FC TUCSON VS. UNION OMAHA MEDIA INFORMATION: JASON CHRISTLEY, VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING & COMMUNICATION [email protected] 520-330-8824
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FC TUCSON VS. UNION OMAHA MEDIA INFORMATION: JASON CHRISTLEY, VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING & COMMUNICATION [email protected] 520-330-8824 ___________Match Information___________ ALL-TIME GOALS LEADER: Damian German (18) SERIES HISTORY: Second meeting of the season. ALL-TIME SHUTOUTS: Billy Thompson (6) Omaha won 1-0 on June 26. All-time record: 0-3-0 FC Tucson was founded in 2010 by a local group of dedicated Tucsonans who wanted to elevate LAST TUCSON GAME: 7/17/21 4-2 v NE Goals: the sport and bring professional soccer to the Uzo 2, Bedoya 1, Adams 1 Assists: Dennis 2, City of Tucson. Since that time, FC Tucson has Rodriguez 1 been responsible for hosting the annual MLS INJURY REPORT: n/a pre-season training events as well as developing SUSPENSIONS: Schenfeld America's top players who have gone on to _____________ABOUT FC TUCSON_______________ becom e US Men's National Team and MLS members. In 2021, FC Tucson announces an FIRST MATCH: March 4, 2011 exciting new chapter under new ownership with FIRST WIN: 7-2 vs Yavapai (5/13/11) Benevolent Sports Tucson, LLC. The new ownership agreement, led by Brett Johnson, FIRST LEAGUE WIN: 1-0 vs Pali Blues (5/12/12) transfers ownership from Phoenix Rising FC. FIRST OPEN CUP MATCH: May 13, 2014 More information about the Club’s history can MOST GOALS SCORED: 13; Moshe Perez (2017) be found at: fctucson.com/club. ___________ QUICK NOTES_________ _ - Wallis Lapsley has 43 saves on the season and ranks 1st in USL League 1. - FC Tucson has a goal conversion rate of 18% and is ranked 1st in USL League 1. - Giovanni Calixtro ranks 2nd in the league with his four assists. - FC Tucson ranks 1st in USL League 1 with 84% passing accuracy. ___________ THE LATEST FROM FC TUCSON_________ FC TUCSON FINISH CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON CHARLIE DENNIS & TOBY UZO NAMED TO UNDEFEATED TEAM OF THE WEEK FC Tucson’s women’s team finished 7-0-1 and Toby Uzo scored his first two goals in an FC earned the Women’s Permier League Desert Tucson uniform and midfielder Charlie Dennis Conference championship. The club ended the picked up a pair of assists in the club's 4-2 win season this past weekend with a 3-0 win on the over New England 2 Saturday night at Kino road over El Paso Surf. Former Mexico national North Stadium. The pair were named to the USL team player Lux Duarte scored twice against El League One Team of the Week Presented by Paso and finished the season with a team single- Cleer Audio for Week 15 of the 2021 regular season record 12 goals. season. ___________USL LEAGUE ONE STANDINGS___________ ______________________________2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS_________________________ HOME MATCHES Record (WLD) (4-4-4) DATE OPPONENT RESULT MAY 1 S. Georgia Tormenta FC L 3-1 MAY 8 Forward Madison D 1-1 MAY 16 Fort Lauderdale CF L 5-1 MAY 26 Toronto FC II W 2-1 MAY 29 North Carolina FC W 2-1 JUNE 5 Toronto FC II D 1-1 JUNE 12 Chattanooga Red Wolves L 3-2 JUNE 19 North Texas SC D 0-0 JUNE 26 Union Omaha L 1-0 JULY 3 Fort Lauderdale CF W 2-1 JULY 10 Chattanooga Red Wolves D 2-2 JULY 17 New England Revolution II W 4-2 JULY 24 Union Omaha JULY 31 Richmond Kickers AUG 7 North Texas SC AUG 14 Union Omaha AUG 22 Fort Lauderdale CF AUG 28 Greenville Triumph SC SEP 1 New England Revolution II SEP 4 North Texas SC SEP 11 Fort Lauderdale CF SEP 19 Greenville Triumph SC SEP 25 Union Omaha OCT 2 North Texas SC OCT 13 North Carolina FC OCT 16 S. Georgia Tormenta FC OCT 23 Forward Madison OCT 30 Richmond Kickers ___________ FCT TECHNICAL STAFF__ _______ INTERIM HEAD COACH: JON PEARLMAN GOALKEEPER COACH/ACADEMY HEAD COACH: VITO HIGGINS The co-founder and former head Higgins, 35, joins FC coach of FC Tucson’s staff after Tucson’s USL two seasons as League Two team Assistant Coach with returns as the VP the North Idaho of Soccer College Men’s Soccer Operations. In team. The native of 2011, Pearlman and Galas coached FC Kailua, Hawai'i, Tucson’s first match ever against the New York previously was the Assistant Coach for the Red Bulls. Coach Pearlman brings 25 years of Gonzaga University Men’s soccer team of the coaching experience. Pearlman has helped 14 NCAA Division I West Coast Conference from players enter into the MLS and dozens more 2008-2019. As a player, Higgins signed for the advance to the USL Championship. As the LA Galaxy in 2008 following an open tryout, USL League 2 Coach, he had an 18-7-3 record, later leaving the club following a season- qualifying both FCT in 2017 and OKC Energy ending foot injury. In 2011 Higgins joined FC U23 in 2018 for the U.S. Open Cup. Tucson to start in goal for the club’s Desert Diamond Cup campaign, playing in matches against the New York Red Bulls and the Arizona Sahuaros. ASSISTANT COACH: HEAD ATC: SCOTT MARK BIAGI ARMISTEAD Biagi spent much of Armistead, a native his childhood in of New Zealand, Europe where he manages FC Tucson’s developed much of day-to-day sports his passion for soccer. medicine and Biagi currently runs the Vail Soccer Club in performance operations, including acute care, Southeast Tucson and is currently the Boys preventative treatment, rehabilitation and Director for Arizona ODP, a West Region ODP player performance data. Armistead has Head Coach, and a network scout for US previous experience working as the Sports Soccer. Science Consultant and Head Athletic Trainer for the Barca Residency Academy in Casa Grande, Arizona. His experience with FC Barcelona’s official soccer academy includes work as a consultant to the Director of Strength & Conditioning, providing educated insights on the club’s sports performance data. As the academy’s head athletic trainer, Armistead performed evaluations and developed diagnoses of musculoskeletal and general medical conditions to athletes. ___ __ 2021 USL LEAGUE ONE TEAM STATS Clean Sheets 1 CATEGORY FCT _____2021 FC TUCSON TEAM LEADERS___ Games played 12 CATEGORY PLAYER Goals 18 Goals (3) Corfe, Adams Goals conceded 21 Assists (4) Calixtro Total shots 138 Chances created (24) Bedoya Average possession 52.0% Shots (22) Corfe Passing success rate 83.7% Tackles (27) Schenfeld Yellow cards 29 Saves (43) Lapsley Red cards 6 ___________ NUMERICAL ROSTER__ _______ PLAYER NAME # POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT BIRTHDAY NATIONALITY Lapsley, Wallis 1 Goalkeeper 6'4'' 200 4/14/1997 (24) USA Knox, Alex 3 Right Back 5'11'' 170 6/21/1997 (23) USA Mastrantonio, 4 Center Back 6'2'' 172 5/27/1996 (24) Italy Luca Fox, Kaelon 5 Center Back 6'3" 180 3/31/1995 (26) USA Uzo, Tobenna 7 Forward 6’4 220 10/13/1994 (26) USA, Nigeria Bedoya, Daniel 8 Center Mid 5'7'' 130 2/13/1994 (27) USA, Colombia Corfe, Deri 9 Forward 6'2'' 181 3/3/1998 (23) England Dennis, Charlie 10 Center Mid 6'2'' 190 9/28/1995 (25) England Rodriguez, Kevin 11 Forward 5'8'' 159 9/25/1996 (24) USA Shellow, Ryan 12 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 180 10/10/1997 (23) USA Rafael Guerrero 13 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 195 1/8/2002 (18) USA Franke, Noah 15 Right Back 5'8'' 141 3/25/1995 (26) USA Adams, Shak 17 Forward 5'7'' 145 9/7/1998 (22) USA, St. Vincent Schenfeld, 19 Left Back 5'10" 165 10/18/1992 (29) Chile Maximiliano Delgado, João 20 Center Mid 5'8'' 160 1/15/1994 (27) Portugal Ferriol, Manuel 21 Center Mid 5'11'' 150 8/13/1998 (22) Spain Hurtado, Nathan 22 Center Mid 5'8'' 140 09/07/2003 (17) USA Lawrence, Luke 23 Defender 5'11'' 165 10/07/2001 (19) USA Barnathan, Dakota 24 Center Back 6'2'' 174 11/9/1994 (26) USA Pena, Jordan 27 Left Back 5’7’’ 154 5/21/2000 (20) USA Perez, Franco 37 Forward 6'1'' 185 1/1/1996 (25) Argentina Allen, Jerod 38 Center Mid 5'11'' 154 08/17/2004 (16) USA Odenbeck, Jared 42 Center Mid 6'2'' 175 2/4/1995 (26) USA Calixtro, Giovanni 91 Forward 5'11'' 165 6/27/2000 (20) USA ___________ ALPHABETICAL ROSTER__ _______ PLAYER NAME # POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT BIRTHDAY NATIONALITY Adams, Shak 17 Forward 5'7'' 145 9/7/1998 (22) USA, St. Vincent Allen, Jerod 38 Center Mid 5'11'' 154 08/17/2004 (16) USA Barnathan, Dakota 24 Center Back 6'2'' 174 11/9/1994 (26) USA Bedoya, Daniel 8 Center Mid 5'7'' 130 2/13/1994 (27) USA, Colombia Calixtro, Giovanni 91 Forward 5'11'' 165 6/27/2000 (20) USA Corfe, Deri 9 Forward 6'2'' 181 3/3/1998 (23) England Delgado, João 20 Center Mid 5'8'' 160 1/15/1994 (27) Portugal Dennis, Charlie 10 Center Mid 6'2'' 190 9/28/1995 (25) England Ferriol, Manuel 21 Center Mid 5'11'' 150 8/13/1998 (22) Spain Fox, Kaelon 5 Center Back 6'3" 180 3/31/1995 (26) USA Franke, Noah 15 Right Back 5'8'' 141 3/25/1995 (26) USA Guerrero, Rafael 13 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 195 1/8/2002 (19) USA Hurtado, Nathan 22 Center Mid 5'8'' 140 09/07/2003 (17) USA Knox, Alex 3 Right Back 5'11'' 170 6/21/1997 (23) USA Lapsley, Wallis 1 Goalkeeper 6'4'' 200 4/14/1997 (24) USA Lawrence, Luke 23 Defender 5'11'' 165 10/07/2001 (19) USA Mastrantonio, Luca 4 Center Back 6'2'' 172 5/27/1996 (24) Italy Odenbeck, Jared 42 Center Mid 6'2'' 175 2/4/1995 (26) USA Pena, Jordan 27 Left Back 5’7’’ 154 5/21/2000 (20) USA Perez, Franco 37 Forward 6'1'' 185 1/1/1996 (25) Argentina Rodriguez, Kevin 11 Forward 5'8'' 159 9/25/1996 (24) USA Schenfeld, 19 Left Back 5'10" 165 10/18/1992 (29) Chile Maximiliano Shellow, Ryan 12 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 180 10/10/1997 (23) USA Uzo, Tobenna 7 Forward 6’4” 220 10/13/1994 USA, Nigeria _______________________Coaching Staff and Player Pronunciation__________________________ NAME PRONUNCIATION Jon Pearlman (VP SO & Interim Head Pearl-man Coach) Mark Biagi (Assistant Coach) Bee-Ah-Gee Noah Franke Frank-ee Kaelon Fox Kay-len Deri Corfe Corph João Delgado Jo-waw Jordan Pena PENN-uh Luca Mastrantonio Mas-tran-to-nio Maxi Schenfeld Shen-feld _________________________________2020 Player USL Stats___________________________________ PLAYER NAME 2020 STATS Charlie Dennis 2020 USL League 1: 15 games, 5 assists, 36 chances created Dakota Barnathan 2020 USL Championship – Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 8 games, 3 clearances, 5 interceptions, drafted by FC Dallas with the 59th pick in the third round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft Danny Bedoya 2015-2017 USL Championship NYRB II: 21 appearances, four goals and three assists.