Photo Gallery: Minneapolis City vs Minnesota United U19's in the MN Super Cup
Minneapolis City SC hosted the Minnesota United u19 squad during an MN Super Cup match at Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 5th, 2023. The Minnesota United u19 squad, coached by Fanendo Adi, was able to overcome Carl Craig’s Crows by a score of 1-0 behind a goal from Miguel Leon.
USL League Two : Conference Finals and National Semifinals
Friday Conference Final:
Des Moines Menace v Kalamazoo FC - 7:30pm - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISN
The top teams from the Heartland and Great Lakes face off for the Central Conference title and a spot in the National Semi-Finals. Menace finished the season 11-1 before finishing off Flint City Bucks 1-0. Kalamazoo, on the other hand, finished the season with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 4 ties and rallied to put away Mississippi Brilla behind the excellence of Parker Smith in a penalty shootout. All in all, Kzoo will face a tough challenge holding down the Menace attack.
Sunday National Semi-Finals:
Menace/Kzoo vs Park City Red Wolves/Portland Timbers 2 - 7:30pm - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISN
The winners of the Central face the winners of the West. Park City finished top of the Mountain Division with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and a tie. Timbers 2 had a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and a tie at the top of the Northwest Division.
Western Mass Pioneers/West Chester United SC vs North Carolina Fusion U23/South Georgia Tormenta 2 - 7pm - Erk Russell Park, Statesboro, GA - No Announced Stream
The winners of the East and the South collide. Pioneers racked up 10 wins, 2 losses and 2 ties in the Northeast Division. WCU finished with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 2 ties in the Mid Atlantic Division. Fusion finished with 11 wins, 2 losses and a tie in the South Atlantic Division. Tormenta 2 finished second in the Deep South Division, with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 1 tie.
All times Central Time.
2021 US Open Cup canceled, full 2022 USOC planned
The US Soccer Federation has announced that the 2021 US Open Cup will not take place in any form. There had been many suggestions as to a limited tournament for this year but instead, they have pumped the brakes on this year's Cup and will go from 0-100 next year - with as many as a century of participants expected.
Some of the new participants will be guaranteed professional entrants from NISA and USL expansion, whereas amateur clubs face the usual two options - playoff positioning from NPSL and USL League 2, or qualifiers which will start as soon as September and go through November. From this pool of eventual winners, the eventual round 1 participants will be chosen on January 19th - with the matches to be played on March 22nd and 23rd.
Stay tuned to our site for coverage as the amateur clubs progress through the rounds.
USL League Two: Conference Semi-Finals Recap
After Friday night's Quarter-Final matches four teams remained to head to the Central Conference Quarter-Finals. You can read our recap of the Quarter-Finals here and those matches left the Des Moines Menace (Heartland Champions), Flint City Bucks (Great Lakes #2), Kalamazoo FC (Great Lakes Champion), and Mississippi Brilla (Mid-South Champion). Des Moines would host Flint City in Des Moines, IA while Kalamazoo faced Mississippi in Clinton, MS.
#1 Des Moines Menace 1 vs #5 Flint City Bucks 0 : Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISNtv
The first of the two matches that kicked off on the night was in Des Moines with the Menace hosting the Bucks. One goal would do the trick when in the 52nd minute Sivert Haugli scored for the Menace in what proved to be the matches only goal.
The lone goal would propel the Menace on to a close 1-0 victory sending them to the winner of the Kalamazoo/Mississippi match that would finish later last night.
#2 Kalamazoo FC 1 (4) vs #3 Mississippi Brilla 1 (1) : Clinton Arrow Stadium, Clinton, MS - Eleven Sports
The other Semi-Final match had the two Mississippi QF winners facing each other. And it was another back and forth drag out affair. Kalamazoo's Enrique Banuelos knotted the match it's first goal of the night in the 60th minute. Then with just seconds remaining Orlando Lozano scored at 90+7' to extend the game into extra time. The two 15 minute periods of ET came and went scoreless, sending the match to PK's. Kalamazoo got the best of Brilla taking them down 4-1 in PK's with Kalamazoo's Parker Smith making some big saves to send his team to face Des Moines Menace next weekend.
USL League Two: Conference QF Recap, SF Preview
Conference Quarter-Finals (First Round) Recap
#4 Chicago FC United 1 vs #5 Flint City Bucks 3 : Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISNtv
The opening match of the Central Conference part of the 2021 USL League Two playoffs pitted a one loss Chicago side against a Flint City team who's been on a tear as of late. It took 38 minutes of deadlocked football before either side could score, and that would be Flint City after an Amadou Cisse goal. Diego Gutierrez knotted the match up for Chicago in the 50th minute with a PK after a foul in the box. It would be the Bucks who would take control in the last 50 minutes with Dylan Borczak scoring in the 75th and Henry Sanchez adding one in stoppage time to send the Bucks on to the Central Region Semi-Finals.
#2 Kalamazoo FC 3 vs #6 Corpus Christi FC 1 : Clinton Arrow Stadium, Clinton, MN - Eleven Sports
After a nearly two hour weather delay the second Quarter-Final match kicked off in Mississippi with KZFC trekking down from Michigan to face the Sharks of Corpus Christi FC. Kalamazoo's Enrique Banuelos scored first in the 38th minute and followed it up with a second half goal in the 47th to secure a brace. Four minutes later CCFC cut the lead in half with a goal of there own. That would be as close as the Sharks would get as Cyrus Harmon put a third one home in the 68th. The two goal win extended Kalamazoo's unbeaten streak to 10 straight dating back to June 9th and their win over South Bend Lions.
#1 Des Moines Menace 5 vs #8 Texas United 0 : Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISNtv
The hosts took to the field for the third match of the day and the second in Central Iowa. All that can be said about this match is pure domination.Des Moines took a huge 3-0 lead inside just 20 minutes with Nil Ayats scoring in the 9th, Manel Busquets in the 15th, and Jordan Skelton in the 20th. The Menace we not done and after Manel Busquets was fouled in the box Ayats took to the spot and drove his second home to secure a brace. Ayats would make that brace a Hat Trick in the 47th after which the Menace would sit back and hold down the lead for the next 43 minutes en route to a Conference Semi-Final match.
#3 Mississippi Brilla 3 vs #7 Kings Hammer 1 : Clinton Arrow Stadium, Clinton, MS - Eleven Sports
The fourth and final match of the night and the second in Mississippi for the day. Like the previous match, it kicked off late due to the weather delay. The weather delay didn't effect the home side and Arturo Astorga proved that with a 5th minute goal from Brilla. Coming back from the half Kings Hammer evened it up with a Marcelo Jones goal in the 46th. Brilla's Jalen James gave the hosts back the lead in the 58th.Remi Emeriau clinched the win for Brilla with a stoppage time goal. The win sent the hosts on to face Great Lakes Division Champion Kalamazoo FC on Sunday.
Conference Semi-Finals (Second Round) Preview
#1 Des Moines Menace vs #5 Flint City Bucks: 7PM - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISNtv
A massive opportunity is on the line for both sides in West Des Moines tonight. One loss Des Moines hosts a rolling Flint City team in one of the two Central Conference Semi-Finals. Two high powered attacks and shut down defenses will take the turf at Valley Stadium. The Bucks have scored 38 goals across all 15 matches in USL2 play averaging 2.53 GPG. They will have a chore getting to score through Des Moines' stout defense who's only allowed 7 goals in 13 matches an average of .538 per match.
#2 Kalamazoo FC vs #3 Mississippi Brilla: 7PM - Clinton Arrow Stadium, Clinton, MS - Eleven Sports
Great Lakes Division Champion vs Mid-South Division Champion. This match is huge for both sides for more than just the trip to the Conference Finals. Kalamazoo FC has their 10 match unbeaten streak on the line. Brilla would be the only team from their Division to make it out of the first two rounds after Texas United and Corpus Christi were knocked out on Friday night. In order to win Brilla will need to shut down KZFC's Cyrus Harmon who had 8 goals in 12 matches in the regular season and one on Friday night. Brilla's Crio Damine has 7 goals and 1 assist for himself however his last was against Brazos Valley at the beginning of the month.
*All Times CT
USL League Two: Conference Quarter-Finals Preview
The long winding road down the path to the 2021 USL League Two Playoffs has finished, now the teams are in and the playoffs start tonight. The eight teams who qualified for the playoffs out of the Central Conference are now split over two locations. The number 1, 4, 5, and 8 seeds will play at Valley Stadium in West Des Moines, IA, the home of the hosts and number 1 seed Des Moines Menace. The 2, 3, 6, and 7 seeds on the other hand will head south to Clinton Arrow Stadium in Clinton, MS, the home of hosts Mississippi Brilla FC.
Conference Quarter-Finals (First Round)
#4 Chicago FC United vs #5 Flint City Bucks: 4 PM - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISNtv
The first of the four Friday matches has the second place team in the Heartland, Chicago FC United, face the Great Lakes' Flint City Bucks. Chicago is 9-2-1 with 29 points and their only loss of 2021 was to the hosting Des Moines Menace. Flint City went 9-2-3 with 29 points as well. Chicago has a 2-0-1 run of form in their last three with the loss being to the Menace while Flint City is 3-0-0 and has won four straight. Chicago will be a tough team for the Bucks to beat as they are the only side to defeat regular season National Champion Des Moines Menace.
#2 Kalamazoo FC vs #6 Corpus Christi FC: 5 PM - Clinton Arrow Stadium, Clinton, MN - Eleven Sports
The second of four matches on the night and the first in Mississippi. The two seeded and Great Lakes Division champion Kalamazoo FC will play the six seed in order to avoid a divisional clash in the first round. KZFC is 9-4-1 with 31 points and 2-1-0 in their last three along with a nine match winning streak to add. Corpus Christ FC went a much more average 7-2-4 (23 points) in a fairly even Mid-South Division. The Sharks are 1-1-1 in their last three and have lost three of their last five. Kalamazoo has a major advantage in this match.
#1 Des Moines Menace vs #8 Texas United: 7 PM - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISNtv
The third of four matches on the night and the second of two in Des Moines. Menace went an astounding 11-0-1 with 33 points to win the Heartland Division and Regular Season league championships. DSM are 2-1-0 in their last three with the loss coming to Chicago FC United, they also come into the match off a 5-1 thrashing of SLSG. Texas United went 6-3-5 (21 points) and are 1-2-0 in their last three and on a four match unbeaten streak. With how good the Menace are, Texas has a huge task on their hands tonight in Des Moines own home stadium.
#3 Mississippi Brilla vs #7 Kings Hammer: 7:30 PM - Clinton Arrow Stadium, Clinton, MS - Eleven Sports
Last but not least are the other hosts Mississippi Brilla and Kings Hammer. Brilla won the Mid-South at 8-3-2 (27 points) and are 1-1-1 in their last three. Kings Hammer meanwhile are 8-4-2 (28 points) and are 2-1-0 in their last three. While Brilla enters into the match off a loss KHFC is unbeaten in four straight. So while Mississippi are at home that advantage may not matter against the boys from Cincinnati.
USL League Two: Week 10 Recap
The final week of USL League Two play before the playoffs was a jam packed one with a total of 13 scheduled matches to finish out the season. Five matches were played on Wednesday with four of the five having implications on the playoff race.
Wednesday:
Toledo Villa FC 1 vs Flint City Bucks 5 : University of Toledo, Toledo, OH - Eleven Sports
Kings Hammer 3 vs Fort Wayne FC 1 : Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH - No Announced Stream
South Bend Lions 4 vs Dayton Dutch Lions 1 : TCU School Field, South Bend, IN - No Announced Stream
Grand Rapids FC 3 vs Oakland County FC 2 : Midwest United FC Soccer Complex, Grand Rapids, MI - No Announced Stream
Des Moines Menace 4 vs Chicago FC United 0 : Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISN
Wednesday's win by Des Moines Menace secured them the Heartland Division title and the first seed out of the division with Chicago FC United guaranteed the second seed from the division. In the Great Lakes none of the teams in the playoff race lost, continuing that chase. While South Bend defeated the winless Dutch Lions in a match that really didn't have a ton on the line.
Friday and Saturday had another combined six matches but this time with only three really counting towards anything in the playoff race.
Friday:
Kings Hammer 3 vs Dayton Dutch Lions 2 : Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH - No Announced Stream
Saturday:
Chicago FC United 3 vs FC Wichita 0 : Bridgeview Sports Dome, Bridgeview, IL - No Announced Stream
Dayton Dutch Lions 1 vs Grand Rapids FC 6 : Dayton Outpatient Center Stadium, West Carrolton, OH - No Announced Stream
Flint City Bucks 4 vs Oakland County FC 0 : Atwood Stadium at Kettering University, Flint, MI - Eleven Sports
Green Bay Voyageurs 3 vs Kaw Valley FC 0 : Capital Park, Ashwaubenon, WI - Eleven Sports
Des Moines Menace 5 vs St Louis Scott Gallagher 1 : Valley Stadium, East Des Moines, IA - CISN
Saturday again saw no surprises with Kings Hammer, Grand Rapids FC, and Flint City all winning their matches as they all went after the second and third playoff spots in the Great Lakes Division. In the Heartland Division there was a major change though, both FC Wichita and Kaw Valley FC would forfeit their matches to Green Bay and Chicago respectively.
While those two matches are still listed on the schedule as 3-0 forfeits the teams did play each other in a friendly match that was not listed on the league website. The Voyageurs would end the season on a down note, falling to playoff bound Chicago FC United in that match.
Sunday:
Kings Hammer 2 vs South Bend Lions 2 : Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH - No Stream Announced
Fort Wayne FC 1 vs Kalamazoo FC 4 : Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne, IN - No Announced Stream
With Kings Hammer having clinched their playoff spot earlier in the week the only thing up for grabs was the rights to the Great Lakes Division title. KZFC would take that crown off a 4-1 away win over Fort Wayne FC dashing the hopes of Flint City Bucks taking the championship.
USL League Two Week 9: Recap
Tuesday:
Flint City Bucks 2 vs South Bend Lions 1 : Atwood Stadium at Kettering University, Flint, MI - Eleven Sports
Flint City opened the first of their two matches sitting a few points back from second place in the Division. Matthew Fearnley got the Bucks off to a great start in the first half. South Bend's Milo Yosef drew the match even in the 56th minute but Noah Jensen close up the match with a late goal to give the home Bucks a 2-1 win.
FC Wichita 2 vs Kaw Valley FC 4 : Stryker Sports Complex, Wichita, KS - Eleven Sports
A Kansas clash between Wichita and Kaw Valley would be FC Wichita's final home match of 2021. This would not be Wichita's night and a combined six goals from three goal scorers later Kaw Valley left with a win. However both teams had major highlights as Wichita's Kevin Black scored a brace only one upped by Kaw Valley's Alessandro Salvadego who scored a Hat Trick.
Wednesday:
Kalamazoo FC 1 vs Oakland County FC 1 : Mayors Riverfront Park Football Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI - Eleven Sports
A pivotal match for Kalamazoo as they pursue a division title, it didn't end the way KZFC wanted, though could have been worse. OCFC's Alexander Dalou scored just 17 minutes into the match. Kalamazoo only got back at them with their lone goal by Josep Martinez in the 56th to force a draw.
Grand Rapids FC 6 vs Toledo Villa 0 : Midwest United Soccer Complex, Grand Rapids. MI - Eleven Sports
Grand Rapids who is also pursuing one of the three playoff spots helped their case pretty heavily last Wednesday night at home. On the back of four Farai Mutatu goals GRFC cruised to a massive 6-0 beating of Toledo Villa and extended their win streak to three straight.
Chicago FC United 2 vs Des Moines Menace 0 : Bridgeview Dome, Bridgeview, IL - No Stream Announced
Both teams entered the match on Wednesday unbeaten but only one team would end up leaving that way. Chicago FC United would be the team leaving unbeaten as Diego Gutierrez and Derek Waleffe each scored for Chicago en route to an upset win over Des Moines to not only break their unbeaten streak but also get closer to winning the Heartland.
Thursday:
Kaw Valley FC 2 vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher 6 : Rock Chalk Park, Lawrence, KS - Eleven Sports
Coming off a win earlier in the week against FC Wichita, Kaw Valley had momentum but not rest on their side heading into their final home game at Rock Chalk Park this year. After going into the half with a 2 - 3 scoreline in favour of SLSG, the visitors were able to pull away in the second half with three unanswered goals.
Friday:
Toledo Villa 2 vs Grand Rapids FC 5 : Paul Hotmer Soccer Field, Toledo, OH - Eleven Sports
A rematch of the two sides on Toledo's home after just one day off was the case for this. While the scoreline changed the match result did not. Grand Rapids stormed out of the gate with back to back goals by Adam Knight before Toledo's Savio Adams put Villa on the board. In the second half Grand Rapids managed two more goals before Villa scored again but GRFC had Ryan DeBois out one final one in for a blowout win. The loss sent Toledo's losing streak to four games and their winless streak to six, while Grand Rapids extended their winning streak to four.
Dayton Dutch Lions 2 vs Oakland County FC 5 : Dayton Outpatient Center Stadium, Dayton, OH - Gem City Sports Network
The Dutch Lions have had a relatively awful season in 2021 sitting at 0-1-9 (0 points) and sadly it did not get better on Friday. A 3-2 score at the half was initially positive however Oakland County scored two in the second half to wrap up their route of Dayton.
Green Bay Voyageurs vs FC Wichita: 7 PM - Capital Credit Union Park, Ashwaubenon, WI - Eleven Sports
Saturday:
South Bend Lions 4 vs Fort Wayne FC 1 : TCU School Field, South Bend, IN - No Stream Announced
A battle of two Indiana sides for the second time this season and just like the first the winning team stayed the same. With the score one all just after half time, the Lions scored three straight to blow out the future USL League One side.
Kaw Valley FC 2 vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher 3 : Swope Soccer Village, Kansas City, MO - Eleven Sports
Another rematch from a match played earlier this week, instead of it being Kansas vs Missouri it was two Missouri sides as Kaw Valley hosted their final home match at Sporting KC's Swope Soccer Village. This match was much more competitive as the teams ended with just a one goal difference on the final scoreline.
Sunday:
Oakland County FC 1 vs Flint City Bucks 4 : 4 PM - Clawson Stadium, Clawson, MI - No Stream Announced
The last match of the weekend pitted Oakland County against Flint City in the first of two matches the sides will play against each other in a week. After Oakland County's August Hunter scored early to give the home side the lead, the Bucks scored four unanswered to give them a huge and much needed win.
*Note All Times CT
USL League Two: Week 10 Preview
Wednesday:
Toledo Villa FC vs Flint City Bucks - 5:30pm - University of Toledo, Toledo, OH - Eleven Sports
Against the 3-6-4 Villa, Flint City will be looking for an easy match to keep up their playoff positioning in the Great Lakes division.
Kings Hammer vs Fort Wayne FC - 6pm - Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH - No Announced Stream
Kings Hammer will need a win to keep up their playoff spot, but should have an easy ride against a Fort Wayne side with only 1 win all season.
South Bend Lions vs Dayton Dutch Lions - 6pm - TCU School Field, South Bend, IN - No Announced Stream
This matchup of declawed lions sees a South Bend club at 4-5-3 face a basement dwelling Dayton side with a record of 0-10-1.
Grand Rapids FC vs Oakland County FC - 6pm - Midwest United FC Soccer Complex, Grand Rapids, MI - No Announced Stream
Grand Rapids will be looking for a win against a team around them in the table to bolster their playoff quest.
Des Moines Menace vs Chicago FC United - 6pm - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISN
The Class of the Heartland meet again, with the Menace looking to maintain their top spot against a CFCU team who could vault above them with a win.
Friday:
Kings Hammer vs Dayton Dutch Lions - 9am - Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH - No Announced Stream
Kings Hammer should gain an easy win to bolster their playoff positioning against a Dayton side struggling for points.
Dayton Dutch Lions vs Grand Rapids FC - 6pm - DOC Stadium, West Carrolton, OH - No Announced Stream
GRFC looking to push for a playoff spot against a struggling Dayton Dutch Lions squad.
Saturday:
Chicago FC United vs FC Wichita - 2pm - Bridgeview Sports Dome, Bridgeview, IL - No Announced Stream
Chicago looking to push for the top playoff seed against a pointless Wichita squad.
Flint City Bucks vs Oakland County FC - 6:30pm - Kettering's Atwood Stadium, Flint, MI - Eleven Sports
Flint City will be hoping they can solidify their playoff spot against an OCFC team just out of contention.
Green Bay Voyageurs vs Kaw Valley FC - 7pm - Capital Park, Ashwaubenon, WI - Eleven Sports
4-7-0 Kaw Valley travel to 1-7-2 Green Bay with late season pride and fitness on the line.
Des Moines Menace vs St Louis Scott Gallagher - 7pm - Valley Stadium, East Des Moines, IA - CISN
The Menace will look to push on against a St Louis squad who pushed hard but will just miss out on the playoffs this season.
Sunday:
Kings Hammer vs South Bend Lions - 3pm - Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH - No Stream Announced
Kings Hammer will be looking to solidify playoff positioning against a lower third South Bend Lions squad.
Fort Wayne FC vs Kalamazoo FC - 5pm - Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne, IN - No Announced Stream
Great Lakes leading Kzoo will be looking to build their goal difference and solidify top spot.
2021 USL League Two Playoff Format Announced
Tuesday afternoon USL League Two announced it's 2021 Playoff format. This year there will be a total of 26 clubs, more than the typical 16 teams of the past, qualifying for the USL League Two Playoffs. This will consist of 8 teams from each the Central, Eastern, and Southern Conferences and two teams from the Western Conference.
Qualification Breakdowns
Central Conference
- Great Lakes Division - 3 Teams
- Heartland Division - 2 Teams
- Mid-South Division - 3 Teams
Eastern Conference
- Mid-Atlantic Division - 2 Teams
- Metropolitan Division - 3 teams
- Northeast Division - 2 Teams
- Wild Card - Best 3rd Place team between the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Divisions
Southern Conference
- Deep South Division - 3 Teams
- Southeast - 2 Teams
- South Atlantic - 3 Teams
Western Conference
- Mountain Division Champion vs Northwest Division Champion
Playoffs Schedule
The 2020 playoffs will run from July 16th to July 31st with the first round starting just three days after the final regular season game outside the Western Conference. The three Conferences playing Quarter-Final and Semi-Final round matches will play those the weekend of July 16-18. The winners of each conference Semi-Final and the Mountain Division and Northwest Division winners, who will represent the Western Conference, will meet the weekend of July 23-25. The teams will play the Conference Final followed by the National Semi-Final that weekend. The Western Conference will meet the Central Conference and the Eastern Conference will meet the Southern Conference in the Semi-Finals.
The USL League Two National Championship Final will be played on July 31st with the highest seed remaining hosting the final at their home site.
USL League Two Week 9: Preview
Tuesday:
Flint City Bucks vs South Bend Lions: 6:30 PM - Atwood Stadium at Kettering University, Flint, MI - Eleven Sports
Four points back from second place in the division, Flint City has a test on their hands as we head towards the end of the season. The Bucks have been 2-0-1 in their last three matches and want to keep that run of form going. South Bend has gone 1-1-1 in their last three and is sitting outside the playoff race at this point but could make it harder for the Bucks to earn their spot.
FC Wichita vs Kaw Valley FC: 7 PM - Stryker Sports Complex, Wichita, KS - Eleven Sports
In a division dominated by Des Moines and Chicago the winless FC Wichita host Kaw Valley FC in a Battle of the Sunflower State on Tuesday night. Wichita will want to earn their first points of the season on home turf against their rival from the East. However this is a match of pride and state supremacy as both sides are out of the running for the playoffs.
Wednesday:
Kalamazoo FC vs Oakland County FC: 6 PM - Mayors Riverfront Park Football Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI - Eleven Sports
Another rivalry match on a Wednesday night. Kalamazoo FC has already guaranteed themselves a playoff spot for 2021 but a win over mid-table Oakland County can bring them closer to a division title. Look for Oakland County to bring their A-Game on Wednesday night as a win will help immensely in attempting to earn a seat at the playoff table, while a loss brings those odds to slim.
Grand Rapids FC vs Toledo Villa: 6 PM - Midwest United Soccer Complex, Grand Rapids. MI - Eleven Sports
Mid-table sides face off with the winner earning a better shot towards the 2021 USL League Two playoffs. Both teams sit just outside the three spots the Great Lakes Division gets but neither is completely out of the race yet. This is the first match of a home and home series between the sides over this week.
Chicago FC United vs Des Moines Menace: 6 PM - Bridgeview Dome, Bridgeview, IL - No Stream Announced
Both teams have just three matches left on the season and Des Moines has already clinched a spot in the playoffs for this season. The question now is can the visiting Chicago FC United side take down the dominate Menace they face in Bridgeview. The two teams have goal differentials of +19 (DSM) and +21 (CHI) so look for this match to be one of the best games of the USL League Two calendar.
Thursday:
Kaw Valley FC vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher: 7:30 PM - Rock Chalk Park, Lawrence, KS - Eleven Sports
After defeating Wichita on the road on Tuesday Kaw Valley returned home to face St. Louis Scott Gallagher. While Kaw Valley only had one day of rest SLSG had an entire week coming off their loss to Chicago FC United. This match however will have no implication on the remainder of the season except for final divisional placing as Des Moines and Chicago have already punched their postseason tickets.
Friday:
Toledo Villa vs Grand Rapids FC: 5 PM - Paul Hotmer Soccer Field, Toledo, OH - Eleven Sports
Mid table sides Toledo and Grand Rapids face off with Grand Rapids looking to inch closer to a playoff spot. GRFC has three matches to play and can jump as high as second place as Kalamazoo FC has already clinched their way into the playoffs with more points than Grand Rapids can achieve. Home side Toledo will have their season finish after their final two games as Wednesday's loss to Grand Rapids knocked them out of contention.
Dayton Dutch Lions vs Oakland County FC: 6 PM - Dayton Outpatient Center Stadium, Dayton, OH - Gem City Sports Network
Lowly Dayton hosts mid table Oakland County in the Dutch Lions penultimate home match of the season. DDL at 0-1-9 with one point on the season have four matches left to gain their first win of the season, something they look increasingly capable of doing after drawing Fort Wayne 2-2 on Sunday. OCFC is looking for a playoff push as with also having four matches left they are not out of the race yet and can also mathematically take first place in the Great Lakes.
Green Bay Voyageurs vs FC Wichita: 7 PM - Capital Credit Union Park, Ashwaubenon, WI - Eleven Sports
While this match is the bottom two teams in the Heartland this could very much prove to be an exciting match to watch. Last Friday the teams went to a 1-0 scoreline with Green Bay taking their first set of three points in 2021. Both sides will be looking to intensely take the win and with Green Bay looking to sweep the season series while Wichita is just looking to strike their first win before ending the season next Saturday against Chicago FC United.
Saturday:
South Bend Lions vs Fort Wayne FC: 6 PM - TCU School Field, South Bend, IN - No Stream Announced
Two of the bottom three sides in the Great Lakes division play one of the two matches on Saturday night. South Bend (3-3-5, 12 points) hosts Fort Wayne (1-5-5, 8 points) in the second go around between the Indiana expansion sides. Last time out the Lions got the best of Fort Wayne, winning 3-1 on the road.
Kaw Valley FC vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher: 7:30 PM - Swope Soccer Village, Kansas City, MO - Eleven Sports
After hosting a game earlier this week in Kansas, Kaw Valley FC heads to Sporting KC's Swope Soccer Village in Missouri to host St. Louis Scott Gallagher in each teams penultimate match of 2021. SLSG has already clinched the season series with a 2-1 win (June 16th) and 6-2 win (July 1st) this season. Both sides enter with a 2-0-1 record in their last three matches.
Sunday:
Oakland County FC vs Flint City Bucks: 4 PM - Clawson Stadium, Clawson, MI - No Stream Announced
The lone match on Sunday wraps up League Two action this weekend as Flint City travels to Oakland County. Both teams are in the playoff race for the three spots in the Great Lakes division, however the Bucks are the ones sitting in a spot at this time. Both sides need a win as it will push the Bucks closer to locking up a spot while one will bring OCFC closer to getting into one.
*Note All Times CT
USL League Two Week 7: Recap
Wednesday:
Green Bay Voyageurs 1 vs Chicago FC United 1 - 5pm - SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IL - No Stream Announced
Chicago FC United remain undefeated due to a Gutierrez equalizer in the 71st minute, after the visitors had threatened to take all three points through a Briggs goal in the 49th.
Kings Hammer 0 vs South Bend Lions 0 - 7pm - TCU School Field, South Bend, IN - No Announced Stream
A goalless draw was nonetheless not without controversy as a late goal was disallowed.
Flint City Bucks 0 vs Kalamazoo FC 1 - 7pm - Mayor's Riverfront Park, Kalamazoo, MI - Eleven Sports PPV
De Lacio was the difference in the 88th minute for Kalamazoo, stealing 3 points and building the team's margin at the top of the Great Lakes Division.
FC Wichita 0 vs Des Moines Menace 6 - 7pm - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISN
Des Moines continue their run of perfection with a dismantling of a FC Wichita who go to 0-5 on the season. The first goal came as early as the 2nd minute through Nil Ayats, James Thomas doubled the lead after 13. Matters were made immeasurably more difficult for the winless visitors when they were reduced to 10 men in the 23rd minute, the referee deeming that the defender had denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity. The third goal came only two minutes later through Alberto Suarez. Ayats scored again in the 28th. Sebastian Andreassen scored number 5 in the 35th minute and the last goal came in the 63rd, as the Menace looked invincible.
Kaw Valley FC 1 vs St Louis Scott Gallagher 2 - 7pm - World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton, MO - No Announced Stream
SLSG opened the scoring in the 23rd minute through Goddard, Bruch added to his earlier assist to make it 2-0 in the 50th minute and Kaw Valley got their tally only 4 minutes later through Meehan but could not score further. The home side extend their unbeaten run to 5 matches, without gaining any ground on the teams ahead of them.
Friday:
Fort Wayne FC 1 vs Kalamazoo FC 1 - 6:45pm - Mayor's Riverfront Park, Kalamazoo, MI - Eleven Sports PPV
Fort Wayne opened the scoring through Sammy Sarver in the tenth minute but division-leading Kalamazoo levelled the score with a penalty in the 78th minute.
Dayton Dutch Lions 2 vs Oakland County FC 3 - 7pm - Clawson Stadium, Clawson, MI - No Announced Stream
Oakland County claimed all three points with goals from Shannon, Steinwascher and Buca. DDL kept it close with goals from Stans and Erlandson.
FC Wichita 0 vs Des Moines Menace 1 - 7pm - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISN
Zyan Andrade scored the only goal, off a rebound in the 25th minute, as the Menace stay perfect.
Chicago FC United 7 vs Kaw Valley FC 1 - 7:30pm - Rock Chalk Park, Lawrence, KS - Eleven Sports
A hat trick from Wintermeyer, two from Gutierrez and a one from Sullivan saw undefeated CFCU romp to victory away at the University of Kansas. Salvadego scored for Kaw Valley, who also saw a red card in the 68th minute, at which point it was already 6-1.
Saturday:
South Bend Lions 3 vs Toledo Villa 0 - 7pm - The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH - Eleven Sports PPV
In a nice piece of symmetry, three goals for the Lions bring them three points and a record of 3-3-3.
Green Bay Voyageurs 1 vs St Louis Scott Gallagher 4 - 7pm - World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton, MO - No Announced Stream
Goals from Klein in the 35th minute, Kraus in the 83rd and a double from Lynn (37 and 67 respectively) saw SLSG past the Voyageurs of Green Bay, although the GBV goal in the 55th minute from Stephenson had threatened to make it more competitive at 2-1.
Chicago FC United 2 vs FC Wichita 1 - 7pm - Stryker Sports Complex, Wichita, KS - Eleven Sports
Goals from Chris Sullivan in the 17th minute and Andrew Akindele in the 49th minute lift the away side up over FCW.
Sunday:
Oakland County FC 2 vs Kings Hammer 3 - 4pm - Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH - No Announced Stream
Oakland County FC led this match for most of the first half, the lead coming through a Buca goal in the tenth minute, but a failure to close out the half would seem costly as they conceded an equalizer in the 42nd minute to Robinson and would not regain the lead the rest of the match. Further Kings Hammer tallies came from Erhardt and Ennin before Hooks scored in the 90th minute to make the score more respectable.
Grand Rapids FC 1 vs Kalamazoo FC 2 - 5:30pm - Mayor's Riverfront Park, Kalamazoo, MI - Eleven Sports PPV
Two Banuelos goals, in the 25th and 45 minutes took the division leading Kzoo FC up over their neighbors. Matty Cornish had the Grand Rapids goal.
Flint City Bucks 3 vs Fort Wayne FC 0 - 6pm - Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne, IN - Eleven Sports PPV
In what I'm going to call the Battle of the Water Crests, it would be those unusual creatures - the waterborne Bucks who would prevail with goals from Amadou Cisse and a brace from Jacob Erlandson.
USL League Two, Week 7: Preview
Wednesday:
Green Bay Voyageurs vs Chicago FC United- 5pm - SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IL - No Stream Announced
Undefeated CFCU host the winless Voyageurs in what should be an easy win for the home team.
Kings Hammer vs South Bend Lions - 7pm - TCU School Field, South Bend, IN - No Announced Stream
The 4-1-2 KHFC face a 2-3-2 Lions squad in a match which could boil down to how well the South Bend defense limit the hosts' offence.
Flint City Bucks vs Kalamazoo FC - 7pm - Mayor's Riverfront Park, Kalamazoo, MI - Eleven Sports PPV
Division leading Kzoo host an FCB squad which has had an up and down start to the season.
FC Wichita vs Des Moines Menace - 7pm - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISN
Des Moines continue to strive for perfection, against a winless Wichita squad, and should be able to continue their hot start.
Kaw Valley FC vs St Louis Scott Gallagher - 7pm - World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton, MO - No Announced Stream
Two teams from the congested midsection of the Heartland face off in Fenton.
Friday:
Fort Wayne FC vs Kalamazoo FC - 6:45pm - Mayor's Riverfront Park, Kalamazoo, MI - Eleven Sports PPV
Kzoo hope to continue their division leading start against 1-4 FWFC in the Great Lakes Division.
Dayton Dutch Lions vs Oakland County FC - 7pm - Clawson Stadium, Clawson, MI - No Announced Stream
Despite their intermittent start to the season, OCFC should have little trouble against 0-7 DDL.
FC Wichita vs Des Moines Menace - 7pm - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - No Announced Stream
Des Moines look to continue their perfect record against Wichita.
Chicago FC United vs Kaw Valley FC - 7:30pm - Rock Chalk Park, Lawrence, KS - Eleven Sports
CFCU look to apply pressure on Des Moines above them in the table.
Saturday:
South Bend Lions vs Toledo Villa - 7pm - The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH - Eleven Sports PPV
Toledo enter the week in third and will be hoping to apply pressure to the teams above them against a hit and miss Lions squad.
Green Bay Voyageurs vs St Louis Scott Gallagher - 7pm - World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton, MO - No Announced Stream
SLSG will be hoping for an easy ride against a Voyageurs team with only 1 point in the season.
Chicago FC United vs FC Wichita - 7pm - Stryker Sports Complex, Wichita, KS - Eleven Sports
CFCU look to regain momentum after their first loss of the season recently.
Sunday:
Oakland County FC vs Kings Hammer - 4pm - Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH - No Announced Stream
Kings Hammer will be hoping that 3 points against OCFC can vault them up the table.
Grand Rapids FC vs Kalamazoo FC - 5:30pm - Mayor's Riverfront Park, Kalamazoo, MI - Eleven Sports
Depending on results earlier in the week, Kzoo could enter this match with a commanding lead on top of the division.
Flint City Bucks vs Fort Wayne FC - 6pm - Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne, IN - Eleven Sports
Flint City are lurking in fourth in the table and could gain a better position with three points against the 1-4-3 FWFC
USL League Two, Week 6: Recap
Wednesday:
South Bend Lions 1 vs Kalamazoo FC 3: TCU School Field, South Bend, IN – No Stream
Kzoo took the lead in 4th minute through Green but the hosts equalized in the 11th through Dukaly and it was two quick goals in the 66th minute (through Harmon) and the 68th (by Lara) that sealed the win for the visitors.
Grand Rapids FC 1 vs Flint City Bucks 1 : Midwest United FC Soccer Complex – Eleven Sports
Two teams that came in on opposite tracts left on the same footing last night. Grand Rapids scored first on a penalty from Matty Cornish after Ryan Debois was fouled inside the box. Flint drew the match even in the 83rd minute on a goal from Harvey Slade.
FC Wichita 2 vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher 3 : Trinity Academy Stadium, Wichita, KS – Eleven Sports
The home side came in looking for their first win of 2021 and while they came close, it did not happen. A first half goal for SLSG by Richard Ruiz was leveled out by Kevin Black's goal for Wichita. SLSG scored twice in the second half with goals by John Klein and Jacob Bilyeu with Wichita's Juan Zamora sandwiched between the two.
Chicago FC United 4 vs Kaw Valley FC 0: SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IL – No Stream
Undefeated Chicago routed Kaw Valley FC in Bridgeview. Diego Gutierrez opened the scoring in the 29th minute before earning a brace just 10 minutes later. Andrew Akindele and Marc Torrellas added second half goals in the 60' and 90+2' respectively.
Friday:
Toledo Villa 1 vs Fort Wayne FC 3: 5 PM - Paul Hotmer Soccer Field at The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH - Eleven Sports
Casas de Abadal opened up the scoring for Fort Wayne in the 35th minute, joined by Kouadio in the 68th minute and Boccoli de Oliveira in the 79th minute before the Villa got a consolation goal in the 88th minute.
Kalamazoo FC 3 vs Dayton Dutch Lions 1: 5:45 PM - Mayors Riverfront Park Football Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI - Eleven Sports
The Great Lakes leading Kzoo notched another win at home against a winless DDL.
Saturday:
South Bend Lions 0 vs Oakland County FC 1: 4 PM - TCU School Field, South Bend, IN - No Stream Announced
OCFC goalkeeper Loria tallied 10 saves as Inscho scored in the 89th minute to take all 3 points for the visitors.
St. Louis Scott Gallagher 1 vs Chicago FC United 1: 6 PM - World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton, MO - No Stream Announced
Akindele opened the scoring for division leading Chicago in the 27th minute but SLSG grabbed a share of the spoils through Hummel shortly after half time for CFCU's first dropped points of the season.
Flint City Bucks 1 vs Kings Hammer 2: 6:30 PM - Atwood Stadium at Kettering University, Flint, MI - No Stream Announced
Brown opened the score for Kings Hammer in the 13th minute and it was doubled by Erhardt in the 57th minute. The home side halved the deficit in the 90th minute through Erlandson but were unable to bring it level.
Des Moines Menace vs Kaw Valley FC: 7 PM - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISN.tv
The Menace continue their perfect start to the season. Haugli scored on the volley in the 39th minute after a neatly constructed set piece recycled from a corner and Kametani doubled the margin in the 50th minute, finishing off a sweeping free kick.
USL League Two, Week 6: Preview
Wednesday:
South Bend Lions vs Kalamazoo FC: 6 PM - TCU School Field, South Bend, IN - No Stream Announced
Both sides come into this match close to the middle of the Great Lakes Division table. South Bend will look to win their second match and their first ever home match. On the other hand Kalamazoo will go for win number four and keep the Lions winless on their home pitch.
Grand Rapids FC vs Flint City Bucks: 6 PM - Midwest United FC Soccer Complex - Eleven Sports
In a tale of opposites in the Great Lakes Division, the third place Flint City Bucks will travel to Grand Rapids to face the third bottom Grand Rapids FC. GRFC is coming off their first win of 2021 over Oakland County. The powerhouse Bucks are 3-1-0 (W-L-D) with 10 points so far on the season and looking to continue that roll.
FC Wichita vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher: 7 PM - Trinity Academy Stadium, Wichita, KS - Eleven Sports
Kansas vs Missouri as FC Wichita and St. Louis Scott Gallagher face off in a midweek showdown. FC Wichita is 0-0-3 with zero points so far in 2021 and looks to break that streak in their second home match of 2021. SLSG has fared a small bit better in their first season. At 1-1-2 with four points SLSG will do everything they can to sweep the season series.
Chicago FC United vs Kaw Valley FC: 7 PM - SeatGeek Stadium Field, Bridgeview, IL - No Stream Announced
The top two sides in the Heartland not name the Des Moines Menace hit the pitch in Bridgeview tonight. 3-0-0 Chicago FC United hosts 2-0-1 Kaw Valley FC in each team's fourth match of 2021. A win for either side takes them much closer to the Menace's 15 points.
Friday:
Toledo Villa vs Fort Wayne FC: 5 PM - Paul Hotmer Soccer Field at The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH - Eleven Sports
Two teams on the opposite swings this season, the hosting Toledo side is 3-3-1 with 12 points so far and are sitting at second in the Great Lakes Division. On the other hand Fort Wayne are 0-2-4 with just two points. If Toledo wins they could possibly steal the division lead from Kalamzoo.
Kalamazoo FC vs Dayton Dutch Lions: 5:45 PM - Mayors Riverfront Park Football Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI - Eleven Sports
Polar opposites in the standings play Friday night. Kalamazoo who leads the Great Lakes plays host to Dayton Dutch Lions who sit dead last in the division. Currently sitting 0-0-6 with 0 points DDL desperately needs a win while Kalamazoo needs a win to guarantee their spot in the division stays the same.
Saturday:
South Bend Lions vs Oakland County FC: 4 PM - TCU School Field, South Bend, IN - No Stream Announced
Two mid pack teams in the Great Lakes Division will face off in South Bend's TCU School Field. Oakland County will have the edge in fitness having not played a midweek match this week. Both sides sit at 2-2-2 with 8 points as they enter this afternoons match.
St. Louis Scott Gallagher vs Chicago FC United: 6 PM - World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton, MO - No Stream Announced
Both teams are coming off midweek games back on Wednesday night, those ended in very similar fashion with SLSG beating FC Wichita and Chicago FC United defeating Kaw Valley FC. With Chicago FC United sitting at 4-0-0 with 12 points will St. Louis be able to give the visitors from Illinois their first loss of 2021?
Flint City Bucks vs Kings Hammer: 6:30 PM - Atwood Stadium at Kettering University, Flint, MI - No Stream Announced
Another very good showdown in USL League Two takes place tonight in Flint, MI. The 3-2-0 (11 points) F;int City Bucks host the 3-2-1 (11 points) Kings Hammer. The Bucks drew 1-1 against Grand Rapids on Wednesday night while Kings Hammer comes in more fit having played their last match, a draw with Toledo, last Friday.
Green Bay Voyageurs vs FC Wichita: 7 PM - Capital Credit Union Park, Ashwaubenon, WI - Eleven Sports
Unfortunately one of the newest and nicest stadiums in USL2 will see a bottom of the barrel match tonight. Green Bay sit second bottom with a single point while FC Wichita are at the bottom of the division with 0 points. Wichita might be content leaving with a single point even though both sides are itching to get their first win of the season.
Des Moines Menace vs Kaw Valley FC: 7 PM - Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISN.tv
Unbeaten 5-0-0 Des Moines will face Kaw Valley FC tonight in the second leg of the home and home series and second of FIVE straight matches against Kansas sides for the Menace. Kaw Valley comes in off a 4-0 drubbing by Chicago FC United while the Menace took the previous leg of this series 1-0 on the road.