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Saturday, May 8, 2021 PHOENIX RISING GAME NOTES 2021 Fixtures/Results Rising Looks to Build on Momentum 1-0-0 I H: 1-0-0 PHX RISING FOOTBALL CLUB APRIL 30 San Diego Loyal SC 4-1 W vs. Oakland Roots SC Phoenix Rising at Wild Horse Pass | May 8 MAY 8 Oakland Roots SC Chandler, Arizona 15 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 Las Vegas Lights FC Phoenix Rising FC looks to make it two straight a er opening its new Scou ng Oakland 29 @ Sacrmaneto Republic FC home at Wild Horse Pass with a resounding 4-1 win vs. San Diego Loyal SC last Friday. 2021 marks Oakland's fi rst year in the USL JUNE Championship. They previously played in 5 San Diego Loyal SC "It felt like the old stadium a li le bit," said Rising head coach Rick the the third-division NISA for two seasons. 12 Tacoma Defi ance Schantz. "It was awesome. I felt that vibe. The red smoke when we The Roots, who were fi rst in the Western scored goals. When I got that feeling I was like, okay, we're home. You Conference, advanced to the league Fall 19 @ San Diego Loyal SC don't want to close a chapter on our history at all. From what we did at Championship in 2020, losing to Detroit City FC. 26 @ Sacramento Republic FC the old stadium, now it's kind of come here. It was fantas c. I was so happy and so proud of the boys." Tonight's match will be Oakland's fi rst game of JULY the seeason and the fi rst of four mee ngs with 3 LA Galaxy II Just as in Rising’s 2020 postseason run, San Moar led the way with Phoenix Rising. It will also be the fi rst of four 10 @ Charlo e Independence a goal and two assists. Jon Bakero, Kevon Lambert and Aodhan Quinn straight road games for the Roots, who will not 14 @ Oakland Roots SC also picked up goals for Phoenix, which out-shot San Diego 25-3. kick off their season at home un l June 19. 17 LA Galaxy II 24 @ San Diego Loyal SC A er a tough preseason and some outside concerns, Phoenix made a statement with its decisive victory over a division rival. April 2 1-2 L Tacoma Defi ance 31 Rio Grande Valley FC April 9 2-3 L San Jose Earthquakes "I knew it was there," said Schantz. "It was just a ma er of trus ng April 17 1-5 L Sacramento Republic AUGUST our veterans, that they were going to turn it on. When you walk into April 24 1-2 L Las Vegas Lights FC 4 @ Oakland Roots SC that stadium and there are 5,000 fans, the lights are on, the music May 1 1-1 D Santa Clara University 7 @ Las Vegas Lights FC is playing… I watched our players walk through that tunnel and they 14 Orange County SC looked like giants. Their shoulders were back. Their heads were held 21 Sacramento Republc FC high. That was the me I knew we were fi ne." 28 New Mexico United Rising will look to build momentum when they take on Oakland Roots Saturday, a team who is playing its fi rst season in the USL SEPTEMBER Championship. 5 @ Tacoma Defi ance 11 @ LA Galaxy II "We’ve done our homework," Schantz said. "We know what their shape 15 Las Vegas Lights FC is, how they like to build out. They’ve got a 6-3 center forward. He is 18 Orange County SC very strong and physical. They have three very technical midfi elders. 25 @ Tacoma Defi ance Akeem Ward is playing right back for them. He is very fast. They love to 29 @ LA Galaxy II play possession football. We know their players and their shape. Now, the idea is to put a good game plan together like we did against San OCTOBER Diego." 2 @ Orange County SC 9 Oakland Roots SCI Referees Tonight 13 @ Orange County SC Referee: 16 @ Las Vegas Lights FC Assistant Referee: 23 Sacramento Republic FC Assistant Referee: 30 Tacoma Defi ance Fourth Offi cial: Dadashov Pos. No. Name GK 2 Andre Rawls Moar Asante LB 4 Ryan Flood Zac Lubin - lower body injury CB 41 James Musa CB 5 Tobi Adewole Bakero Lambert RB 2 Darnell King Andre Rawls - lower body injury LM 10 Jon Bakero Quinn CM 14 Aodhan Quinn RM 27 Kevon Lambert Flood King F 7 San Moar Musa Adewole F 9 Rufat Dadashov F 20 Solomon Asante Rawls No. First Name Last name Posi on Last Team Pronuncia on 2 Darnell King D Phoenix Rising FC 3 Deklan Wynne D Colorado Rapids Deck-Lynn Winn 4 Ryan Flood D FC Arizona 5 Tobi Adewole D St. Louis FC Toe-Bee, Add-de-wall-eh 6 Noah Billingsley D Minnesota United (loan) 7 San Moar F Phoenix Rising FC San-tee, MOE-are 8 Iván Gu érrez M LA Galaxy II 9 Rufat Dadashov F Phoenix Rising FC Roo-fat, Dad-A-Shawve 10 Jon Bakero M Phoenix Rising FC 12 Arturo Rodriguez M North Texas FC 14 Aodhan Quinn M Orange County SC Aid-In 15 Joe Farrell D Phoenix Rising FC FAIR-rell 17 Prince Saydee F Miami FC Say-D 18 Jeremy Kelly D Colorado Rapids (loan) 20 Solomon Asante F Phoenix Rising FC A-sawn-te 21 Joey Calistri M Phoenix Rising FC cal-LEE-stree 22 Seyi Adekoya F Thisted FC SHAY, Ad-uh-COY-ah 24 Andre Rawls GK Colorado Rapids (loan) 26 Edward Delgado GK Las Vegas Lights FC 27 Kevon Lambert M Phoenix Rising FC Kevin 28 Zac Lubin GK Phoenix Rising FC 39 Ben Lundt GK FC Cincinna (loan) Lunt 41 James Musa D Minnesota United Moo-sa Last name First Name DOB Posi on No. Last Team Adekoya Seyi 12/5/95 F 22 Thisted FC Adewole Tobi 10/14/95 D 5 St. Louis FC Asante Solomon 3/6/90 F 20 Phoenix Rising FC Bakero Jon 11/5/96 M 10 Phoenix Rising FC Billingsley Noah 8/6/97 D 6 Minnesota United (loan) Calistri Joey 11/20/93 M 21 Phoenix Rising FC Dadashov Rufat 9/29/91 F 9 Phoenix Rising FC Delgado Edward 1/23/98 GK 26 Las Vegas Lights FC Farrell Joe 2/13/94 D 15 Phoenix Rising FC Flood Ryan 10/17/98 D 4 FC Arizona Gu érrez Iván 2/16/98 M 8 LA Galaxy II Kelly Jeremy 10/21/97 D 18 Colorado Rapids (loan) Lundt Ben 9/24/95 GK 39 FC Cincinna (loan) Lambert Kevon 3/22/97 M 27 Phoenix Rising FC Lubin Zac 8/19/89 GK 28 Phoenix Rising FC Moar San 9/5/93 F 7 Phoenix Rising FC Musa James 4/1/92 D 41 Minnesota United Quinn Aodhan 3/22/92 M 14 Orange County SC Rawls Andre 12/20/91 GK 24 Colorado Rapids (loan) Rodriguez Arturo 12/15/98 M 12 North Texas FC Saydee Prince 2/20/93 F 17 Miami FC Wynne Deklan 3/20/95 D 3 Colorado Rapids Head Coach: Rick Schantz Team administrator: Elena Lemu Goalkeeper Coach: Cory Robertson Equipment manager: Cameron Levenson-Cruz Assistant Coaches: Juan Guerra, Danny Stone Director of Sports Medicine: Brennen Hodge Athle c Trainer: Greg Spence PHOENIX RISING GAME NOTES About Phoenix Rising at Wild Horse Pass Phoenix Rising at Wild Horse Pass Milestones Completed on April 30, 2021, Phoenix Rising at Wild Horse Pass is April 30, 2021 a 10,000 seat stadium located in the Gila River Indian Community. The club's new stadium upgrades include a dedicated press box, April 30, 2021 (4-1, San Diego Loyal SC) located in the Northwest corner of the fi eld, expanded premium sea ng above the East stands, an expanded West sea ng sec on. A dedicated family-friendly sec on was added to the North side and corner sec ons were created to enclose the end. A brand-new dual- sided 45 x 25 foot video board adorns the South end, behind the supporters sec on. PHOENIX RISING GAME NOTES HOT STARTS "I couldn't speak. I was speechless in amount of treatment this weekend. He’s Openinig night has been good to Phoenix the moment, with all my teammates already on the ellip cal and I think he the last two seasons. Rising has outscored congratula ng me. It was a pre y cool might be running in a day or two." its opponnents 10-2 the last two season moment to have." openers. On Aodhan Quinn... HELP IS ON THE WAY A NEW ERA AT WILD HORSE PASS With goalkeeper Zac Lubin out for several "People always talk about a player having Phoenix ushered in a new era at Wild months a er back surgery, and Andre an amazing engine. When you watch Horse Pass with a victory vs. San Diego last Rawls day-to-day with a grain stroin, Aodhan… I think he covered over 10 Friday. Fans were allowed at 50% capacity Rising has signed 6-foot-6-inch German kilometers in the game. What was really and brought the energy Phoenix has come goalkeeper Ben Lundt on loan from FC impressive though was the amount of to expect from Rising supporters. Cincinna . The reigning USL Championship high-speed ac ons. When he was closing Goalkeeper of the Year led the league down defenders, it was at a very high MORE MOAR with nine clean sheets last season with rate.