The USL recorded its highest-attended week in league history as fans viewed a remarkable weekend of action that saw honors end even in a pair of Derby contests, two big road victories leave San Antonio FC and the Charleston Battery sitting on top of their respective conferences and another banner night for Phoenix Rising FC.

1. THROUGH THE GATES: A USL-record 94,700 fans attended games during Week 5 of the season, continuing to drive the league’s rise in attendance over the past two seasons in strong fashion. Another crowd of more than 20,000 fans in Cincinnati led the way, but excellent turnouts elsewhere – including a club-record 7,162 in Phoenix and 6,502 at Ottawa Fury FC's inaugural USL home opener – saw a compelling week of action that included the league surpassing 200 goals for the year.

2. RISING HIGHER: The 200th goal of the season was scored by the Swope Park Rangers’ Kevin Oliveira, who almost sparked an unlikely comeback late on Sunday night only for the Rangers’ perfect start to the season come to an end against Phoenix Rising FC as the host’s 4-3 win capped a memorable night at the Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex. Having introduced new signing Didier Drogba prior to the contest, Phoenix then ripped into Swope Park’s normally reliable defense for three goals in six minutes midway through the first half to take control of the game. An early second-half finish by Peter Ramage increased the lead, but it turned out to be an essential finish as the Rangers roared back, only for their comeback to finish one goal short.

3. FAMILIAR FACE: The second edition of the River Cities Derby – and first matchup of this year’s series – was anticipated to be an intense clash, and it proved exactly that as FC Cincinnati and Louisville City FC played to a 1-1 draw at Nippert Stadium in front of 20,473 fans. After his offseason move north to Cincinnati, there was a certain sense of inevitability that former Louisville midfielder Aodhan Quinn would play a major role in the clash, and it ended up proving the case as his opportunistic finish earned FCC a point with 11 minutes to go. Quinn was subdued after the goal, he said out of respect for his former teammates and club, but with the heat that came from the clash it will be interesting to see what sort of reception awaits in July when the rivalry is renewed at Slugger Field.