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RenO 1868 Fc MATCH DAY PROGRAM Saturday, Aug. 26 v 7:15 PM / GREATER NEVADA FIELD UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE 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 RENO 1868 FC, SWOPE PARK RANGERS PREPARE FOR HEAVYWEIGHT RENO, Nev. – A Top 4 Western Conference showdown awaits Reno 1868 FC on Saturday when the club hosts Swope Park Rangers at Greater Nevada Field for the first time this season. The two teams are in a heated battle for a top spot in the USL’s standings with Reno owning the series 1-0. Forward Dane Kelly, who leads the USL in goals scored (16), takes on his former team again. Kelly scored in the previous match against Swope Park. The last time these two met, Reno won 4-1 in a rout that began with an Antoine Hoppenot goal in the first minute of the match. Reno cruised to the crucial victory to climb in the USL’s Western Conference. Should Reno take the second match and Reno would jump to third in the standings. Reno is coming off three-straight wins, including a 2-1 win over rival Sac- ramento Republic FC. Swope Park drew 2-2 with Sacramento on Wednesday to earn a point on the road. Swope Park’s attack is spread out with three players over five goals this season. Kharlton Belmar leads the team with nine goals. Kickoff begins at 7:15 p.m. The first 1,868 fans through the rotunda en- trance will receive a mini soccer ball. 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 Kait Inman Graphic Designer Winter Moreno Special Events & Community Relations Coordinator GREATER NEVADA FIELD 250 EVANS AVE RENO, NEVADA 89501 RENO1868FC.COM 4 MATCHDAY ROSTERS RenO 1868 F SOpe Par Rangers ROSTER ROSTER # NAME POS HT WT AGE # NAMEBIRTHPLACE POS HT WT AGE BIRTHPLACE 1 Adrián Zendejas GK 5-10 187 21 Mexico Andrew Tarbell GK 6-3 194 23 USA 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown D 6-3 176 20 USA 1 Russ Klabough GK 6-5 215 26 USA 4 Kevin Ellis D 5-9 161 26 USA 2 Jackson Yueill M 5-10 165 20 USA 11 Diego Rubio F 5-10 168 24 Chile 4 Jordan Murrell D 5-11 185 23 England 21 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 196 31 USA 5 Nick von Niederhäusern M 5-9 160 27 Switzerland 23 Colton Storm D 5-10 174 23 USA 6 Thomas Janjigian D 6-2 190 22 USA 24 Cameron Iwasa F 5-10 181 24 USA F 6-1 150 21 Hungary 7 Jordan Roberts M 6-2 177 24 England 30 Dániel Sallói 31 Nansel Selbol F 5-4 140 20 Nigeria Mackenzie Pridham F 5-10 175 26 Canada 8 32 Christian Duke D 5-8 160 26 USA 9 Dane Kelly F 5-10 165 26 Jamaica 33 Joe Amico D 6-0 165 22 USA 10 Junior Burgos M 6-0 165 28 El Salvador 42 Lebo Moloto M 5-11 165 27 South Africa 11 Anibal Echeverria M 5-8 163 29 USA 43 Robert Mirosavic M 5-8 165 22 Sweden 12 Matt Bersano GK 6-1 185 24 USA 44 Parker Maher D 5-11 170 24 USA 13 Darwin Espinal M 5-9 165 21 Honduras 47 Mark Anthony Gonzalez F 6-0 155 22 Canada M 5-7 135 19 USA 14 Chris Wehan M 5-9 140 23 USA 49 Will Little 50 Leroy Enzugusi F 5-10 155 18 Kenya Jimmy Ockford D 5-11 181 24 USA 15 55 Amer Didic D 6-4 195 22 Bosnia 16 Brent Richards D 5-10 167 26 USA 56 Ezra Armstrong D 5-8 155 18 USA 17 Lindo Mfecka D 5-5 165 24 South Africa 58 Dakota Barnathan D 6-2 165 22 USA 18 Kip Colvey D 5-10 161 23 USA 60 Patrick Wilkinson M 5-11 145 18 USA 19 Dembakwi Yomba F 5-9 160 20 USA 66 Liam Doyle D 6-4 200 25 Isle of Man 20 Matt LaGrassa M 5-10 175 24 USA 75 Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal M 5-10 160 18 USA M 5-11 159 23 Canada 23 Brenton Griths D 6-2 175 26 Jamaica 77 Tyler Pasher 79 Max Rugova M 6-2 165 17 USA Antoine Hoppenot M 5-8 163 26 France 29 81 Oumar Ballo D 6-2 190 26 Mali 38 Matheus Silva D 6-2 198 20 Brazil 85 Felipe Hernandez M 5-7 135 19 Colombia 84 Seth Casiple CM 5-9 165 23 USA 88 Kévin Oliveira M 5-7 145 21 Cape Verde 96 Luis Felipe M 6-1 185 21 USA 90 Kharlton Belmar F 5-11 160 24 USA 99 Brian Brown F 5-11 165 24 Jamaica 99 Chase Bromstedt M 5-9 130 19 USA NET MATH: ednesday, September 2 • 6:5 P.M. • RENO V O Energy F 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.