Match Information:
Greenville Triumph SC vs Richmond Kickers
Legacy Early College Field, Greenville, South Carolina
Sunday, August 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Broadcast Information:
Internet: ESPN+
TV (Local): WTVR CBS 6.3 (Comcast 206/Verizon FiOS 466)
Spanish Radio: WULT Ultra 94.1FM and 1540AM
RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond Kickers (5-6-6) are back on the road to face reigning USL League One title-winners, Greenville Triumph SC (6-5-6) in the final regular-season leg of the 2021 Bon Secours Cup.
The last matchup between Richmond and Greenville resulted in an unfortunate 0-1 loss for the Reds at City Stadium in the 2021 season home opener. Richmond played well against Greenville’s low-block and pragmatic attack for the better part of the match. It wasn’t until a late 74th-minute own goal would throw a wrench in Richmond’s momentum as they pounced on Greenville’s 10-man team after Cesar Murillo received a second yellow card and ejection in the 40th minute.
Richmond’s last outing was at City Stadium to face New England Revolution II for the third time this season. Richmond had previously beaten Revs II twice, once in the season opener, and again several weeks later, scoring three goals on both occasions and earning six points.
This time around Richmond opened the scoring up with an Emiliano Terzaghi goal in the six-yard box, beating his mark to get a foot to a cross played-in by Matt Bolduc. Bolduc made an enterprising run up the left wing after a heady pass from Nil Vinyals unlocked the winger in a dangerous area.
Terzaghi would walk back onto the pitch for the second half ready to score another goal, this time, a drilled shot from roughly 35 yards out, beating Joe Rice to hit the back of the net, bringing Richmond’s lead to 2-0. But in the last several minutes of regular time, Revs II managed to score from a tight angle as Noel Buck launched a shot across the box and an equalizing goal from Kizza in the 87th minute. The two teams would see out the remainder of the match with a level scoreline, both sides walking off the pitch with a point.
Greenville’s last match was against Tormenta FC and resulted in a 3-1 loss. The match started with an early goal from Tormenta’s Luca Mayr-Fälten in the 10th minute. Greenville answered back with a 21st-minute goal by Jesús Ibarra. Tormenta took to the field to seal the deal after the first half and scored two goals from Stefan Mueller and Marco Micaletto within three minutes.
Following the road trip south, Richmond returns to City Stadium to host their regional rivals, North Carolina FC. The Kickers faced NCFC in North Carolina most recently in the middle of a string of three matches in a week, with the home side taking a 4-0 result. This time around, Richmond will have a chance to take points back from NCFC at home in front of the Red Army on August 28. Kickoff for the match is set for 6:30 p.m.
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Richmond Kickers
Jalen Crisler (#15) is a composed center-back, slotting into this new Richmond team seamlessly. Crisler has a passing accuracy of 81.3%, providing a well-composed option to play out of the backfield. Crisler also has 66 clearances, 17 blocks, and 19 interceptions and has the most minutes played in the whole team.
Nil Vinyals (#10) is a more advanced midfield playmaker. Vinyals is a new addition to the team this year, has been a regular starter in the midfield and has recorded two goals and two assists this season, and has a passing accuracy of 75.6 percent.
Emiliano Terzaghi (#32) was awarded the USL League One Cleer Audio July Player of the Month award and was recently nominated for Cleer Audio Team of the Week after yet another impressive, two-goal performance against New England Revolution II. Terzaghi scores a goal every 120.8 minutes and has already surpassed his total goal tally from last season when he won the Golden Boot.
Greenville Triumph SC
Mario Lomis (#32) is Greenville’s top scorer and leads the league in goals scored (12). Lomis scores a goal every 113.8 minutes and is a danger in the box, averaging 2.71 shots per game and scoring 11 of his goals from inside the box.
Brandon Fricke (#15) leads the Greenville team in clearances (47) and blocks (8). Fricke has a passing accuracy of 80.5% and is a standout player in Greenville’s defense.
Don Smart (#10) is a playmaking midfielder with pace who can create goal-scoring opportunities just as likely as he is to score. The savvy veteran leads the team in chances created (26) and has scored one goal and made two assists for Greenville.
