LANSING UNITED 2014 MIDWEST REGION CHAMPIONS 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS LANSING UNITED vs MAY Sat. 6 Ann Arbor Football Club [1] ......W, 3-2 Kalamazoo FC Sun. 14 @ Milwaukee Torrent * ............W, 0-2 Match 17 • July 16, 2017 • 4 p.m. • East Lansing Soccer Complex • East Lansing, Mich. Fri. 19 FC Indiana * ..............................W, 5-0 Fri. 26 AFC Ann Arbor * .......................W, 2-0 UP NEXT Tue. 30 @ FC Indiana * .........................W, 0-1 Lansing United will close out its 2017 NPSL season by taking on Wed. 31 South Bend FC [1] .....................W, 5-0 Kalamazoo FC on Sunday, July 16. Kickoff at the East Lansing Soccer JUNE Complex is scheduled for 4 p.m. Fans who are unable to attend the Fri. 2 Milwaukee Torrent * .................. L, 2-3 match can watch via a live stream on the club’s official YouTube Sun. 4 Michigan Stars * .......................W, 5-2 channel. Sat. 10 @ Grand Rapids FC * ................W, 2-4 Fri. 16 Crew College Program [1] ......... L, 0-4 LAST NPSL MATCH Sun. 18 @ Kalamazoo FC * ..................... L, 3-0 Sat. 24 Grand Rapids FC * ..................... L, 0-2 In a wildly-entertaining match in Hamtramck, United and Detroit City FC played to a 3-3 draw on Friday, July 14. Morris Kamara’s first of the JULY season put United ahead after 45 minutes while James DeCosemo and Sat. 1 @ AFC Ann Arbor * .................... L, 1-0 Tumi Moshobane pushed the lead to 3-0 midway through the second Fri. 7 @ Michigan Stars * ................... L, 2-1 half. Detroit clawed back, though, and eventually tied the score with Sun. 9 Detroit City FC * ......................... L, 1-2 the clock nearing extra time. Joe White made four saves for United in Fri. 14 @ Detroit City FC * ....................D, 3-3 Sun. 16 Kalamazoo FC * ...................... 4 p.m. goal. All times are Eastern. ALL-TIME VS. KALAMAZOO FC United is 1-1-1 all-time in NPSL play against Kalamazoo FC. Back [1] Friendly * Midwest Region match in June, Kalamazoo got the best of United, winning 3-0 at Mayors’ Riverfront Park. Last season, the two sides drew in Kalamazoo before Lansing toughed out a 1-0 victory at home in the return match. James DeCosemo scored the game-winner in that match, while GK Jimmy GREAT LAKES CONF. STANDINGS Hague has made six saves in two matches against KZFC. GP W L D PTS AFC Ann Arbor* 13 11 1 1 34 REGULAR-SEASON ENDERS Detroit City FC* 14 9 2 3 30 Lansing is 1-1-1 all-time in NPSL regular-season ending matches, the most notable being the 2-2 draw against Detroit City FC in 2014 that Grand Rapids FC 14 6 6 2 20 clinched the Great Lakes West title and a spot in the Midwest Region Lansing United 13 6 6 1 19 playoffs. United defeated the Erie Commodores at home in the final Kalamazoo FC 13 4 6 3 15 match of the 2015 season and fell to Grand Rapids to close the season out last year. Michigan Stars 13 3 4 6 15 Milwaukee Torrent 14 3 6 5 14 DCFC KILLER FC Indiana 14 1 12 1 4 James DeCosemo has now scored in four consecutive matches against Detroit City FC, dating back to last season. The Englishman’s 65th- minute goal Friday night was his fifth in five career games vs. DCFC, the most he’s scored against a single opponent. ALONE IN FOURTH With his fourth career United goal, Tumi Moshobane moved into sole possession of fourth place on the club’s all-time goalscoring list, passing Gabe Mateo, Tyler Pasher and Brian Cunningham. He trails only Rafa 2017 SEASON MATCH NOTES Mentzingen (nine), James DeCosemo (13) and Matt Brown (17) in the category. 2017 QUICK FACTS Lansing United LANU FIRSTS All-Time NPSL Record (W-L-D) 26-17-11 Morris Kamara picked up his first career United goal and assist while Location East Lansing, Mich. Farai Mutatu tallied his first United assist on Friday night at Detroit. Field East Lansing Soccer Complex Capacity 800 CAPTAIN’S PERFORMANCE Established 2014 United captain James DeCosemo picked up his 13th career Lansing League NPSL United goal on Friday night, putting him only four behind Matt Brown’s club record of 17. DeCosemo has had quite the fourth season with Region/Conference Midwest/Great Lakes United, tallying six goals for the second straight NPSL campaign. A Colors Light Blue/Red perennial focal point of the Lansing roster, the Stokesley, England, Owner Jeremy Sampson native ranks first in appearances (42) and shots (80). He sits second all- time in goals (13), shots on goal (33) and minutes (2,756) and is third in Coaching Staff assists with four. Head Coach Nate Miller Career NPSL Record (W-L-D) 10-10-5 MORE ON DeCOSEMO Assistant Coach Brendan Finnerty DeCosemo leads the team with 38 shots, which is good enough for Assistant Coach Kenny Huber second most by a United player in a single season, trailing only Matt Assistant Coach Tim Daniels Brown’s 43 in 2014. He has also tallied a shot attempt in 33 of his 42 Assistant Coach Dave Blahnik career matches and has had at least one shot in all 12 games he’s played in this season. His six goals (in back-to-back seasons) rank third Media/Team Relations on the United list of goals scored in a single season, behind only Rafa Owner/Manager Jeremy Sampson Mentinzen’s nine this season and Brown’s 11 in the club’s inaugural PA/Play-by-Play Dave Ellis campaign. Intern Carly Blanchett Intern Ean Montague NUMBER ALWAYS CALLED Intern Tori Twining Only two players have appeared in all 13 NPSL matches this season: Alec Greene and Pedro Patino. Greene extended his club record consecutive matches streak to 25 with his start at Detroit. SERIES HISTORY GO ON MO Morris Kamara became the fourth Lansing United player to tally a goal Record vs. Kalamazoo FC: 1-1-1 and an assist in the same match this season. The Spring Arbor senior Series Started: 2016 joined Rafa Mentzingen (5/14 at Milwaukee), Tumi Moshobane (6/2 vs. at Lansing: 1-0-0 Milwaukee) and James DeCosemo (6/4 vs. Stars) on the list. All-time, at Kalamazoo: 0-1-1 four others have accomplished the feat: Grant Stoneman, Tyler Pasher, Neutral: 0-0-0 Matt Brown and Marcos Ugarte. Last Match: L, 3-0 (6/18/17 @ Kalamazoo) Lansing United Streak: L1 THIS WEEKEND IN THE GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE July 14 • Michigan Stars 4-3 FC Indiana • Detroit City FC 3-3 Lansing United SEASON STAT LEADERS • Grand Rapids FC 1-2 AFC Ann Arbor Appearances: Alec Greene, Pedro Patino ... 13 Goals: Rafa Mentzingen ......................... 9 July 15 Assists: Tumi Moshobane ....................... 4 • Kalamazoo FC 2-1 Milwaukee Torrent Points: Rafa Mentzingen ...................... 19 July 16 Shots: James DeCosemo ....................... 38 • Lansing United vs. Kalamazoo FC, 4 p.m. Shots on Goal: James DeCosemo ......... 15 Wins: Joe White ..................................... 5 July 17 Saves: Joe White ................................... 27 • AFC Ann Arbor vs. Michigan Stars, 7 p.m. Shutouts: Joe White ............................... 4 Save %: Joe White ........................... 0.711 2017 SEASON MATCH NOTES LANSING UNITED ROSTER BY POSITION No. Player Pos. Height Hometown/Previous Team Goalkeepers (2): White, Hague 0 Joe White GK 6-3 London, England/Hastings Defenders (8): Conti, Garner, 1 Jimmy Hague GK 6-4 Walled Lake, Mich./Michigan State Strack, Gonzalo, Sterling, Hart, 3 Sammy Conti D 5-10 Fredonia, N.Y./Indiana Wesleyan Reales, Castro 4 Alex Garner D 5-10 Grimsby, England/Lander Midfielders (9): Patino, 5 Nick Strack D 6-3 Fort Wayne, Ind./Oakland Moshobane, Mutatu, Greene, 6 Michael Gonzalo D 6-0 Bristol, England/Northwestern Ohio Barone, Caccavo, Nolff, Storm, 8 Pedro Patino M 5-7 Los Angeles, Calif./Bethel Centala 9 James DeCosemo F 6-0 Stokesley, England/Lansing United 10 Tumi Moshobane M 5-9 Soweto, South Africa/Kaizer Chiefs Forwards (2): DeCosemo, Kamara 11 Farai Mutatu M 5-10 Haslett, Mich./Crew SC Academy Wolves 12 Alec Greene M 5-9 Holt, Mich./Oakland 13 Hunter Barone M 5-11 Grandville, Mich./Michigan State BY LOCATION United States 14 Andres Reales D 5-10 Bogota, Colombia/Lubbock Christian Michigan (8): Hague, Greene, 15 Morris Kamara F 6-0 Grand Rapids, Mich./Spring Arbor Barone, Kamara, Nolff, Storm, 16 Michael Caccavo M 6-2 Mississauga, Ontario/Spring Arbor Mutatu, Centala 17 Spencer Nolff M 5-9 Grand Blanc, Mich./Oakland Illinois (1): Sterling Indiana (1): Strack 18 Brad Centala M 6-0 Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Michigan State California (1): Patino 19 Jake Sterling D 5-8 St. Charles, Ill./Spring Arbor New York (1): Conti 20 Stevenson Storm M 5-8 Kalamazoo, Mich./Lansing United 22 Dominic Hart D 5-11 Rotherham, England/Northwood Europe 23 Sebastian Castro D 5-6 Cali, Colombia/Southern Wesleyan England (5): White, DeCosemo, Hart, Gonzalo, Garner KALAMAZOO FC ROSTER Africa No. Player Pos. Height Hometown/Previous Team South Africa (1): Moshobane 0 Beau Prey South America 1 Wes Mink Colombia (2): Reales, Castro 2 Alex Ruddock 3 Jordan Veillette Canada 4 Ade Adeniyi Ontario (1): Caccavo 5 Jesse Andoh 6 Jose Garcia 7 Ali Sodal BY SCHOOL 8 Hunter Vandenboom Michigan State (3): Barone, 9 Jay McIntosh Hague, Centala 10 Xahne-Georgio Reid Spring Arbor (3): Kamara, 11 Kyle Hernandez Sterling, Caccavo 13 Esteban Russell Oakland (2): Greene, Nolff 14 Cory Werner Bethel (1): Patino 15 Thomas Clark Hastings (1): White 17 An Le Indiana Wesleyan (1): Conti 18 Nick Wysong Lander (1): Garner 19 Dzenan Nezirevic Lubbock Christian (1): Reales 20 Nicholas King Northwestern Ohio (1): Gonzalo 21 Cameron Sipple Northwood (1): Hart 22 Joshua Robison Southern Wesleyan (1): Castro 23 Spencer MacDonald 27 Diego Lopez 42 Ryan Meyer 45 Hasten Biddlecome 81 Ali Kromah 95 Harrison Howes 99 Quamie Dinnall 2017 SEASON MATCH NOTES PLAYER NOTES • #0 Joe White: First season with United ..