 2-2, in the 54th minute.
- Sam Layton and Matt Bolduc entered the match for Dakota Barnathan and Harold Hanson in the 60th minute.
- Sam Layton received a yellow card in the 61st minute.
- Ali Sasankhah replaced Austin Amer in the 67th minute.
- Dominik Brulinski was presented a yellow card for Sarasota in the 73rd minute.
- Axel Gallegos received a yellow card caution in the 78th minute.
- Emiliano Terzaghi gave Sarasota the lead in the 85th minute, scoring off a rebound after seeing his penalty attempt saved.
- Terzaghi received a yellow card in the 86th minute.
- Landon Johnson and Zahir Vazquez came on for Lucca Dourado and Tyler Freeman in the 87th minute.
- Matt Bolduc saw a final attempt at an equalizer redirected outside the left post.
- The final whistle blew with a score of 3-2 in favor of Sarasota.
Notable Numbers
- 2: Lucca Dourada has now scored two goals across his last three matches.
- 4: James Sneddon recorded four saves in the contest.
- 5: Tarik Pannholzer has recorded five goal contributions across his last 10 matches.
- 5: Lucca Dourado has scored five goals across 19 matches this season.
- 34: 2026 marks the Kickers’ 34th continuously operating season.
- 37: Saturday marked Richmond’s 37th match of the season across all competitions and 30th in USL1 play.
Series History
- With the result, the Richmond Kickers hold a 0-1-1 record against Sarasota Paradise all-time.
- The two clubs last faced each other on July 3, 2026 with the match ending in a 0-0 draw at City Stadium.
Up Next
- Richmond hosts Corpus Christi FC for its penultimate match of season on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 6:00 p.m. EST. Get your tickets for National Opossum Day today at richmondkickers.com/tickets and follow all of the action live at @richmondkickers on Instagram, Facebook and X (Twitter).
