The Red-and-White remain on the road for a matchup against third place Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday, August 17 at 7:30p.m ET.
The Match-Up
Loudoun United hold an 8-8-6 record and sit 8th in the Eastern Conference Table, while Tampa Bay post an 11-4-7 record, finding itself 3rd in the conference. Loudoun will look to improve on its 1-5-4 away record, entering into the match off the back of a 3-1 loss to Oakland Roots. Kalil ElMedkhar hit the ground running on his return from injury, scoring three goals in his last two matches. Hugo Fauroux continues to hold the top spot in the conference for saves (60), and has posted six clean sheets on the season. Tampa have been solid at Al Lang Stadium, recording a 7-1-2 home record to this point. Tampa’s last loss came on June 29, in the form of a 2-0 result against Loudoun United in the sides initial meeting this season. Rowdies duo Cal Jennings and Manuel Arteaga lead its attack, scoring a combined 25 goals this season. Jennings and Arteaga have the third and fourth most goals in the conference, respectively. Tampa have posted nine clean sheets through its 21 matches.
Thoughts From the Team
Robby Dambrot on facing Tampa for a second time this season:
“We did a really good job on them [Tampa] last time and I’m sure they’re going to be hungry to try to get one back on us this time. We just got to stick to the gameplay for the weekend and not allow that.”
Ryan Martin on bouncing back after a road loss to Oakland:
“…our ability to prevent transition opportunities for the opposition is, is greatly improved, quite frankly…So we’re, you know, I know we’ll be up for the challenge. And, our biggest, you know, focus is how do we respond from a little bit of adversity in a setback.”
Loudoun United News
Loudoun United announced the signing of 19-year-old Abdellatif Aboukoura on Thursday, August 8. The Egyptian currently holds the most goals for any player under 20 years old in the USL Championship.
How can I Follow the Match?
Saturday’s match will be streamed on ESPN+.
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