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MATCH INFORMATION RIVALRY MATCH Thursday’s contest at Starfire Stadium marks S2’s return to Starfire Stadium after two road losses. The fixture is the SOUNDERS FC 2 first of two Cascadia clashes for S2, as Ezra Hendrick- vs. son’s side heads to Portland Timbers 2 on June 14 after hosting Whitecaps FC 2 on Thursday. WHITECAPS FC 2 In addition to winning games, the primary purpose of S2 is to give players a chance to develop as they learn the Kickoff: Thursday, June 9, 2016 | 7:00 p.m. PT system and are watched closely by Sounders FC’s First Location: Starfire Stadium | Tukwila, WA Team coaching staff. General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey: Referee: Nima Saghafi “You have to vertically integrate the clubs. You have your Assistants: Kelsey Harms, Seth Martin First Team, and you have to push strategically to grow the Fourth Official:Charles Spaniola Sounders, but you have to, below that, integrate S2 and the Academy.” S2 SCHEDULE BROADCAST INFORMATION March 25 Sacramento Republic FC L, 0-1 March 30 Arizona United SC L, 0-2 Live Stream: www.SoundersFC.com April 3 San Antonio L, 0-3 Talent: Aaron Heinzen and Wade Webber April 12 Rio Grande Valley FC D, 1-1 April 17 Colorado Springs FC W, 1-0 April 26 @ Real Monarchs SLC D, 0-0 May 1 OKC Energy FC D, 1-1 MATCHUP PREVIEW May 8 Tulsa Roughnecks FC L, 2-1 Sounders FC 2 (1-7-4, 7 points) returns home on Thurs- May 14 @ Sacramento Republic FC L, 0-2 day evening to take on Whitecaps FC 2 (6-1-4, 22 points) May 22 LA Galaxy D, 1-1 at Starfire Stadium (7:30 p.m. PT / Live-streamed on May 26 @ Timbers 2 L, 0-1 June 4 @ OC Blues FC L, 2-5 SoundersFC.com). The contest marks S2’s second Cas- June 9 Whitecaps FC 2 7:30 p.m. PT cadia clash of the season after losing 1-0 at Portland Tim- June 14 @ Timbers 2 7:00 p.m. PT bers 2 on May 26. June 20 @ Arizona United SC 6:30 p.m. PT June 26 Swope Park Rangers 5:00 p.m. PT S2 went 0-2-0 during its two-match road swing, including July 2 @ Sacramento Republic FC 8:00 p.m. PT the loss at Portland and a 5-2 defeat to OC Blues FC in July 6 @ St. Louis FC 5:00 p.m. PT Southern California on June 4. S2 held a 2-0 lead on a July 10 Arizona United SC 5:00 p.m. PT brace from Andy Craven, but the host side scored five un- July 18 @ Colorado Springs FC 6:00 p.m. PT answered goals in the final 30 minutes. July 24 Timbers 2 7:30 p.m. PT August 1 Real Monarchs SLC 7:30 p.m. PT Thursday’s matchup is the first of two Cascadia contests August 6 @ Whitecaps FC 2 3:00 p.m. PT August 13 @ Rio Grande Valley FC 5:30 p.m. PT for S2, as the Rave Green visit Timbers 2 on June 14. August 20 @ San Antonio 5:30 p.m. PT Whitecaps FC 2 is currently in a tie for first place in the August 29 Timbers 2 6:00 p.m. PT Western Conference with 22 points, but currently rides September 2 Whitecaps FC 2 7:30 p.m. PT a three-match winless streak (0-1-2) after winning four September 5 @ Whitecaps FC 2 TBD straight matches from April 27 - May 20. The Canadian September 11 @ OKC Energy FC 4:00 p.m. PT side has a plus-seven goal differential, good for second September 17 @ Colorado Springs FC 6:00 p.m. PT in the conference. September 24 @ Swope Park Rangers 5:00 p.m. PT SOUNDERS FC 2 NOTES S2 PLAYERS CALLED IN S2 FALLS TO OC BLUES FC S2 midfielder Jordy Delem and forward Myron Samuel Sounders FC 2 (1-7-4, 7 points) fell 5-2 on the road at were called into the Martinique and St. Vincent and the Orange County Blues FC (4-4-3, 15 points) Saturday Grenadines National Teams, respectively, this month for evening at Anteater Stadium. Andy Craven opened his the second round of qualifying for the 2017 Caribbean 2016 account with a second-half brace, but Blues FC Cup. Martinique advanced with a pair of wins over scored five goals in the closing 30 minutes to extend S2’s Guadeloupe and Dominica in Group 2, while St. Vincent winless streak to seven (0-4-3). and the Grenadines lost to both Suriname and Saint Kitts and Nevis in Group 5 in the tournament that decide After a scoreless first 45 minutes, the match exploded swhich nations qualify for the 2017 Caribbean Cup, in the second half with seven goals. S2 were first out which takes place next May in the United States. of the gate when Craven linked up with forward Victor Mansaray who played him into the box in the 48th minute. Delem, who signed with S2 in April, has 31 caps for Les Craven calmly slotted his shot far post for the 1-0 lead. Matinino, including five goals. The 23-year-old has made It wasn’t long before he tallied his second from a penalty three appearances for S2 in the midfield and on the kick earned by Craven himself in the 55th minute. Blues backline. Samuel, in his second season with S2, leads FC then responded in the 60th minute when substitute the Rave Green with three assists in eight appearances. forward Akwafei Ajeakwa got on the end of a brilliant long The 23-year-old striker has netted 18 goals in nearly 50 cross and finished with his head. international appearances for Vincy Heat. The crucial moment of the match occurred in the 62nd Martinique defeated Guadeloupe on June 1 in Fort-de- minute, when captain Jordan Schweitzer came in hard on France, Martinique by a score of 2-0, and followed up Ajeakwa with a sliding challenge. Referee Michael Zapata with a 4-0 win over Dominica. Delem scored in the 41st showed Schweitzer straight red and S2 went down to 10 minute of the second match. Meanwhile, St. Vincent and with 28 minutes to play. the Grenadines lost 2-1 to Suriname on June 4, despite S2 EXPANDS ROSTER a goal from Samuel. Vincy Heat then lost 1-0 to Saint OC Blues FC then broke the match open less than two Kitts and Nevis in Kingstown, St. Vincent on June 7. minutes later when midfielder Pavle Popara struck from distance to level the match at two goals apiece. The goals In total, four teams are set to advance out of qualifying continued to pour in for the Blues, scoring in the 71st on a for the final 2017 Caribbean Cup, which takes place next rebound from goalkeeper Charlie Lyon’s save, in the 86th May in the United States. All four of those teams also on a penalty kick when defender Brandon John handled qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, with a fifth the ball in the box and in 94th when John went down team advancing to a qualifying playoff against a Central leaving Lyon one on one with Joe Baccielo. American side for the final berth in the Gold Cup. NOTABLE NUMBERS S2-T2 MATCH CHANGE BY THE NUMBERS 1: Andy Craven is the lone player in S2 history to have S2 has announced that its match against Timbers 2 on two multi-goal games in his career. The second-year June 14 has officially been changed to a 4:30 p.m. PT forward recorded a second-half brace against OC Blues kick-off at Providence Park. Previously, the matchup FC on Saturday. had been slated for 7:00 p.m. PT at the University of Portland’s Merlo Field, but the Portland Timbers opted 4: Matches in which S2 has held the lead at halftime in to offer a doubleheader, as the USL Cascadia clash will 2016. The club is unbeaten (1-0-3) in those matches. be followed with Portland’s First Team match against the San Jose Earthquakes in the Fourth Round of the 19: Career international goals for forward Myron Samuel Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at 7:00 p.m. PT. A single with his native St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ national ticket gains admission to both the S2-T2 game and the team. He scored his latest this week in Caribbean Cup Timbers-Earthquakes USOC match. qualifying. Additional information on S2 tickets, season tickets, 100: Minutes played for defender Tony Alfaro while with group tickets or single-match options, can be found via: the First Team over its past two matches. He leads S2 www.SoundersFC.com/S2/Tickets. with 900 minutes of action. ALL-TIME CLUB RECORDS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Braces: Andy Craven, June 4, 2016 at OC Blues FC Qudus Lawal, April 16, 2015 at. Tulsa Roughnecks FC Andy Craven, May 15, 2015 vs. OKC Energy FC Oalex Anderson, July 12, 2015 vs. Arizona United SC Myron Samuel, Aug. 19, 2015 vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Hat Tricks: Darwin Jones, March 29, 2015 vs. Whitecaps FC 2 Quickest Home Goal: Oalex Anderson, July 12, 2015 vs. Arizona United SC (2’) Quickest Road Goal: Qudus Lawal, April 16, 2015 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC (9’) Latest Game-Winning Goal: Guiliano Frano, April 11, 2015 vs. Timbers 2 (88’) Latest Goal: Cristian Roldan, March 21, 2015 vs.