FC TUCSON VS. UNION OMAHA MEDIA INFORMATION: JASON CHRISTLEY, VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING & COMMUNICATION [email protected] 520-330-8824 SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. PST OMAHA, NEBRASKA | WERNER PARK MOST GOALS SCORED: 13; Moshe Perez (2017) ALL-TIME GOALS LEADER: Damian German (18) ALL-TIME SHUTOUTS: Billy Thompson (6) FC Tucson was founded in 2010 by a local ___________Match Information___________ group of dedicated Tucsonans who wanted SERIES HISTORY: FIRST MEETING OF THE to elevate the sport and bring professional SEASON. All-time record: 0-2-0 soccer to the City of Tucson. Since that time, FC Tucson has been responsible for hosting LAST TUCSON REG. SEASON WIN: the annual MLS pre-season training events 5/29/21 2-1 vs NC Goals: Ferriol 1 Assists: as well as developing America's top players Giovanni Calixtro (1) who have gone on to become US Men's INJURY REPORT: Joao Delgado National Team and MLS members. In 2021, SUSPENSIONS: n/a FC Tucson announces an exciting new _______________ABOUT FCT_______________ chapter under new ownership with Benevolent Sports Tucson, LLC. The new FIRST MATCH: March 4, 2011 ownership agreement, led by Brett Johnson, FIRST WIN: 7-2 vs Yavapai (5/13/11) transfers ownership from Phoenix Rising FC. More information about the Club’s FIRST LEAGUE WIN: 1-0 vs Pali Blues (5/12/12) history can be found at: fctucson.com/club. FIRST OPEN CUP MATCH: May 13, 2014 ___________ QUICK NOTES_________ _ - Wallis Lapsley has 33 saves on the season and ranks 1st in USL League 1. Lapsley was named to the USL Week 11 Team of the Week. - FC Tucson has a goal conversion rate of 17% and is ranked 1st in USL League 1. - Giovanni Calixtro ranks 2nd in the league with his 3 assists. - FC Tucson ranks 1st in USL League 1 with 85% passing accuracy. ___________ THE LATEST FROM FC TUCSON_________ Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF), Tucson’s WALLIS LAPSLEY NAMED TO USL Interfaith HIV and AIDS Network (TIHAN), LEAGUE ONE TEAM OF THE WEEK Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA), USL League One announced on Monday and the Tucson LGBT Chamber of the Team of the Week for Week 11 of the Commerce will be take part in the 2021 regular season, with FC Tucson festivities. goalkeeper Wallis Lapsley earning TOTW FC TUCSON ACADEMY DRAW 1-1 honors for his performance on Saturday AGAINST PHX RISING IN OUR USL against North Texas SC. ACADEMY HOME OPENER FC TUCSON TO CELEBRATE PRIDE NIGHT FC Tucson Academy took a point in their ON JUNE 12 first-ever Home USL Academy match In conjunction with Tucson Pride, FC against Phoenix Rising Academy. Ferriol Tucson will celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride on blasted a shot off the post and Rodriguez Saturday, June 12. Tucson’s LGBTQ+ capitalized off a rebound to tie the score community organizations Southern 1-1. 2 ___________USL LEAGUE ONE STANDINGS___________ 3 ______________________________2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS_________________________ HOME MATCHES Record (WLD) (2-3-3) DATE OPPONENT RESULT MAY 1 S. Georgia Tormenta FC L 3-1 MAY 8 Forward Madison D 1-1 MAY 16 Fort Lauderdale CF L 5-1 MAY 26 Toronto FC II W 2-1 MAY 29 North Carolina FC W 2-1 JUNE 5 Toronto FC II D 1-1 JUNE 12 Chattanooga Red Wolves L 3-2 JUNE 19 North Texas SC D 0-0 JUNE 26 Union Omaha JULY 3 Fort Lauderdale CF JULY 10 Chattanooga Red Wolves JULY 17 New England Revolution II JULY 24 Union Omaha JULY 31 Richmond Kickers AUG 7 North Texas SC AUG 14 Union Omaha 4 AUG 22 Fort Lauderdale CF AUG 28 Greenville Triumph SC SEP 1 New England Revolution II SEP 4 North Texas SC SEP 11 Fort Lauderdale CF SEP 19 Greenville Triumph SC SEP 25 Union Omaha OCT 2 North Texas SC OCT 13 North Carolina FC OCT 16 S. Georgia Tormenta FC OCT 23 Forward Madison OCT 30 Richmond Kickers ___________ FCT TECHNICAL STAFF__ _______ wide range of levels from professional, HEAD COACH: JOHN GALAS collegiate, amateur, international experience Galas was FCT’s and youth, John Galas brings a wealth of Assistant Coach in knowledge, passion and comprehensive 2019 and is in his methodology to any club. John has over 4 second year as professional certifications, spanning Europe Head Coach this and America. He has helped develop over 40 year. With over 20 professional soccer players from La Liga, years of coaching NWSL, MLS, USL League One & Two. He has experience in a coached with the Villarreal FC B, Portland 5 Thorns FC and Timbers, Lane United, Real Salt HEAD COACH: VITO HIGGINS Lake Academy, Florida State University, Higgins, 35, joins FC Tucson’s staff after two University of Oregon, and the University of seasons as Assistant Coach with the North Arizona. John also has over 15 years Idaho College Men’s Soccer team. The native consulting with European marketing of Kailua, Hawai'i, previously was the Assistant companies. Coach for the Gonzaga University Men’s VP OF SOCCER soccer team of the NCAA Division I West Coast OPERATIONS: Conference from 2008-2019. As a player, JON PEARLMAN Higgins signed for the LA Galaxy in 2008 following an open tryout, later leaving the club The Co-Founder following a season-ending foot injury. In 2011 and former Head Higgins joined FC Tucson to start in goal for Coach of FCT’s the club’s Desert Diamond Cup campaign, USL League 2 playing in matches against the New York Red team returns as Bulls and the Arizona Sahuaros. the VP of Soccer ASSISTANT COACH: MARK BIAGI Operations. In 2011, Pearlman and Galas coached FC Tucson’s first match ever against Biagi spent much of the New York Red Bulls. Coach Pearlman his childhood in brings 25 years of coaching experience. Europe where he Pearlman has helped 14 players enter into the developed much of MLS and dozens more advance to the USL his passion for Championship. As the USL League 2 Coach, soccer. Biagi he had an 18-7-3 record, qualifying both FCT currently runs the in 2017 and OKC Energy U23 in 2018 for the Vail Soccer Club in U.S. Open Cup. Southeast Tucson and is currently the Boys Director for Arizona GOALKEEPER ODP, a West Region ODP Head Coach, and a COACH/ACADEMY network scout for US Soccer. 6 ___2021 USL LEAGUE ONE TEAM STATS__ HEAD ATC: SCOTT CATEGORY FCT ARMISTEAD Games played 8 Armistead, a native Goals 10 of New Zealand, Goals conceded 15 manages FC Tucson’s day-to-day sports Total shots 86 medicine and performance operations, Average possession 51.0% including acute care, preventative treatment, Passing success rate 84.8% rehabilitation and player performance data. Armistead has previous experience working as Yellow cards 20 the Sports Science Consultant and Head Red cards 5 Athletic Trainer for the Barca Residency Academy in Casa Grande, Arizona. His Clean sheets 1 experience with FC Barcelona’s official soccer _____2021 FC TUCSON TEAM LEADERS___ academy includes work as a consultant to the Director of Strength & Conditioning, providing CATEGORY PLAYER educated insights on the club’s sports Goals (2) Delgado, Corfe, performance data. As the academy’s head Dennis athletic trainer, Armistead performed Assists (3) Calixtro evaluations and developed diagnoses of Chances created (16) Bedoya musculoskeletal and general medical conditions to athletes. Shots (15) Corfe Tackles (18) Bedoya Saves (33) Lapsley 7 ___________ NUMERICAL ROSTER__ _______ PLAYER NAME # POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT BIRTHDAY NATIONALITY Lapsley, Wallis 1 Goalkeeper 6'4'' 200 4/14/1997 (24) USA Knox, Alex 3 Right Back 5'11'' 170 6/21/1997 (23) USA Mastrantonio, 4 Center Back 6'2'' 172 5/27/1996 (24) Italy Luca Fox, Kaelon 5 Center Back 6'3" 180 3/31/1995 (26) USA Biek, Sam 6 Center Back 6'3" 185 8/7/1997 (22) Germany, USA Bedoya, Daniel 8 Center Mid 5'7'' 130 2/13/1994 (27) USA, Colombia Corfe, Deri 9 Forward 6'2'' 181 3/3/1998 (23) England Dennis, Charlie 10 Center Mid 6'2'' 190 9/28/1995 (25) England Rodriguez, Kevin 11 Forward 5'8'' 159 9/25/1996 (24) USA Shellow, Ryan 12 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 180 10/10/1997 (23) USA Rafael Guerrero 13 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 195 1/8/2002 (18) USA Franke, Noah 15 Right Back 5'8'' 141 3/25/1995 (26) USA Adams, Shak 17 Forward 5'7'' 145 9/7/1998 (22) USA, St. Vincent Schenfeld, 19 Left Back 5'10" 165 10/18/1992 (29) Chile Maximiliano Delgado, João 20 Center Mid 5'8'' 160 1/15/1994 (27) Portugal Ferriol, Manuel 21 Center Mid 5'11'' 150 8/13/1998 (22) Spain Hurtado, Nathan 22 Center Mid 5'8'' 140 09/07/2003 (17) USA Lawrence, Luke 23 Defender 5'11'' 165 10/07/2001 (19) USA Barnathan, Dakota 24 Center Back 6'2'' 174 11/9/1994 (26) USA Pena, Jordan 27 Left Back 5’7’’ 154 5/21/2000 (20) USA Perez, Franco 37 Forward 6'1'' 185 1/1/1996 (25) Argentina Allen, Jerod 38 Center Mid 5'11'' 154 08/17/2004 (16) USA Odenbeck, Jared 42 Center Mid 6'2'' 175 2/4/1995 (26) USA Calixtro, Giovanni 91 Forward 5'11'' 165 6/27/2000 (20) USA 8 ___________ ALPHABETICAL ROSTER__ _______ PLAYER NAME # POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT BIRTHDAY NATIONALITY Adams, Shak 17 Forward 5'7'' 145 9/7/1998 (22) USA, St. Vincent Allen, Jerod 38 Center Mid 5'11'' 154 08/17/2004 (16) USA Barnathan, Dakota 24 Center Back 6'2'' 174 11/9/1994 (26) USA Bedoya, Daniel 8 Center Mid 5'7'' 130 2/13/1994 (27) USA, Colombia Biek, Sam 6 Center Back 6'3" 185 8/7/1997 (22) Germany, USA Calixtro, Giovanni 91 Forward 5'11'' 165 6/27/2000 (20) USA Corfe, Deri 9 Forward 6'2'' 181 3/3/1998 (23) England Delgado, João 20 Center Mid 5'8'' 160 1/15/1994 (27) Portugal Dennis, Charlie 10 Center Mid 6'2'' 190 9/28/1995 (25) England Ferriol, Manuel 21 Center Mid 5'11'' 150 8/13/1998 (22) Spain Fox, Kaelon 5 Center Back 6'3" 180 3/31/1995 (26) USA Franke, Noah 15 Right Back 5'8'' 141 3/25/1995 (26) USA Guerrero, Rafael 13 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 195 1/8/2002 (19) USA Hurtado, Nathan 22 Center Mid 5'8''