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RenO 1868 Fc MATCH DAY PROGRAM v Saturday, Oct. 14 6:45 PM / GREATER NEVADA FIELD UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE IN THIS ISSUE 3 Match Day Prevew 4 Staff 5 Matchday Roster 8-9 Conference Standings 10 Home Schedule 12-16 Tea m 17 Technical Staff 18 Eastern Conference 19 Western Conference 20 Season Memberships 23 Pub Partners 24 Team Shop 25 Fan Experience Packages 2 GAME PREVIEW PLAYOFF-BOUND RENO WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON AT HOME RENO, Nev. – The playoffs are near for Reno 1868 FC, but the team will first have to get past its rival Sacramento Republic FC first. The third and final regular season installment of the Donner Pass Derby kicks off at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday inside Greater Nevada Field. Reno’s final home match of the regular season pits two playoff-bound teams against one another with Reno holding the series advantage at 2-0. The last time these two met, Reno rallied back in Sacramento thanks to Golden Boot leader Dane Kelly (18 goals this season) and Rookie of the Year candidate Chris Wehan. Both helped Reno take the regular season series and build on what will be an inevitable Top 4 finish in the Western Conference. Reno’s 73 goals are the most in the United States this year and the club, who has already locked down a home match, is 13 goals away from breaking the American record. Sacramento snuck into the USL Cup Playoffs thanks in part to Reno defeating Orange County SC this past Saturday. The club holds the eight seed in the West. Villyan Bijev leads the club with nine goals followed by Trinidad & Tobago international Trevin Caesar (7 goals), who recently played in Trinidad’s 2-1 win over the United States. Saturday is also Fan Appreciation Day at Greater Nevada Field with $5 craft brew being offered (21 or older) followed by post-match fireworks. 3 FRONT OFFICE Eric Edelstein Max Margulies President Account Executive - Corporate Sponsorships Andy Smith General Manager Regan Hahesy Corporate Sponsorships Andrew Daugherty Services Coordinator Executive Vice President Robert Ritchie Account Executive Audrey Hill Director of Marketing John Wermeling Account Executive Doug Raftery Sr. Director of Corporate Partner- Zoe Harmon ships Account Executive Samantha Hicks Stefan Bray Vice President of Ticket Sales Account Executive Aldo Amato Digital Media & PR Manager Jared Longland Creative Manager GREATER NEVADA FIELD 250 EVANS AVE RENO, NEVADA 89501 RENO1868FC.COM 4 MATCHDAY ROSTERS RenO 1868 FC Sacramento republic fc ROSTER ROSTER # NAME POS HT WT AGE BIRTHPLACE # NAME POS HT WT AGE BIRTHPLACE 1 Dominik JakubekGK 6-1 195 38 USA Andrew TarbellGK 6-3 194 23 USA 0 2 Peter McGlynn D 5-11 165 28 Ireland 215 26 USA 1 Russ Klabough GK 6-5 4 Carlos Rodriguez D 6-3 168 21 Mexico 2 Jackson Yueill M 5-10 165 20 USA 5 Chris Christian D 6-1 180 28 USA 4 Jordan Murrell D 5-11 185 23 England 6 Agustin Cazarez M 5-7 145 27 USA 5 Nick von NiederhäusernM5-9 160 27 Switzerland 8 Wilson KneeshawF5-9 140 23 England 6 Thomas Janjigian D 6-2 190 22 USA 9 Harry WilliamsF6-0 160 21 England 7 Jordan Roberts M 6-2 177 24 England 10 Danny Barrera M 5-7 150 27 USA 8 Mackenzie Pridham F 5-10 175 26 Canada 11 Gabe Gissie F 6-0 172 20 USA 9 Dane KellyF5-10 165 26 Jamaica 12 Evan NewtonGK 6-2 190 29 USA 10 Junior Burgos M 6-0 165 28 El Salvador 13 Sammy OchoaF6-1 200 31 USA 11 Anibal Echeverria M 5-8 163 29 USA 14 Lamin SumaF5-11 165 25 Sierra Leone 12 Matt Bersano GK 6-1 185 24 USA 15 D 5-11 180 28 USA 13 Darwin Espinal M 5-9 165 21 Honduras 16 M 6-0 173 31 Scotland 6-2 160 25 England 14 Chris Wehan M 5-9 140 23 USA 17 Tyler Blackwood F Roberto Hategan M 5-7 145 16 USA 15 Jimmy OckfordD5-11 181 24 USA 18 19 Trevin Caesar F 5-7 159 28 Tobago 16 Brent RichardsD5-10 167 26 USA 20 Villyan Bijev** M 6-1 170 24 Bulgaria ka D 5-5 165 24 South Africa 17 Lindo Mfe 21 Christian Chaney F 6-2 180 23 USA 161 23 USA 18 Kip Colvey D 5-10 22 Jeremy HallD5-11 170 28 USA 19 Dembakwi YombaF5-9 160 20 USA 23 Emrah Klimenta D 6-1 180 26 Montenegro 20 Matt LaGrassa M 5-10 175 24 USA 24 Jordan Martinez GK 6-1 180 17 USA 23 D 6-2 175 26 Jamaica 26 Elliot HordD5-10 175 26 USA 29 Antoine HoppenotM5-8 163 26 France 27 Matt Wiesenfarth F 5-11 175 24 USA 38 Matheus Silva D 6-2 198 20 Brazil 28 Luis Espino M 5-4 132 20 Mexico 84 Seth Casiple CM 5-9 165 23 USA 32 Hayden Partain M 5-8 150 22 USA 96 Luis Felipe M 6-1 185 21 USA 40 Quincy Butler* F 5-8 138 16 USA 99 Brian Brown F 5-11 165 24 Jamaica 41 Oscar Govea* M 5-7 138 16 USA 10.14.17 • RenO v Sacramento Republic FC • 6:45 p.m. 6 7 GK: Goalkeeper D: Defender M: Midfielder F : Forward GK: Goalkeeper D: Defender M: Midfielder F : Forward WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS 8 10 TEAM Brian Brown / 99 / Forward 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 his international stints, Burgos was selected in the third round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC. Seth Casiple / 84 / Midfielder Brenton Griffiths / 23 / Defender 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 12 year with the Golden Eagles, he helped the team advance TEAM Antoine Hoppenot / 29 / Midfielder 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 California State University, Stanislaus. Klabough led the Warriors to a 14-3-3 record, allowing 20 goals on 249 shots. Dane Kelly / 9 / Forward 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 Des Moines Menace and Ventura County Fusion 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 Real Monarchs and most recently the Pittsburgh 13 Riverhounds. TEAM Jimmy Ockford / 15 / Defender Mackenzie Pridham / 8 / Forward Jordan Roberts / 7 / Midfielder Roberts, 23, originally from Bishop Aukland, England, came to the United States 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 Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers in 2012. Prior to signing with the club, Richards played for the Portland Timbers U23s 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. Darwin Espinal / 13 / Midfielder Espinal, 22, is a dynamic, pacey midfielder who most recently played for the South Florida Surf, a club in the Premier Development League (PDL). The Honduran international is not new to the USL scene as he played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies during the 2015-16 season scoring four goals. 14 TEAM Nick von Niederhäusern / 5 / Midfielder Von Niederhäusern, 27, most recently played for Swiss (Raiffeisen) Super League club, FC Vaduz 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 Liechtenstein 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. Chris Wehan / 14 / Midfielder Wehan, 22, spent the summer of last year training with the San Jose Earthquakes 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 Invitational and earned a spot on the Academic All-Conference USA.