Louisville City FC vs Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, 2023 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Louisville City FC
  • 42': Dylan Mares
  • 72': Elijah Wynder
FT
2 - 2
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
  • 50': Juan Cabezas
  • 80': Juan Galindrez
  • Red Card 90'+7': Wahab Ackwei

About

Louisville City FC are hosting Rio Grande Valley FC Toros at Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Dylan Mares (Louisville City).
  • 2': Juan Cabezas (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Adams.
  • 3': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Tyler Deric.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Thellufsen (Louisville City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Mares.
  • 5': Hand ball by Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 6': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Wes Charpie.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Robert Coronado (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manny Perez following a fast break.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Elijah Wynder (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sean Totsch.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Coronado.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christiano François.
  • 18': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Wes Charpie.
  • 20': Elijah Wynder (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Robert Coronado (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 20': Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Wes Charpie (Louisville City).
  • 21': Foul by Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 21': Kyle Adams (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Elijah Wynder (Louisville City).
  • 22': Juan Cabezas (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Offside, Rio Grande Valley. Tyler Deric tries a through ball, but Christiano François is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Oscar Jiménez (Louisville City).
  • 25': Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Oscar Jiménez (Louisville City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manny Perez.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Tyler Gibson (Louisville City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Foul by Manny Perez (Louisville City).
  • 29': Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Manny Perez (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Dylan Mares (Louisville City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Foul by Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 33': Foul by Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 33': Oscar Jiménez (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Kyle Adams (Louisville City).
  • 37': Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Davila.
  • 39': Foul by Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 39': Manny Perez (Louisville City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Offside, Louisville City. Wes Charpie tries a through ball, but Oscar Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 41': Elijah Wynder (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Juan Cabezas (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 42': Goal! Louisville City 1, Rio Grande Valley 0. Dylan Mares (Louisville City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manny Perez with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pinzón.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Louisville City 1, Rio Grande Valley 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Louisville City 1, Rio Grande Valley 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manny Perez with a cross.
  • 47': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Wahab Ackwei.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Kyle Adams (Louisville City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 50': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Tyler Gibson.
  • 50': Goal! Louisville City 1, Rio Grande Valley 1. Juan Cabezas (Rio Grande Valley) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Wilmer Cabrera with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Foul by Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 54': Manny Perez (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Dylan Mares (Louisville City).
  • 58': Érik Pimentel (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Dylan Mares (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Manny Perez.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Jiménez.
  • 63': Substitution, Louisville City. Amadou Dia replaces Oscar Jiménez.
  • 63': Substitution, Louisville City. Carlos Moguel Jr replaces Rasmus Thellufsen.
  • 63': Substitution, Louisville City. Maarten Pouwels replaces Dylan Mares.
  • 64': Offside, Louisville City. Amadou Dia tries a through ball, but Cameron Lancaster is caught offside.
  • 65': Foul by Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 65': Manny Perez (Louisville City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Manny Perez (Louisville City).
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Manny Perez (Louisville City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Gibson.
  • 70': Dangerous play by Carlos Moguel Jr (Louisville City).
  • 70': Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Sean Totsch (Louisville City).
  • 71': Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Carlos Moguel Jr (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Gibson.
  • 72': Amadou Dia (Louisville City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
  • 72': Goal! Louisville City 2, Rio Grande Valley 1. Elijah Wynder (Louisville City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 74': Foul by Manny Perez (Louisville City).
  • 74': Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Amadou Dia.
  • 76': Offside, Rio Grande Valley. Wahab Ackwei tries a through ball, but Juan Cabezas is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Juan Galindrez replaces Christiano François.
  • 76': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Tomás Ritondale replaces Ricky Ruiz.
  • 76': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. José Francisco Torres replaces Robert Coronado.
  • 78': Substitution, Louisville City. Ray Serrano replaces Manny Perez.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pinzón.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Cabezas.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 79': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Oliver Semmle.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Juan Cabezas (Rio Grande Valley) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Davila with a cross.
  • 80': Goal! Louisville City 2, Rio Grande Valley 2. Juan Galindrez (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 82': Substitution, Louisville City. Wilson Harris replaces Cameron Lancaster.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Wilson Harris (Louisville City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maarten Pouwels.
  • 84': Foul by José Francisco Torres (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 84': Tyler Gibson (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Tomás Ritondale.
  • 86': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Érik Pimentel.
  • 87': Foul by Wilson Harris (Louisville City).
  • 87': Tyler Deric (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Wilson Harris (Louisville City).
  • 88': Érik Pimentel (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Sean Totsch (Louisville City).
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Offside, Louisville City. Carlos Moguel Jr tries a through ball, but Wilson Harris is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Cabezas (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Ian Cerro replaces Wilmer Cabrera.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Frank Nodarse replaces Taylor Davila.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Carlos Moguel Jr (Louisville City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilson Harris.
  • 90'+7': Wahab Ackwei (Rio Grande Valley) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Amadou Dia (Louisville City).
  • 90'+8': Ian Cerro (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Juan Cabezas (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by José Francisco Torres with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Louisville City 2, Rio Grande Valley 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Louisville City 2, Rio Grande Valley 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 3
54.2 Possession 45.8
13 SHOTS 16
5 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
348 Accurate Passes 282
444 Passes 369
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
87 Long Balls 53
40 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 13
15 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 12
18 Effective Clearances 19
18 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Lynn Family Stadium
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Attendance: 10,678

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
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2 Sacramento Republic FC 27 +12 44
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 28 +9 44
4 Memphis 901 FC 29 +11 43
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Line-Ups

LOU Louisville City FC (3-5-2)

No. Name
28 Oliver Semmle (GK)
6 Wesley Charpie
32 Kyle Adams
4 Sean Totsch
5 Rasmus Thellufsen
22 Dylan Mares
12 Tyler Gibson
19 Osacar Jimenez
15 Manny Perez Yellow Card
23 Elijah Wynder
17 Cameron Lancaster
Louisville City FC Substitutes:
Amadou Dia, Daniel Faundez, Carlos Moguel, Ray Serrano Lopez, Niall McCabe, Maarten Pouwels, Wilson Harris.

RGV Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Tyler Deric (GK)
5 Juan Cabezas
4 Erik Pimentel
3 Wahab Ackwei Red Card
8 Taylor Davila
16 Robert Coronado
12 Ricky Ruiz
2 Jonathan Ricketts
10 Christian Pinzon
23 Christiano François
13 Wilmer Cabrera
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Substitutes:
Carlos Merancio, Frank Nodarse, Tomás Ritondale, Ian Cerro, Eric Kinzner, José Torres, Juan Galindrez.

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