OTTAWA – v – LOUISVILLE FURY FC CITY FC September 22, 2018 7:30PM ET Louisville Slugger Field, Louisville, KY USL REGULAR SEASON 2018 Record (W-D-L) & Ranking: 2018 Record (W-D-L) & Ranking: 12-5-13 | 41 Points | 7th (EC) | 30 GF 37 GA 14-9-6 | 51 Points | 2nd (EC) | 57 GF 35 GA Form: L-L-L-W-W Form: L-D-L-D-W HOW TO WATCH AND LISTEN STREAM: OttawaFuryFC.com/Fury-Live | USL Match Centre SOCIAL MEDIA: LIVE updates on Twitter @OttawaFuryFC #LOUvOTT #FuryFC #WeStandTogether MATCH NOTES Weekly Storylines: • Ottawa Fury FC are coming off their first back-to-back wins since June 27 (including Canadian Championship). • In Fury FC 2-0 win against Richmond on Saturday, goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau recorded his 13th shutout of the season, tying the USL single-season record held by Brandon Miller (2015, Rochester Rinos). • With his goal on Saturday in Richmond, Carl Haworth became co-leader for Fury FC’s all-time, all- competitions goal scorer, tying teammate Steevan Dos Santos at 16. • With Ottawa’s 12th win of the calendar, Head Coach Nikola Popovic established a new record for a Fury FC head coach in his first season with the club. • In Louisville City FC, Ottawa will face current Golden Boot leader in Cameron Lancaster who has netted 19 goals already this season. Scouting Louisville City FC: Heading into the week, Louisville was looking to break a four-game winless streak and move ahead of Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC into second place in the conference standings. Louisville was within minutes of claiming its first win since August 25 on Saturday night but it gave up two late goals in a 2-2 draw with the Hounds at Highmark Stadium. Louisville made the most of their visit to FNB Field on Wednesday as they capture an emphatic 3-0 win over Penn FC to jump to the second spot in the Eastern Conference. Head-to-Head: This is the second and final meeting between the two sides this season. Earlier this summer, Louisville scraped a 3-0 win over Ottawa at TD Place. Last season, the two met twice, with Louisville stealing a win and Fury FC capturing a draw at home at the end of September. Injuries/Suspensions: Michael Petrasso: hernia (September 5 – out); Onua Obasi: hamstring (September 4 - out); Daniel Kinumbe: ankle (August 21 – questionable); Maxim Tissot: knee (June 27 – out for the season); Michael Salazar and Shamit Shome: recalled to Montreal Impact. LOUvOTT September 22, 2018 2018 SCHEDULE Home Matches | Away Matches | Canadian Championship Matches Date Opponent KO/Result Stadium Att. # Saturday, March 17 Charlotte Independence L (4-1) Sportsplex at Matthews 1,438 Saturday, March 31 Toronto FC II Postponed BMO Field - Saturday, April 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies L (5-0) Al Lang Stadium 5,059 Saturday, April 14 Pittsburgh Riverhounds L (1-0) Highmark Stadium 1,823 Saturday, April 21 North Carolina FC D (1-1) TD Place 6,137 Saturday, April 28 FC Cincinnati L (3-0) TD Place 2,785 Wednesday, May 2 New York Red Bulls II D (0-0) TD Place 8,084 Monday, May 7 Penn FC W (1-0) FNB Field 852 Saturday, May 12 Atlanta United FC 2 W (2-0) TD Place 4,292 Saturday, May 19 Charleston Battery D (0-0) MUSC Health Stadium 2,597 Friday, May 25 Bethlehem Steel FC W (1-0) TD Place 2,781 Wednesday, May 30 Toronto FC II W (3-0) TD Place 3,219 Saturday, June 2 Charlotte Independence L (1-0) TD Place 5,693 Wednesday, June 13 North Carolina FC L (4-2) WakeMed Soccer Park 3,452 Saturday, June 16 Atlanta United FC 2 Suspended Coolray Field 3,596 Wednesday, June 20 AS Blainville W (1-0) Stade Desjardins 1,800 Sunday, June 24 New York Red Bulls II W (3-0) MSU Soccer Park 818 Wednesday, June 27 AS Blainville W (1-0) TD Place 3,915 Saturday, June 30 FC Cincinnati L (2-0) Nippert Stadium 27,107 Wednesday, July 4 Indy Eleven W (1-0) Lucas Oil Stadium 11,025 Sunday, July 8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds L (1-0) TD Place 4,826 Saturday, July 14 Penn FC W (2-1) TD Place 5,315 Wednesday, July 18 Toronto FC L (1-0) TD Place 6,057 Saturday, July 21 Nashville SC W (2-0) TD Place 4,267 Wednesday, July 25 Toronto FC L (3-0) BMO Field 18,795 Saturday, July 28 Louisville City FC L (3-0) TD Place 4,096 Friday, August 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies W (2-0) TD Place 4,226 Tuesday, August 7 Atlanta United FC 2 D (1-1) Fifth Third Bank Stadium n/a Friday, August 10 Nashville SC L (2-0) First Tennessee Park 8,694 Wednesday, August 15 Richmond Kickers W (2-0) TD Place 3,535 Saturday, August 18 Indy Eleven D (0-0) TD Place 5,393 Wednesday, August 22 Bethlehem Steel FC L (2-0) Goodman Stadium 2,066 Saturday, August 25 Penn FC L (2-0) TD Place 5,270 Friday, August 31 New York Red Bulls II L (1-0) MSU Soccer Park 683 Thursday, September 6 Toronto FC II W (4-3) Lamport Stadium 207 Friday, September 7 Montreal Impact (CapCity Cup) L (1-0) TD Place 6,321 Saturday, September 15 Richmond Kickers W (2-0) City Stadium 2,369 Saturday, September 22 Louisville City FC 7:30PM Louisville Slugger Field Wednesday, September 26 Toronto FC II 6:00PM Lamport Stadium Sunday, September 30 Bethlehem Steel FC 1:00PM TD Place Saturday, October 13 Charleston Battery 2:00PM TD Place LOUvOTT September 22, 2018 HOW THEY LINE-UP: OTTAWA FURY FC vs LOUISVILLE CITY FC OTTAWA FURY FC LOUISVILLE CITY FC NO NAME POS NO NAME POS 1 Callum IRVING GK 1 Greg RANJITSINGH GK 2 Jérémy GAGNON-LAPARÉ M 3 Alexis SOUAHY D 3 Eddie EDWARD D 4 Sean TOTSCH D 4 Nana ATTAKORA D 5 Paco CRAIG D 5 Chris MANNELLA M 7 Magnus RASMUSSEN M 6 Sergio MANESIO M 9 Cameron LANCASTER F 7 Onua OBASI D 10 Brian OWNBY M 8 Steevan DOS SANTOS F 11 Niall McCABE M 9 Carl HAWORTH F 12 Luke SPENCER F 11 Daniel HABER F 13 Christopher HUBBARD GK 12 David MONSALVE GK 14 Ilija ILIC F 14 Gabriel BALBINOTTI F 15 Patrick McMAHON D 16 Maxime CRÉPEAU GK 17 Jose CARRANZA M 20 David EDGAR D 19 Oscar JIMENEZ D 22 Jamar DIXON M 21 Shaun FRANCIS D 23 Daniel KINUMBE D 22 George DAVIS IV M 24 Jimmy SANON F 23 Richard BALLARD M 26 Thomas MEILLEUR-GIGUERE D 24 Kyle SMITH D 30 Adonijah REID F 28 Tim DOBROWOLSKI GK 31 Clément BAYIHA D 36 Paolo DELPICCOLO M 80 Cristian PORTILLA D 39 Lewis JONATHAN M 88 Kevin OLIVEIRA M 80 Devon WILLIAMS M 99 Tony TAYLOR F HEAD COACH: Nikola POPOVIC HEAD COACH: John HACKWORTH MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Matt FRANZ Assistants: Jeffrey SWARTZEL & Chris SCHURFRANZ Fourth Official: TBD LOUvOTT September 22, 2018 WHAT THEY ARE SAYING Head Coach Nikola Popovic On the matchup against Louisville… “It’s a very important game for us. We know they are the [reigning] champions. They have a fantastic team, very good players. It’s a very difficult place to play so we have to be very focused. There is no room for mistakes. Louisville is a team that if you make a mistake they will take it [the chance]. We have to be very focused on our performance and try to be as compact as possible, and then with the ball we have to be aggressive and we have to finish the chances we create.” On the team’s preparation… “Since the beginning we’ve had our model, our idea of how we want to play, so nothing is going to change. Perhaps some pieces will change, since we have again three games in eight days so we have to be prepared for all of them. They are all important for us at this time but we have first to be ready for Louisville.” Midfielder Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé On the team’s preparation… “It’s been going well, we’re on a good sequence with the two wins in the last games. We’re just preparing every game on its own. The spirit’s been good with the team and we just want to get this game done and execute what the coach is asking us.” On his own performance… “I’m just trying to adapt to the different tasks the coach is asking of myself and the team. I’m really happy with the playing that’s for sure, now I just want to show my true self and what I can bring to this team.” Defender Eddie Edward On the team’s mindset… “I think everyone’s pretty confident. We’ve got two positive results [of late] and obviously we know that every game matters at this time of the year. You try not to watch the table too much but you see how the teams are doing around you and you realise how crucial each point is. We know it’s going to be a difficult task but we’re going there with a lot of confidence and hoping for a good result.” On the back four unit’s work… “Obviously anytime we can get goals, assists, it’s fantastic. But a few weeks ago, when things weren’t going our way offensively, we said that we were doing the right things and the goals are going to come.