RenO 1868 Fc MATCH DAY PROGRAM SATURDAY, may 20 v 7:30 PM / GREATER NEVADA FIELD IN THIS ISSUE

3 Match Day Prevew 4 Staff 5 Matchday Roster 6 Western Conference Standings 7 Home Schedule 8-10 Tea m 11 Technical Staff 12 Eastern Conference 12 Western Conference 13 Prime 9 pass 14 Season Memberships 15 Pub Partners 16 Team Shop 17 Fan Experience Packages

2 GAME PREVIEW

RECAP OF RENO 1868 FC V PHOENIX RISING

Reno 1868 FC played Phoenix Rising FC, Saturday, May 6 at the Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex. After 90 minutes of play, Reno earned its first win in club history.

Reno burst through the gates in the first half. In the second minute, for- ward found space for a run through the middle and scored off a right footed shot from the centre of the box off an assist by Brian Brown. Reno gave Phoenix Rising no chance to retaliate when Kelly scored a brace just four minutes later off a left footed shot into the bottom right corner of the net. In the 39th minute, Phoenix Rising had a chance to tally a goal when Forward Chris Cortez shot a ball from close range only to be blocked by the hands of Reno’s goalkeeper, Matt Bersano.

In the second half, Reno didn’t step off the pedal. After scoring two goals in the first half, Dane Kelly notched his first hat trick for Reno in the 66th minute off a right footed shot from the centre of the box to put Reno in the lead 3-0. Midfielder Chris Wehan notched his first goal for Reno 10 min- utes later from a left footed shot under heavy pressure to put Reno ahead 4-0 and cement the club’s victory.

At the final whistle, Reno came out with its first win in club history.

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MATCHDAY ROSTERS

RenO 1868 F seatte sonders 2 ROSTER ROSTER NAME POS HT WT AE NAMEIRTHPLACE POS HT WT AE IRTHPLACE 1 Russ Klabough GK 6-5 215 26 USA 30 Javorn Stevens F 6-0 176 18 Antigua D 5-11 185 23 4 Jordan Murrell 31 Lorenzo Ramos M 5-7 150 20 USA 5 Nick von Niederhäusern M 5-9 160 27 34 Brian Nana-Sinkam D 6-0 185 22 USA 6 Thomas Janjigian D 6-2 190 22 USA 36 Denso Ulysse D 5-8 133 18 Haiti 7 Jordan Roberts M 6-2 177 24 England 8 Mackenzie Pridham F 5-10 175 26 37 Shandon Hopeau F 5-10 158 18 USA 9 Dane Kelly F 5-10 165 26 38 M 6-1 188 23 USA 10 M 6-0 165 28 El Salvador 71 David Olsen F 6-0 180 21 USA 11 Anibal Echeverria M 5-8 163 29 USA 73 Riley Grant D 6-1 182 22 USA 12 Matt Bersano GK 6-1 185 24 USA 77 Francisco Narbon M 5-9 150 22 Panama Jake Ward D 5-10 165 28 USA 13 88 Ray Saari M 5-7 150 22 USA 14 Chris Wehan M 5-9 140 23 USA 92 Rodrigue Ele D 6-0 160 19 Cameroon 15 D 5-11 181 24 USA 99 Felix Chenkam F 5-6 165 18 Cameroon 16 D 5-10 167 26 USA 17 Lindo Mfecka F 5-11 165 24 South Africa 1 Tyler Miller GK ------18 Kip Colvey D 5-10 161 23 USA 5 Nouhou Tolo D ------19 Dembakwi Yomba F 5-9 160 20 USA 12 Seyi Adekoya F ------20 Matt LaGrassa M 5-10 175 24 USA 15 D ------23 Brenton Gri†ths D 6-2 175 26 Jamaica 21 Jordy Delem M ------29 M 5-8 163 26 France 23 Henry Wingo M ------38 Matheus Silva D 6-2 198 20 32 Zach Mathers M ------77 Cameron Vickers M 5-7 140 28 USA GK ------84 CM 5-9 165 23 USA 35 96 Luis Felipe M 6-1 185 21 USA 91 Oniel Fisher D ------99 Brian Brown F 5-11 165 24 Jamaica * Players with a First Team Contact

6 GK: Goalkeeper D: Defender M: Midfielder F : Forward GK: Goalkeeper D: Defender M: Midfielder F : Forward RenO 1868 F seatte sonders 2 ROSTER ROSTER NAME POS HT WT AE NAMEIRTHPLACE POS HT WT AE IRTHPLACE 1 Russ Klabough GK 6-5 215 26 USA 30 Javorn Stevens F 6-0 176 18 Antigua D 5-11 185 23 England 4 Jordan Murrell 31 Lorenzo Ramos M 5-7 150 20 USA 5 Nick von Niederhäusern M 5-9 160 27 Switzerland 34 Brian Nana-Sinkam D 6-0 185 22 USA 6 Thomas Janjigian D 6-2 190 22 USA 36 Denso Ulysse D 5-8 133 18 Haiti 7 Jordan Roberts M 6-2 177 24 England 8 Mackenzie Pridham F 5-10 175 26 Canada 37 Shandon Hopeau F 5-10 158 18 USA 9 Dane Kelly F 5-10 165 26 Jamaica 38 Irvin Parra M 6-1 188 23 USA 10 Junior Burgos M 6-0 165 28 El Salvador 71 David Olsen F 6-0 180 21 USA 11 Anibal Echeverria M 5-8 163 29 USA 73 Riley Grant D 6-1 182 22 USA 12 Matt Bersano GK 6-1 185 24 USA 77 Francisco Narbon M 5-9 150 22 Panama Jake Ward D 5-10 165 28 USA 13 88 Ray Saari M 5-7 150 22 USA 14 Chris Wehan M 5-9 140 23 USA 92 Rodrigue Ele D 6-0 160 19 Cameroon 15 Jimmy Ockford D 5-11 181 24 USA 99 Felix Chenkam F 5-6 165 18 Cameroon 16 Brent Richards D 5-10 167 26 USA 17 Lindo Mfecka F 5-11 165 24 South Africa 1 Tyler Miller GK ------18 Kip Colvey D 5-10 161 23 USA 5 Nouhou Tolo D ------19 Dembakwi Yomba F 5-9 160 20 USA 12 Seyi Adekoya F ------20 Matt LaGrassa M 5-10 175 24 USA 15 Tony Alfaro D ------23 Brenton Gri†ths D 6-2 175 26 Jamaica 21 Jordy Delem M ------29 Antoine Hoppenot M 5-8 163 26 France 23 Henry Wingo M ------38 Matheus Silva D 6-2 198 20 Brazil 32 Zach Mathers M ------77 Cameron Vickers M 5-7 140 28 USA Bryan Meredith GK ------84 Seth Casiple CM 5-9 165 23 USA 35 96 Luis Felipe M 6-1 185 21 USA 91 Oniel Fisher D ------99 Brian Brown F 5-11 165 24 Jamaica * Players with a First Team Contact

7 GK: Goalkeeper D: Defender M: Midfielder F : Forward GK: Goalkeeper D: Defender M: Midfielder F : Forward WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

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TEAM

Brian Brown / 99 / Forward Brown, 24, played for club in 2014. With the Union, Brown made eight appearances and scored two goals. In 2013, Brown played for Harbor View FC in Jamaica’s Red Stripe . With Harbor View, he won the RSPL Golden Boot (most valuable player award) after scoring 18 goals. Last year, Brown played for Charlotte Indepen- dence in the United Soccer League where he scored nine goals in 27 appearances.

Junior Burgos / 10 / Midfielder On June 21, 2014, he made his international debut in a 2-0 victory against the Dominican Republic. Three months later, Burgos was named to El Salvador’s UNCAF Cup roster. Prior to hisinternational stints, Burgos was selected in the third round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC.

Seth Casiple / 84 / Midfielder Casiple, 23, was selected by the in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. After being released, Casiple signed on with of the USL. In his debut with the club, he assisted two goals in a 2-0 victory over Premier Development League club Michigan Bucks in the third round of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Brenton Grifffiths / 23 / Defender Griffiths, 25, played at the international level for Jamaica’s U-17 and U-20 teams. He was then selected by the Rapids in the second round of the 2013 Major League Soccer Supplemen- tal . Griffiths was later recruited for the USL’s Orange County Blues where he played four seasons. After his 2015 campaign with the Blues, he earned All-League Second Team honors.

Anibal Echeverria / 11 / Midfielder Echeverria played for the El Salvador indoor soccer team as part of their Indoor World Cup squad in 2015. With the team, he starred as an attacking midfielder and scored two goals in an 8-3 win against Kazakhstan. Echeverria played soccer for Feather River College in 2008. In one year with the Golden Eagles, he helped the team advance to the CCCAA North Region playoffs. In 2015, Echeverria played for the Sacramento Surge, a professional indoor soccer team in the Major Arena Soccer league.

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Antoine Hoppenot / 29 / Midfielder Hoppenot was selected by the Philadelphia Union in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft. Later that year, he debuted in a 1-0 victory against the . Hoppenot made 69 appearances and scored seven goals for the club. During Hoppenot’s tenure with the Union, he was loaned on various occasions to the USL’s Harrisburg City Islanders. He made 25 appearances and scored 6 goals with the Islanders. Hoppenot most recently played for USL’s FC Cincin- nati in the club’s inaugural season.

Russell Klabough / 1 / Goalkeeper Klabough, 22, played as goalkeeper for Sockers FC in the Premier Development League last year. Klabough guided the team to the best season in club history with an 8-3-3 record, conceding just four goals while making 17 saves. Prior to his professional career, Klabough played collegiately at State University, Stani- slaus. Klabough led the Warriors to a 14-3-3 record, allowing 20 goals on 249 shots.

Dane Kelly / 9 / Forward The 25-year-old has scored 48 goals over six USL seasons, and he marks the first player signing in 1868 FC’s history. Kelly was born in Jamaica where he started his professional career with Tivoli Gardens of the Red Stripe Premier League. He led the League as top scorer in 2010 with 15 goals. In 2011, Kelly was recruited for the USL’s , where he eventually played five seasons. While with the Battery, he was named the club’s Player of the Year and earned All-League First Team honors.

Matt LaGrassa / 20 / Midfielder LaGrassa, 23, played four years at California Polytechnic State University. During his time at Cal Poly, he also played for the and of the PDL. LaGrassa later returned home after signing with Sacramento Republic FC and proved himself as an essential player in their midfield.

Jordan Murrel / 4 / Defender Murrell, 23, progressed through the Canadian national team’s U-18, U-20 and U-23 programs, and holds significant experience in the Premier Development League and United Soccer League. While attending Syracuse University, Murrell played for the Ocean City Nor’easters and K-W United FC of the PDL. Murrell later played for the USL’s and most recently the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

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Jimmy Ockford / 15 / Defender After graduating from Louisville, Ockford was acquired in the second round of the 2014 Major League Soccer SuperDraft by Sounders FC. In the following years, he played for the of the North American Soccer League and Seattle Sounders 2 of the USL.

Mackenzie Pridham / 8 / Forward Pridham, 26, played four years at California Polytechnic State Uni- versity. After college, Pridham played for various teams in the USL. He made his USL debut with United in 2014. In The following year, he moved to the Whitecaps FC 2 before playing for Sacramento Republic FC this last season.

Jordan Roberts / 7 / Midfielder Roberts, 23, originally from Bishop Aukland, England, came to the to attend Quincy University, where he played four years. After graduating, he was signed by the USL’s Saint Louis FC, where he played during the 2014-2015 seasons. Roberts’ father, Alan Roberts, played for Middlesbrough from 1982-85.

Brent Richards / 16 / Defender Richards, 26, was the first homegrown player to be signed by Ma- jor League Soccer club Portland Timbers in 2012. Prior to signing with the club, Richards played for the in the Premier Development League from 2009-11. Richards helped the Timbers U23s win the PDL championship in 2010 with a perfect 16-0 record.

Cameron Vickers / 77 / Midfielder Vickers played for the Harrisburg City Islanders in the United Soc- cer League last year. With the Islanders, he made seven appearanc- es and scored one goal. The Auburn, native began his career with the Tacoma Tide of the Premier Development League (PDL) in 2008, where he made 45 appearances and found the net six times. In 2012 he moved to the Portland Timbers U23 side where he scored four times in 15 appearances. 14 TEAM

Nick von Niederhäusern / 5 / Midfielder Von Niederhäusern, 27, most recently played for Swiss (Raif- feisen) Super League club, FC from 2013-16 which earned him a spot in one of the world’s most popular video games, FIFA 16. He made a total of 74 appearances with Vaduz, including nine Europa League qualifier matches and was part of Vaduz’s Cup Championships in 2014, ‘15 and ‘16. Vaduz posted a plus-44 goal differential (46-2) during Von Niederhäusern’s three-year stint in the Liechtenstein Cup.

Jake Ward / 13 / Defender Ward, 28, currently resides in Truckee, California, and most recently played soccer at California State University, Chico. In 2013, he started in all 18 matches and scored two game-win- ning goals. Before attending Chico, he played one season at Butte College. At Butte, Ward earned All-Golden Valley Confer- ence honors in 2008.

Chris Wehan / 14 / Midfielder Wehan, 22, spent the summer of last year training with the before he was invited to do a trial with Reno 1868 FC last month. In Wehan’s junior year, he was named to the First Team All-Conference USA after leading the Lobos with 10 goals scored. In the same year, Wehan was named MVP and best offensive player of the Grange & Ashwell Memorial Invita- tional and earned a spot on the Academic All-Conference USA. As a senior, Wehan led the Lobos to victory in the 2016 Confer- ence USA Men’s Soccer tournament and was declared the MVP.

Dembokwi Yomba / 17 / Forward Yomba, 20, joined the Atlético Madrid youth program in 2014. In the same year, he made his international debut for Atlético in the EUFA (Union of European Football) Youth League against Olympiacos. Yomba and his former Spanish club would later ad- vance to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Prior to his stints with Atlético, Yomba played for the United States U-17, U-18, and U-20 teams. Yomba was scouted while traveling with the U-18 Men’s National team to the Copa del Atlantico in . TECHNICAL STAFF

Ian Russell Head Coach Russell played for the University of Washington and later started his professional career with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division in 1998 and 1999. Russell was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes in 2000 and continued to play seven seasons in MLS. Six of those seasons came with the Earthquakes, where Russell helped the team win two MLS Cups in 2001 and 2003. In 2008, Russell returned to the Earthquakes as an assistant coach, a position he held for eight seasons. He helped lead the club to the postseason twice, while earning the Supporters’ Shield for best regular season record (19-6-9) in 2012. Russell was also instrumental in the Quakes’ international and collegiate scouting efforts, and briefly helped oversee the club’s youth development as the academy’s techni- cal director. He served as the Earthquakes interim head coach for the final two games of the 2014 season and holds a U.S. Soccer Federation “A” coaching license.

Eric Bucchere Assistant Coach Bucchere, 34, has nine years of coaching experience on his résumé. He most recently held the head coach position for the men’s soccer team at Menlo College, posting an overall record of 43-23-9 across four seasons, including a Golden State Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championship in 2016. Bucchere also led the Premier Development League club Burlingame Dragons to back- to-back division titles from 2015-16.

Steve Patera Head Athletic Trainer Expereince: Athletic Trainer 2011-12 Arizona Brewers 2013-14 Huntsville Stars AA 2015-16 Biloxi Shuckers AA Strength and Conditioning Coordinator 2009-10 Angels of Anaheim

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