Saturday, July 13, 8:00 pm – State Fair Admission Included TV: KQCA My58, Estrella TV Sacramento, ESPN+ Republic FC (7-7-2, 23 pts), 10th place Portland Timbers 2 (7-4-7, 28 pts), 4th place
Yay! A first-half goal gives us something to show for having the run of play to start the game and we hold on. A decent match with a lineup in which we started Blackwood up top as a lone striker. Kinda odd. A really good game from Partain. Great off-the-line clearance by Mahoney. Barahona looked good in his first start. I think I prefer Gomez but we have two good options at LB.
5-4-1 formation with Tyler "Freaky First Touch" Blackwood up top. Hmm. Spent the whole first half looking over at Mt. TBB, then spent a big chunk of the second half...looking over at Mt. TBB. My neck hurts. Coaching pro-tip: Never send up the guy who just got clocked to take the PK. Revenge is best served by scoring the goal, not by trying to satisfy a temporary grudge. Ugly win is still win.