OTTAWA FURY FC V NASHVILLE SC
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OTTAWA - @ – NASHVILLE SC FURY FC USL CHAMPIONSHIP REGULAR SEASON April 6, 2019 2:00PM ET TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, ON 2019 Record (W-D-L) & Ranking: 2019 Record (W-D-L) & Ranking: 1-1-0 | 4 Points | 10th (EC) | 2 GF 1 GA 1-1-1 | 4 Points | 9th (EC) | 3 GF 2 GA Form: D-W Form: W-L-D HOW TO FOLLOW STREAM: OttawaFuryFC.com/Fury-Live | USL Match Centre SOCIAL MEDIA: LIVE updates on Twitter @OttawaFuryFC #OTTvNSH #FuryFC #ForTheFury MATCH NOTES Weekly Storylines: • Fury FC opened its 2019 USL Championship season with its best start in its young franchise history, convincingly grabbing 4 points in two matches on the road thanks to a 1-1 draw in Charleston and a 1-0 win in Birmingham. rd o Fury FC had never reached 4 points or collected a win before its 3 match in season (2015). th o In 2018, it took Fury FC 7 games to get to its first win and 4 point. • Entering week 5, Fury FC is sitting in 10th position in the Eastern Conference despite playing only two matches. Nashville SC is in 9th, also with 4 points, having earned a win, a loss and a recent draw against New York Red Bull II on March 24. • An important facet of the style of play Fury FC will apply this season under Head Coach Popovic is a focus on ball possession. In its first 2 matches this season, Fury FC is averaging 429 passes per 90 minutes, up from 332.1 per 90 minutes last season. • Ottawa is looking to convert on its scoring opportunities more this season. In its first 2 matches, it has shot 14 times, scoring twice. In 2018, Fury FC scored 31 goals on 253 shots. • In 2 matches head-to-head in 2018/history, Fury FC and Nashville SC have each collected the win at home, splitting the all- time record to 1 win a piece (both 2-0 wins for the home club). Scouting Nashville SC: The inconsistency that plague Nashville SC in 2018 should be a thing of the past this season. Making its first moves on the path to joining Major League Soccer in 2020, NSC added 2018 Championship Golden Boot Cameron Lancaster and fellow All-League First Team selection Daniel Rios as its first MLS signings, and supplemented those arrivals with defenders Ken Tribbett and Darnell King, goalkeeper Connor Sparrow and forward Kharlton Belmar, all of whom bring excellent Championship pedigree. Add in a lengthy list of returnees that includes goalkeeper Matt Pickens, defenders Liam Doyle and Justin Davis, midfielders Michael Reed, Matt LaGrassa and Bolu Akinyode and forwards Lebo Moloto, Ropapa Mensah and Tucker Hume, and Nashville is one of the clear favorites to end Louisville’s reign as USL Cup holder. If it does, it will become the first side to claim a championship in the lower divisions before a move to MLS the following year, a feat that predecessors like Seattle Sounders FC, the Portland Timbers, Orlando City SC and FC Cincinnati were unable to accomplish. (via USL Championship) OTTvNSH April 6, 2019 HOW THEY LINE-UP: OTTAWA FURY FC v NASHVILLE SC OTTAWA FURY FC NASHVILLE SC NO NAME POS NO NAME POS 1 Callum IRVING GK 1 Danny VITIELLO GK 3 Daniel KINUMBE F 2 Justin DAVIS D 4 Nana ATTAKORA D 3 Ropapa MENSAH F 5 Wal FALL M 5 Liam DOYLE D 6 Chris MANNELLA M 6 Ken TRIBBETT D 7 Onua OBASI D 7 Ramone HOWELL M 8 Jérémy GAGNON-LAPARÉ M 8 Vinnie VERMEER M 9 Carl HAWORTH © D 9 Cameron LANCASTER F 10 Kevin OLIVEIRA F 10 Lebo MOLOTO M 11 Mour SAMB F 11 Kharlton BELMAR F 12 David MONSALVE GK 12 Tucker HUME F 13 Aidan DANIELS F 14 Daniel RÍOS F 14 Charlie WARD M 17 Michael REED M 15 Maxim TISSOT D 18 Matt PICKENS GK 17 Christiano FRANCOIS F 19 Alan WINN F 19 Thiago DE FREITAS M 20 Matt LAGRASSA M 21 Jordan TISSEUR GK 21 Darnell KING D 22 Jamar DIXON D 22 Bradley BOURGEOIS D 23 Jadon VILFORT D 23 Taylor WASHINGTON D 26 Thomas MEILLEUR-GIGUÈRE D 24 Connor SPARROW GK 31 Luca RICCI M 27 Kosuke KIMURA D 49 Robert BOSKOVIC D 30 Bolu AKINYODE M 58 Dakota BARNATHAN D 64 Shaan HUNDAL F HEAD COACH: Nikola POPOVIC HEAD COACH: Gary SMITH Injuries/Suspensions: OUT - Maxim Tissot (quad) MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Matt SOUARÉ Assistants: Lyes ARFA & Gérard-Kader LEBUIS Fourth Official: Myriam MARCOTTE OTTvNSH April 6, 2019 .