Arizona United Arizona United SC draw Sacramento Republic FC

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Saturday, June 7, 2014) - Arizona United Soccer Club kicked off a busy month by snapping a three-match losing streak in a 1-1 draw with Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday night at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento.

Making his first start at center back for Arizona United SC, London Woodberry scored his first professional goal and broke the scoreless deadlock in the 67th-minute after he quickly reacted and hammered home a loose ball in the box that had hit the top of the crossbar from defender Scott Morrison’s free kick.

The goal was Arizona United SC’s first in USL PRO league play since Brandon Swartzendruber’s penalty against the Harrisburg City Islanders on May 10.

Sacramento Republic, looking to close out its final match at Hughes Stadium on a positive note, threw everything that had at the Arizona United SC net in the dying minutes and converted a cross-and-header in the 93rd-minute from Rodrigo Lopez to second-half substitute Chad Bartlomé.

Arizona United SC has improved to 3-5-2 with 11 points in 10 matches.

Facing a few injuries and two suspended players, Arizona United SC head coach Michael Dellorusso was creative with his starting XI and inserted midfielder Widner Saint-Cyr into the right fullback spot. For Saint-Cyr, it was his first USL PRO league start after appearing in both of Arizona United SC’s U.S. Open Cup matches.

Saint-Cyr was substituted off in the second half, and midfielder Joey Dillon was dropped into his spot, while forward Brandon Swartzendruber filled Dillon’s spot in the midfield. The defense held its own for the majority of the match and forced Sacramento Republic into tough shots from distance that were easily picked up by goalkeeper Evan Newton.

Rodney Wallace, who is on loan from Major League Soccer’s the Portland Timbers made his first appearance for Arizona United SC when he was brought on during halftime.

Arizona United SC will return home for a four-match homestand that starts on June 11 against the Dayton Dutch Lions at 7:30 p.m.

-Arizona United Soccer Club Match Report-

Match: Arizona United Soccer Club vs. Sacramento Republic FC

Date: Saturday, June 7, 2014

Competition: USL PRO

Venue: Hughes Stadium

Kickoff: 7:30 PM PDT

Weather: Clear, and 88 degrees

Scoring Summary 1 2 F Arizona United Soccer Club 0 1 1 Sacramento Republic FC 0 1 1

Scoring Summary:

AZU – London Woodberry - 67th minute

SRFC – Chad Bartlomé (assist: Rodrigo Lopez) – 90th minute

Misconduct Summary:

SRFC – George Fochive (Yellow) – 43rd minute

AZU – Widner Saint-Cyr (Yellow) – 45th minute

SRFC – Harrison Delbridge (Yellow) – 56th minute

AZU – Rodney Wallace (Yellow) – 76th minute

SRFC – Chad Bartlomé (Yellow) – 90th minute

Saves Corners Fouls Offsides Shots AZU 4 1 6 5 8 SRFC 1 7 14 3 19

Lineups:

Arizona United SC: Evan Newton, Widner Saint-Cyr (Brandon Swartzendruber – 73), Devon Grousis, London Woodberry, Scott Morrison, Paolo DelPiccolo, Joey Dillon, Bradlee Baladez (Rodney Wallace – 46), Jonathan Top, Kadeem Dacres (Benji Lopez – 64), Schillo Tshuma (Jon Okafor – 89)

Did not play: Kevin Cope, Jalen Robinson, Jacole Turner

Sacramento Republic FC: Dominik Jakubek, Emrah Klimenta, Mickey Daly, Harrison Delbridge, Nemanja Vuković (Jack Avesyan – 85), Steven Evans (Octavio Guzman – 75), George Fochive, Gilberto Dos Santos Souza Jr. (Max Alvarez – 64), Rodrigo Lopez, Thomas Stewart, Dakota Collins (Chad Bartlomé – 59)

Did not play: Jack Lane, Cristian Gonzalez Chad Bond